Business Result Pre-Int Unit 2 Contacts

Useful Language

Word	Definition	Translation	Transcription
access	To open a computer file in order to find or add information	иметь, получать доступ	['ækses]
arrange	to plan or prepare for; to organize	устраивать, организовывать	[ə'reɪnʤ]
bug	A fault in a computer system, program	ошибка, сбой в системе	[bʌg]
career	the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn more money	карьера	[kə'rɪə]
colleague	A person that you work with, especially in a profession or a business	коллега, сослуживец	['kɔli:g]
consist of	To have something as a part of	состоять из	[kən'sɪst əv]
consultant	A person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is employed to give advice about it	консультант, советник	[kən'sʌlt(ə)nt]
contaminated	Dirty or not pure because a dangerous substance has been added	загрязненный, зараженный	[kən'tæmɪneɪtɪd]
cosmetics	Substances that you put on your face or body to make it more attractive	косметические средства	[kɔz'metɪks]
customer	A person or an organization that buys something from a shop or business	покупатель; заказчик	['kʌstəmə]
deal with	To solve a problem, perform a task	заниматься (напр. проблемой), иметь дело с	[di:l wið]
deny	To say that something is not true	отрицать; отвергать	[dɪ'naɪ]
department	a part of an organization which deals with a particular area of study or work	отдел, отделение	[dɪ'pɑːtmənt]
employment agency	a business that helps people to find work and employers to find workers	агентство по трудоустройству	[ɪm'plɔɪmənt 'eɪʤ(ə)n(t)sɪ]
external consultant	a specialist who gives expert advice or information and who is not an employee of the company	сторонний (внештатный) консультант	[ɪk'stɜ:n(ə)l kən'sʌlt(ə)nt]
face-to-face	within each other's sight or presence	лицом к лицу	[feɪs - t ə - feɪs]
flexible	able to change or be changed easily according to the situation	Легко приспосабливаемый;	['fleksəbl]
freelance	a self-employed person	внештатный сотрудник,	['fri:lɑːn(t)s]
full-time worker	a person who works for a whole of a working week	работающий полный рабочий день	[,ful'taɪm 'wɜ:kə]
goods	things for sale, or the things that you own	товары	[gudz]
initial	happening at the beginning; first	первоначальный	[ɪ'nɪʃ(ə)l]
installation	the act of putting new equipment, software, etc in place and making it ready to use	установка; сборка; инсталляция	[,ɪnstə'leɪʃ(ə)n]
involve	to have something as an important or necessary part	касаться, затрагивать	[ɪn'vɔlv]
involved in	taking part in an activity or task	вовлечённый, участвующий	[ɪn'vɔlvd in]
improve	to (cause something to) get better	улучшать	[ɪm'pru:v]
job	the regular work which a person does to earn money	служба; место работы	[ʤɔb]
journalist	a person whose job is to collect and write news stories for newspapers, magazines, radio, or television	журналист	['ʤɜ:n(ə)lɪst]
local	existing in, or responsible for a small area	местный	['ləuk(ə)l]
make up	to put together	составлять	[meɪk ʌp]
manual worker	a person working physically rather than mentally.	работник физического труда	['mænjuəl 'wɜ:kə]
moisturizer	a cream that is used to make the skin less dry	увлажняющий крем	['mɔɪsʧ(ə)raɪzə]
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)	[,ɔkju'peɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l saɪ'kɔləʤɪst]
out of order	not working	Неработающий	aut əv 'ɔ:də
part-time worker	someone who works for only some of the day or week.	работник, занятый неполный трудовой день	['pɑːt,taɪm 'wɜ:kə]
pharmaceutical	connected with making and selling drugs and medicines	фармацевтический	[,fɑːmə'sju:tɪk(ə)l]
priority	the most important place or the right to have something first among a group of people	приоритет, преимущество	[praɪ'ɔrətɪ]
promotion	getting a better job in the same company	повышение в звании;	[prə'məuʃ(ə)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	[,pʌblɪkrɪ'leɪʃ(ə)nz]
retail buyer	a person who buys goods individually or in small quantities	розничный покупатель	['ri:teɪl 'baɪə]
retire	to leave your job or stop working because of old age	уходить в отставку, на пенсию	[rɪ'taɪə]
sales rep	an employee of a company who travels around a particular area selling the company’s goods to shops, etc.	агент по продаже товаров	[seɪls rep]
skill	special ability acquired by training	умение; навык; сноровка	[skɪl]
software	programs used to operate a computer	программное обеспечение	['sɔftwɛə]
spell	to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order	писать или произносить (слово) по буквам	[spel]
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	[,sʌbkən'træktə]
supplier	a person or company that provides goods	поставщик	[sə'plaɪə]
take part in	to be involved in something	принимать участие в чем-либо	teik pɑːt in
temporary	lasting only a short time;	временный	['temp(ə)r(ə)rɪ]
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	['təut(ə)l 'mɑːkɪt]
training organization	an organization that provides skills training to companies	компания по обучению персонала	['treɪnɪŋ ,ɔ:g(ə)naɪ'zeɪʃ(ə)n]
workforce	the total number of workers employed by a company on a specific job, project, etc	рабочая сила	['wɜ:kfɔ:s]

1. Match the words (1-10) with the definitions (a-j)

department	within each other's sight or presence
workforce	a person working physically rather than mentally.
subcontractor	a business that helps people to find work and employers to find workers
to make up	the total number of workers employed by a company on a specific job, project, etc
to improve	to put together
part-time worker	the total amount of money gained from selling some goods or services
face-to-face	to (cause something to) get better
manual worker	someone who works for only some of the day or week
total market	a part of an organization which deals with a particular area of study or work
employment agency	a person or company that is paid to do part of the work given to another person or company

2. Fill in the gaps

1. Journalists and writers usually work as …

2. … … helps staff to deal with their psychological problems at work.

3. The head researcher of the …. company invented a new medicine.

4. I can spend a lot of time with my family, because I have … working hours

5. You need special … if you want to work in this area.

6. Installing new equipment is our … now.

7. … is more important for men than for women.

8. The elevator was … … … so we had to take the stairs.

2. Answer the questions

1. If you need a job, will you use an employment agency to help you find it or you will try to find it by yourself? Why?

2. What does your job involve? What are you working hours?

3. Do you want to work all your life for the same company? Why/why not?

4. Are training organizations important? How do they help workers?

5. When you retire would you like to work? What kind of worker would you like to be?

READING

2. Read the article. What sort of company is Manpower? What type of workers does the article mention?

Manpower. The world of work.

Manpower is a successful employment agency, which supplies temporary workers to companies. Two lawyers started a company when they couldn’t find temporary help with a project. Today it is a global company with offices all around the world and it’s becoming more and more popular because many people don’t want to be permanent workers anymore.

Employment agencies supply companies with different types of workers. These include professional and administrative full-time workers in offices and manual part-time workers in factories. Temporary workers (also called “temps”) now make up between one and three percent of the total workforce in most countries. Both multinational and small companies are using temps for a long time. People want to be temporary workers to have flexible working hours so that they can spend more time with their families.

Have careers changed very much since the 1990s? A decade ago, people expected to work for the same company until they retired. Today, nobody expects a job for life anymore. There are a lot of freelance workers and people are moving from job to job, working in different companies or in different departments. Training is important because it improves workers’ skills. These can help employees to find better jobs or get a promotion.

In some jobs there aren’t enough skilled workers that is why some companies want retired people with skills to return to work. Japan, Australia and Italy are starting to employ older workers. Companies need organizations like Manpower to arrange training for older employees, for example to use computer software or to work with a younger boss