topic-specific vocabulary 59 For reference, see the
Easier English Dictionary for Students (978 0 7475 6624 3)
B. Match sentences 1-6 in box A with one of the sentences A-F in box B. Use the words in bold to help you. Box A. 1. Samantha is the assistant manager of a bank and she works from 8.30 to 5.30 every day.
2. Tracy works on the production line of a factory which makes cars. She uses a machine to spray
paint onto the finished car parts.
3. Jane works for herself. She is a photographer. She works every day for about eight or nine
hours.
4. Jeanette is a cleaner for a company in Birmingham, but she only works there for about three
or four hours a day.
5. Claire has a powerful job in the personnel office of a large multinational company. She is
responsible for employing new people and getting rid of those that the company doesn’t want
to employ any more.
6. Marie works in the finance department of an international college in Oxford.
Box B. A. She is a
semi-skilled blue-collar worker in a
manufacturing industry .
B. She is a
self-employed and works
full-time. She likes to describe herself as
freelance .
C. She is responsible for
hiring and firing. D. She calculates the
wages, salaries, pension contributions and
medical insurance contributions of all the staff.
E. She is a
full-time white-collar worker in a
service industry. F. She is an
unskilled part-time employee .
Don’t forget to keep a record of the words and expressions that you have learnt, review your notes from time to time and try to use new vocabulary items whenever possible.
