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TALKING ABOUT WORK VOCABULARY 2 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)
This second exercise on work vocabulary introduces more terms related to workplace situations, job roles, and professional communication. Start with exercise 1 first. This is exercise 2 of 2.


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Choose the correct (and most natural-sounding) response to complete each sentence.
1. I get along well with most of my (colleagues/employees) (= co-workers).

2. I got a (premonition/promotion) last year.

3. He's not very (producing/productive). He just chats with his friends on Facebook all day.

4. I'm pretty (content/contained) (= happy) with the way things are going.

5. Everyone seems to have gotten a (raise/boost) ( = an increase in salary) except me.

6. We don't have (assess/access) to that information.

7. The (upper/up) management people are not very well liked by the rest of us.

8. I'm taking a week (off/of) to go on vacation.

9. The work load isn't too (dense/heavy).

10. They provide us with a good benefits (pack/package).




Work Conversation Questions 1. What are the pros and cons of working from home versus going to an office?
2. Have you ever had a job you really loved or hated? What made it that way?
3. Do you think people in your country have a good work-life balance? Why?
4. What skills do you think are most important in the modern workplace?
5. How do you feel about the idea of a four-day work week?
6. What advice would you give someone just starting their career?
More English vocabulary exercises Talking about work 1
Talking about work 2
Did you know? The phrase working 9 to 5 became famous through Dolly Parton's 1980 song, describing a standard North American workday. The traditional 40-hour five-day work week is increasingly being challenged — four-day work week trials have been conducted in Iceland, Japan, the UK, and other countries with largely positive results.

The word salary comes from the Latin salarium, possibly related to sal (salt) — giving rise to the phrase "worth his salt."
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