Vocabulary: The Office & Business English

Welcome to the exhaustive guide on Office and Business English! In this interactive vocabulary lesson, we will cover the essential words you need to navigate a professional corporate environment.

We will explore workspace tools, common business actions (like delegating and brainstorming), and how native speakers use corporate idioms in everyday meetings. Read through the vocabulary, test your knowledge in the quizzes, and complete today's missions below.

menu_book 1. Interactive Vocabulary

Filter the words below and click on any card to reveal its definition, audio pronunciation, and a sentence-building mini-game.

bolt 2. Knowledge Check

Test your understanding of the business vocabulary and idioms.

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What do we call a person you work with in a profession or business?

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To delay a meeting to a later time is to...

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If an email is sent to 50 people, and you only want to answer the sender, which button do you click?

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If you are "on the same page" with your team, it means...

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target 3. Action Missions

Complete these real-world tasks to lock the vocabulary into your memory.

Draft an Email 📧 Write a short, professional email to a colleague to reschedule a meeting. Use the words "postpone" and "schedule".

Voice Note 🎤 Record a voice note pretending to pitch a new idea to a client. Start with: "Let's get down to business..."

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Lesson Summary & Review

Let's review the key concepts covered in the interactive module above to ensure you are ready to communicate in a professional corporate environment.

Business Actions

• Organizing Time: You must know how to schedule (plan) and postpone (delay) meetings professionally.
• Teamwork: Modern companies require you to collaborate (work together), brainstorm (think of ideas), and sometimes delegate (assign tasks to others).
• Communication: Always ensure you are requesting clear feedback from your colleagues and clients.

Corporate Idioms

Native English speakers frequently use idioms in the office instead of direct language. Mastering these will make you sound highly fluent:

• Touch base: To briefly contact someone for an update.
• In the loop: Keeping someone informed about a project.
• Get down to business: To stop chatting and start working.
• Red tape: Annoying or excessive administrative rules.