Lesson 24
Losing Work
Lesson 83
LOSING WORK
Practice English with your teacher
3 min
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What do you do for a living?
직업이 뭐예요? - Do you enjoy your work?
일이 즐거우세요?
3 min
Key Vocabulary
Learn these words from today's lesson.
오늘 레슨의 주요 단어를 배워봅시다.
lay off
To dismiss an employee, usually because there is not enough work or money 해고하다, 정리해고하다
The company laid off 200 workers when sales dropped dramatically.
downsize
To reduce the number of employees in a company to cut costs 인원을 감축하다, 구조조정하다
Many tech firms have been downsizing since the economic slowdown began.
get the axe
An informal idiom meaning to be fired or dismissed from a job 해고당하다, 잘리다
He got the axe after the new manager decided to restructure the whole department.
severance package
Money and benefits an employer gives to an employee who is let go 퇴직 위로금, 해고 수당
She negotiated a generous severance package that included three months of salary.
pink slip
A notice informing someone that they have been fired from their job 해고 통지서
Employees were terrified of receiving a pink slip during the company merger.
unemployment
The state of being without a job while actively looking for work 실업, 실직 상태
After losing his position, he filed for unemployment benefits right away.
3 min
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
❌ "I was fired from my company" (when you quit voluntarily)
✅ "I quit my job" / "I resigned from my position"
한국어에서는 '회사를 그만두다'를 다양한 상황에서 쓰지만, 영어에서는 자발적으로 그만둔 것(quit/resign)과 해고당한 것(be fired/be let go)을 명확히 구분합니다. 본인이 스스로 그만둔 경우에 "fired"를 쓰면 해고당한 것으로 오해받을 수 있으니 주의하세요.
5 min
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: LOSING WORK
Level: Vocabulary (VOC)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!