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Vocabulary Focus. Ex. 1.Study the meaning of the following words, then use them to fill in the gaps: monitor, check andcontrol
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Ex. 1. Study the meaning of the following words, then use them to fill in the gaps: monitor, check and control.
– 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 as perks ).
– 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.). In many job advertisements 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.
Note:
1. K p. a. – one thousand per annum.
Ex. 2. Match the following word combinations in column A with their Russian equivalents in column B:
| A | B |
| 1) academic argument 2) to provide fringe benefits 3) a private entrepreneur 4) an independent entrepreneur 5) to show a flair 6) to engage in business 7) to monitor performance 8) to qualify as an economist 9) tax revenue | a) приобрести профессию экономиста b) заниматься коммерцией c) чисто теоретическое доказательство d) доход от налогов, налоговые поступления e) частный предприниматель f) обнаруживать способность (к чему-либо) g) независимый предприниматель h) управлять работой i) предоставить дополнительные льготы |
Ex. 3. Express in one word.
Involving a greater amount of reading and study than technical or practical work; extra things that some people get from their job in addition to their salary; a person who starts or organizes a commercial enterprise; a natural ability to do sth well; the place of work; to watch and check sth over a period of time; to reach the standard of ability; knowledge required in order to enter a particular profession; working independently for customers or clients and not for an employer; to say in advance what is expected to happen; an amount of money needed for a particular activity or purpose, esp in business; to make sth available for sb to use by giving it.
Words for reference: costs, provide, academic, entrepreneur, self-employed, perks (fringe benefits), monitor, forecast, job-setting; flair, qualify, skill.
Ex. 4. Choose the words with similar meaning from two columns and arrange them in pairs.
| A | B |
| 1) costs (n) 2) monitor (v) 3) flair (n) 4) entrepreneur (n) 5) forecast (n) 6) provide (v) 7) job-setting (n) 8) liable (a) | a) supply, equip, outfit b) expenses, outlay c) control, manage d) skill, talent, inclination e) employer f) responsible g) place of work h) prediction, prophecy |
Ex. 5. Complete the sentences using the words given below.
1. … means having the qualities that are needed to succeed as an entrepreneur.
2. An … is a person who sets up business and business deals.
3. A … is a person who is successful in business and so has become rich and powerful.
4. The industry will have to pass its increased … on to the consumer.
5. The management will … accommodation, food and drink for thirty people.
6. He has always been … for his children.
7. The … … of the job include a car and free health insurance.
8. He won’t … as an economist until next year.
9. An individual hoping to start up a new company needs to have entrepreneurial … or talent.
10. Unfortunately … of higher profits did not come true.
11. Economists are concerned with the production, … and ….
Words for reference: self-employed, forecasts, benefits or fringe benefits, qualify, flair, entrepreneurial, costs, provide, liable; tycoon, distribution, consumption.
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