WRITTING TASK 2

Aspects négatifs

Drawbacks « This plan has several drawbacks »

Negative aspects

Downsides

Faire faillite

Go bankrupt

Répandu/généralisé

Widespread.

« Working remotely became widespread during the COVID pandemic in 2020 »

Effectif / main d’oeuvre

Worforce, staff, employees

Licencié

Redundant.

When a company need to reduce the workforce because jobs are no longer needed.

What to do if you are made redundant

Dealing with redundancy

Pénurie

Shortage

Trajets domicile-travail

One major advantage of working remotely is the reduction of commuting stress.

Travelling to work

Daily travel

Embouteillages

Traffic jams

Traffic congestion

Bien que/ même si

Although

Whereas

While

However

Meanwhile : light contrast

Cependant/Toutefois

However

Nevertheless

Surveiller

Direct monitoring.

« Without direct monitoring, employees may become less disciplined and this can negatively affect their overall performance and efficiency »

Activités non lié au travail

Non work-related activities

« In the office, he spends a lot of time on non work-related activities »

Sujets privés/ affaires personnels

Personal matters

« She is dealing with personal matters/ private maters/ private concerns/ personal issues »

Donc / par conséquent

Thus : ainsi

Consequently

As a result

Géré efficacement

Well-managed

Efficiently managed

Proporly handled