- •Unit 2 Contacts
- •Match the words (1 – 10) with the definitions (a – j):
- •Match the words from column a with the words from column b to make word combinations. Translate the word combinations into Russian.
- •Complete the sentences with words from the Useful Language (the first letter is given):
- •Read the article. What sort of company is Manpower? What types of worker does the article mention? Manpower: The world of work.
- •Which type of worker…
- •Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •Find the English equivalents of the Russian words below in the text.
- •Fill the gaps with a suitable word or phrase from the text.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Discussion points.
- •Present Continuous Tense
- •Fill in the gaps
- •Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verb in brackets as in the example:
- •Work with the partner. Ask and answer questions about what these companies are doing at the moment.
- •Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in italics.
- •Translate from Russian into English
Business Result Pre-Int
Unit 2 Contacts
USEFUL LANGUAGE
abroad |
in or to a foreign country or countries |
за рубежом, за границей |
ə’bro:d |
access |
to open a computer file in order to find or add information |
иметь, получать доступ |
’ækses |
arrange |
to plan or make preparations for sth.; to organize |
организовывать, устраивать |
ə’reindʒ |
attract |
(of people, things, places, etc.) to pull s.o. or sth. towards them, by the positive qualities which they have |
привлекать |
ə’trækt |
branch |
one of the offices or groups that form part of a large business organization |
филиал, отделение |
bra:ntʃ |
bug |
a fault in a computer system, program |
ошибка, сбой в системе |
bʌg |
busy |
having a lot of things to do |
занятой |
‘bizi |
call back |
to return a call |
перезвонить |
,ko:l ‘bæk |
chain |
a group of shops which belong to a single company, have the same appearance and sell similar goods |
сеть (магазинов) |
tʃein |
colleague |
a person that you work with, especially in a profession or a business |
коллега, сослуживец |
ˈkɒl.iːg |
complain |
to say that sth. is wrong or not satisfactory |
жаловаться |
kəm’plein |
consist of |
to have something as a part |
состоять из |
kənˈsist ɒv |
contaminated |
dirty or not pure because a dangerous substance has been added |
загрязненный, зараженный |
kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪtid |
cosmetics |
substances that you put on your face or body to make it more attractive |
косметические средства |
/kɒzˈmetɪks/ |
course |
a set of classes on a particular subject which usually result in an exam |
курс (обучения) |
ko:s |
crisis |
a situation that has reached an extremely difficult or dangerous point |
кризис |
‘kraisis |
customer |
a person or an organization that buys something from a shop or business |
покупатель; заказчик |
/ˈkʌstəmə(r) / |
deal with |
to solve a problem, perform a task |
заниматься (напр. проблемой) , иметь дело с |
/dɪəl wɪð/ |
deny
|
to say that something is not true |
отрицать; отвергать |
/dɪˈnaɪ/ |
develop |
to invent; to change into a more advanced form |
разрабатывать, развивать |
di’veləp |
different
|
not the same |
отличающийся, разный |
‘difərənt |
discuss |
to consider a subject by talking about it with others |
обсуждать |
di’skʌs |
disturb |
to make s.o. to stop what they are doing, or to interrupt sth. |
беспокоить, отвлекать |
di’stə:b |
employment agency |
a business that helps people to find work and employers to find workers |
агентство по трудоустройству |
ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈeɪdʒəntsi |
encourage |
to strongly advise s.o. to do sth. |
поощрять; убеждать, уговаривать |
iŋ’kʌridʒ |
external consultant |
a specialist who gives expert advice or information and who is not an employee of the company |
сторонний (внештатный) консультант |
ɪkˈstɜːnəl kənˈsʌltənt |
face-to-face |
within each other's sight or presence |
лицом к лицу |
ˌfeɪs.təˈfeɪs |
fall (fell, fallen) |
to move down onto the ground or from a high position to a lower position |
падать |
fo:l |
flexible |
able to change or be changed easily according to the situation |
гибкий, легко приспосабливающийся |
ˈfleksɪbl ̩ |
freelancer |
a self-employed person |
внештатный сотрудник, фрилансер |
ˈfriː.lɑːnt s |
full-time worker |
a person who works for a whole of a working week |
работающий полный рабочий день |
ˌfʊlˈtaɪm ˈwɜːkər |
goods |
things for sale, or the things that you own |
товары |
gʊdz |
initial |
happening at the beginning; first |
первоначальный |
ɪˈnɪʃəl |
installation |
the act of putting new equipment, software, etc in place and making it ready to use |
установка; сборка; инсталляция |
ˌɪn.stəˈleɪʃən |
invoice |
a list of items provided or work done together with their cost, for payment at a later time |
счёт-фактура |
‘invois |
involve |
to have something as an important or necessary part |
включать в себя, вовлекать, |
ɪnˈvɒlv |
involved in |
taking part in an activity or task |
вовлечённый, участвующий |
ɪnˈvɒlvd ɪn |
issue |
a subject or problem which people are thinking and talking about |
вопрос, предмет обсуждения, проблема |
‘iʃu: |
job |
the regular work which a person does to earn money |
работа, профессия |
dʒob |
journalist |
a person whose job is to collect and write news stories for newspapers, magazines, radio, or television |
журналист |
ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst |
leave a message |
|
оставить сообщение |
‘li:v ə’mesidʒ |
local |
existing in, or responsible for a small area |
местный |
/ˈləʊ.kəl/ |
look at sth. |
to examine or study, often quickly or informally |
разобраться в чём-л. |
lʊk |
make up |
to put together |
составлять |
/ˈmeɪk.ʌp/ |
manual worker |
a person working physically rather than mentally. |
работник физического труда |
/ˈmænjuəl ˈwɜːkər/ |
moisturizer |
a cream that is used to make the skin less dry |
увлажняющий крем |
ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzər |
need |
must do or have sth.; want to do or have sth. very much |
нуждаться, испытывать необходимость |
ni:d |
occupational psychologist |
a psychologist (a doctor specializing in how the mind works) who studied how people behave at work and what influences their way of thinking and behavior |
психолог занятости (изучающий поведение людей при приеме на работу, во время работы) |
/ˌɒk.jʊˈpeɪ.ʃən.əl saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst / |
opportunity |
the possibility of doing sth. |
возможность |
,opə’tju:nəti |
out of order |
not working |
неработающий, вышедший из строя, |
/aʊt ɒv ˈɔː.dər/ |
part-time worker |
someone who works for only some of the day or week. |
работник, занятый неполный трудовой день |
/ˌpɑːtˈtaɪmˈwɜːkər/ |
payment |
the act of paying |
платёж |
‘peiment |
pharmaceutical |
connected with making and selling drugs and medicines |
фармацевтический |
/ˌfɑːməˈsuːtɪkəl/ |
price |
the amount of money for which something is sold |
цена |
prais |
priority |
the most important thing or the right to have something first among a group of people |
приоритет, преимущество |
/praɪˈɒrɪti/ |
promotion |
getting a better job in the same company |
повышение в звании / должности |
/prəˈməʊʃən/n
|
public relations |
the relations between an organization and the public; the things an organization does to create a good impression with the public |
связи с общественностью; установление связей с общественностью |
/ˈpʌblɪk rɪˈleɪʃənz/ |
reason |
the cause of an event or situation |
причина |
‘ri:zən |
recall |
to order the return of products made by a company |
отзывать |
ri’co:l |
receive visitors |
to welcome people who come to your place |
принимать посетителей |
ri’si:v ‘vizitəz |
reduction |
making sth. less in size, amount, degree, importance |
скидка, сокращение |
ri’dʌkʃən |
relations |
the way in which two people or groups feel and behave towards each other |
отношения |
ri’leiʃənz |
retail buyer |
a person who buys goods individually or in small quantities |
розничный покупатель |
/ˈriːteɪl /ˈbaɪər / |
retire |
to leave your job or stop working because of old age |
уходить на пенсию |
/rɪˈtaɪər/ |
sales rep(resentative) |
an employee of a company who travels around a particular area selling the company’s goods to shops, etc. |
агент по продаже товаров |
/seɪlz rep/ |
senior officer |
a person who has a high position in an organization, esp. a government organization |
высшее должностное лицо, чиновник |
‘si:niər ‘ofisə |
shelf (pl. shelves) |
a long flat board fixed horizontally against a wall or inside a cupboard to store objects on it |
полка |
ʃelf |
similar |
looking or being almost, but not exactly, the same |
похожий |
‘similə |
skill |
special ability acquired by training |
умение; навык |
/skɪl/ |
software |
programs used to operate a computer |
программное обеспечение |
/ˈsɒftweər/ |
spell |
to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order |
писать или произносить (слово) по буквам |
/spel/ |
spend (spent, spent) |
- to use time, to allow time to go past; - to give money as a payment for something |
- проводить, тратить время; - тратить деньги |
spend |
staff |
the people employed in an organization |
штат служащих; служебный персонал; |
/stɑːf/ |
subcontractor |
a person or company that is paid to do part of the work given to another person or company |
субподрядчик |
/ˌsʌbkənˈtræktər/ |
suggest |
to speak out an idea, possible plan or action for other people to consider |
предложить |
sə’dʒest |
supplier |
a person or company that provides goods |
поставщик |
/səˈplaɪər/ |
supply |
to provide something that is needed (to someone) |
поставлять, обеспечивать |
/sə’plai/ |
take a message |
|
принять сообщение |
‘teik ə’mesidʒ |
take action |
do sth. to deal with a problem |
принимать меры |
‘teik ‘ækʃən |
take part in |
to be involved in something |
принимать участие в чем-либо |
/teɪk pɑːt ɪn / |
teamwork |
working together as a group in order to achieve something |
работа в команде |
‘ti:mwək |
temporary |
lasting only a short time |
временный |
/ˈtempərər.i/ |
total market |
the total amount of money gained from selling some goods or services |
общая сумма денег, полученная в результате операций на рынке или продажи каких-л. товаров |
/ˈtəʊtəl ˈmɑː.kɪt/ |
training organization |
an organization that provides skills training to companies |
компания по обучению персонала |
/ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˌɔːgəna ɪˈzeɪʃən/ |
warn |
to let s.o. know about a possible danger or problem, esp. one in the future |
предостеречь, предупредить |
wo:n |