Interactions 2 - Chapter 4 Jobs & Professions
Matching exercise
Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
background (n.) | one's experience and education |
benefits (n.) | things that make someone's life better |
competition (n.) | when someone tries to win something or be more successful than someone else |
distract (v.) | to take attention away from |
drawback (n.) | disadvantage |
flexible (adj.) | capable of changing |
globalization (n.) | affecting or including the whole world |
leisure (n.) | the time when you are not working but relaxing and enjoying yourself |
livelihood (n.) | the way you earn money in order to live |
online (n.) | using the internet |
overcrowding (adj.) | too many people in one place |
passionate (adj.) | having strong emotion about something |
rigid (adj.) | not flexible; not capable of changing |
secure (adj.) | permanent; safe |
self-confidence (n.) | belief in one's own ability |
telecommuting (n.) | working at home using technology |
temporary (adj.) | lasting, enjoyed, used for a short time |
upgrade (v.) | to change to something new or better |
vary (v.) | to make different from each other |
workaholism (n.) | a person who works too much; find it difficult not to work |
workforce (n.) | the groups of people who work in a company, industry, or country |