Answer Key
Vocabulary test
Drag & drop: Fill in the missing expression. Use the following words and phrases:
- bonus
- salary
- pension
- commission
- wages
- earns
- raise
- overtime
- benefits
- promotion
- We receive seven percent on every car we sell – that's a pretty good [commission] , don't you think?
- You have been working here for three years for the same money – it's time that you demanded a big [raise] .
- Every Christmas, my boss has a party for the staff, and gives everyone an envelope with a small [bonus] , usually around five hundred dollars.
- My [wages] as a barman are pretty low, but I also receive tips from customers, which is the money that they leave for me in addition to the bill.
- Do you realize that the President's [salary] is only 250,000USD a year? That's less than most lawyers make!
- Congratulations on your [promotion] , Smithers. You are now the new Head of Product Testing.
- All employees who work for the company for twenty years or more will receive a [pension]after retirement that amounts to sixty percent of their monthly salary.
- We received a huge order from our biggest supplier, so everyone will have to work [overtime] , including weekends, for at least a month to finish the job on time.
- The rumor is that he [earns] over five million dollars a year.
- My job at the zoo doesn't pay very well, but the [benefits] are great – six weeks of paid vacation a year, free admission for all my family and friends, and I get to bring the animals home with me on weekends if I want to.