Register: the workplace and careers
By Michael Ukwuma
Words for jobs, managers, schedules, teamwork and professional emails.
Work situations are everywhere on CELPIP: emails to managers, conflicts with coworkers, choosing between jobs. Professional language is polite, clear and direct.
Key words
- manager, supervisor, coworker, colleague, team lead, client
- shift, schedule, overtime, deadline, workload, time off
- promotion, raise, performance review, training, probation
- resign, hire, apply, interview, reference, contract
- remote work, hybrid, commute, office, benefits
Useful phrases
- I would like to request a day off on
- could we discuss my workload
- meet the deadline
- cover a shift for
- work as a team
- I appreciate the opportunity
Use it in a sentence
Model sentencesWould it be possible to swap my Friday shift with a coworker? I have a family event that evening.
I appreciate the opportunity, but I feel I need more training before I can take on this role.
Our team worked overtime to meet the deadline, and the client was very pleased.
Where it shows up on the test
Writing Task 1 emails to managers, Speaking Task 6 difficult situations, Task 5 comparing jobs, and listening conversations at work.
Key points
- Skim the words, then say three of the model sentences aloud.
- Pick five words and use them in your next practice task.
- Come back in two days and recall the list from memory.