Vocabulary
Since _________ I have always wanted to be a lawyer
childhood
overtime
I __________ (not/do) the housework yet.
I haven't done the house work yet.
I had to have a break. I ........................................ so long. (drive)
I had been driving for so long
take it easy
When you are good at your job, so your boss gives you an increase in money
Pay rise / raise
Place where an event is being held
venue
They ______________(study) very hard recently.
They have been studying very hard recently.
The roads were blocked in the morning. It ___________________________ all night.
It had been snowing all night.
enjoy / have an exciting time
live it up a little
This often includes health insurance, retirement money, and paid time off.
benefits
scheduled work hours
shift
She ____________ (promise) to help many times.
I was really hungry. I ______________anything since the morning
I was really hungry. I had not eaten anything since the morning
Be stuck doing a job you don't like
tied to a desk
This section in the news paper posts available jobs
classified
a public display of works of art or items of interest, held in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair
exhibition
I ________________(call) John for hours and hours and he hasn't answered. I'm really angry with him!
I've been calling John for hours and hours...
His English was perfect. He ______________ it since he started school
He had been studying it since he started school
when your boss/teacher is constantly watching you or telling you how to do things
breathing down your neck
Person who is new to a job and must learn from employees who have been working there longer
Trainee
when you want to quit your job you..
resign
It's really smelly in here. ________________(somebody/smoke)?
Has somebody been smoking
She didn't go to work because she ______________her leg
She didn't go to work because she had broken her leg
stop someone from thinking about something
take one's mind off