Work.

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Professions

Fill in the Spanish equivalent to help you learn the vocabulary!

English Spanish

Actor/actress

Administrative worker

Advertising manager

Archeologist

Artist

Athlete

Baker

Bank clerk

Barber

Beekeeper

Biologist

Bricklayer

Butcher

Car mechanic

Care assistant

Caretaker

Choreographer

Cleaner

Cloakroom attendant

Computer engineer

Dentist

Disc jockey

Doctor

Driving instructor

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English Spanish

Electrical engineer

Employment agent

Farmer

Financial analyst

Fire officer

Fisherman

Fortune teller

Gardener

Gas fitter

Hotel receptionist

Information assistant

Invoice clerk

Jeweller

Judge

Lecturer

Librarian

Lifeguard

Manager

Mathematician

Midwife

Miner

Musician

Nurse

Office junior

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English Spanish

Packer

Paramedic

Pharmacist

Philosopher

Photographer

Physicist

Pilot

Plumber

Police officer

Post man

Priest

Radio technician

Railway engineer

Refuse collector

Safety engineer

Sales assistant

Security guard

Social worker

Train driver

Travel agency clerk

Vet

Waiter

Window cleaner

Wood machinist

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Please complete the following exercises in English to help you learn new vocabulary and practice writing sentences.

We often spend more time working than we do at home and so I believe that it is important to have a job that you can enjoy and work with good people.

Where do you work?

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What is the name of the company that you work for?

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What are the benefits of working for this company?

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How many days per week do you work?

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Do you enjoy your job?

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Below is a table of some work life expressions. Fill in the Spanish section to help you to learn the new English vocabulary.

Learn the ropes - learning something new.

Line of work - job field - type of work.

Get the sack - be dismissed from work permanently.

Call it a day - That’s enough for today, let’s go home.

Slack off - to work lazily - for example when the boss is out of the office.

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Below is a table of words to describe a typical work day. Fill in the Spanish equivalent words to help you to learn the new vocabulary.

Use the space below to describe in English your dream job.

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Clock in - arrive to work and begin the day.

Tea/coffee break - some companies have a morning break for 10 minutes to allow employees to get a drink.

Meeting - your boss might get everyone together to discuss work.

Lunch break - time to head out for some fresh air and get something to eat.

The afternoon slump - everyone knows that when 3pm comes around you get tired and slow.

Home time - the best time of the day. time to go home and enjoy life.

Overtime - this is when you choose to work extra hours to earn some extra money.

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