A Don't say 'she is nurse/teacher etc'.
Say she is a nurse, she is a teacher etc.
Qdo /du:/ (и T] especially spoken use this to ask or talk about the type of job that someone does: What does her father do? I Jess isn't sure yet what she wants
to do when she finishes school.
be employed /Ы: im'pbid/ formal to
work for a particular organization or in a particular type of work or industry + by She was the first woman pilot to be employed by a commercial airline. + in The number of people employed in the construction industry has been falling for many years.
О to be at the place where you usually work
be at work /bi: 3t wxlc/ to be doing your job at the place where you work: Mark's not at home - he's at work.
be on duty /bi: Dn djurtifl-'duiti/ to be at work in a job where there must always be someone working, for example if you are a nurse or a police officer: Which doctors were on duty on the night of the accident? I Will your mother be on duty on Christmas Day?
о a business /on 'bizn^s / if you go somewhere on business, you go there as part of your job: I had to fly to Tokyo on business.
El to do work that is not
part of a job
work /wsrk/ [и I) to do an activity that needs effort and takes time: I've been working all day in the garden. I It's a good school - they really make the students work!
work on sth (=spend time on a piece of work that will take a long time to finish) Mary's in the study, working on her history assignment.
do /du:/ [y Tj do the housework/gar- dening/cleaning/cooking etc to do
work that must be done regularly in your home, such as cleaning and cooking: Whose turn is it to do the washing-up?
И to work independently,
not for someone else
sel/-employed /.self im'pbid*/ [adj] someone who is self-employed does not
have a job with one particular employer, but does work for many different people: Martin is a self-employed builder. I How long have you been self-employed? the sel/-empioyed (=people who are self- employed) There are generous tax allowances for the self-employed.
freelance /'fri:ki:ns|-laens/ [adj only before noun] working for several different organizations instead of being employed by only one - use this especially about people such as writers, designers, and photographers freelance designer/transiator/photo- grapher/journalist a directory of freelance journalists
freelance work/translation/photography etc She works at home, doing freelance work on women 's magazines.
freelance [adv] Bill works freelance, doing illustrations for children's books.
В to work hard
work hard /.wx'k 'hc:rd/ to work hard when you are doing your job, your school- work, or anything that takes time and effort: Bruno had been working hard in the kitchen all morning. I / wouldn't mind working so hard if they paid us more.
put a lot of effort into sth /,p»t э
tot 3v 'ehrt mtu: (sth)||-la:t-/ to work hard because you think something is important and you want to do it well-. She had obviously put a lot of effort into her assignment. I The company puts a great deal of effort into training its staff.
hardworking /,ha:rd'w3:rkio<«/ [adj]
always working hard in your job or on your schoolwork: Melissa was a popular and hardworking student.
dedicated /'ded^keitJ,d/ {adj] someone who is dedicated works very hard at something because they care about it a lot - use this especially about people who do useful work in society, not about people who work in business: She's о wonderful nurse - completely dedicated. I The lifeboat service is run by a team of dedicated volunteers.
overworked /)3ov3r'w3irkt-«/ [adj] someone who is overworked has too much work to do: Teachers often complain that they are overworked and underpaid. I Nadine was feeling tired and overworked.
Ш work that you do at home, in your job etc
work /w3.,rk/ [n U] the things that you have to do at home or at school or in your job, which need time and effort: She has a busy job, and she often takes work home with her. I I agreed to organize the party, but I didn't realize there would be so much work involved.
do work / can't go out tonight, I have a lot of work to do for my biology test tomorrow.
sec re tarial/teaching/bar work etc Have you ever done any secretarial work before?
effo rt /'ef9rt/ [n UJ the physical and mental energy that you have to use in order to do something: Even the slightest effort makes him feel tired. take/require ejjort (=need a lot of work) Finding the right staff takes a lot of management time and effort.
job /d3ob|d3a:b/ [n CI a specific piece of work that you have to do, especially one that you do not get paid for: My brother's job was to take all the old bottles and newspapers for recycling. I Cleaning the bathroom floor is a horrible job. do a job I spent the weekend clearing up and doing uarious jobs around the house.
task /ta:sk|tsesk/ [n C] formal a piece of work - use this especially about a difficult and important job that a politician, manager etc has to do: Her first task as principal was to improve relations between the teachers and the students' parents. Have the task of doing stk The UN has the difficult task of bringing peace to this region.
duties /'djurtiz|'du:-/ [n plural) formal the various things that you have to do as part of your job: Your duties will include organizing a monthly departmental meeting. I Attending state banquets is one of the Ambassador's official duties.
housework /'haosw3irk/ [n U) work that needs to be done in your home, for example, cleaning, washing clothes, or keeping rooms tidy: None of her kids ever helps with the housework.