Keys to entering the labour environment

Contrats, salaires, congés payés, etc. These words are frequent in the French labour environment. To understand these words, TV5 Monde Website offers a few exercises.

GIVE MEANING TO YOUR WORK

Travail (work) comes from the Latin word "tripalium", which was... torture equipment! The word thus implies pain and suffering. Hopefully, the meaning has evolved. When we talk about travail today, it also implies salaires(wages) and congés payés (paid holidays). You'll find a memo on this specific vocabulary, and fun exercises about the differences of working conditions throughout the world.

WELCOME TO THE MONDE DU TRAVAIL!

That's what we wish for students who have just completed their studies and who are looking for a first job. They enter the "population active" (workforce), which means people already working or looking for an emploi (job).

This is the case for Louise Le Tallec, who's looking for a saleswoman job: she created a new way to prepare for her first entretiens d'embauche (job interviews) while practicing with her family. So be ready to face the trial of recruiters: check your glossary with the video showing Louise facing her family.

"AU BOULOT !" 

This expression means "Let's get to work!". To complete your language immersion, TV5 Monde offers audio exercises which recap useful expressions at work: a good way to improve communication with your colleagues. Maybe you will need help when you are confronted with the hostility of machines and technology, a mandatory part of the working environment. So if you want to get mad at the printer or copier in the proper French way, you'll find this glossary very useful!