ESL Brains | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

message someone so that they get a notification?

ping someone

Sure, let’s catch up later. SYNONYM?

talk to someone about recent news/updates

OK, now we need to get the green light from the manager. SYNONYM?

permission

Thanks for the heads-up. SYNONYM?

update, warning

Great, feel free to ask questions if you have any. SYNONYM?

do something if you want to (as an invitation)

Thanks for taking notice. SYNONYM?

pay attention

How can we fight against ____________ bias to make more objective decisions? CONSCIOUSNESS

unconscious

Do you remember a situation when you made an ____________ about somebody which proved to be wrong? ASSUME

assumption

Have you ever thought about how your ____________ affects how you judge others? PERCEIVE

perception

What can we do in the recruitment process to not be biased against somebody’s ____________ ? APPEAR

appearance

What aspects should never be ____________ during the hiring process? ASSESS

assessed

Should ____________ have the right to check your social media profiles? RECRUIT

recruiters

investigate thoroughly, make a great effort

to dig deep into

unpleasant, harsh

brutal

unavoidable, certain

inevitable

exhaust, tire out

to drain

a feeling that you are certain is right, although you can give no good reason why

gut feeling

an attitude that you have that makes you treat someone in a way that is unfair or different from the way you treat other people

bias

discover or understand the reason for something

put your finger on why

ability to connect to others in a deep and direct way, to sense and stimulate reactions and desired interactions

social intelligence

ability to operate in different cultural settings

cross-cultural competency

ability to represent and develop tasks and work processes for desired outcomes

design mindset

ability to work productively, drive engagement, and demonstrate presence as a member of a virtual team

virtual collaboration

proficiency at thinking and coming up with solutions and responses beyond that which is rote or rule-based

novel and adaptive thinking

ability to discriminate and filter information for importance, and to understand how to maximize cognitive functioning using a variety of tools and techniques

cognitive load management

ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed

sense-making

literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines

transdisciplinarity

ability to translate vast amounts of data into abstract concepts and to understand data-based reasoning

computational thinking

ability to critically assess and develop content that uses new media forms, and to leverage these media for persuasive communication

new-media literacy

take action

do something to achieve an aim or deal with a problem

grasp an opportunity

take advantage of something when it happens

experience something first-hand

experience in a direct way by doing something yourself

draw conclusions

decide what to believe about something after you have considered the facts

commit oneself to the task

dedicate or devote oneself to something

extracurricular activities

things that you do at school or college that are not part of your course