Vocabulary Unit 1
A series of levels or steps in your working life is a...
career ladder
The money a company makes after taking away its costs and tax is its . . . . .. . . . . . . .
net profit
Which area of work (a company's department) deals with investigating and testing?
Research and Development
Fill in the gap: She'll be right out. ... you like a cup of coffee or tea?
Would
You shouldn't launch this product now.
Ambitious people often . . . . . . . . . . . . on a career plan while they are still at university.
decide
What is it? A small local shop that sells food, newspapers, etc. and has long opening hours
a convenience store
What makes John Lewis different from other high-street names?
John Lewis is owned by its employees, each of whom has a say in its running and a share in its profits. This is Britain's largest example of worker co-ownership.
Open the brackets : When I graduate from RANEPA, I ... (can) speak English very well.
will be able to
Fill in the gap: If you buy now, you ... to pay anything until next year. Your first payment will be only in March.
don't need/don't have
Is there a mistake in the following sentence? After his poor performance, everyone expected Jim to have the sack.
get the sack
Fill in the gaps (you have the first letters of the words): We ask consumers who are not fully satisfied to r... goods within seven days. In order to get a full r..., customers must send back goods in the original packaging.
return, refund
... are working hours late at night, early in the morning or on the weekends.
Anti-social hours (unsocial hours)
Open the brackets: This year the economy... (go) through hard times, and everybody... (understand) that it's better to cut expenses.
is going, understands
Open the brackets: While Trevor Baylis ... (listen) to a radio programme about villages in rural Africa, he ... (have) a great idea.
was listening, had
Imagine you have a talk on the phone. Give a synonym to the phrase "I'll connect you".
I'll put you through
Translate the sentence using active vocabulary: "Создание высококонкурентного бизнеса может быть сложной задачей, но в то же время приносить прибыль в долгосрочной перспективе"
Establishing/Founding a highly competitive business may/can be a difficult task but at the same time bring (net) profit in the long term.
In a survey of the sales industry, did women or men agree that women do make better salespeople?
Both
Our company... (produce) smartphones, but this month we ... (launch) our first car on the market.
produces, are launching
Open the brackets:
While people in cities ... (receive) the latest health information, people in the countryside ... (not get) enough information and education.
were receiving, weren't getting
What is faux pas?
A significant or embarrassing error or mistake. "Facebook faux pas include drunken photographs, bad language and messages complaining about work."
While delivering a presentation, what do you say after introducing yourself? Give an example sentence.
Stating your aim, e.g. "My purpose today is to talk to you about our company" or "Today, I'd like to talk about our new projects".
When it comes to the individual qualities required to become a successful salesperson, what did men rank as most important (53%), and what did women place most value on (47%)?
Men ranked honesty as most important (53%), while women placed most value on personality (47%)
I ... (be/not) sure that I ... (can) to meet with you tomorrow. Tomorrow I ... (meet) with the CEO.
am not, will be able, am meeting
Open the brackets: The risk factors for stress ... (rise) significantly since 2009. Recently, they ... (achieve) the highest numbers ever. Last time a similar situation (happen) (be) seven years ago.
have risen, have achieved, happened, was