English Vocabulary and Grammar: Levels 1 and 2

Posted on Jan 26, 2025 in English

Level 1

Vocabulary

The New

  • Commute
  • Sort
  • Fire
  • Shift
  • Share
  • Qualifications
  • Field

We Only

  • Fast learner
  • Like clockwork
  • Good at multitasking
  • Regardless of
  • Job offer
  • Run a business

This Job

  • Deal with rude customers
  • He gets fired
  • To make more money
  • Buy something at the supermarket
  • Buy some vegetables
  • Listen to everybody
  • Change his job
  • Deserve an equal share

Grammar

They’re Offering

  1. Free samples (of the product) are being offered to customers.

Customers are being offered free samples (of the product).

  1. In my opinion, she should be given another chance.

In my opinion, another chance should be given to her.

  1. The employees have been given a longer holiday (by the company).

A longer holiday has been given to the employees (by the company).

  1. His ideas were said to be useless.

It was said that his ideas were useless.

Why Was

  1. Was … fired
  2. Am going to have… checked
  3. Will be given
  4. Are having … taken care of
  5. Is being interviewed
  6. Is believed

We Ended

  1. Our lunch wasn’t delivered on time.
  2. People are being hired at my company.
  3. We are getting our house painted today.
  4. It was being used for meetings.

Level 2

Vocabulary

Luke

  • Minimum wage
  • Resigned
  • Teamwork
  • Position
  • Shift
  • Regardless of
  • Take pride in
  • Profit

Jay Is

  • He landed a job last week.
  • She was fired at the moment.
  • If we win, we’ll split the money.
  • He is the manager.
  • Don’t take sides!
  • They only earn the minimum wage.

Why Do

  • Because they need to get to work taking a bus.
  • They guaranteed me a pay rise.
  • He always comes to work late.
  • You must have a university degree.
  • Because you’ll need to work together in groups.
  • I have a big suitcase.

Grammar

People Say

  1. It’s said that I’m a fast learner.
  2. Has someone already taken the position?
  3. When did you have your house painted?
  4. She gets her make-up done by a professional before each performance.
  5. He should have been asked first.
  6. None of our questions were answered.

Why Is

  1. Are being given away this weekend
  2. Has been sold
  3. Has already been filled
  4. Is packed in the black suitcase
  5. Wasn’t sent to the correct e-mail address
  6. Had already been made

She Goes

  1. She has her hair styled every week at the hairdresser’s.
  2. Is this considered a good place to work?
  3. Can this letter be translated for me?
  4. I hope that our food will be delivered soon.
  5. I’m going to get my eyes examined.
  6. The city was covered with a white blanket by the snowstorm.

Reading

Exercise 1

  1. F (5) – “… he worked at 52 jobs in 52 weeks …”
  2. T (11) – “On many … fell through.”
  3. F (12-13) – “Sean … the year.”

Exercise 2

  1. He would have a better idea of what he would like to do and what he definitely did not like to do as a career.
  2. Asking his employers to donate money to charity instead of paying him wages.

Exercise 3

Each week, Sean had to adapt to a new workplace and get to know a new set of people. He often had no idea where he was going next. On many occasions, he had to change his plans at the last minute, and he had to learn to manage on a tight budget.

Exercise 5

  1. Pursue
  2. Appreciation
  3. Fell through
  4. On a tight budget
  5. Enjoying the ride