Make sure you know these words before you listen to the conversation on the tape. Read the underground of the story.
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III LISTENING PRACTICE
Match proper definitions to the following words.
| salary | warning about leaving a job; |
| position | body representing workers in case of labour problems; |
| board of directors | collective body of managers; |
| problem | person's place or rank to other, in employment or society; |
| trade union | payment made or received for regular work ; paid weekly; |
| wage | monthly payment for employment; |
| notice | some difficulty to be solved or discussed; |
| steward | man who attends to the needs of passengers in a ship or airliner. |
| definite | – îñòàòî÷íèé, âèçíà÷åíèé |
| to succeed | – ìàòè óñï³õ |
| to have the men behind | – ìàòè ï³äòðèìêó ðîáî÷èõ |
| to get word | – óçíàòè, îòðèìàòè ïîâ³äîìëåííÿ |
| strong possibility | – âåëèêà ³ìîâ³ðí³ñòü |
| to put out of business | – âèò³ñíÿòè ç á³çíåñó |
| we have got to … | – ìè ìàºìî… |
| to afford | – äîçâîëÿòè (ñîá³) |
| immediately | – íåãàéíî |
| process men | – ðîáî÷èõ, ðîá³òíèêè |
| to speed up | – ïðèñêîðèòè |
| to select | – âèáèðàòè |
| in turn | – ó ñâîþ ÷åðãó |
| the same pay | – òà æ ïëàòà |
| to meet production targets | – âèêîíóâàòè âèðîáíè÷å çàâäàííÿ |
| double rate | – ïîäâ³éí³ ðîçö³íêè |
| loan agreement | – ìîæëèâ³ñòü îòðèìàííÿ ïîçèêè |
| to delay a discussion | – â³äêëàñòè îáãîâîðåííÿ |
| to find smb's feet | – îñâî¿òèñÿ ç ñèòóàö³ºþ |
Paul Osman (Sales Manager of Jayal Motors) and Jack Lom (Production Manager) are talking in Paul's office before going to speak to the workers about the prospects of exporting and the supposed changes in the working conditions.
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