Basic Needs

[d93b] -s[-z] Everyday Expressions n. The repair job will cost $300. n. I got a job in Nokia. n. Youve done a good job. n. Its not my job to look after baby!

jobless

part-time job full-time job job site job-creation

Linguistic Skill

Useful Phrases --- job market --- job interview --- job offer --- permanent job --- odd jobs --- a fat job --- a troublesome job --- a tough job --- a thankless job --- to boss the job --- to quit ones job --- to get a job offer --- to lose ones job / be out of a job --- to do a good job --- job description

Idioms & Slang jobs for the boys --- make a bad /good job of sth --- / do the job ---

Communicating Clearly

Street Talks A: Im going to call the employment agency for a job. B: What kind of job do you prefer? A: An office job. As long as its highly-paid. B: But a desk job doesnt usually pay that much. A: Did you hear they fired Sam? B: Yeah, he was caught drinking on the job. (drinking while working) A: He deserved it. Sometimes he was sleeping on the job. I have a good-paying job with excellent hours.

Cultural Focus

Transcripts

And I did a hell of a job. Shes on her sixth painter and were never going to finish this job.

Quotations No one hates his job so heartily as a farmer. H. L. Mencken (1880-1956), U.S. journalist. "What is Going on in the World," in American Mercury (Nov. 1933).