Vocabulary Focus
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 518.
People who are successful in business and so have become rich and powerful are called tycoons.
Notes:
1. Wear a second hat – çàíèìàòü âòîðóþ äîëæíîñòü.
2. Opt – âûáèðàòü, ïðåäïî÷èòàòü
3. Addictiveness – ïðèâû÷êà, ïðèâûêàíèå.
Ex. 1.Study the meaning of the words monitor, checkandcontrol, then use them to fill in the gaps.
– We check something to see if it is correct.
– The word control refers to power and domination. It is both a noun and a verb.
– If you monitor something you regularly check its progress.
1. I've … the documentation and everything is in order.
2. Inflation has not gone away but it is under … .
3. We constantly … the situation and if anything goes wrong we take action immediately.
4. We apologize for the delay which is due to reasons beyond our … .
5. Economists … prices, compute totaloutput and perform other useful tasks.
Salary, wages and fringe benefits (also known asperks).
– A salary is paid monthly and usually by bank transfer. We use the word salary for monthly payments to professional employees.
– Wages are paid weekly to manual or unskilled workers.
– Fringe benefits (also known as perks) are extra payments (a company car, free accommodation etc.).
– The combination of salary plus perks is called a remuneration package.
Complete this extract from a job advertisement.
We are offering an attractive … …, including basic … of 60 K p.a1. plus numerous … such as subsidized accommodation, free medical insurance etc.
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| Careers: Economist | | | K p. a. – one thousand per annum. |