5.1

Question 1

global mobility

Answer 1

Relocating employees to another country to expand a company’s operations

Question 2

secondment

Answer 2

The process of moving to a different place, especially for work

Question 3

secondee

Answer 3

Someone who moves to a different place, especially for work

Question 4

abroad

Answer 4

Not in your own country

Question 5

adapt to

Answer 5

Become adjusted to new conditions

Question 6

opportunity

Answer 6

Chance

Question 7

the Big Four

Answer 7

The four largest international accounting and professional services firms

Question 8

skill

Answer 8

The ability to do something well

Question 9

interpreter

Answer 9

A person who interprets speech orally or into sign language

Question 10

visa

Answer 10

An endorsement on a passport allowing entry, exit, or stay in a country for a specified time

Question 11

accommodation

Answer 11

A room or building in which someone may live or stay

Question 12

property agent

Answer 12

A person authorized to manage or transact business on a property owner’s behalf

Question 13

business trip

Answer 13

A visit to a place for work purposes involving travel

Question 14

corporation

Answer 14

A large company or group recognized by law as a single entity

Question 15

office

Answer 15

A room or building used for professional or commercial work

Question 16

audit

Answer 16

An official inspection of an organization’s accounts

Question 17

proactive

Answer 17

Creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it

Question 18

support

Answer 18

Give assistance to, especially financially

Question 19

buddy

Answer 19

A person providing informal support to a secondee during secondment

Question 20

retain

Answer 20

Continue to have something; keep possession of

Question 21

retention

Answer 21

The continued possession, use, or control of something

Question 22

gain

Answer 22

Obtain or secure something wanted or desirable

Question 23

breadth of experience

Answer 23

The wide range of skills, knowledge, and expertise gained in different contexts

Question 24

settle in

Answer 24

Become familiar and comfortable with a new environment

Question 25

international network

Answer 25

Connections and collaborations established on a global scale

Question 26

developmental opportunity

Answer 26

Activities or programs to enhance knowledge, skills, and abilities professionally

Question 27

brief sb (about/on sth)

Answer 27

To inform someone about something

Question 28

claim expenses

Answer 28

Request reimbursement for business-related costs paid personally

Question 29

pay a deposit

Answer 29

Pay an amount in advance, often refundable, as part of a larger payment

Question 30

personal perspective

Answer 30

Your own point of view on a subject or topic

Question 31

global mobility team

Answer 31

Human resources branch managing distributed or mobile workforces

Question 32

colleague

Answer 32

A person you work with professionally

Question 33

adopt

Answer 33

Choose to take up, follow, or use something

Question 34

adoption

Answer 34

The act of taking up or starting to use something

Question 35

adoptive

Answer 35

Relating to adoption

Question 36

assign

Answer 36

Allocate a job or duty to someone

Question 37

assignment

Answer 37

A task or piece of work given as part of a job or course

Question 38

compensate

Answer 38

Give something, typically money, in recognition of loss or injury

Question 39

compensation

Answer 39

Something, typically money, given for loss, suffering, or injury

Question 40

compensatory

Answer 40

Intended to recompense someone for loss, injury, or suffering

Question 41

globalise

Answer 41

Develop or be developed to have international influence or reach

Question 42

globe

Answer 42

The earth

Question 43

globalisation

Answer 43

The process of becoming or making something worldwide in scope

Question 44

global

Answer 44

Relating to the whole world

Question 45

immigrate

Answer 45

To come to live in a new country

Question 46

immigrant

Answer 46

A person who moves from one country to another to live

Question 47

immigration

Answer 47

The action of moving to another country to live

Question 48

mobilise

Answer 48

Organize or prepare people or resources for action

Question 49

mobility

Answer 49

The ability to move easily between jobs, locations, or social statuses

Question 50

mobile

Answer 50

Able to move or be moved easily

Question 51

process

Answer 51

Deal with something using a defined series of steps

Question 52

process

Answer 52

A set of actions or steps taken to achieve an end

Question 53

relocate

Answer 53

Move to a different place, especially for work

Question 54

relocation

Answer 54

The act of moving to a new place to live or work

Question 55

ship

Answer 55

Send or transport goods

Question 56

ship

Answer 56

A large boat used for transporting goods or people by sea

Question 57

shipping

Answer 57

The act or business of transporting goods

Question 58

shipment

Answer 58

The sending of goods by ship or other transport

Question 59

tax (sb on sth)

Answer 59

Charge someone a tax on something

Question 60

tax (on sth)

Answer 60

Money paid to the government on income or purchases

Question 61

taxation

Answer 61

Money collected as tax

Question 62

taxable

Answer 62

Subject to being taxed

Question 63

line manager

Answer 63

A manager responsible for direct supervision and development of employees

Question 64

flat

Answer 64

An apartment (British English)

Question 65

furniture

Answer 65

Movable items used to make a room suitable for living or working