Vocabulary exercises

I.

1. f

2. d

3. c

4. e

5. b

6. g

7. j

8. i

9. h

10. a

II.

1. a

2. c

3. d

4. g

5. e

6. b

7. f

III.

1. 2c 3e

2. 2j 3l

3. 2d 3c

4. 2l 3d

5. 2a 3f

6. 2i 3j

7. 2k 3b

8. 2h 3g

9. 2b 3k

10. 2e 3a

11. 2g 3h

12. 2f 3i

V.

1. employees; 2. employed; 3. employed; 4. employ; 5. employment; 6. employee; 7. employment; 8. employable; 9. employer; 10. employable.

VI.

1. to adopt recommendations; 2. essential dimensions; 3. suspend negotiations; 4. inquiry schedule; 5. to reduce the remuneration; 6. key/leading employee; 7. production staff; 8. to fulfil the contractual provisions; 9. public employee; 10. provide recommendations; 11. backlog of unfilled orders; 12. regular employee; 13. put off negotiations; 14. trade promotion.

VII.

1. e, f

2. h

3. e

4. d

5. i

6. i

7. h

8. i

9. j

10. i

11. g

12. d

13. d

14. a

15. e

16. d

17. b, i

18. a, d, e, i

19. h, i

20. d

21. g

22. c, f

23. j

24. j

25. h

26. d

27. d

VIII.

1. by; 2. to; 3. upon; 4. ahead of; 5. behind; 6. on; 7. of; 8. up, to; 9. in; 10. off; 11. on; 12. out; 13. with; 14. up; 15. to; 16. out; 17. to; 18. off; 19. on; 20. down; 21. up; 22. out; 23. to.

IX.

1. promotion; 2. remuneration; 3. schedule; 4. recommendation; 5. employee; 6. provisions; 7. requirements; 8. deduction; 9. dimension; 10. maintenance.

III.

1. l

2. f

3. c

4. n

5. k

6. m

7. g

8. h

9. d

10. b

11. j

12. a

13. i

14. e

IV.

1. d

2. g

3. e

4. c

5. j

6. f

7. b

8. a

9. i

10. h

V.

1. for, for; 2. during, within; 3. in, to, in, to, at; 4. of, in; 5. by, within; 6. in, of; 7. for, out, of, of, in, to; 8. to, of, by; 9. of, of, to; 10. of, with.

VI.

1. _, an, the; 2. a, the, the; 3. a, a, the; 4. the, a, a, the; 5. _, the; 6. the, _, the; 7. the, a, the; 8. the, _, _, _; 9. a, the; 10. a, a, the.

VII.

1. involvement, negotiations; 2. staff, induction, re­cruits; 3. employee, compensation; 4. applicants, recommendations, appointments; 5. token; 6. requirement, employment; 7. promotions; 8. deductions; 9. dimension, workforce; 10. priorities.

IX.

1. The Personnel Department has an overall responsibility for carrying out the policies of the Board of Directors in relation to staffing. 2. In replying to a letter or writing in response to a telephone call you should always make sure you have covered all the points at issue. 3. The whole framework of pay is obviously of concern to personnel, including salary scales, overtime and bonus payments. 4. When a worker is no longer required he or she is made re­dundant and this entitles him or her to compensation depending on his or her length of service and pay. 5. Any employee who is dismissed unfairly may be entitled to compensation. 6. There will have to be contact with line and departmental managers to ascertain staffing requirements. 7. Modern employment law accepts that the employee's job cannot be taken from him unfairly. 8. In the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement that every employee must receive a written statement setting out the terms and conditions of their employment. 9. The Department should be concerned with all matters of wel­fare, from lighting and heating through to safety and personal hygiene. 10. If a number of new staff joins the firm it is expe­dient to make clear the firm's policy on all important subject.