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UNIT 6: WORK AND EDUCATION

Work and careers (1) Pronunciation Translation Example sentence
be laid off (v. phr.)
do a job placement (v. phr.)
do an internship (v. phr.)
get a degree (v. phr.)
get a job (v. phr.)
get a promotion (v. phr.)
get experience (v. phr.)
get fired (v. phr.)
learn new skills (v. phr.)
look for a job (v. phr.)
resign (v)
retire (v)
take a training course (v. phr.)

Work and careers (2) Pronunciation Translation Example sentence

application form (n)
career (n)
cover letter (n)
employee (n)
employer (n)
full-time (adj)
manager (n)
part-time (adj)
permanent (adj)
responsible for (adj)

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résumé (adj)
rewarding (adj)
salary (n)
stressful (adj)
temporary (adj)
unemployed (adj)
varied (adj)
well-paid (adj)
working conditions (n)

Education Pronunciation Translation Example sentence

behave (v)
boarding school (n)
cheat (v)
elementary school (n)
fail an exam (v. phr.)
get a degree (v. phr.)
get good grades/a good grade (v.
phr.)
get into trouble (v. phr.)
get your grades (v. phr.)
graduate (n)
hand in (v)
high school (n)
middle school (n)
nursery school (n)
pass an exam (v. phr.)
principal (n)

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private school (n)

professor (n)
public school (n)
schedule (n)
strict (adj)
study for (v)
take notes (v. phr.)
term (n)

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