Vocabulary questions
Make a sentence using the word below, showing that you
understand the meaning of the word in a business context.
In your own words, explain the meaning of the word
In your own words, explain the difference between … and …
Fill in the word or phrase that best matches the definition.
Fill in the blanks using the most appropriate word or phrase.
(multiple choice)
Complete the sentence with the correct word or phrase.
Give a synonym for …
Give the antonym of …
Picture: what does this represent?
Definition:
1. Category/class
2. Characteristics
Examples:
o Business is the activity of producing, buying, and selling
goods and services.
o Outplacement is advice about how to find another job given
to employees who are made redundant.
UNIT 1: WORKS AND JOBS
A: What do you do?
Term Explanation Translation
What do you To ask what someone’s job is Wat doe je van
do? werk?
I work for… For a company/ something/ Ik werk voor…
someone
I work on… Spending time producing Ik werk aan…
something
I run… Being the head of something Ik leid…
I manage… Succeeding in doing or dealing Ik beheer…
with something
20 people work if he/she is your boss, you work Onder iemand
1
,under me under him/her werken
A responsibility Something that is your job or duty Een
+ infinitive/ -ing to deal with verantwoordelijkh
eid
I’m responsible Having control over something or Ik ben
for… someone verantwoordelijk
+ verb+ -ing voor…
= I’m in charge
of…
+ noun
I deal with… Ik behandel/ ga
om met…
I work with… Ik werk met…
B: Word combinations with ‘work’
Term Explanation Translation
To work You have a job Werk hebben
= to have work
= to be in work
To be out of You don’t have a job Geen werk
work hebben
To leave for Naar het werk
work vertrekken
To go to work Ik ga naar het
-By car, bike, werk met…
train, public
transport, …
-On foot
To get to work Reaching work Op het werk
= To arrive at aankomen
work
To be at work The place where you do your job Op het werk zijn
To take time off Away from work due to illness Weg zijn op het
work werk door ziekte
C: Types of jobs and types of work
Term Explanation Translation
A full-time job; he A job for the whole of the normal Voltijds
works full-time working week
A part-time job; he A job for less time than a normal Deeltijds
works part-time working week
A permanent job; A job that doesn’t finish after a Een vaste job
2
,permanent work fixed period
A temporary job; A job that finishes after a fixed Een tijdelijke
temporary work period job
Freelancing Independent people who work Freelance
- a freelancer for several different companies
- freelance (adj)
UNIT 2: WAYS OF WORKING
A: Old and new ways
Term Explanation Translation
An office Someone who works in an office Een
worker kantoorbedien
de
A nine-to-five A job that starts at 9 a.m. and that Een baan van
job ends at 5 p.m. negen tot vijf
Working hours The hours you work in an office Werkuren
A swipe card Card that you slide through a Een pasje
machine to get into the office
To clock on Registering the time you arrive at Inklokken
= to clock in work
To clock off Registering the time you leave at Uitklokken
= to clock out work
Flexitime Being able to work whenever you Variabele
= having want, within certain limits werktijden
flexible hours
A shift; working
Working in turns, at different times Een ploeg
in shifts and days
The day shift / Dagploeg
The night shift/ Nachtploeg
Overtime Working more hours than usual for Overuren
more money
To commute Making the same journey regularly Pendelen
between home
and work
A commuter A person who travels to work daily Pendelaar
Teleworking Working from home and using the Telewerken
= computer and phone to communicate
telecommuting with other people
Rush hour A time during each day when traffic is Spitsuur
at its heaviest
Working in the / Werken in het
city centre stadscentrum
Working at an / Werken in een
SME-zone KMO-zone
(Small and
medium-sized
enterprises)
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, B: How is work?
Satisfying, stimulating, fascinating, exciting the work is
interesting and gives you positive feelings
Dull, boring, uninteresting, unstimulating the work is not
interesting
Repetitive, routine the work involves doing the same things
again and again
Tiring, tough, hard, demanding the work is difficult and makes
you tired
C: Nature of work
UNIT 3: RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
A: Recruitment
Term Explanation Translatio
n
A recruitment The process of finding people for Een
= hiring particular jobs aanwerving
To be recruited When the company accepts you as Aangeworv
an employee en zijn
A recruit Someone who has been recruited Een nieuw
= a hire for a job lid
To employ Having someone work for you and Aanwerven/
= to hire pay them for it tewerkstelle
= to recruit n
To join Becoming a member of [the Lid worden
[a company] company] van
Recruiters/ A person/ an organization that Een werver/
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Make a sentence using the word below, showing that you
understand the meaning of the word in a business context.
In your own words, explain the meaning of the word
In your own words, explain the difference between … and …
Fill in the word or phrase that best matches the definition.
Fill in the blanks using the most appropriate word or phrase.
(multiple choice)
Complete the sentence with the correct word or phrase.
Give a synonym for …
Give the antonym of …
Picture: what does this represent?
Definition:
1. Category/class
2. Characteristics
Examples:
o Business is the activity of producing, buying, and selling
goods and services.
o Outplacement is advice about how to find another job given
to employees who are made redundant.
UNIT 1: WORKS AND JOBS
A: What do you do?
Term Explanation Translation
What do you To ask what someone’s job is Wat doe je van
do? werk?
I work for… For a company/ something/ Ik werk voor…
someone
I work on… Spending time producing Ik werk aan…
something
I run… Being the head of something Ik leid…
I manage… Succeeding in doing or dealing Ik beheer…
with something
20 people work if he/she is your boss, you work Onder iemand
1
,under me under him/her werken
A responsibility Something that is your job or duty Een
+ infinitive/ -ing to deal with verantwoordelijkh
eid
I’m responsible Having control over something or Ik ben
for… someone verantwoordelijk
+ verb+ -ing voor…
= I’m in charge
of…
+ noun
I deal with… Ik behandel/ ga
om met…
I work with… Ik werk met…
B: Word combinations with ‘work’
Term Explanation Translation
To work You have a job Werk hebben
= to have work
= to be in work
To be out of You don’t have a job Geen werk
work hebben
To leave for Naar het werk
work vertrekken
To go to work Ik ga naar het
-By car, bike, werk met…
train, public
transport, …
-On foot
To get to work Reaching work Op het werk
= To arrive at aankomen
work
To be at work The place where you do your job Op het werk zijn
To take time off Away from work due to illness Weg zijn op het
work werk door ziekte
C: Types of jobs and types of work
Term Explanation Translation
A full-time job; he A job for the whole of the normal Voltijds
works full-time working week
A part-time job; he A job for less time than a normal Deeltijds
works part-time working week
A permanent job; A job that doesn’t finish after a Een vaste job
2
,permanent work fixed period
A temporary job; A job that finishes after a fixed Een tijdelijke
temporary work period job
Freelancing Independent people who work Freelance
- a freelancer for several different companies
- freelance (adj)
UNIT 2: WAYS OF WORKING
A: Old and new ways
Term Explanation Translation
An office Someone who works in an office Een
worker kantoorbedien
de
A nine-to-five A job that starts at 9 a.m. and that Een baan van
job ends at 5 p.m. negen tot vijf
Working hours The hours you work in an office Werkuren
A swipe card Card that you slide through a Een pasje
machine to get into the office
To clock on Registering the time you arrive at Inklokken
= to clock in work
To clock off Registering the time you leave at Uitklokken
= to clock out work
Flexitime Being able to work whenever you Variabele
= having want, within certain limits werktijden
flexible hours
A shift; working
Working in turns, at different times Een ploeg
in shifts and days
The day shift / Dagploeg
The night shift/ Nachtploeg
Overtime Working more hours than usual for Overuren
more money
To commute Making the same journey regularly Pendelen
between home
and work
A commuter A person who travels to work daily Pendelaar
Teleworking Working from home and using the Telewerken
= computer and phone to communicate
telecommuting with other people
Rush hour A time during each day when traffic is Spitsuur
at its heaviest
Working in the / Werken in het
city centre stadscentrum
Working at an / Werken in een
SME-zone KMO-zone
(Small and
medium-sized
enterprises)
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, B: How is work?
Satisfying, stimulating, fascinating, exciting the work is
interesting and gives you positive feelings
Dull, boring, uninteresting, unstimulating the work is not
interesting
Repetitive, routine the work involves doing the same things
again and again
Tiring, tough, hard, demanding the work is difficult and makes
you tired
C: Nature of work
UNIT 3: RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
A: Recruitment
Term Explanation Translatio
n
A recruitment The process of finding people for Een
= hiring particular jobs aanwerving
To be recruited When the company accepts you as Aangeworv
an employee en zijn
A recruit Someone who has been recruited Een nieuw
= a hire for a job lid
To employ Having someone work for you and Aanwerven/
= to hire pay them for it tewerkstelle
= to recruit n
To join Becoming a member of [the Lid worden
[a company] company] van
Recruiters/ A person/ an organization that Een werver/
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