Cual es la diferencia entre las palabras ‘work’ and ‘job’?
What’s the Difference between ‘Work’ and ‘Job’?
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- ‘Job’ is a noun, ‘Work’ is a verb:
‘What’s David’s job?’
‘He works in a shop.’
(‘To work’ also means ‘To function’: “My mobile isn’t working.”)
- ‘Work’ is also a noun. This is the problem:
“My work is very difficult = I’ve got a difficult job”
- So what’s the difference between ‘job’ (noun) and ‘work’ (noun)?
JOB is what you are – it’s your profession. (I’m a fireman)
WORK is what you do (I put out fires, and rescue cats in trees)
Sometimes you have a lot of WORK, but you only have one JOB.
WORK is uncountable: “Is there much work? I’m looking for (some) work…”
(If you use WORK as a countable noun it means ‘Obra’: Roadworks, Works of Art….)
[widgets_on_pages id=”Advert”]JOB is countable: “I’m looking for a job. There aren’t many jobs in this company…”
- ..but there are other things you have to know:
WORK is sometimes your place of work: “I’m going to work.” “I’m leaving work”. In the same way, you start work at 9 o’clock and finish work at half past five.
JOB is similar to ‘a project’ or ‘things I have to do’:
“I’m busy this Saturday. I’ve got some jobs to do at home; painting, cutting the grass…”
- If you want to ask somebody, you can say:
‘What do you do (for a living)?’
‘What’s your job?’
‘Where do you work?’
‘What company/Who do you work for?’
- Ready? Try these questions:
Choose ‘WORK’ ‘JOB’ or ‘JOBS’ for each sentence:
- What’s your ______?
- I can’t stop! I’m late for _______!
- I love my ______ even though I complain sometimes.
- When I came back from holidays there was so much ______ to do I regretted going!
- Have you found any _______?
- Have you found a _______ yet?
- I was going to watch the match with my mates when my wife reminded me I had a _____ to do.
- You don’t have to include all your ______ in a CV if they’re not related.
Some Notes, and then the answers:
- ‘Good job’ has two meanings
My son has a very good job.
Good job we left early- there’s so much traffic! (= Menos Mal)
HOMEWORK is the exercises your teachers give you. HOUSEWORK are the things you have to do at home (cooking, cleaning, washing clothes….). They are uncountable (Not: ‘HouseworkS’)
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