FCE Vocabulary Revision - Work & Employment

Today another portion of vocabulary for all the future FCE certificate holders :)

Download the printable version or simply check the KEY by viewing the online version HERE.

FCE vocabulary revision – Work and Employment 

 1. Fill the gaps with the words given below:

staff            income         earn         rise        wage        temporary       get on        sacked/fired       notice         application        called off        came up        promotion         employee        salary

1.       His yearly ………………………….comes up to 40.000 dollars.
2.       Tim got ………………………after many late arrivals at work.
3.       The meeting took 6 hours, but nobody ……………………..with an interesting idea about how to save the company.
4.       Sarah has been chosen the………………………..of the month 4th time in a row!
5.       The job doesn’t pay very well in the beginning, but there is a possibility to get a ………………… after the trial period.
6.       If you want to leave our company, you need to give a 2 months …………………..first.
7.       If you want to work only during the summer, look for a …………………………….job.
8.       All ……………………………is required to sign the attendance form before they start working.
9.       The office party was ……………………….due to the financial problems in the department.
10.   Everybody interested in the position should give in their …………………………forms before July 30th.
11.   An amount of money paid each week is called a …………………………, as opposed to …………………. which is paid monthly.
12.   After many years of hard work and over hours, Jim has finally got his………………………….
13.   They ………………………………their living as social workers.
14.   Sara is a fair boss, but for some reason she doesn’t ………………………..with her employees.

2. Match the synonyms:

A. boss (n)                                         a. get along
B. fire (v)                                            b. co-worker
C. colleague (n)                                c. sack
D. cancel (v)                                      d. hire
E. earn (v)                                          e. call off
F. get on (ph.v.)                                f. make
G. employ (v)                                    g. employer
H. resign (v)                                       h. quit


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