EMPLOYMENT
CHANGE
MEETINGS
FINANCE
MIX
100
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- нанять кого-то
- уволить кого-то
- to hire smb
- to sack/fire smb
100
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цены на лекарства поднялись
The prices of medicine have risen
100
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-принимать участие
- быть участником
- to participate / to take part in
- to be a participant
100
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- дать деньги в долг кому-то
- взять деньги в долг у кого-то
- быть должным кому-то
- to lend money to smb
- to borrow money from smb
- to owe smd money
100
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Мой работодатель каждый день врёт и говорит, что повысит нам зарплату. Но на самом деле наша компания стала банкротом 5 месяцев назад и всем работникам пора начать искать новую работу.
My employer lies every day and tells us that we'll get a payrise. But in reality, our company went bankrupt 5 months ago and all employees should start looking for a new job.
200
Explain:
Maternity leave is...
a period of time in which a woman is legally allowed to be absent from work in the weeks before and after she gives birth.
200
Explain:
if something PLUMMETS, does it go up or down?
to go down in amount or value very quickly and suddenly.
200
Explain:
Agenda is...
a list of items to be discussed at a meeting
200
Explain:
the difference between a loan and a mortgage
you take out a loan to buy any kind of thing
you take out a mortgage to buy a house or a flat
200
Explain:
why 'to make smb redundant' and 'to fire smd' are not synonyms?
Unlike firing someone, which means that their behaviour or performance has led them to be dismissed, making someone redundant simply means their role no longer exists in the company.
300
Choose:
turn down/up/away a job offer
turn down a job offer
300
Choose:
decrease in/by/on 5%
decrease by 5%
300
Choose:
set on/off/up a meeting
set up a meeting
300
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run into/ out of/ off money
run out of money
300
Choose:
I was faced by/with/__ the same problem a year ago, I don't want to face by/with/___ it again.
I was faced with the same problem a year ago, I don't want to face __ it again.
400
Synonym:
to work long hours
to do/work overtime/extra
400
Synonym:
pluses and minuses
-advantages and disadvantages
-benefits and drawbacks
-strengths and weaknesses
-positives and negatives
-upsides and downsides
-pros and cons
400
Synonym:
to focus on the key issues
to concentrate on the crucial points
400
Synonym:
rich
affluent/ wealthy/ well-off/ loaded
400
Antonym:
- generous
- to reduce
- the worst case scenario
- tight-fisted/mean
- to produce or to increare
- the best case scenario
500
What:
is the difference between retirement and pension?
r: action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work
p: payments a person receives upon retirement
500
What:
is happening on this graph?
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500
What:
communication barriers can you encounter during the meeting?
- misunderstanding
- hidden agenda
- arguments
- disagreements
- troublemakers in action
500
What:
can you do if you live beyond your means?
- tighten your belt
- cut your expenses
- re-assess you purchases
- look for bargains and discounts
500
What:
preposition follows these verbs - depend ___, carry ___, take ____, get away ____, spend ____, pick ____?
depend on
carry on
take on/off (explain the difference!)
get away with (what?)
spend on (give negative)
pick on/up (explain the difference)