Glossary List

access

Find; get

accessory

Something you wear for decoration such as a belt, earrings, or a purse

accomplishment

Something that you achieved; a success

accurately

Correctly, with few or no mistakes

achieve

Do something successfully; reach a goal after a lot of effort

activate

Make active; turn on

advancement

Moving up; being promoted at work

ahead of time

Before

aloud

Spoken out loud

Amazon

A huge online store where people can buy things and have them delivered

appears

Becomes visible; comes into sight

applicant

A person who is applying for a job

application form

A form you fill out to apply for a job

appropriate

Suitable or acceptable for a situation

automatically

With no human control

background knowledge

What you already know about a topic

body language

Communicating by the way you move your body

body position

How you hold your body

bolded

Written in darker font, like this

calm

Not worried or upset or angry

candidate

A person who is applying for a job; an interviewee

capture

Catch something

casual

Not formal

categories

Different groups of things, and the things in each group are similar in some way

category

A group of things that are similar in some way

challenging

Difficult

charts

Diagrams that show information

check off

Put a checkmark in a box

Christmas rush

The time around Christmas where people are very busy buying presents, travelling, preparing food, and meeting friends

co-worker

Someone you work with who does a similar job

coaching

Giving someone special instructions

collaboratively

Working with others to do something

common

Happening often

community

Where you live; the people who live in an area

competencies

Things you can do well; skills

competency

Something you can do well

competent

Having the skills to be good at something

complex

Difficult to understand; complicated

complexity

How difficult something is to understand

comprehension

Related to being able to understand something

confidence

The belief that you can do something or be successful

confident

Feeling sure about your ability to successfully do things

consonants

Consonants are letters and sounds that are not vowels; consonant sounds stop or partly stop the flow of air (for example, p, b, d, t, s, sh, z, m, n, and more)

construction

Related to building or making things like roads, bridges, and buildings

convince

Persuade someone to do something or believe something

correct

Right; with no errors

courage

Not afraid; willing to try something difficult or dangerous

curious

Wanting to find out or learn about something

customer

Someone who buys a product or a service from a company

decrease

Make smaller; become smaller

delivery vehicle

A car or truck that is used to take packages, letters, or products to people

describe

Explain; say what something is like

designed

Made for a specific use; carefully planned

disability

A condition that keeps you from being able to use your body correctly or learn easily

download

To move data from the internet to your computer or from one computer system to another

drag

To click on something with your mouse and slide it to a different place

during

At that time; while something is happening

embrace

Hug; happily accept something (an idea, belief, culture, or person)

essential

Necessary

etiquette

Rules for polite behaviour for specific situations

evaluate

Think carefully to decide on the quality or value of something

experience

Knowledge or skill that you get from doing a job or activity

export

Change a file from one format to another

facial expressions

How you communicate with your face

familiar

Something you know well

feedback

Advice and information about someone's work saying what is good and what needs to be fixed or improved

fit

Match; be suitable

flexible

Willing to change; willing to do things differently

flip

Turn over

fluent

Able to do something (especially speak, read and write) easily and well

focus

Pay careful attention to something

formal

Very official, correct, and proper; for important occasions

framework

A way of thinking about and organizing something; a set of beliefs or rules for making decisions

frustrated

Feeling upset and impatient because you cannot do what you are trying to do

gather

Collect; bring together

gender

Related to male, female, non-binary, transgender, Two-Spirit, and more

glossary

A list of special or technical words in a text, with explanations of meanings

goals

Things you plan to finish or achieve in the future

guess

Try to give an answer even if you are not sure

hand gestures

How you communicate by moving your hands

hard skills

Technical skills such as computer programming, bookkeeping, using machinery, or speaking another language

hint

A suggestion

icons

Symbols or images that represent something

identify

Find something; recognize and say what something is

illegal

Not allowed by law

imagine

Make a picture in your mind of what something might be like

impression

The effect that something has on someone; a feeling or opinion about something or someone

independently

On your own; without help

initiative

Doing something before you are asked; seeing what needs to be done and doing it without being asked

interviewee

The person being interviewed

intonation

The rise and fall in pitch when speaking

invitation

A written or spoken request for someone to go somewhere or do something

invite

To formally ask someone to go somewhere or do something (especially to go to a social event)

key

Important

legal

Allowed by law

legally

Done in a way that is allowed by law

levels of complexity

Different levels of difficulty

manager

A person who is in charge of a business or part of a business

marital status

Whether a person is single, married, divorced, or widowed

mention

Tell someone about

method

A way of doing something

mistake

Something that was not done correctly

mode

A particular way to do something; a way that electronic equipment is set to do one kind of task

negatively

In a bad way; in a way that isn't desirable

nervous

Anxious; worried

night shift

A set time at night when workers regularly work (for example, from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.)

objectives

Goals

occupation

Job

opportunities

Times when it is possible to do something

out loud

Aloud; to speak in a voice that people can hear

packages

Things that are put in boxes or wrapped to be delivered to other people

pause

Stop for a moment

perfect

With no mistakes or weaknesses

permanent resident

Someone who is allowed to live in Canada but is not a Canadian citizen

personal

Related to your private life

phrase

A group of words that together have a specific meaning

phrases

Groups of words

polish

Change something to make it better

polished

Shiny; impressive; all fixed up

polite

Having good manners; showing respect for other people's feelings

politely

Appropriately; in a respectful way

positively

In a good way

post-

After

pre

Before

predict

Say what will happen in the future; guess

prepare

Get ready to do something; make something ready to use

process

Things that are done in a particular order

pronounce

Say

proud

Feeling pleased, happy, and satisfied with something you did

punctual

On time; not late

received

Got

recognize

Know what something is; identify something

references

People who give information about your personality and your abilities

reflect

Think deeply and carefully about something

relax

Stop worrying; become calmer

reliable

Can be trusted

remind

Help someone remember something

required

Needed; necessary

research

Look for information about something

respond

Answer; reply to something

response

An answer, usually to an email or to a question

resumé

A summary of a person's work and education

scan

Quickly look at a text or document but not read it carefully; you might scan for a particular detail or to see how the text is organized

scenarios

Descriptions of situations

sequence

The order of steps or events

sexual orientation

Emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to people of a different gender, the same gender, or all genders

shadow read

Speak aloud with an audio, trying to use the exact same words, timing, stress, and intonation as the speaker

situational

Related to a specific situation

skim

Read very quickly to find the main point(s) or a specific point

soft skills

Skills related to your personality and attitudes, such as communication skills, critical thinking, empathy, creativity, and management skills

software

Computer programs

solution

Answer

strategies

Plans for how you will reach a goal

strategy

A plan; a way to achieve a goal

stress

The syllables and words that are louder and longer than other syllables and words

structure

Organization

submit

Give something to someone in authority

successful

Do well; achieve a goal

technical

Related to the particular skills that are needed for a job

timing

Speed and pauses when speaking

tip

A small piece of advice

tip sheet

A page with a list of suggestions or advice

tips

Small pieces of advice

tone

The character and attitude of something (happy, sad, formal, informal)

tool

A thing that helps you do something

top ten

The 10 most important things

transferable

Can be moved from one place or person (or job) to another

transferred

Moved from one place to another

tutor

A teacher who teaches just one person or a small group

unsafe

Not safe

vowels

In English, vowels are represented by a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

warehouse

A large building where a company stores products before they are sold

warm-up

A short activity or exercise that you do to prepare for the main activity

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