Mini-Lessons — New Words

to reskill

to acquire new skills

to google

to find information using the Google Web Search engine

go-to

used to refer to the person or place that sb goes to for help, advice or information

green audit

an official examination of the effect of a company’s business on the environment

retail therapy

the act of going shopping and buying things in order to make yourself feel more cheerful

sunset industry

an old industry that has started to become less successful

green wash

pretending that a company is environmentally friendly

landing page

the part of a website that you reach first when you click on a link on the Internet

air quotes

imaginary quotation marks made in the air with your fingers when you are speaking, to show that you are using a word or phrase in an unusual way

A-list

used to describe the group of people who are considered to be the most famous, successful or important

aparthotel

a type of hotel that has apartments where you can cook your own meals as well as ordinary hotel rooms

best practice

a way of doing smth that is seen as a very good example of how it should be done and can be copied by other companies or organizations

B-list

used to describe the group of people who are considered to be fairly famous, successful or important, but not as much as the A-list people

phishing

the activity of tricking people by getting them to give their identity, bank account numbers, etc. over the Internet or by email, and then using these to steal money from them

to copy sb in (or sth)

to send smb a copy of a letter, email message, etc. that you are sending to sb else

a done deal

an agreement or a plan that has been finally completed or agreed

dot-com (also dot com)

a company that sells goods and services on the Internet, especially one whose address ends ‘.com’

no-brainer

a decision or a problem that you do not need to think about much because it is obvious what you should do

no-frills

(especially of a service or product) including only the basic features, without anything that is unnecessary, especially things added to make sth more attractive or comfortable

emoticon

a short set of keyboard symbols that represents the expression on smb’s face, used in email, etc. to show the feelings of the person sending the message