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SUBJECT/TOPIC: SALARY & PAY
VOCAB / EXPRESSIONS
Fresh graduates – people who have just finished school or university; usually first-time job seekers.
Salary levels & employment types
Starting salary – first salary in a job (e.g., 30,000 based on speciality, education level: master’s, bachelor’s, doctorate).
Annual salary – total amount earned in a year.
Monthly salary – total amount earned in a month.
Annual pay – synonym of annual salary.
Monthly pay – synonym of monthly salary.
Salary rise / Pay rise – an increase in salary.
Wage – pay per hour.
Salary – pay per month or year (common for corporations).
Cut – to reduce or remove (salary, budget, etc.).
Types of work arrangements
Internship – stage; work experience, often required by an education program.
Intern – stagiaire; a person doing an internship.
Apprentice – person receiving additional practical training after formal education (e.g., lawyers, trades).
Trainee – a person learning on the job (may or may not be a student).
Traineeship – period of training for a trainee.
Working student – student who works while studying (can be high school or university).
Other employment terms
Bankruptcy – when a company cannot pay its debts.
Labor code – legal rules protecting employees.
Laws for employment – regulations to protect workers’ rights.
Interview – entretien; meeting to evaluate a candidate for a job.
Severance – ending a professional relationship.
Severance pay – money paid to an employee after termination.
Retire – to stop working permanently (retraite).
Retiree – a person who has retired.
Pension – regular payment received after retirement.
Tipping culture
To tip – donner un pourboire.
Tipping is out of control – expression meaning tipping expectations have become too high.
Healthcare systems
Public/social system – state-provided services like health or unemployment benefits.
Private healthcare – insurance provided by private companies, sometimes as part of employment benefits.
Examples of salaries
35,000 – mid-level salary.
50,000+ – high-demand expertise.
Wage example: $12/hour for 20 hours per week.
GRAMMAR
Mathematical expressions
40 × 15 → “forty times fifteen” (quarante fois quinze).
Synonyms for salary changes
Rise = increase = addition → augmenter.
Fall = decrease = reduction → baisser.
Usage
Wage → for hourly pay (restaurants, shops, bars).
Salary → for monthly/yearly pay (corporations, offices).
PRONUNCIATION
Graduate – /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/ (noun)
Intern – /ˈɪn.tɜːrn/
Apprentice – /əˈpren.tɪs/
Trainee – /ˌtreɪˈniː/
Wage – /weɪdʒ/
Salary – /ˈsæl.ər.i/
Pension – /ˈpen.ʃən/
Severance – /ˈsev.rəns/
Bankruptcy – /ˈbæŋ.krəp.si/