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The vocabulary of everyday office management and administration — organizational structure, HR basics, and the routine phrases used across any administrative role.
Why this matters This lesson connects directly to your progress: it covers basic management vocabulary; everyday admin phrases; basic admin situations. Mastering this content lets you move forward confidently, and reinforces patterns you'll use again later. Take time to review every example before moving to the assessment — repetition is what actually locks knowledge in long-term.
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The goals of this lesson.
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You've completed general English. This is the first lesson of the Business Administration specialization — vocabulary for everyday office processes and operations.
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Core terms for describing roles, structure, and hierarchy within a company.
Examples
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Standard phrases used in administrative coordination and workflow.
Examples
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Common scenarios: recruitment, training, and office management.
Examples
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Read the text and answer the questions. You can try as many times as you want.
Marta manages a team of ten employees in the administration department. This month, she's conducting interviews for an open position, since the company is hiring three new employees. She also needs to update the employee handbook before the new policy takes effect next month.
"We're implementing a new onboarding process," she explained to her supervisor. "I'll coordinate with HR to make sure the training session starts on time." Her supervisor approved the plan and asked her to submit a summary report by the end of the day.
1. How many employees does Marta manage?
2. What is Marta doing this month?
3. What does she need to update?
4. What is she implementing?
5. What did her supervisor ask her to do?
💪 Solid foundation in administrative English! Review this lesson, or continue to the Intermediate level.
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A second reading, a bit longer. Read it and answer the questions below.
The office manager needed to fill a position quickly after an assistant left. She put in a request with HR and they helped her interview three candidates for the role that same week.
The new assistant reported to the office manager directly and needed a few days to get up to speed on the filing system. “Just follow company policy and hand in your timesheet every Friday,” the manager explained. Within two weeks, the new assistant could even cover for the manager during meetings.
1. Why did the office manager need to act quickly?
2. Who helped her interview candidates?
3. Who did the new assistant report to?
4. What did the assistant need time to do?
5. What could the assistant do within two weeks?
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Tap a term on the left, then tap its matching definition on the right. Ungraded — repeat as many times as you like.
Term
Definition
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Usa las pistas para completar cada palabra en inglés. Sin calificar — repite las veces que quieras.
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The essentials of this lesson, summarized.
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Key terms to remember.
supervises or is in charge of something
administra, dirigeto require something
necesitara business organization
empresanot long ago
recientementeemploying new people
contratandoa section of a company with a specific function
departamentoa person who oversees the work of employees
supervisor/aan official rule followed by a company
política (empresarial)a person applying for a job
candidato/ato help a new employee start and adjust
incorporar (a un empleado)the process of paying employees
nóminaa move to a higher position at work
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Common expressions used in everyday office administration and HR.
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Tap the words in the correct order to form the sentence. Ungraded — repeat as many times as you like.
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Tap the correct verb form to complete each sentence. The other options are conjugations from other tenses — on purpose, so you learn to tell them apart.
Please my supervisor on that email
She a team of ten employees
Can you this request
The policy takes effect next month
Please the report by end of day
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Listen to the full dialogue with the speaker buttons first, then fill in the missing words from this lesson's real conversation. Ungraded — repeat as many times as you like.
Who approves orders in this
Any request under a thousand goes the supervisor first.
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You need at least 80% to unlock the next lesson. You can retake it as many times as you want — your best score is saved.
1. Which option matches: "Let's schedule a performance review."?
2. Choose the equivalent of: "Please submit the report by end of day."
3. "We're updating our record-keeping system." — which one is correct?
4. Which option matches: "The office manager handles supply orders."?
5. "We're conducting interviews for the open position." — which one is correct?
6. Choose the equivalent of: "Can you approve this request?"
7. "Our company culture values collaboration." — which one is correct?
8. Which option matches: "The company has a clear organizational structure."?
9. "I'll coordinate with the other departments." — which one is correct?
10. What does this mean: "Please cc my supervisor on that email."?
Review — Lesson 67 What matches: "Our team exceeded the sales targets this quarter."?
Review — Lesson 67 What matches: "The merger is expected to close by the end of the year."?
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You now know everyday administrative vocabulary. Next lesson: processes, performance, and organizational change.
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Practice this lesson's vocabulary with a word search and flashcards. Ungraded — play as many times as you like.
Tap the first and last letter of a hidden word to find it. Los términos de varias palabras van sin espacios en el tablero (ej. "give up" aparece como GIVEUP).
Elige la respuesta correcta. Si aciertas, la tarjeta queda lista por hoy; si fallas, vuelve a aparecer pronto para reforzarla. Tu progreso se guarda en este dispositivo.