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 |