# Pay & Progression Basics

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- CEFR: A1 (Beginner)
- Theme: Work & Career
- Words: 12
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Pay and progression vocabulary for a first job, covering how someone joins a company, gets paid, and studies to build new skills.

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## Word list

* **work** /wɜrk/: To do something as your job, often for money. — “I **work** in a small design studio in town.”
* **start** /stɑrt/: To begin to do a job or an activity. — “We **start** work at nine every day.”
* **worker** /ˈwɜrkər/: A person who does a job, often using their hands or machines. — “Every **worker** here wears a safety helmet.”
* **company** /ˈkʌmpəˌni/: A business that sells goods or services and pays people to work. — “She works for a big software **company**.”
* **join** /dʒɔɪn/: To become a new member of a company, a team or a group. — “She's **joining** our company in September.”
* **finish** /ˈfɪnɪʃ/: To come to the end of a piece of work, with no more left to do. — “I **finish** work at five o'clock every day.”
* **leave** /liv/: To stop working at a company or job. — “She decided to **leave** her job after five years.”
* **paid** /peɪd/: Describes work or a job for which you receive money. — “It's a **paid** position, not a volunteer role.”
* **learn** /lɜrn/: To get new knowledge or a new skill by studying or practising. — “I want to **learn** a new language this year.”
* **future** /ˈfjutʃər/: The time that has not come yet, after today. — “I want to be a manager in the **future**.”
* **study** /ˈstʌdi/: To go to lessons or read books so that you know more about a subject. — “She wants to **study** business before she looks for a new job.”
* **hope** /hoʊp/: To want something to happen or to be true in the future. — “I **hope** to get a better job next year.”

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