manager
/ˈmænədʒər/The person who controls a team or part of a company and makes sure the work gets done.
Example: The manager holds a short team meeting every Monday.
A212 words · Elementary
Jobs & Occupations vocabulary — A2
Job vocabulary that moves beyond the basics to skilled trades and professions, naming a nurse, a plumber, an electrician and an accountant among the occupations covered.
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12nurse
/nɜrs/Someone trained to look after people who are ill, usually in a hospital.
Example:
A nurse came round to take my temperature every morning.
mechanic
/məˈkænɪk/A person whose job is to repair cars and engines.
Example:
The mechanic says my engine needs a new part.
lawyer
/ˈlɔjər/A person whose job is to give legal advice and speak for people in court.
Example:
Our lawyer explained the contract to us.
plumber
/ˈplʌmər/A person whose job is to fix water pipes, taps and toilets.
Example:
We called a plumber because the kitchen tap leaks.
electrician
/ɪlɛkˈtrɪʃən/Someone trained to fix wires so that lights and machines work.
Example:
An electrician is fixing the lights upstairs today.
journalist
/ˈdʒɜrnələst/Somebody who finds news and writes it for papers or television.
Example:
The journalist interviewed people outside the factory.
scientist
/ˈsaɪəntɪst/Somebody who studies nature and does tests to learn new facts.
Example:
My cousin is a scientist who studies ocean plants.
accountant
/əˈkaʊntənt/Someone who looks after the money records of a business.
Example:
Our accountant checks everything at the end of the year.
cashier
/kæˈʃɪr/The worker who takes your money at a shop till.
Example:
The cashier gives me my change and a receipt.
firefighter
/ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər/Somebody trained to put out fires and rescue people in danger.
Example:
A firefighter carried the child down the ladder.
secretary
/ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri/Someone whose job is to type letters, answer the phone and keep an office diary.
Example:
The secretary put me through to the wrong department twice.
