Lesson 3: WORK

N Words Pronunc English Meaning Vietname Examples

o. iation se
Meaning
1 job security / dʒɑːb / The guarantee that will
/ sə keep your job
ˈkjʊrəti /

2 redundant (adj) / rɪ Not needed or useful Ex: The picture has too
 make ˈdʌndənt /
much redundant detail.
redundant

3 promotion (n) /prə move to a more Ex: Her promotion to

(to something) ˈmoʊʃn/ important job or rank in Sales Manager took
a company or an everyone by surprise.
organization
4 increment / A regular increase in Ex: Your savings will
ˈɪŋkrəmənt the amount of money grow in increments over
/
that sb is paid for their a period of months.
job

5 unsociable hours /ʌn

ˈsoʊʃəbl /

6 steady / ˈstedi / = not changing and not Ex: His breathing was
interrupted = regular steady. 
a steady job/income

7 adverse / ˈædvɜːrs negative and Ex: Lack of money will

/ unpleasant; not likely have an adverse
/ədˈvərs/
 adverse to produce a good effect on our research
 working result program.
condition

8 unemployed (adj) /ˌʌnɪm without a job although Ex: How long have you
= jobless = out of ˈplɔɪd/ able to work. been unemployed?
work
9 repetitive(adj.) /rɪˈpɛt̮ ət̮ ɪv/ repeated many times
 strain ( n )
/streɪn/ =
worry/anxiety
pain and swelling,
 repetitive strain especially in the arms
injury (RSI) and hands, caused by
performing the same
movement many times
in a job or an activity.

1 sick building A condition that affects

0 syndrome people who work in
large offices, making
them feel tired and
causing headaches, sore
eyes and breathing
problems.

1 perks(n) / pɜːrk / Something you receive

1 as well as your wages
for doing a particular
job .

1 workaholic (n) / ˌwɜːrkə A person who works

2 ˈhɔːlɪk / very hard and finds it
 difficult to stop
working and do other
things

1 incentive ≠ / ɪn Something that

3 disincentive ˈsentɪv / encourages you to do
sth.

1 downsize(v) / To reduce the number

4 downsizing (n) ˈdaʊnsaɪzɪ of people who work in
ŋ/
a company, business,
etc. in order to reduce
costs .

1 scheme /skim/ A plan or system for

5 doing or organizing sth.
1 commission / kəˈmɪʃn / An amount of money
6 that is paid to sb for
selling goods and
which increases with
the amount of goods
that are sold .

1 resign / rɪˈzaɪn / To officially tell sb that Ex: He resigned as

7 you are leaving your manager after eight
resignation (n) job, an organization, years.
etc. Ex: My father resigned
his directorship last year.

1 sickness benefit Money paid by the

8 government to people
who are away from
 work because of illness.

1 demanding / dɪ Expecting a lot of work

9 ˈmændɪŋ / or attention from
others; not easily
satisfied.

2 job satisfaction /ˈdʒɒb The feeling of pleasure Many people are more
0 sæt.ɪs and achievement which interested in job
ˌfæk.ʃən/
you experience in your satisfaction than in
job when you know earning large amounts of
that your work is worth money.
doing.

2 union
1 (trade union)
2 spray /sprei/ to cover someone or Ex: She's had the car
2  spray something with very sprayed blue.
(something) small drops of a liquid
(on/onto/over that are forced out of a
sb/st) container or sent
 spray through the air
someone/somethin
g (with
something)
 spray
something +
adjective.

2 personnel /ˌpərsə the department in a

3 ˈnɛl/ company that deals
with employing and
 training people.

2 semi-skilled (adj) having some special

4 training or
qualifications, but less
 skilled (adj.) than skilled people.
 unskilled
(adj.)

2 blue-collar (adj) - [only before noun] =

5 connected with people
who do physical work
in industry.
 white-collar - working in an office,
rather than in a factory,
etc; connected with
work in offices.
 pink-collar - connected with low-
paid jobs done mainly
by women, for example
in offices and
restaurants.

2 self-employed working for yourself Ex: I decided to become

6 (adj) and not employed by a self-employed
company, etc.

2 freelance (adj./ /ˈfrilæns/ earning money by Ex: - He is a freelance

7 adv.) selling your work or journalist.
services to several - My father works
different organizations freelance.
rather than being
 employed by one
particular organization.
- A person who works
freelance = freelance.
freelancer (n)

2 pension (n) /ˈpɛnʃn/ an amount of money

8 paid regularly by a
company or
government to someone
who is considered to be
 salary too old or too sick to
 wage work

2 insurance (n) /ɪnˈʃʊrəns/ an arrangement with a

9 company in which you
 Medical pay them regular
insurance amounts of money and
they agree to pay the
costs, for example, if
you die or are sick, or if
you lose or damage
something

3 full-time (adj./ for all the hours of a

0 adv.) week during which
people normally work
≠ part-time or study, rather than
just for a part of it
3 fire = sack = To force sb to leave
1 dismiss (v) their job

3 worthwhile (adj) /ˌwərθ important, enjoyable,

2  Be worthwhile ˈwaɪl/ interesting, etc.; worth
for someone to do spending time, money,
something or effort on
 Be worthwhile
doing/ to do
something

3 undesirable (adj) /ˌʌndɪ not wanted or approved undesirable

3 ˈzaɪrəbl/ of; likely to cause consequences/effects
trouble or problems
3 potential (adj) /pəˈtɛnʃl/ that can develop into
4 something or be
developed in the future
3 guarantee (v) /ˌɡærənˈti/ to promise to do Ex: The ticket will
5 something; to promise guarantee you free
something will happen entry.

3 turnover of sth. /ˈtərn the rate at which Ex: a high turnover of

6 (n) ˌoʊvər/ employees leave a staff
company and are
replaced by other
people
3 prime (adj) /praɪm/ [only before
7 noun] main; most
important; basic

3 motivator (n) / - Desire for status can

8 ˈməʊtɪveɪt be a powerful
 To motivate sb ə(r)/ motivator.
(to do something)
/ˈmoʊt̮ ə - to be the reason why
ˌveɪt/ someone does
something or behaves
in a particular way

3 likewise (adv)=
9 similarly =
furthermore
4 inflation /ɪnˈfleɪʃn / a general rise in the
0 prices of services and
goods in a particular
country, resulting in a
fall in the value of
money; the rate at
which this happens

4 alternative /ɔl a thing that you can

1 ˈtərnət̮ ɪv/ choose to do or have
To have no out of two or more
alternative/ possibilities
choice but to do
sth