Subjects
Service
Service:
1 [C] a system that provides sth that the public needs, organized by the
government or a private company:
the ambulance / bus / telephone service * The government aims to improve public
services, especially education. * Essential services (= the supply of water,
gas, electricity) will be maintained.
see also EMERGENCYSERVICES, POSTALSERVICE
2 (also Service) [C] an organization or a company that provides sth for the
public or does sth for the government:
Handicrafts
handicrafts 1 activities such as sewing and
weaving that use skill with your hands and artistic ability to make things:
to teach handicrafts * Her hobbies are music, reading and handicraft.
2 things made in this way:
traditional handicrafts bought by tourists
White collar
white-collar:
working in an office, rather than in a factory, etc.; connected with work in
offices:
white-collar workers * a white-collar job * white-collar crime (= in which
office workers steal from their company, etc.)
Blue collar
blue-collar:
connected with people who do physical work in industry:
blue-collar workers / voters / votes
Job
job: 1 work for
which you receive regular payment:
He's trying to get a job. * She took a job as a waitress. * His brother's just
lost his job. * a summer / holiday / Saturday / vacation job * a temporary /
permanent job * I'm thinking of applying for a new job. * The takeover of the
company is bound to mean more job losses. * Many women are in part-time jobs. *
Did they offer you the job? * He certainly knows his job (= is very good at his
job). * I'm only doing my job (= I'm doing what I am paid to do). * He's been
out of a job (= unemployed) for six months now. * She's never had a steady job
(= a job that is not going to end suddenly).
career: the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work,
usually involving more responsibility as time passes:
a career in medicine / politics * a teaching / academic career * What made you
decide on a career as a vet? * She has been concentrating on her career. * a
change of career * a career soldier / diplomat (= a professional one) * (BrE) a
careers adviser / officer (= a person whose job is to give people advice and
information about jobs)
2 the period of time that you spend in your life working or doing a particular
thing:
She started her career as an English teacher. * He is playing the best tennis of
his career. * My school career was not very impressive.
Words similar in meaning:
jobs and employment job [C] 'What's his job?' 'He's
a teacher.' * I start my new job on Monday.
work [U] I'm going back to work tomorrow. * She is now looking for work.
post/position [C] He resigned from his post as finance director. * She holds a
high-level position.
occupation [C] (formal or written) Please state your name, age and occupation.
profession [C] the medical profession or [U] She's a lawyer by profession.
trade [C] the building trade or [U] He was a carpenter by trade.
vocation [C] She found her true vocation as a nurse.
career [C] a distinguished career as a lawyer * a career woman.
employment [U] a contract of employment * employment opportunities for
graduates.
Presentation Materials Needed Assessment