Workplace Vocabulary and Grammar: Units 6 & 7
Workplace Vocabulary: Unit 6
(Workbook)
Section 1
- Everyone was issued
- We have to handle
- The job will pose
- And they hold
- Boats are also fitted
- We still have to record
Section 2: Workplace Safety Equipment
- We have to wear high-visibility clothing.
- We have steel toe-cap boots.
- We need to have ear defenders.
- We have cut-resistant gloves.
- Wear a face mask.
- You need to wear a hard hat.
- I wear goggles.
Section 3: Workplace Accidents
- On the staff hold
- Receptionist slipped
- She fell
- She cut
- Work, but dropped
- And broke
- And hit
- Actually
English Language Practice: Vocabulary and Grammar Drills
English Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises
Theme 1
- 1) Hit it off 2) A lot in common 3) Got on well together 4) Close friends 5) Ups and downs 6) Drifted apart 7) Count on
- 2 a) Ups and downs b) (Having) a lot in common c) Got on well together d) Hit it off e) Close friends f) Count on g) Fell out
- 3 a) What’s b) Where c) How long d) Who e) When
- 4 a) Who is your favorite actor? b) What did you do yesterday? / What were you doing yesterday? c) Who did you meet yesterday? d) How long have you known each other?
English Grammar Exercises: Passive and Causative Forms
English Grammar Exercises
Correcting Sentences
The following sentences do not make sense. Correct them by replacing each word in bold with a word in bold from a different sentence.
- (The new train) commute
- Sort
- Fire
- Shift
- Share
- Qualifications
- Field
Matching Expressions
Read the sentences and decide which of the expressions below means something similar.
- Fast learner
- Like clockwork
- Good at multitasking
- Regardless of
- Job offer
- Run a business
Completing Sentences Logically
Complete the second sentence so that it logically
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