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Safari English Academy · Vocabulary · B2 Upper intermediate

Words: work and money

ቃላት፦ ሥራና ገንዘብ

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

Whether you work in an office, run a small shop or are looking for your first job, you will meet these words in emails, at the bank and in the news. They are also common in Grade 12 and IELTS reading texts.

በቢሮ ቢሠሩ፣ ትንሽ ሱቅ ቢያስተዳድሩ ወይም የመጀመሪያ ሥራዎን ቢፈልጉ እነዚህን ቃላት በኢሜይል፣ በባንክና በዜና ያገኟቸዋል። በ12ኛ ክፍልና በIELTS የንባብ ጽሑፎች ውስጥም ብዙ ጊዜ ይመጣሉ።

Learn the verbs that go with each noun: "earn a salary", "take out a loan", "meet a deadline", "make a profit", "pay tax".

ከእያንዳንዱ ስም ጋር የሚሄደውን ግስ ይማሩ፦ "earn a salary" (ደመወዝ ማግኘት)፣ "take out a loan" (ብድር መውሰድ)፣ "meet a deadline" (በጊዜው መጨረስ)፣ "make a profit" (ማትረፍ)፣ "pay tax" (ግብር መክፈል)።

Words

salaryShe earns a good salary as an engineer.ደመወዝ
loanThey took out a bank loan to buy a house.ብድር
deadlineThe deadline for the application is Friday at five o'clock.የመጨረሻ ቀን፣ ቀነ ገደብ
investHe invested all his savings in a small coffee business.መዋዕለ ንዋይ ማፍሰስ፣ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ
profitThe shop made a small profit in its first year.ትርፍ
budgetWe need to plan a monthly budget for food and rent.በጀት
savingsShe used her savings to pay for her master's degree.ቁጠባ፣ የተጠራቀመ ገንዘብ
taxAll businesses must pay tax every year.ግብር፣ ታክስ
interestThe bank charges fifteen percent interest on this loan.ወለድ
debtAfter the wedding, they were in debt for two years.ዕዳ
employeeThe company has more than two hundred employees.ሠራተኛ፣ ተቀጣሪ
employerMy employer pays for my English classes.ቀጣሪ
promotionAfter three years of hard work, Tigist got a promotion to manager.የደረጃ ዕድገት
resignHe resigned from the bank to start his own business.ሥራ መልቀቅ
pensionAfter forty years as a teacher, my father now lives on his pension.ጡረታ፣ የጡረታ አበል

Exercises

  1. A person who works for a company is an …

    ለአንድ ድርጅት የሚሠራ ሰው … ነው።

    • ☐ a) employee
    • ☐ b) investor
    • ☐ c) employer

  2. "The bank charges interest on the loan." What is "interest" here?

    "The bank charges interest on the loan." እዚህ "interest" ምንድነው?

    • ☐ a) the extra money you pay for borrowing
    • ☐ b) a hobby you enjoy
    • ☐ c) the bank's opening time

  3. What is the opposite of "profit"?

    የ"profit" ተቃራኒ ምንድነው?

    • ☐ a) budget
    • ☐ b) loss
    • ☐ c) tax

  4. Which verb goes with "deadline"?

    ከ"deadline" ጋር የሚሄደው ግስ የትኛው ነው?

    • ☐ a) pay a deadline
    • ☐ b) meet a deadline
    • ☐ c) earn a deadline

  5. They took out a _______________ from the bank to buy a car.

    መኪና ለመግዛት ከባንክ ብድር ወሰዱ።

  6. When she stopped working at sixty, she started to receive a monthly _______________.

    በስልሳ ዓመቷ ሥራ ስታቆም ወርሃዊ የጡረታ አበል ማግኘት ጀመረች።

  7. agotShelastpromotionmonth.

    ባለፈው ወር የደረጃ ዕድገት አገኘች።

    1. 1. salary → ___
    2. 2. debt → ___
    3. 3. budget → ___
    4. 4. tax → ___
    • a) ደመወዝ
    • b) ዕዳ
    • c) ግብር
    • d) በጀት

Answer key

  1. a) employee
  2. a) the extra money you pay for borrowing
  3. b) loss
  4. b) meet a deadline
  5. loan
  6. pension
  7. She got a promotion last month.
  8. 1-a, 2-b, 3-d, 4-c

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