IELTS Vocabulary Topic: Business
boss – manager; the person who is in charge of an organization and who tells others what to do
campaign – a plan consisting of a number of activities directed toward the achievement of an aim
career – the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life
clerk – a person who works in an office, dealing with records or performing general office duties
colleague – someone you work with
credibility – the fact that someone can be believed or trusted
employee – someone who is paid to work for someone else
goods – things for sale, or the things that you own
job satisfaction – the feeling of pleasure and achievement which you experience in your job when you know that your work is worth doing
labourer – a person who does physical work, especially outdoors
manual worker – a worker who does physical work
manual work – work involving the hands, as opposed to an office job, for example
niche – a job, position, or place that is very suitable for someone
occupation – a person’s job
overtime – time worked in addition to your usual job hours
perk – an advantage
profession – any type of work, esp. one that needs a high level of education or a particular skill
prospects – the possibility of being successful, especially at work
qualification – an ability, characteristic, or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or activity
retirement – the act of leaving your job and stopping working, usually because you are old
share – one of the equal parts that the ownership of a company is divided into, and that can be bought by members of the public
shift work – a system in which different groups of workers work somewhere at different times of the day and night
supervisor – a person whose job is to supervise someone or something
takeover – a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of its shares
wages – the money earned by an employee, esp. when paid for the hours worked
casual – not regular or fixed
demanding – needing a lot of time, attention, or energy
hospitality – the act of being friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors:
monotonous – not changing and therefore boring
retail – the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops
endorse – to state publicly that you approve of or support someone or something
invest (in) – to spend money on something which you believe will make a profit
shelf stacker – shelf filler; someone whose job is to put goods on the shelves in a supermarket
redundant – having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you
next to nothing – very little; hardly anything; almost nothing
workplace – a building or room where people perform their jobs, or these places generally
cosmetics – substances that you put on your face or body that are intended to improve your appearance
skincare – things that you do and use to keep your skin healthy and attractive
dermatologist – a doctor who studies and treats skin diseases
invaluable – extremely useful
work ethic – the belief that work is morally good
IELTS Writing Task 2 Questions
- Do you think businesses should hire employees who will spend their entire lives working for the company? Explain why do you agree or disagree. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
- Countries should restrict foreign companies from opening offices and factories in order to protect local businesses. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons and specific examples to explain your answer.
- People are more aware of fashion nowadays and it continues to be a huge business, with a lot of advertising involved and millions of dollars of being paid to models. Discuss whether this is a good or bad trend. Provide specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
- Countries should restrict foreign companies from opening offices and factories in order to protect local businesses. Do you agree or disagree?