# Pay & Progression Intermediate

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- CEFR: B1 (Intermediate)
- Theme: Work & Career
- Words: 16
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Pay and progression vocabulary for moving up in a job, covering a promotion and a certificate that builds a skill, plus daily routines like the commute and…

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## Word list

* **promotion** /prəˈmoʊʃən/: A move to a more important job or a higher position at work. — “Her hard work earned her a **promotion** to team leader.”
* **skill** /skɪl/: The ability to do an activity or task well, gained through training or practice. — “Good communication is an important **skill** in every job.”
* **career** /kərˈɪr/: The series of jobs you do in one kind of work through your working life. — “She wants a **career** in engineering, not just a job.”
* **responsibility** /riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti/: Something that it is your job or duty to deal with. — “Training new staff is my **responsibility** on Mondays.”
* **certificate** /sərˈtɪfɪkət/: An official paper you receive to prove you finished a course or passed a test. — “They keep their first aid **certificate** in a desk drawer.”
* **sign up**: To put your name on a list to join a course or activity. — “I want to **sign up** for the online marketing course.”
* **progress** /ˈprɑˌɡrɛs/: Gradual improvement or development towards something you want to achieve. — “We are making good **progress** on the new website.”
* **ambitious** /æmˈbɪʃəs/: Wanting very much to be successful and to reach a higher position at work. — “He's **ambitious** and hopes to run his own team soon.”
* **opportunity** /ˌɑpərˈtunəti/: A chance to do something useful, for example to learn, travel or earn more. — “This course is a great **opportunity** to learn new skills.”
* **achievement** /əˈtʃivmənt/: Something difficult that you have done well, usually after a lot of effort. — “Finishing the project early was a real **achievement** for us.”
* **employee** /ɛmˈplɔɪi/: A person who is paid to work for a company or another person. — “The firm treats every **employee** fairly and with respect.”
* **hire** /ˈhaɪər/: To give someone a job and pay them to work for you. — “They plan to **hire** three new drivers before the summer.”
* **temporary** /ˈtɛmpərˌɛri/: Lasting for a short time only, not for ever. — “I'm on a **temporary** contract until the end of March.”
* **commute** /kəˈmjut/: To travel regularly between your home and your job. — “I **commute** by train for about forty minutes each morning.”
* **clock in**: To record the time you arrive at your workplace. — “Remember to **clock in** before you start your shift.”
* **call in sick**: To phone your workplace to say you are ill and cannot come. — “I need to **call in sick** because my temperature is high.”

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