Welcome to a new episode of English Vocabulary Booster.
My name is Lara and I'm a SALSA certified English teacher.
Learning new vocabulary usually takes a long time, but we'll do it in a way that's easy, quick and efficient.
In every episode, we'll learn how to use five new English words or expressions, so that you too can start speaking like a native.
So let's get learning!
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This week's topic is work.
Are you in between jobs?
Were you laid off and now you can't find a job?
Do you want to make a good living, but you absolutely hate the idea of having to work a nine to five job.
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Hi.
Yeah, so I was just watching TV and saw... That's right.
Oh, I see.
So I just need to give you my name, address, credit card details, and then I can start working.
Okay, sure.
I don't see anything wrong with that.
So my name is Jessica Camel.
J-E-S-S-I... Boy, oh boy.
I don't think things are going to go well for Jessica.
I don't know what you guys think, but...
I don't know, I got a weird feeling about that phone call.
Anyway, let's take a look at expression one, be in between jobs.
Are you in between jobs?
If you are in between jobs, are you working?
No, if you are in between jobs, you are not working.
And which of these two sounds better? saying you are unemployed or saying you are in between jobs.
Well, saying you are in between jobs sounds better.
And there's a simple reason for that.
When you say that you are in between jobs, it kind of sounds like it's a temporary thing.
Like maybe, you know, you just lost your job and you're looking for a new job.
So you sound a lot more optimistic about the future.
If you say you're unemployed, it sounds a little bit more dramatic.
But in the end, they're synonyms.
They mean the same thing.
When was the last time you were in between jobs?
This past month, I was in between jobs because I was working for a company.
I was writing articles for them.
And then they kind of stopped giving me work because I had problems.
And so I was trying to find a new job.
And the whole month of February, I didn't work.
And so I was in between jobs.
Now I think things are moving again and I might be able to start working soon again, hopefully.
Expression number two, be laid off.
Were you laid off and now you can't find a job?
If you are laid off from your job, will you continue working there or not?
So if you are laid off from your job, that means that in the future, you will not work there.
And if you are laid off, do you leave your job voluntarily or not?
No.
This is different from the word we looked at the past episode, resign.
If you are laid off, it's your company that decides that you will no longer work for them.
And now what can be the reasons for getting laid off?
Is it because you did something wrong?
Not really.
When you use the term to be laid off, it means that your company needs to let you go because maybe they cannot afford keeping you anymore.
Maybe production has gone down and they're having financial troubles and they just cannot have an extra employee, and so they lay off Some people.
So some people are laid off.
That's a reason.
Have you ever been laid off?
No, not really.
The only times I ever stopped working for a company was because I resigned or I just left or I stopped accepting jobs from them.
But no, not really.
I have never been laid off.
Expression number three, make a good living.
Do you want to make a good living?
If you make a good living, how much money do you earn?
Just enough or more than enough?
If you make a good living, that is important, you make more than enough money to support yourself.
How much would you need to make to earn in your country now if you want to say you're making a good living?
So right now, as some of you may know, I'm traveling.
I'm in Asia, but I'm based in Spain.
And I think in Spain probably with 2000 euros a month after taxes, That would be enough to say you're making a good living, because not only would you be able to support yourself and to, like you know, buy things like food and stuff like that.
But you would have more to for like fun expenses.
Expression number four, nine to five job.
You hate the idea of having to work a nine to five job.
Which of these two jobs? describes a 9 to 5 job.
Working at an office or working as an influencer?
It is working at an office.
And why do we call it a 9 to 5 job?
Well, usually with these types of jobs, like an office job, you go to work at around 9 o'clock and then you finish work at around 5 o'clock.
That's why it's called a 9 to 5 job.
But the thing is, when you're talking about a 9-to-5 job, do you normally associate it with it being creative or with it being boring?
A nine-to-five job is usually synonym for a boring job.
It doesn't have to be, okay?
But now it's just the way people use it when talking about oh, I worked a nine-to-five job my whole life.
You're kind of telling the other person that you worked a boring job, because maybe they're.
They tend to be not as creative as other jobs.
You know, obviously being a painter is probably more creative than a nine to five job.
Being a painter is even more creative than what I do.
So, you know, do you have a nine to five job?
And what are the pros and cons of that?
I don't have a nine to five job.
And honestly, a lot of times I wish I did.
Not a lot of times, but sometimes I wish I did.
I think one of the great pros, one of the great positive things about having a 9-to-5 job is that you get a routine.
You kind of like – you always know what's going to happen.
You work at the same time.
You get up at the same time every day.
And also it's about security because –
You always know how much you're going to make at the end of the month.
So I don't know.
Yeah, I guess it's about security, about feeling safe.
On the other hand, a lot of times, these types of jobs are not very creative, and that's something that I would miss.
And so that's why I'm glad at the moment I'm not working a nine to five job, but I'm not.
You know, potentially in the future I could decide to do that, just for a little bit, just to experience it, because I've never really done it.
Expression number five, six figure income.
You can start making a six figure income right now.
Okay, before we look at the questions, just let me clarify, we're talking about US dollars.
And the reason I say this is because obviously, if you calculate your income in US dollars, it's going to be different from, you know, calculating it in your country's currency.
But What is the minimum you earn when making a six-figure income?
If you say that you make a six-figure income in America, in the US, that means you make at least 100000 right.
Six figures, $100,000, 1-0-0, 0-0-0.
And the reason people use this expression is because it means that you make good money.
All right.
The average is about, I believe, $50,000 or $60,000 a year.
So making almost twice as that, it's considered making very good money.
And what is the maximum? that you can earn if you make a six-figure income?
Well, the maximum would be $999,999.
$999,999.
So we still have our six figures.
Obviously, it's a lot more money than $100,000, but you know.
It's still six figures.
Anyway, it's just a way.
When you don't want to specify how much you make, but you want to imply that someone makes a lot of money, you can just say he makes a six-figure income.
Have you ever made a six-figure income?
Definitely not.
Not even close.
I've been closer to a four-figure income than a six-figure income.
But who knows?
Maybe in the future.
And that is it for today.
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