work-life balance
noun- Meaning
- how well you divide time between work and personal life
- Uzbek
- ish va hayot muvozanati
- Russian
- баланс работы и личной жизни
Example: Flexible hours improve work-life balance without reducing productivity.
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Vocabulary
Work and career
Workplaces, remote work, work-life balance: the second most common Task 2 topic.
Where it earns marks
The same vocabulary is what a General Training Task 1 formal letter needs.
remote work
noun- Meaning
- working from home or outside the office
- Uzbek
- masofaviy ish
- Russian
- удалённая работа
Example: Remote work has made it possible to hire skilled staff outside the capital.
job security
noun- Meaning
- how certain you are of keeping your job
- Uzbek
- ish joyining barqarorligi
- Russian
- стабильность занятости
Example: Many workers accept lower pay in exchange for greater job security.
promotion
noun- Meaning
- a move to a more senior position at work
- Uzbek
- lavozimda ko'tarilish
- Russian
- повышение
Example: Promotion should depend on results rather than on years of service.
workload
noun- Meaning
- the amount of work someone has to do
- Uzbek
- ish yuki
- Russian
- рабочая нагрузка
Example: An unrealistic workload is the most common reason employees resign.
burnout
noun- Meaning
- extreme tiredness caused by working too much
- Uzbek
- ishdan charchash, tolikish
- Russian
- выгорание
Example: Burnout is expensive for companies because experienced staff are hard to replace.
apply for
phrase- Meaning
- to formally ask for a job or position
- Uzbek
- ishga ariza bermoq
- Russian
- подать заявку на
Example: I am writing to apply for the position advertised on your website.
self-employed
adj.- Meaning
- working for yourself rather than for a company
- Uzbek
- o'z ishini yuritadigan
- Russian
- самозанятый
Example: Being self-employed offers freedom, but income can vary from month to month.
Practice
Choose the word that fits the gap — its meaning appears after you answer. Nothing is saved.
1.After ten years at the bank, she finally got a to branch manager.
2.He works for himself as a photographer — he is .
3.Since the pandemic, has let many staff avoid the daily journey to the office.
4.Government jobs are attractive mainly because they offer .
5.Working twelve-hour days for months led to , and she had to take sick leave.
6.I would like to the teaching position at your school.
Turn the words into practice
Karvon's lessons bring new words back on a spaced-repetition schedule, and your essays and Speaking answers are graded on vocabulary separately.