| equipment | office tools | people | structure and hierarchy | places | 
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					  desk					 
					
					 It's the table you work at. 
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					  paper clip					 
					
					 It's a tool that puts paper together, but not permanently. 
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					  employer					 
					It's a person in a company who hires workers.  | 
				
				
						
					 
					  department					 
					
					 It's a major section or unit in a company. 
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					  elevator/lift					 
					
					 It's a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods. 
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					  potted/pot plant					 
					
					 A living thing that lightens the mood in the office and only needs a little water. 
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					  folder/binder					 
					It's something to hold loose paper.  | 
				
				
						
					 
					  employee					 
					It's the person hired.  | 
				
				
						
					 
					  trainee/apprentice					 
					
					 It's a person who learns in a company. 
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					  reception (area)					 
					It's a place in a company where you welcome guests.  | 
						
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					  swivel chair					 
					It's a chair that easily turns right or left, up and down.  | 
				
				
						
					 
					  sticky notes/post its 
					
					 It's something to write on and put on any surface but also remove it if you wish. 
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					  co-worker/colleagues 
					
					 The people you work with. 
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					  superior/manager/boss					 
					
					 It's the person above you. 
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					  front office					 
					
					 It's an office in which you have contact with clients. 
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					  filing cabinet 
					
					 It's a piece of office furniture which has drawers in which documents are kept. 
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					  stapler 
					
					 It's a tool that puts paper together. 
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					  staff/personnel					 
					
					 It's a general term for all the hired people. 
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					  head of the department					 
					
					 It's the boss of a unit/sectio in a company. 
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					  back office					 
					
					 It's an office in which you don't have any contacts with clients. 
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					  projector					 
					
					 It's a device that can take images generated by a computer or Blu-ray player and reproduce them onto a screen, wall, or other surface. 
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					  hole punch/puncher					 
					
					 It's an office tool used to create holes in sheets of paper. 
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					  janitor 
					maintenance man/woman facility manager 
					 It's the person who takes care of the building. 
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					  subordinate					 
					
					 It's the person beneath you. 
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					  open-plan office					 
					
					 It's an office in which you work together with many other workers. 
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