29 lessons · 290 meanings
English vocabulary for work and jobs
These lessons cover people at work, common job titles and the language of tasks, meetings and planning. Other sets introduce goals, effort and business activities through short definitions and everyday examples.
Start with the people and tasks in your own working day. Use the examples to describe a meeting, a deadline or a plan, and notice whether each word names a person, an action or a result.
Words to start with
Read a meaning and an example, then open its lesson for the rest of the words.
meeting
A2noun · /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
A time when people come together to discuss something.
“Our team has a meeting every Monday.”
View set: At work →manager
A2noun · /ˈmænədʒər/
a person who organizes work and helps a team do its job
“The manager made a plan for the morning.”
View set: People at work →actor
A1noun · /ˈæktɚ/
a person who performs in plays, movies, or TV shows
“The actor practiced his lines before the show.”
View set: Creative and service jobs →begin
A1verb · /bɪˈɡɪn/
to do the first part of something
“We will begin the puzzle after lunch.”
View set: Planning and progress →try
A1verb · /traɪ/
to make an effort to do something
“I will try the puzzle again after dinner.”
View set: Goals and effort →farmer
A1noun · /ˈfɑrmər/
a person who grows food or keeps animals on a farm
“The farmer checks the tomato plants in the field.”
View set: Jobs and roles →
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At work
Feel more at home in meetings, with colleagues, and in your working day.
Words include: meeting, deadline, colleague, task, appointment…
A1A2B110 wordsPeople at work
Simple workplace role vocabulary with clear, realistic office and team scenes.
Words include: manager, boss, employee, employer, assistant…
A1A210 wordsCreative and service jobs
People and professions in creative and everyday services.
Words include: actor, actress, artist, dancer, writer…
A1A210 wordsPlanning and progress
Actions for planning, making and finishing things.
Words include: begin, start, continue, finish, complete…
A1A210 wordsGoals and effort
Actions for effort, progress, results and helping others.
Words include: try, practise, improve, achieve, succeed…
A1A210 wordsJobs and roles
People and the work they do.
Words include: farmer, waiter, cook, instructor, director…
A1A210 wordsBusiness and production
Words for businesses and how they work.
Words include: business, company, industry, organization, department…
A1A210 wordsFinding employment
Words for looking for a job, describing work and entering a profession.
Words include: career, job, candidate, applicant, application…
A1B1B210 wordsGoals and project management
Words for planning tasks, making progress and completing shared projects.
Words include: schedule, progress, target, aim, effort…
A2B1B210 wordsWorking well
Words for the skills, habits and results that help people work well.
Words include: professional, qualified, experienced, skilled, reliable…
A2B1B210 wordsMoney and currency
Money, different currencies and everyday payment arrangements.
Words include: money, dollar, cent, euro, penny…
A1A2B1B210 wordsBudgets and financial costs
Plans, payments and costs connected with everyday finances.
Words include: profit, budget, tax, fee, expense…
B1B210 wordsShopping and selling
Products, buyers and different ways of selling things.
Words include: advertisement, advertising, ad, brand, goods…
A2B1B210 wordsRunning a business
Actions connected with jobs, trade and supplying customers.
Words include: employ, hire, fire, retire, invest…
A2B110 wordsPeople in a business
Words for people and their roles in a business.
Words include: executive, clerk, staff, client, agent…
A2B1B210 wordsIncome and regular spending
Words for money earned, saved and spent in everyday life.
Words include: pay, deposit, wage, rent, spending…
A2B1B2C110 wordsDeciding and changing plans
Verbs for choosing goals, expecting events and changing arrangements.
Words include: aim, intend, predict, determine, select…
A2B1B2C110 wordsJudging cost and value
Adjectives for prices, benefits and whether something deserves its cost or effort.
Words include: valuable, precious, affordable, costly, profitable…
B1B2C110 wordsAnnouncing and reporting information
Verbs for announcing facts, sharing reports and naming sources.
Words include: announce, inform, notify, report, state…
A2B1B2C110 wordsChallenging and admitting claims
Verbs for disagreement and accepting difficult facts.
Words include: debate, dispute, contest, oppose, object…
B1B2C110 wordsMarketing, prices and funding
Verbs for promoting products and providing money.
Words include: advertise, market, promote, brand, price…
A2B1B210 wordsPayments, rental and financial duties
Verbs for buying, renting and meeting financial obligations.
Words include: purchase, owe, tax, rent, charge…
B1B2C110 wordsRecruiting, managing and leaving work
Verbs for hiring, directing work and leaving a job.
Words include: apply, recruit, appoint, assign, chair…
A2B2C110 wordsLeading organizations and setting rules
Verbs for leading groups and applying official rules.
Words include: lead, direct, govern, rule, command…
A2B1B2C110 wordsCommitments and assurances
Verbs for promises, responsibilities and agreement.
Words include: commit, pledge, vow, undertake, fulfil…
B1B2C110 wordsSustained effort and achievement
Verbs for effort, persistence and successful progress.
Words include: attempt, strive, pursue, persist, overcome…
B2C110 wordsWants, goals and motivation
Explain goals, desires and reasons for making an effort.
Words include: ambition, desire, intention, passion, motive…
B1B2C110 wordsProblems, faults and obstacles
Describe practical problems, imperfections and missing resources.
Words include: error, fault, flaw, obstacle, difficulty…
A2B1B2C110 wordsSkills, strengths and benefits
Talk about skills, achievements and helpful results.
Words include: ability, skill, talent, expertise, experience…
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