This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to the Finding employment in Work.
advertisement:
noun
A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.
Example:You have seen an advertisement for a community college that needs teachers for night classes.
assume:
verb
Take or begin to have (power or responsibility).
Example:The language course assumed students had no prior knowledge of Korean.
community college:
noun phrase
A community college is a type of educational institution.
Example:You have seen an advertisement for a community college that needs teachers for night classes.
cookery:
noun
The art or practice of cooking.
Example:I hold special qualifications in language teaching and cookery.
focus:
verb
Pay particular attention to.
Example:The cookery course focused on easy meal preparation and the art of pickling.
language teacher:
noun phrase
Language teacher education in this context concerns the education of pre‐school, primary, lower and upper secondary school teachers of languages.
Example:I am writing to City Evening College in reference to an advertisement I saw in The Vancouver Sun on May 14th for language teachers at your college.
pickling:
adjective
(of food) suitable for being pickled or used in making pickles.
Example:The cookery course focused on easy meal preparation and the art of pickling.
prior:
adjective
Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.
Example:The language course assumed students had no prior knowledge of Korean.
advertisement:
noun
A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.
Example:You have seen an advertisement for a community college that needs teachers for night classes.
assume:
verb
Take or begin to have (power or responsibility).
Example:The language course assumed students had no prior knowledge of Korean.
community college:
noun phrase
A community college is a type of educational institution.
Example:You have seen an advertisement for a community college that needs teachers for night classes.
cookery:
noun
The art or practice of cooking.
Example:I hold special qualifications in language teaching and cookery.
focus:
verb
Pay particular attention to.
Example:The cookery course focused on easy meal preparation and the art of pickling.
language teacher:
noun phrase
Language teacher education in this context concerns the education of pre‐school, primary, lower and upper secondary school teachers of languages.
Example:I am writing to City Evening College in reference to an advertisement I saw in The Vancouver Sun on May 14th for language teachers at your college.
pickling:
adjective
(of food) suitable for being pickled or used in making pickles.
Example:The cookery course focused on easy meal preparation and the art of pickling.
prior:
adjective
Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.
Example:The language course assumed students had no prior knowledge of Korean.
advertisement:
noun
A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.
Example:You have seen an advertisement for a community college that needs teachers for night classes.
assume:
verb
Take or begin to have (power or responsibility).
Example:The language course assumed students had no prior knowledge of Korean.
community college:
noun phrase
A community college is a type of educational institution.
Example:You have seen an advertisement for a community college that needs teachers for night classes.
cookery:
noun
The art or practice of cooking.
Example:I hold special qualifications in language teaching and cookery.
focus:
verb
Pay particular attention to.
Example:The cookery course focused on easy meal preparation and the art of pickling.
language teacher:
noun phrase
Language teacher education in this context concerns the education of pre‐school, primary, lower and upper secondary school teachers of languages.
Example:I am writing to City Evening College in reference to an advertisement I saw in The Vancouver Sun on May 14th for language teachers at your college.
pickling:
adjective
(of food) suitable for being pickled or used in making pickles.
Example:The cookery course focused on easy meal preparation and the art of pickling.
prior:
adjective
Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.
Example:The language course assumed students had no prior knowledge of Korean.