Activate Advanced. Unit 10. Work & Career Vocabulary.

Question 1

A person who asks candidates questions in a formal job interview

Answer 1

Interviewer (n.)

Question 2

A job that requires 35-40 hours of work per week

Answer 2

Full-time job (coll.)

Question 3

A student or trainee (aprendiz) who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience

Answer 3

Intern (n.) - becario

Question 4

A co-worker who is also a friend

Answer 4

Workmate (n.)

Question 5

An additional benefit (besides money) that you’re entitled to because of your job position

Answer 5

Perk (n.) - beneficio adicional, ventaja

Question 6

An office floor plan designed to increase face-to-face collaboration

Answer 6

Open-plan office (coll)

Question 7

The equilibrium between personal life and work

Answer 7

Work-life balance (exp.)

Question 8

A typical job in which you start at 9 am and finish at 5 pm Monday to Friday

Answer 8

9-5 job (exp.)

Question 9

Anyone who manages a team to ensure that they are performing their jobs effectively

Answer 9

Supervisor (n.)

Question 10

An unoccupied position or job that you can apply for in a business or organization

Answer 10

Vacancy (n.)

Question 11

The act of removing someone from employment or office; sack (v.), fire (v.)

Answer 11

Dismissal (n.) - despido

Question 12

All the people that work for the same employer

Answer 12

Staff (n.)

Question 13

time off work due to illness, for which you are still paid

Answer 13

Sick leave (n.) - baja por enfermedad

Question 14

Characterized by providing satisfaction; gratifying

Answer 14

Rewarding (adj.) - gratificante

Question 15

To stop working due to old age and start living on a pension

Answer 15

Retire (v.) - jubilarse

Question 16

(Of a task) requiring much skill or effort

Answer 16

Demanding (adj.) - exigente

Question 17

Characterised by making you feel satisfied and happy by allowing your abilities to develop

Answer 17

Fulfilling (adj.) - enriquecedor, gratificante

Question 18

To not perform well; stop working hard or stop putting effort into something

Answer 18

Slack off (ph. v.) - aflojar el ritmo

Question 19

To tell your employer that you can’t go to work due to illness (whether it’s true or not)

Answer 19

Call in sick (exp.)

Question 20

The act of working in numerous jobs as a temporary employee

Answer 20

Temping (n.) -

Question 21

To travel to work and home again

Answer 21

Commute (v.) (n.) - viaje al trabajo

Question 22

To voluntarily leave a job or office

Answer 22

Resign (v.) - dimitir, renunciar

Question 23

The series of jobs that you do during your working life

Answer 23

Career (n.) - carrera profesional

Question 24

To make somebody leave their job as there is no longer enough work for them

Answer 24

Make (sb) redundant (exp.) - despedir

Question 25

Money you receive in compensation for being made redundant

Answer 25

Pay-off (n.) - pago