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Professions (ESL3B)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| benefits | Compensation in forms other than direct payment |
| company (firm) | a business organization |
| date of birth | another way of saying birthday: month / day / year |
| full-time | Working at least 40 hours a week |
| interview | a meeting between to ask and answer questions before hiring someone for a job |
| job application | The form you fill out to ask for a job at a business |
| owner | the person who owns the business |
| part-time | working less than 40 hours a week |
| position | a specific job within an organization |
| references | people who will recommend you to an employer and can answer questions about your character and ability |
| requirements | things you must do or have |
| salary | the money you get for the work you do |
| skills | The ability to do something well, usually gained through training or experience |
| boss | someone who is responsible for employees and tells them what to do |
| carpenter | a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures. |
| computer science | Using the power of computers to solve problems. |
| electrician | a person who installs or repairs electrical systems |
| engineer | A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems. |
| finance | management of money |
| flight attendant | an airline employee that takes care of passengers on board an airplane |
| lawyer | a person whose job is to guide and assist people in matters relating to the law |
| manager | a person who is in charge of someone or something (similar to boss) |
| mechanic | someone who repairs machines |
| nurse | a person whose job is to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital |
| pharmacist | specialist in preparing and dispensing drugs |
| plumber | a person whose job is to install or repair sinks, toilets, water pipes, etc. |
| receptionist | a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors |
| surgeon | a doctor who performs operations |
| translator | a person who changes one language into another |
| therapist | professional trained in the practice of a particular therapy |
| to analyze | to look at something carefully by attention to its parts |
| to assist | to help |
| to be in charge of | to be in control or command of |
| to build | to construct |
| to calculate | to work out by using arithmetic |
| to carry out / perform responsibilities | synonym of "to complete job duties" |
| to communicate | to share information |
| to decide | to make a choice |
| to design | Produce a plan, simulation or model. |
| to repair | to fix |
| to understand emotions | knowing how feelings work and can affect ourselves and others |
| ambitious | having a strong desire for success or achievement |
| capable | able to do something |
| confident | having faith in oneself; self-reliant; sure |
| cooperative | willing to work with others |
| creative | inventive, imaginative |
| decisive | able to make choices quickly and confidently |
| disciplined | self-controlled in body and mind |
| efficient | doing something in a way that saves you time and energy |
| flexible | adaptable to new, changing, or developing circumstances |
| focused | able to concentrate on one thing |
| friendly | kind, pleasant |
| mature | having or showing the mental and emotional qualities of an adult |
| professional | acting in an appropriate way at work |
| punctual | on time; prompt |