· 24 lists · 1155 words

Work and careers

Applying, negotiating, organising, writing.

What holds these lists together

What people do all day, and the words used to talk and write about it — from the application through the payslip to the negotiating table. A job is stated with ser and without an article: soy profesora, where English cannot do without its «a». That is no detail; it is the answer to the second question anybody asks you. The correspondence draws a line English leaves blurred. English opens a business letter and a note to a friend with the same «Dear»; Spanish writes Estimada señora to a stranger and keeps Querida for people it knows. The appointment words sit alongside, because tener una cita and quedar con alguien are not the same arrangement.

The 24 lists

A2Work and the jobWhat you do, where you do it and how to ask about it.44 words A2Appointments and arrangementsFixing a time, moving it, and the telephone in between.40 words B1Applying and being interviewedWhat the advert says, what you write, what you are asked.50 words B1The contract and the payslipWhat is signed, what is deducted, what is left.40 words B1On the telephone and in the diaryThe set phrases the telephone insists on.31 words B2Meetings and negotiatingAgenda, proposal, objection, decision — and staying polite throughout.50 words B2Formal lettersGreeting, structure, sign-off — and the phrases you cannot invent.50 words B2Organising workProject, task, ownership, deadline — how work is planned and replanned.50 words C1Warehousing and logisticsGoods in, storage location, picking, the last mile — what happens between the lorry and the customer.50 words C1Customs and foreign tradeDeclaration, tariff heading, origin, release — how a consignment gets across a border.50 words C1Hotels and restaurantsDining room, reception, occupancy, hygiene — how a restaurant and a hotel are run.50 words C1Working remotelyAgreement, availability, video meetings, the end of the day — how work away from the office is arranged.50 words C1Advertising and marketingBrief, campaign, audience, reach — how an advertisement is made and what it is measured by.50 words C1Customer serviceEnquiry, complaint, escalation, fix — the language of the counter, the telephone and the inbox.50 words C1Quality managementStandard, process, deviation, audit — how a firm shows that it does what it says.50 words C1Buying and procurementNeed, tender, framework, supplier — how a firm buys what it does not make itself.50 words C1Personnel workJob profile, selection, settling in, parting — the language of the personnel office.50 words C1Speaking in publicStructure, voice, slide, question — what carries a talk, and the phrases that steer it.50 words C1Giving feedbackObservation, effect, request, follow-up — how criticism is said so that it does not land as an attack.50 words C2Project managementScope, schedule, resources and risk — the words a piece of work is planned and tracked with.50 words C2Leadership and organisationDeciding, delegating, conflict and change — the words managing people is worked in.50 words C2NegotiationPreparation, interests, concessions and closing — the words of a negotiation conducted on purpose.50 words C2Supply chain planningForecasting, stock, sourcing and resilience — the words in which flows of goods are decided.50 words C2Occupational safetyHazard, measure, instruction, accident.50 words

Spread across the levels

The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.

Level	Words	Share
A2	84	7 %
B1	121	10 %
B2	150	13 %
C1	550	48 %
C2	250	22 %

Practise this category

Multiple choice and gaps, across all 24 lists and all 1155 words. Whatever you get wrong comes back tomorrow.