Work
Other vocabulary
100

Guess the word by its definition.

the activity of travelling regularly between work and home

commuting

100

What preposition is missing in the following sentence?

She never gets ... with her boss. (they don't like or understand each other)

She never gets on / along with her boss.

200

What is a wage? Explain its meaning in English.

a fixed regular payment earned for work or services, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis

200

What do the following phrases mean?

a) see eye to eye with someone

b) take something for granted

a) agree with someone

b) assume that something is true without questioning it

300

Guess the words by their definitions.

a) a list of a company's employees and the amount of money they are to be paid

b) something extra that someone receives in addition to regular pay for doing a job

c) the process of hiring eligible candidates in the organisation or company for specific purposes

a) payroll

b) perk

c) staffing

300

Give a synonym for the following words.

a) retain

b) sought-after

c) tout

For example:

a) keep, preserve

b) desired, popular

c) advertise, promote

400

Translate the following words into English.

a) fluktuacja kadr

b) pracować bez przerwy (idiom)

c) świadczenia pracownicze

d) zwrot (o 180 stopni), poprawa sytuacji

a) employee / staff turnover

b) work all the hours God sends

c) employee benefits

d) turnaround

400

What words are missing in the following phrases?

a) be on ... - siedzieć jak na szpilkach

b) medical ... - placówka służby zdrowia

c) the luck of the ... - kwestia przypadku

d) ... equipment - dotowany sprzęt

a) be on tenterhooks

b) medical facility

c) the luck of the draw

d) subsidised equpiment