American Language Hub - Level 2 - Unit 5

Part of speech
Word/Phrase IPA (UK) IPA (US) Definition Sample sentence

5.1 Work
earn a salary verb phrase /ɜː(r)n ə ˈsæləri/ /ɜrn ə ˈsæləri/ receive an amount of money, every month or When I earn a salary, I can save to buy a house.
year, for the work you do (lãnh lương)
get a bonus verb phrase /ɡet ə ˈbəʊnəs/ /ɡet ə ˈboʊnəs/ to receive a sum of money added to your Hard-workers may get a bonus.
wages
as a reward for good performance (lãnh
thưởng)
get a company car verb phrase /ɡet ə ˈkʌmpəni /ɡet ə ˈkʌmpəni kɑr/ receive a car belonging to your employer that He will get a company car with the new job.
kɑː(r)/ you use while you work for them (có xe hơi
công ty cấp)
get a pay raise verb phrase /ɡet ə peɪ reɪz/ /ɡet ə peɪ reɪz/ to receive an increase in the amount of money I hope to get a pay raise next year.
you are paid for doing your job (được tăng
lương)
get more money verb phrase /ɡet mɔː ˈmʌni/ /ɡet mɔr ˈmʌni/ receive more money (lãnh thêm tiền) If I got more money, I could buy it.
take a day off verb phrase /teɪk ə deɪ ɒf/ /teɪk ə deɪ ɔf/ take a day’s vacation from work or school, on Helen took a day off to visit her aunt.
what would normally be a working day (nghỉ
phép một ngày)
to be unemployed verb phrase /tuː biː ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ /tu bi ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ without a paid job but available to work (thất He has been unemployed for 3 months.
nghiệp)
work long hours verb phrase /wɜː(r)k lɒŋ ˈaʊə(r)z/ /wɜrk lɔŋ ˈaʊrz/ to do your job for more time than is normal Police officers have to work long hours.
(làm việc nhiều giờ)
work shifts verb phrase /wɜː(r)k ʃɪ s/ /wɜrk ʃɪfts/ work for a period of time in a factory, hospital, Nurses usually work shifts.
or other place where some people work during
the day and some work at night (làm việc theo
ca)
5.2 Flip-flop entrepreneurs
attractive adjective /əˈtræktɪv/ pleasant to look at (thu hút; hấp dẫn) They thought the new design was attractive.
casual adjective /ˈkæʒuəl/ relaxed and comfortable (thoải mái; bình dị) He looked casual in his jeans and T-shirt.

colorful adjective /ˈkʌlə(r)f(ə)l/ has bright or many different colors (rực rỡ sắc I love that colorful dress.
màu)
cool adjective /kuːl/ /kul/ impressive and modern (ấn tượng; tuyệt vời) He is one of America’s coolest young designers.
fashionable adjective /ˈfæʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l/ popular at a particular time (hợp thời trang) She always wears fashionable clothes.

stylish adjective /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/ showing good judgement about how to dress She is a stylish dresser.
well (kiểu cách; phong cách)
well-dressed adjective /ˌwel ˈdrest/ /ˌwel ˈdrest/ clean and neat, nicely dressed (ăn mặc chỉnh Sandy’s looking very well- dressed today.
tề)
5.3 Don't call us
work at verb + /wɜː(r)k æt/ /wɜrk æt/ to be employed by a named company (làm việc My sister works at Google.
preposition tại [công ty])
work for verb + /wɜː(r)k fɔː(r)/ /wɜrk fɔr/ to be employed by a particular type of She works for a big law firm in the city.
preposition company (làm việc cho [công ty])
work in verb + /wɜː(r)k ɪn/ /wɜrk ɪn/ to have a job in a particular area (làm việc He works in fashion.
preposition trong [lĩnh vực])