Four Important Job Words
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1 Four Important Job Words
You hear these words at work every day.
Manage means you control something. You organize it. Handle means you do something. You take care of it. Deal with means you work on a problem. You fix it. Look after means you take care of something or someone. You keep it safe.
These four words help you talk about your job. People use them in airports. Managers use them. Workers use them. You can use them now.
2 Manage and Handle
Look at these two words. They are important.
Manage is for big things. You organize many things. Handle is for one thing. You do it or carry it.
manage
- I manage ten people.
- She manages the baggage area.
handle
- I handle customer calls.
- He handles the bags.
3 Deal With and Look After
Now look at these two words. You use them a lot.
Deal with has a small word: ‘with’. It stays with the word. Look after has a small word: ‘after’. It stays with the word. These small words are important.
deal with
- I deal with angry customers.
- We deal with lost bags.
look after
- I look after VIP passengers.
- She looks after the equipment.
4 Write About Your Job
Now you can use these words. Write about your job.
5 What You Learned
Good work! You now know four important words.
Manage is for big things. You organize many things. Handle is for one thing. You do it. Deal with is for problems. You fix them. Look after is for people or things. You keep them safe.
You can talk about your job now. You can say what you do. Use these words at work. Use them in English.
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