VOCABULARY

BUSINESS TERMS
I. Match the phrasal verbs (1-6) with their definitions (A-F).

1. Burn out B A. to accept a particular job or

2. Call off D responsibility; to employ someone

3. Hand in F B. to be extremely tired

C C. to stop working
4. Knock off
E D. to cancel
5. Knuckle down
E. to start working harder
6. Take on A
F. to give something to a person in
authority
II. Use the words from exercise one for each set of words
in order to match the synonyms.

TAKE ON HAND IN KNUCKLE DOWN

Undertake, accept,
tackle, assume, Propose, submit, Make an effort, focus,
shoulder, bear / put forward (phrasal verb), concentrate, commit/
Employ, appoint, surrender, present devote/ dedicate oneself,
assign, headhunt concentrate

CALL OFF KNOCK OFF BURN OUT

Break, rest,
Withdraw, abandon, Become exhausted
shut down, clock off
scrap, drop, get tired, drain,
halt, pause,
abort, postpone stress out, wear down
call it a day (idiom)
III. Fill in the gaps with the words from exercise one to
complete each sentences. Use the correct tense.
1. Julia’s colleagues asked her to slow down because they don’t want her
to __________. burn out
2. called off the company party so as to give her some time
Her boss __________
off.
3. taken on as a laboratory assistant, Julia has
Ever since she was __________
been dealing with increased responsibility as she is a type of person
knuckles down
who always ________________.
4. She was given advice by physician to do some exercise or eat a
balanced diet in order not to get _____________.
burned out
5. In an effort to __________
knock off work, Julia’s physician advised her to
_________
hand in a medical leave request.
6. Unfortunately, due to the office’s heavy workload, her manager was
forced to ________
callthe
off meeting.
7. In the end, due to her exhausting work environment, she has decided to
_________ her resignation.
hand in
IV. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.
ESSAY WEDDING CHALLENGE KEYS RESPONSIBILITY UNPLUG
SLEEPING HABIT TO CATCH UP ON SCHOOLWORK NEW STAFF PROPOSAL
TO PASS AN EXAM FAMILY GATHERING CHILD HAS SCHOOL EVENT
TO FINISH PAPERWORK BALANCED DIET MEDICAL APPOINTMENT
DEMONSTRATION MATCH

1. Three things you can call off:

A wedding, a match and a demonstration.
__________________________________________________________________________
2. Three things you can take on:
Responsibility, a challenge and a new staff.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Three ways to prevent burn out:
Unplug, improve sleeping habit and eat/have a balanced diet.
____________________________________________________________________________
4. Three reasons to knock off work early:
Family gathering, to take child to a school event and medical reasons.
____________________________________________________________________________
_________
5.An Three
essay, keysyou
things (incana hand
hotelin:during check-out) and a proposal.
_________________________________________________________________________
6.
To catch up on schoolwork, pass an exam and finish paperwork.
Three purposes of knuckling down:
V. Fill in the gaps with the words from exercise one. Then
answer the questions.
1. hand in a resignation?
How difficult is it to _________
2. What are some reasons why superiors need to ________ a meeting? call off
3. What are signs of __________? How do you deal with it?
4. When was the last time burnout
you had to ______________ to finish a report?
5. Do you always __________ work onknuckle time? down
Have you ever
____________ early in order to tend to something else other that
work? knock off
6. knocked
Was thereoff
a time you had to ________ a party because you couldn’t
make it?
7. call off great responsibilities?
Are you the type of person who __________
8. Who would you __________ under your management, a fresh graduate
or someone with working experience? takes on

take on