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Welcome to our Daily English Listening Practice with this week’s series:
Work Vocabulary
This is Part 3 of a 5-part series helping you understand and use new English vocabulary right away while listening to naturally spoken English. This entire series on English Work Vocabulary has 25 vocabulary words with English explanations, and you can find the entire series here: Work Vocabulary Series
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Here are the Free Transcripts:
Full Transcripts for 25 English Work Vocabulary Dialogues
Notes from the Audio Files
Call in Sick
- Double-check – look again, to make sure
- A big headache – an annoying (perhaps unnecessary) problem
How to use it:
“I had really bad hangover, so I called in sick so I could sleep in.”
“Sorry, he called in sick today, so you’ll have to check back tomorrow.”
Dead End Job
- Career-oriented – career focused
- In sales – working in retail / working as a sales representative
- Tide you over – help you financially for a short time, between jobs
- A step in the right direction
How to use it:
“I’d hate to get stuck in a dead end job.”
“Well, I realized after asking a lot of questions that the position would just lead me to a dead end.”
Meet a Deadline
- I need that paper in – I need you to submit that paper
- When it’s due – when I have to hand it in
- I got through it – I succeeded
- Uncompromising – not willing to change
How to use it:
“I’d love to come out, but I’ve got a bunch of deadlines to meet by tomorrow.”
“Thank goodness my boss pushed the deadline back, I really wasn’t ready.”
Heavy Workload
- It ends up being stressful – maybe it wasn’t stressful at the beginning, but, in the end, it was.
How to use it:
“We have such a heavy workload this season, as it’s our busiest time of year.”
“Glad last week is finally over, now I’ll have a much lighter workload up until I go on vacation.”
Stuck Behind a Desk
- Up on my feet – standing, walking, running etc. not sitting
- It doesn’t appeal to me – nice way to say I don’t like it
How to use it:
“I’ve put on loads of weight, seeing as I’m stuck behind a desk all day.”
“Ever since I wrecked the company car, my boss has stuck me back behind a desk. It’s gonna take me forever to get him to trust me again.”
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