Cross out the one verb in each group that does not collocate with the noun.
fill/ offer/ place/ take an order
ask for/ be entitled to/ find/ offer a discount
discuss/ go over/ put on/ sort out the details
make/ put forward/ put back/ reject a proposal
extend/ meet/ miss/ take a deadline
look for/ meet/ seek/ reach a compromise
Complete each sentence with a collocation from 1 above.
If you fail to do something by the agreed time, you _______ the ________.
If you tell a retailer you want to buy something from them, you _______ an _______.
If you finally get agreement after both sides had different starting points, you _______ a_______.
If you automatically have the right to a lower price, for example because of the quantity you are ordering, then you ________ a ________.
Complete the extracts from a business proposal using the words in the box.
Agreed available below charges lowest replacement require unlikely should wish
As ______, please find _____ a proposal to install a series of photocopiers.
_______ you require on-site support, our engineers are ______ seven days a week.
In the ______ event of a breakdown, we would provide a ______.
Our ______ are amongst the ______ on the market.
If you ______ to place an order, we ______ a deposit of 25%.
Check if the sentences below contain mistakes. Change the form of the verb where necessary.
I`m working in this company since 2011.
I have been in the US a year ago.
I was there for five weeks in 1999.
The price has increased several times this month.
I was doing this job for 30 years.
Match the words in the box to their definitions (and extra information) below.
Climb dip deteriorate fluctuate jump peak rise slide soar stabilize
Become higher (literally: to move up using your hands and feet)
Become less (literally: to put something into a liquid and quickly lift it out again)
Change frequently, especially from a high level to a low one and back again
Stop changing and become steady
Get worse (opposite: improve)
Get worse gradually ( literally: to move smoothly and quickly across a surface)
References:
Adapted from Intelligent Business by Christine Johnson, p. 15.
English in civil construction.
UNIT 1. HEALTH AND SAFETY.
Vocabulary.
Safety – безопасность, техника безопасности
Overralls – комбинезоны, спецовка
A hard hat – каска, защитный шлем
Moreover – кроме того
Accident – несчастный случай, травма
Hygiene – гигиена
In advance – заранее
Hazardous – опасный
Scaffolding – монтаж строительных лесов
Erect – возводить, строить, сооружать, возвести, воздвигнуть, построить, воздвигать, соорудить, выстроить, водрузить
Erect scaffolding – возводить леса
Voltage – величина электрического напряжения
Wiring – электромонтаж, провод, разводка, электропроводка
Reduce – уменьшать, снижать, сокращать, понижать, уменьшить, сократить, снизить, сократиться, уменьшаться, сокращаться, понизить
A first aid box – аптечка
Bandage – бинт
Ointment – мазь
Disinfectant – дезинфицирующее средство, дезинфектант, дезсредство
Disease – заболевание
Trench – траншея, ров, канава, котлован, окоп
Inhale – вдыхать, вдохнуть, надышаться
A building site can be a dangerous place because powerful machinery, hazardous materials, trenches and scaffolding create risks for people who work at the building site. To reduce accidents it is important to work out the safest methods rules in advance and follow them.
First, you should wear suitable proper working clothes such as overalls, strong or rubber boots and keep them in secure place. If you work in excavations, you must wear a hard hat to protect your head. Moreover, put support against the sides of the excavation so that the soil cannot fall on you. Excavations should be expected daily before work and especially after heavy rain.
The dangerous materials, such as explosives, petrol and others must be listed, controlled and stored in locked areas.
The wiring must be inspected regularly and the voltage should be reduced to avoid electric shocks on a site.
Working on scaffolding is very dangerous. To prevent accidents experts must erect scaffolding to the biggest safety standards. Workers on scaffolding must always be careful and check the position of scaffolding.
Working with bricks, blocks, cement is unsafe but you need to be careful of yourself and wear gloves to protect your hands and if cement dust is present, then you should wear a breathing mask.
Secure barriers must surround all dangerous places on a site. There must be a first aid box with plasters, bandages, ointment, and disinfectant. First, you should wear suitable proper working clothes such as overalls, strong or rubber boots and keep them in secure place. If you work in excavations, you must wear a hard hat to protect your head. Moreover, put support against the sides of the excavation so that the soil cannot fall on you. Excavations should be expected daily before work and especially after heavy rain.
The site should employ someone who is experienced at first aid.
In conclusion, the workers should have access to an area for cooking and the facilities for basic hygiene as well as a schedule that allows rest breaks and meal times. H
The rules mentioned above must be kept and known by everyone on the site. Healthy workers need: shade for rest breaks; dry areas to prepare food and drink on rainy days; facilities for washing hands; WCs; areas to hang up wet clothes; a room to change in and out of working clothes.
Answer the following questions:
Why is it important to work out the safest rules in advance?
What are the suitable clothes on a building site?
What and why should be kept in a box of first aid?
Explain what facilities make a healthy site.
Exercises: