3 Remote work

remote work

working outside the traditional office

face-to-face meeting

meeting someone personally in the same place

flexible time of work

a situation where employees can choose the hours they want to work

distraction

something that does not allow you to focus

lockdown

an emergency situation in which people are not allowed to move freely

burn out

to become tired and unable to work

home office / working from home

a place in someone's home that is used to do their job

opportunity

a chance to achieve something

environment

everything that is around us, for example the air, water or land

commuting

travelling regularly between work and home

pollution

damage caused to water or the air by harmful substances

flexibility

the ability to change easily according to the situation

balance

a situation in which different elements are equal or are in the correct amount

mute

silent or not speaking

invite

an invitation

scroll up/down

to move text or other information on a computer screen in order to see a different part of it

frozen

froznot moving at all or feeling unable to moveen

record

to store sounds or moving pictures using electronic equipment so that they can be heard or seen later

share

to put something on a social media website so that other people can see it, or to let other people see something that someone else has put on a website

connection

the act of joining or being joined to something else

lag

noun: a delay between two things happening; verb: If a computer or computer game lags, there is a delay between the user doing something and the computer or game reacting to it

to arrange a meeting

to set up a meeting; to call a meeting

to take part in a meeting

to participate in a meeting; to attend a meeting

to conduct a meeting

to run a meeting

to cancel a meeting

to call off a meeting

to organise a meeting earlier

to bring forward a meeting

to organise a meeting later

to put off a meeting

distinguish

to notice or understand the difference between two things

encouragement

words or behaviour that give someone confidence to do something

headset

a set of headphones, especially one with a microphone attached to it

household

a group of people, often a family, who live together