Unit 5 Wordlist Macmillan English Hub B1  

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Work collocations
earn a salary verb phrase ɜː(r)n ə ˈsæləri ɜrn ə ˈsæləri receive an amount of When I earn a salary, I can
money, every month or save to buy a house.
year, for the work you do
get a bonus verb phrase ɡet ə ˈbəʊnəs ɡet ə ˈboʊnəs to receive a sum of money Hard-workers may get
added to your wages a bonus.
as a reward for good
performance
get a company car verb phrase ɡet ə ˈkʌmpəni kɑː(r) ɡet ə ˈkʌmpəni receive a car belonging to He will get a company car
kɑr your employer that you use with the new job.
while you work for them
get a pay rise verb phrase ɡet ə peɪ raɪz ɡet ə peɪ raɪz to receive an increase in the I hope to get a pay rise
amount of money you are next year.
paid for doing your job
get more money verb phrase ɡet mɔː ˈmʌni ɡet mɔr ˈmʌni receive more money If I got more money, I
could buy it.
take a day off verb phrase teɪk ə deɪ ɒf teɪk ə deɪ ɔf take a day’s holiday from Helen took the day off to
work or school, on what visit her aunt.
would normally be a
working day
to be verb phrase tuː biː ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd tu bi without a paid job but He has been unemployed
unemployed ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd available to work for 3 months.
work long hours verb phrase wɜː(r)k lɒŋ ˈaʊə(r)z wɜrk lɔŋ ˈaʊrz to do your job for more Police officers have to
time than is normal work long hours.
work shifts verb phrase wɜː(r)k ʃɪfts wɜrk ʃɪfts work for a period of time in Nurses usually work shifts.
a factory, hospital, or other
place where some people
work during the day and
some work at night
Adjectives for appearance
stylish adjective ˈstaɪlɪʃ showing good judgement She is a stylish dresser.
about how to dress well
casual adjective ˈkæʒuəl relaxed and comfortable He looked casual in his
jeans and t-shirt.
attractive adjective əˈtræktɪv pleasant to look at They thought the new
design was attractive.
cool adjective kuːl impressive and modern He is one of Britain’s
coolest young designers.
smart adjective smɑː(r)t smɑrt clean and neat Sandy’s looking very
smart today.
fashionable adjective ˈfæʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l popular at a particular time She always wears
fashionable clothes.
colourful adjective ˈkʌlə(r)f(ə)l has bright or many different I love that colourful dress.
colours
work + preposition
work at verb + wɜː(r)k æt wɜrk æt to be employed by a My sister works at Google.
preposition named company
work for verb + wɜː(r)k fɔː(r) wɜrk fɔr to be employed by a She works for a big law
preposition particular type of company firm in the city.
work in verb + wɜː(r)k ɪn wɜrk ɪn to have a job in a He works in fashion.
preposition particular area

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