Work

Applying for a job, apply

references

Fill in=to write all necessary information on an official  document,form
Do not forget to fill in your boarding  cards.

Short-list

Interview

Experience

Applicants

Vacancy(noun)=a job that is avaiable for someone to start doing
There are still two vacancies  on the school board
We have no vacancies for engineers at the moments
The council is making  every effort to fill the vacancies
Information about job vacancies
He searche the newspaper regularly for job vacancies

NOTE
The other meaning of vacancy=not used room in hotel
Let me check if we have a vacancy tonight


Qualifications=certificate  stating one's ability

application forms

In times of high unemployment,there are usually very many applicants when a vacancy is advertised.sometimes large numbers of people fill in and send off application forms for a single job.
It is not unusual ,in fact,for hundreds of people to apply to a firm for one post.
This number is reduced to a short list of perhaps six or eight,from whom a final choice is made when they all attend an interview.
Very possibly the people interviewing will be intrested in the qualifications the candidates gained at school or university and what experiences they have had in previous jobs.They will probebly ask for references  written by the candidates' teachers and employers

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Commute(verb)=regular travel
He commute Brisbane every day.

Pension(noun)=Give a regular payment  to someone can not work due to old age or disability

Get/Recieve  pension ...They recieved the pension
Draw the pension(recieve).....He is got another 10 years before he draws his pension
Collect the pension(recieve)....She went to post office every week to collect his pension
Pay into a pension =pay money regularly  so that u will have a pension later...They have been unable to pay  into a pension
Take out a pension=make arrangements to have a pension later....people were  encourged to take out private pension

Superannunation=money paid as pension

Superannunation scheme=a type of pension plan that is paid  for by your  employer

Salary

Ambitious=have a desire to be successful

Prospects

Perks(noun)=sth that u get legally from  ur work in addition to ur wage (goods,meals,cars..)
theatre tickets  and other  perks
I only  eat here  because  it is free -one of the perks of  the job

Promotion

Increments(noun)=a regular increase in the amount of money someone is paid
A salary  of $20000  with annual increments of 2.5%

Retire

Commission

employer=boss,person who employs people to do work

employer liability=legal liability of an employer for the actions of his employees

employer provisions=expenses paid by an employer above the salary  of his employee

NOTE
Provision=supplies like food and drinks 
We have enough provision for 2 weeks

Job satisfaction is important but I have a wife and baby so I have wife and baby so I have to think about money too.If a job intrests me,I need to know what salary it offers and also whether there are regular annual increases,called increments.
I want to know If I will receive a pension when I retire at the age of 60 or 65 .
If the job is selling  a product ,I ask if I will receive a precentage of the value of what I sell,called  Commission.
It is also important to know if there are extra advantages,like free meals or transport or free use of car.
These are called perks or fringe benefits.
Are the future prospects good?For example is there a good chance of promotion to a better job?,with more money  and responsibility?if it is not,I will have to commute every day and this can be expensive.I am very keen to be successful .I am very ambitious .I do not want to stay in the same job all my life.


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I am intrested in this job
What did u study at university '
He has applied to Luftansa for a job as an office manager
This job advertisment looks intresting ,I will send for an application form
Have u filled in the form yet
You must send in the form by 20 may
He has been that job for 2 years
She retired at the age of 60
A commission means u get a percerntage of what u sell
The use of a company car is a nice perk to have
The sixty applicants were reduced to  a short list of four

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The you a foreign English speaker and you are fed up with your current situation at work and you'd really love to change jobs?

 Fed up with=Unable or unwilling to put up with sth any longer
She was fed up with their complains
I resigned because I was fed up

Are you already preparingfor a job interview and you are anxious to make the best impression possible?
Or maybe you are in the process of creating a CV so that you can start applying for relevant position?

whichever is the case,you may want to make sure you are using relevant job-seeking related phrases and expressions!If you do so,you will definitely increase your chances of getting picked for the position because you will sound just like your native English speaking counterparts

 Whichever=whatever

Counterpart= equivalant

http://englishharmony.com/job-seeking/

Communication Skills 1

Communication Skills 1

In our life we see many people with many different view of points,How we can deal effectively with them?

What are the communication techniques?

Frist technique= Everyone wants to be heard and understood

Hearing and understanding the other viewpoint especially one that opposite of yours it needs  take empathy and listening skills it means you can walk in their shoes regardless of whether you agree with them or not,in the other hand it means mental approach in this case you suspend judgement and your ego pay full attention to the other person .

on the downside can mistake your empathy for unconditional support of their view point.

you don't have to agree or like it ,that remains your prerogative.

Second technique=Show your respect

Value everythings you hear and show your appriciation,talk and listen to everyone as a project,this way abate their abrasive demeanour.and cause they contribute more with you.

Third technique=Communicate differently to various people 

What is meaningful for you  may not be to the anothers,you should accessible your ideas and bussiness to the right people and have to communicate diffirently to various people in your business.
The people try to show that they are living for valuable  points and engaging  in something worthwhile and meaningful ,don't try to reject them.

NOTE
Empathy =(noun)the ability to understand people's feeling and problems

Ego=the opinon that you have about yourself
that promotion really boosted her  ego (made her feel better about herself)

Downside =(noun)the negative part or disadvantage of something

Abate=(verb)subside,reduce
We waited for the  storm to abate

 abrasive demeanour
Abrasive(adjective)=rude ,unkind....abrasive manner
Demeanour(noun) =behaviour,conduct............a calm demeanor at all time

Contribute(verb)=help

worthwhile (adjective)=important and useful=handy =helpful

Section (10) Petrol

   Section (10) Petrol

Petrol(British)=Gasoline(American)

Fill up with petrol
Can I fill the car up?(with petrol)

Be out of petrol
We are nearly out of petrol ,I will have to fill up at the next station

A tankful of petrol
Do u know how far your car can go on a tankful of petrol?

Run out of petrol
Unfortunatly ,we ran out of petrol in the middle of nowhere

The car (uses=runs on) petrol
Does your car run on petrol or disel?


The price of petrol
The price of petrol is going up again

Unleaded petrol
Most modern cars use Unleaded petrol

The petrol thank is leaking

Petrol station (british)=Gas station(American)

NOTE
Motorist=one who drive a car
The falling aussie dollar hit Queensland drivers the hardest in June,According to the state's peak motoring lobby

Fuel type=ULP,Diesel,LPG,PULP 95,E10,PULP 98,BDSL,PDSL

Section (9) Bus

  Section (9) Bus

Get on a bus

She got on the bus at sam street

Be too late  to get on a bus

Get off a bus

I will tell you when to get off the bus 

Please wait until the bus stops before u get off

Wait for bus

A line of people waiting a but

I had to wait over an hour for a bus ,and then

Catch a bus

She had to run to catch a bus

I get the bus to work ,I usually catch the express bus to Valencia at 8a.m

Take a bus

I took the bus to the university

Ride a bus

Try  riding the bus for a peso or 2

Miss a bus

Hurry up or we will miss the bus
I missed the last bus and had to walk home

Bus pass
A card u buy that allows u to make several  bus jiurneys

Bus (ride/trip/journey)

Bus route=The way a bus goes
Bus lane

School bus

There were a lot of people on the bus

The best way to get there is by bus

Run for a bus

Bus stop
I stood at the bus stop for over half an hour before a bus came along

The bus leaves for the airport

A bus timetable
I will buy the tickets ,You check the bus timetable and  find out when the next one leaves

The bus fare=Money u pay for a bus jeouney
Unable to afford bus fares ,she walked to interviews
He says he walked to the interview because he coild not afford the bus fare

The bus service
Copenhagen has an excellent bus service ,there are regular buses to the city centre
It is about 20 minutes away by bus,But the bus service is very good



The best bus to get is the 22,It stop right outside the school

Can u tell me what time the next bus leave for the city centre!

I got up late this morning and had to run for the bus ,I just managed to get it

Excuse me ,is this bus to Oxford?

I like to sit on the top deck of the bus ,you get a better view

NOTE
 We ride on(horses/bikes/buses/train/taxi)
Travel on (ships/aeroplabes)

By bus 
The best way to get there is by bus

Section (8) Driving a Car

Section (8) Driving a Car

Clutch and Grear

Put the car (it) in neutral

Do not hold the clutch down for so long

Now, (Step on=press)   the clutch and (put it in=shift it) into first gear

Slowly let out the clutch

Do not let out the clutch all of a sudden ,the car will jerk forward

Hold the clutch down and put the car in reverse gear 

You need to back up a little 

Back up the car out of the garage 

Brake  and Handbrake

Do not slam on the brake = Do not hit the brake 

Brake gently

You did not brake in time

Set=Pull the handbrake

Release the handbrake

Overtake and Gas

Give it a little gas(juice) =Step on it a little

Do not pass=overtake the car here,The visibility is low

You should never  pass=overtake  on a hill(while going uphill)

Do not Speed up,the road is slippery

Slow down,you are exceeding the speed limit

can you pass=overtake the truck(American)=lorry(British) before we get to that sharp bend

Wheel spinning
Do not give it so much gas=Do not race the engine=Do not race it=easy on gas  ,  The wheels are spinning

Push the car
The car would not/does not start,I have flooded the engine
I can not get the car started
Shall I push the car?

Traffic
The traffic was bumper to bumper
I was=got  stuck in a traffic jam
The traffic delayed me
I was held up by the traffic

Underpass/Overpass
Let's take that overpass

Give a ride = Lift
Can you give me a ride(American)=lift (British) to home?
My wife usually drives me to work
I can pick you up at 7/30
Please drop me off near the park

 Detour=byroad
The main road is blocked ,we will have to take the detour=byroad
We do not have to drive through the city ,we can take the belt highway(American)=Ring road(British)=Bypass

NOTE
Bypass=A road that passes around a town or city rather than through the centre

No Parking sign
Not realy,I could not find a parking space,so I parked right in front of a no-parking sign
Do not park here ,There are double yellow lines

Parking meter
I found a parking space,but i did not have a coin to drop into the parking meter
You must not park here,this is a no-parking area

Is there a parking lot nearby?
I have lost my parking ticket


Accident
Have u ever had a car accident /an accident?
Yes I has a serioud accident only last year
A truck and a bus have collide near the overpass
I did not stop in time and crashed into a tree
My car hit a tree and then turned over
My car  rolled over a couple of times
My car slid and bumped into a parked station wagon
A dog ran in front of me and I had to swerve to the left
I had a head-on collision /crash with an oncoming truck
I ran over a cat last night
I ran across the street and a bus almost ran over me(ran me over)
I slammed on the brake and a motorcycle bumped into me from behind
I was almost/nearly run over by a taxi

No-standing sign
There is not a no-parking sign,it is a no standing one

U-turn sign
Are u familar with all traffic signs?
What does that sign say=mean? It says=means no U-turn

Fault....Yield right of way sign
There was no sign at the intersection,I did not know who  had the right of way
The accident was your fault,I had the right of way
That triangle means yield right of way
I was on a main street ,a car came out of a side street and turned in front of me

No left/right turn sign
That sign says no left/right turn
You can not make a left/right turn here

No entry sign
Do not turn into that street ,There is no entry sign

One way street sign
We can not turn around here,this is a one-way street

Speed limit sign
You are exceeding the speed limit
Do not go over 60,The speed limit here is 60.
I git a traffic ticket for speeding
The traffic officer fined me for doing 60 mph in a 50 mph zone
I was not doing 60.I was only doing 50

Sidewike(American)=Pavement(British)
Parking on the pavement is against the regulation(prohibited)

Traffic light(American)=Traffic light (British)
There is no traffic light at the intersection=crossroad(s)
Traffic lights regulate the traffic
I was in a great hurry ,I went through all the red lights
I was fined because I ran a red light

The right light is blinking ,what does it mean?
A blinking redl light means that u have to come to a complete  stop=halt
A blinknig yellow means go but use caution


Stop sign
There is a stop sign at that T-junction