Ways of working
English for business
1. Working hours
Note
You can clock in and clock out
Bre: flexitime – AmE: flextime
Vocabulary
I’m an office worker
o Nine-to-five job with regular working hours
o Need my swipe card to get into the office
System of flexitime
I work in shifts
o Clock on and off
o Day shift and night shift
To work overtime = working more hours than usual for more money
Commute (pendelen) > commuters
I work from home
o Teleworking or telecommuting
2. Nice work if you can get it
Used in front of job and work
o Satisfying, stimulating, fascinating, exciting
Work is interesting and gives you positive feelings
o Dull, boring, uninteresting, unstimulating
Work is not interesting
o Repetitive, routine
Work involves doing the same things again and again
o Tiring, tough, hard, demanding
Work is difficult and makes you tired
3. Nature of work
My work involves …
o + noun
Human contact
Teamwork
Long hours
I like/dislike/prefer/enjoy
o + -ing
Working with figures
Solving problems
Dealing with customer
English for business
1. Working hours
Note
You can clock in and clock out
Bre: flexitime – AmE: flextime
Vocabulary
I’m an office worker
o Nine-to-five job with regular working hours
o Need my swipe card to get into the office
System of flexitime
I work in shifts
o Clock on and off
o Day shift and night shift
To work overtime = working more hours than usual for more money
Commute (pendelen) > commuters
I work from home
o Teleworking or telecommuting
2. Nice work if you can get it
Used in front of job and work
o Satisfying, stimulating, fascinating, exciting
Work is interesting and gives you positive feelings
o Dull, boring, uninteresting, unstimulating
Work is not interesting
o Repetitive, routine
Work involves doing the same things again and again
o Tiring, tough, hard, demanding
Work is difficult and makes you tired
3. Nature of work
My work involves …
o + noun
Human contact
Teamwork
Long hours
I like/dislike/prefer/enjoy
o + -ing
Working with figures
Solving problems
Dealing with customer