Common Work Vocabulary and Grammar Structures
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NOUNS:
Field | camp | Position | posició | Qualification | títol |
Share | porció | Shift | torn | Teamwork | feina de grup |
Income | ingrés | Profit | benefici | Rise | augment |
VERBS:
COMMUTE | anar i tornar de la feina | DELIVER | enviar | FIRE | despedir |
DARE | atrevir-se | EARN | guanyar | GUARANTEE | garantitzar |
PACK | empequetar | RESIGN | renunciar | SLACK OFF | afluixar |
SORT | ordenar | SPLIT | dividir | VALUE | tenir valor |
THE CAUSATIVE (HAVE SOMETHING DONE)
Utilitzem un verb causatiu quan volem parlar d'alguna cosa que algú altre ha fet per nosaltres o per una altra persona.
Structure: Subject + have / get + object + past participle
Examples:
The students get their essays checked. (present)
I'll get my hair cut next week. (future)
He got his washing machine fixed. (past)
EXPRESSIONS:
(Be a) fast learner | que aprèn ràpid |
Good at multitasking | bo fent més d’una tasca |
Hold down a job | mantenir un treball |
In charge of | encarregat de |
Job hunt | búsqueda de treball |
Job offer | oferta de treball |
Land a job | conseguir un treball |
Like clockwork | puntualment |
Minimum wage | salari mínim |
On the job | en el treball |
Out of job | fora del treball |
People skills | habilitats de les persones |
Regardless of | independentment de |
Take pride in | tenir orgull de |
Run a business | ejecutar un negoci |
Starting salary | salari inicial |
Work well under pressure | treballar bé sota pressió |
Take the initiative | tenir la iniciativa |
Home-made | Fet a casa | Close friends | Amics més íntims |
Homesick | Nostàlgic | Be too close for comfort | Massa a prop per còmode |
Home sweet home | Hogar dulce hogar | Suburbs | Les afores |
Home from home | Hogar lejos del hogar | Slums | Barris marginals |
Make yourself at home | Senta’t com a casa | Success | Èxit |
Close | A prop | Incident | Incident |
Close call | Apunt | Take your time | Pren-te el teu temps |
Take a close look | Fer un vistazo de prop | Take sides | Ficar-s’hi |
Take for granted | Donar per entès | Take advantage of | Aprofitar |
Run wild | Fer volar | Run short of | Quedar-se sense W |
Run an errand | Fer un recado | Run the show | Dirigir l'espectacle |
+ Past Participle (3rd column or -ed)
Example: A letter was written.
Tense | Active | Passive |
I make a cake. | A cake is made (by me). | |
I am making a cake. | A cake is being made (by me). | |
I made a cake. | A cake was made (by me). | |
I was making a cake. | A cake was being made (by me). | |
I have made a cake. | A cake has been made (by me). | |
I have been making a cake. | A cake has been being made (by me). | |
I had made a cake. | A cake had been made (by me). | |
I will make a cake. | A cake will be made (by me). | |
I will have made a cake. | A cake will have been made (by me). |
VERBS WITH TWO OBJECTS:
GIVE
Active: He gave me the book. (past)
First passive: I was given the book (by him)
Second passive: The book was given to me (by him).
Other verbs like this are: ask, offer, teach, tell, lend, promise, sell, throw.
IMPERSONAL PASSIVES:
These structures can be used to say what people generally feel or believe. We can find them in formal contexts such as scientific writing or in news.
Examples:
Active voice: People say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Passive one: It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Passive two: Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder.
SO…
It | is | said | that… |
It | was | thought | that… |
It | has been | assumed | that… |
He/she/it | is/was | said | to… |
They | are/were | believed | to… |