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34-43 WORK
39 Working
39.1.1 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/kəˈrɪə/ /pɑːθ/
career path
2
/ˈdɛdˈɛnd/ /ʤɒb/
dead-end job
3
/hændz/-/ɒn/ /ɪksˈpɪərɪəns/
hands-on experience
4
/hɛld/ /ə/ /pəˈzɪʃᵊn/
held a position
5
/naɪn/-/tuː/-/faɪv/
nine-to-five
6
/ðə/ /ˈbɒtəm/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /kəˈrɪə/ /ˈlædə/
the bottom of the career ladder
7
/tʊk/ /ɒf/
took off
8
/wɒz/ /ˈfaɪəd/
was fired
9
/wɜː/ /leɪd/ /ɒf/
were laid off
10
/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ɪnˈvaɪərənmənt/
working environment
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39.1.2 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/ɡɛt/ /əˈhɛd/
get ahead
2
/ɡɪv/ /ænd/ /teɪk/
give and take
3
/ɡəʊz/ /ði/ /ˈɛkstrə/ /maɪl/
goes the extra mile
4
/hæv/ /ðeə/ /hændz/ /fʊl/
have their hands full
5
/sɛt/ /ˈaʊə/ /saɪts/ /ɒn/
set our sights on
6
/snəʊd/ /ˈʌndə/
snowed under
7
/ˈstɛpɪŋ/ /daʊn/
stepping down
8
/ˈtækl/ ... /ˈhɛdˈɒn/
tackle ... head-on
9
/teɪk/ /ɒn/
take on
10
/ʌp/ /tuː/ /hɪz/ /ˈaɪbɔːlz/
up to his eyeballs
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