Microsoft is quietly building a mobile Xbox store that will rely on Activision and King games. Could I speak to Jennifer Thompson in Accounts, please? B.Possibly. I'm on a ___________ contract, which means I work from, Monday to Friday, ___________. 22.If we're lucky, we might even get a famous rock star, actor or sports personality to endoarse it for us. 1.A certificate from a doctor to show that an employee has been ill is called a ___________ certificate. The latest computer program has several __________ / __________ which need to be sorted out before it can be put onto the market. __________ and the ability to 11. The first one has been done as an example. 22.We believe that the new manager's lack of __________ / __________ will have a negative effect on sales. Exercise 2: Look at the definitions in sentences 1 16, and decide what is being described in each case. However, I just know it will sell well, and I bet our competiton is getting really worried! 4.Thanks for sending the contract. That's not bad, considering the where and tear that can be expected from the customers on an item such as this. About Our Coalition. Most countries will not let them in if their passport (4) runs out / expires within six months. __________ should be suitably 7. Profit sharing, (also known as a cafeteria-style benefits plan) 22. 15. An employee who works ___________ works at times such as in the evening, at night or during public holidays when most people are not at work. 2.I need a reply from you urgently. I need a reply from you urgently. (At the airport, an assistant is helping a passenger to find the right terminal for her flight from London to Belfast). 28.There will also be lots of giveways: free hands-free kits, free phone covers, free ringtones, and so on. everyone is always saying how you're able to encourage people to work harder. (13)Control a process or activity. Probbation, Probation (x2), subjective = subject, employees, =Termination, probbation = probation (or probationary), note = notice 17. J.Well, there has already been some gradual expansion, but it's going to take time. CIF refers to the price a buyer has to pay for goods which have to be transported. 45.So get out there, and canvince as many people as possible that the 'Ultimafone' is the only mobile phone they'll ever need! I don't know, but if they do, that's the third one they'll have shut this year. It can also mean keep it short and simple) 13. my eyes glaze over (humorous, used for saying that. These informal expressions refer to bank accounts. Note that, as with other exercises in this book, these words are not always exclusive to the area of sales and marketing, and may be relevant to other business areas. next time you call. Yes, I've had three phone calls already this afternoon. Appraisals can be two-way, with the employee telling the company how s/he feels about it, and his / her role in it. 5.Your performance has become rather erratic recently, so we were wondering if you might benefit from going on a new training course. Jerry Lee Lewis was no killer but he was the most dangerous man in rocknroll. Note that each word you choose from the box must work with all four words in the set. Mediation (an attempt by a disinterested* third party to make two sides in an argument agree) is often quicker, more cost-effective and less stressful for the parties involved. The self-confessed 'mean sonofabitch' was a gun-toting, fire-starting ball of trouble. 11.The papers we needed have finally arrived. 2m x 1m x 1m = two metres by one metre by one metre 11. Please call me. I do have several other ___________. If we're lucky, we might even get a famous rock star, actor or sports personality to endoarse it for us. A company that does not have an Internet shopping facility is known as a bricks and mortar business) 11. passengers to wait in the lounge until their next flight is ready. 12.mingerkeaTlet is the selling of a product or service by telephone. More and more countries require foreign visitors to have one, and this will cost money (and time and effort, too: in some cases, the traveller has to present himself or herself in person at the country's (6) emmbassy / embassy). (An article in a magazine is talking about air travel) In a recent survey, Albion International Air Ltd was voted the world's favourite carrier / airline / airliner / airways for its punctuality, comfort, quality of inflight catering and of course its standards of safety. The phrase in the shaded vertical strip is division of labour. Yes, they thought they might be able to do a bit better as long as we were prepared to work harder. I also need to negotiate with our suppliers on prices for our base materials, visit those suppliers on a regular basis to check the quality of the base materials James: Do you have a car for that? M.Yes, it was making a loss, but now it's a very profitable organisation. In extreme cases, this may result in litigation (in which one side brings a suit against the other in a court of law), with the aim of getting financial compensation, or of legally obliging the other side to abide by their contractual obligations. A bill of lading is a list of goods being transported, which the transporter gives to the person sending the goods, to show them that the goods have been loaded. Genius is the worlds biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge. ________ (you need one expression for these two gaps)? 2.___________ is paid time which the management agrees an employee can spend on rest, cleaning or meals, not working. 3.___________ is a form of employment in which two or more people do a single job or take on a specific role within a company, each person working part-time. In these examples, the words at the end are not necessary because their meaning is carried in the main verb. 3. ergateul, (14)Examine information in detail. 36" Wide X 84" Tall-$299; 42 " Wide X 84" Tall-$339; Barn Door Track. I suppose so. 14. 1 November, 7 April, etc, is more common. I get 35,000 ___________, plus expenses, ___________ for reaching. 13.The bank gave us a / an __________ / __________: pay back the money or face immediate closure. (a) The user 'signs' the contract by clicking on a box or boxes to show that he / she agrees, business on the Internet is called a dot.com business. Which department would you call if you wanted the following? It is simple but adequate. 4.Leave during which an employee receives no money is called ___________ leave. Which department would you call if you wanted the following? (2 words), 16.Pieces of machinery that are used to replace parts of a machine that are broken or faulty. As a result, we're starting a major campain to let the public know all about it. __________ and. The papers we needed have finally arrived. (to succeed), your duties to the best of your ability. An anti-site, also called a hate-site or gripe-site, is a website set up by an unhappy (ex-) customer so that they can publicly say bad things about your company, and encourage other people to do the same 21. 7. Credit limit 8. Contracts of employment can be temporary, permanent, short term, long term, fixed-term or open-ended. Exercise 1: Complete each sentence 1 15 with two words to make an expression connected with production and operations. And you won't even be able to visit the Internet without our. For example, 'CUL' means 'See you later'. Let's go home. 40.We think it's the best invention since the microchip, although obviously some people will tell you that it's just hyp, and we're making a lot of fuss about nothing. That sounds like a lot of work for one person. Traffic on the M25 is backed up for12 miles at junction 9. Roll Up Doors, Commercial Door, Rolling No, that's OK. 25.The safeguarding of customers' interests in terms of quality, price and safety. 9.He was given the __________ / __________ of dealing with the press and keeping the public informed about new developments. 7.To be in a situation where you have too much to do. 4.magencrkhiBn is the system of measuring the performance of a company against the performance of other companies in the same sector. When goods are sold within one country, they are transported to their place of sale by a distributor. (the manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, etc, who make, deliver and sell products to, None of our products are allowed to leave the factory unless there are, , we will not be able to produce enough goods to keep up, with demand. What a terrible month! I'm not in the office at the moment, but if you leave your name and number after the ________, I'll ________ to you. Credit us with the outstanding balance on your next statement. You asked me what we should do about the fall in sales. Hands off, and, note: write this as one word in your crossword grid: do not leave any spaces. They are forms of on-screen advertising 20. The number and arrow after each gap show. We would like to stress that the company has a (9). 19.There are two __________ / __________ available to us: close the company or move to another locality. I have to do it all myself! The informal expression is a turkey trot. 10.When a new product or service is tested on a small group of consumers in order to try to find out the reactions of a larger group of consumers, this is known as pigslman. 6.You are travelling from Greece to the UK. 23.After all, you can't beat an opinon leader for really helping to make a new product take off successfully. are provided by the state, and which can be found in most main towns in Britain and other countries). A customs tariff is a list of those taxes that must be paid. Note that using a word with a similar meaning to another word does not always mean using that word in exactly the same way. 11.I can't see you this afternoon because I have a / an __________ / __________ with the Board of Directors. James: Not bad. It was conceived by our inovative designs team, led by the brilliant Kevin Anorak. Several employees were made redundant following EZPrint's __________ / __________ of Colourcom. 1 How to Replace RV Ceiling Fabric? In some cases, both words / expressions are possible. I've been ________. After two financially disastrous years, the company went into __________ / __________ . aspects of the applicant to decide whether or not s/he has the correct 2. 12.As a result, we're starting a major campain to let the public know all about it. 3.We need to maintain __________ / __________ on the factory floor at all times, otherwise there are increased risks of an accident occurring. Well, there's more to my job than just that. 4. 13.Have our reps called in to give us their sales figures. Shall I get her to ________. AAMOF, we lost almost 8000. Internet (sometimes called the World, Wide Web) 22. provider (also called an Internet Service, email providers also ask their subscribers to enter a, username, which is similar to a password), 1. suggest something without saying it directly, Regular government health and safety inspections are, Despite several USP's* in our latest range, we can expect to face some, We are unable to make a decision at this time as we do not have, I'm not sure why your order was delayed for so long, but I assure you I will carry out a, We don't need to know all the details: try to give us a, She's a very successful saleswoman, but I don't think she's particularly, We have received a number of complaints about, Employee access to the office after 6pm is strictly, People enjoy working in our department: the atmosphere in the office is really, Our department manager does a good job, although he is often criticised for his, At the end of her presentation, there were several, The company is unwilling to invest in financially, Free accommodation is provided for our employees. What else does it say, It says that the successful 6. A period of paid or unpaid time off work for the purposes of research, study or travel is called a, The percentage of a workforce which is away from work with no good excuse is called the, A day when all employees in the country are allowed to take a day off work is called a, A period of paid leave given by some companies to staff who have completed several years of service is called, A person's right to something (for example, their right to a paid holiday from work) is called an, If an employee is away from work without permission and without a good reason, we can say that s/he has taken ___________, When an employee is sick and has to wait three days before s/he can claim sick pay, these days are known as ___________, If an employee has permission to be away from work, s/he has, When an employee gets time off from work instead of pay (for example, if they work overtime and get some time off work instead of overtime pay), we say that they take, A short period of leave given to a father to be away from work when his partner has a baby is called, Paid time off from work given to an employee to help him / her deal with personal affairs is called. 13.Actions taken by an organisation to protect itself when unexpected events or situations occur that could threaten its success or continued operation (for example, a competitor selling a better product at a lower price). Thirdly, they will need to get (7) traveller's cheques / traveling cheques and / or foreign (8) currancy / currency: if they choose the latter, they need to check the (9) exchange / changing rate to make sure they are getting a favourable (10) deal / bargain, and then in most cases they will need to pay (11) comission / commission / commision to the bank who supplies it. 18.To ask someone formally to change a decision that you are not happy with. Exercise 1: Choose the best word(s) or expression(s) to complete these sentences. Following a bumpy launch week that saw frequent server trouble and bloated player queues, Blizzard has announced that over 25 million Overwatch 2 players have logged on in its first 10 days. (complete products that are ready to sell), 6. Find stories, updates and expert opinion. a new model of the car for the motor show. Complete each part with the words and expressions in the boxes. It also says that the 13. Yes, provided it has received planning permission to do so. 2. litigation (the verb is to litigate, the. I'm trying to call my credit card company, and I've got one of those stupid ________. (to wait, to not go forward), Make sure you don't make any mistakes when you, write the required information in the spaces on a form), Negotiations between management and the unions, negotiation, usually because no agreement has been made), the subject of redundancy payments. In fact, our overseas raps are already packing their suitcases and booking their flight tickets. If you have any __________ / __________, please ask a member of staff. These words can be found by reading from left to right ( ), and / or from top to bottom ( ). A competition between companies to get a larger market share by cutting prices. L.Well, I certainly think it's a good idea to move it to a later date. 2:1 = two to one (when talking about odds and ratios) 24. 36.They will all carry the soon-to-be famous 'Ultimafone' brant name. 22, where their flight is about to depart. Can you delegate any of it? A = main road) 23. 4.The hotel has several room __________ / __________, including five family rooms and two honeymoon suites. 1.The process of attaching machine-readable lines on a product, product part or package, which can then be read by a computer. (d) yellow goods (= high-priced goods which are kept in use for a relatively long time, and so are not replaced very often). 28.The establishment of price levels in a market by a dominant company or brand. A carefully selected representative range of consumers used for the purposes of providing feedback on likes and preferences. 6.I'm not sure why your order was delayed for so long, but I assure you I will carry out a full and detailed investigation. 6.A company or organisation that puts too little emphasis on flexibility in its working practices is known informally as a ___________. Machines which are used in the kitchen, such as washing machines, refrigerators, etc. 4.Take the right cord under the left cord and both of the main bracelet cords. It's almost 200 pages long. A group of manufacturers or suppliers who visit another country to increase their sales there is known as a trade d________ (32 ). 120.75 = one hundred and twenty pounds seventy five (or, one hundred and twenty pounds and seventy five pence, one thousand, one hundred and twenty pounds and seventy five pence, For more information on how to say telephone numbers, see the information in the answer key for, (EOC) is the government body set up to make sure that no sex discrimination exists in employment, racial matters in companies, and to issue, ensures that nobody is discriminated against (for example, the. Well, another 60 a week is an improvement, I suppose, but they won't want to wait too long. Stefan was the youngest child of Giuseppe Salvatore and Lillian Salvatore. Barn Door Track. (A car hire clerk is helping a customer choose a vehicle) The roads here are so bad and so full of holes that we very much recommend you hire a / an MPV / saloon / 4x4 / van. The management accepts no __________ / __________ for any damage to vehicles in the car park. Term = Terms, conditionals = conditions, 5. descriptive = description 6. locally = location 7. I'm afraid her line is ________ at the moment. omnedr, 24.A well-run and productive department. 8. It also says that there is room to. We would like to point out that there have been several (1) breaches / beaches of the company's 'No smoking' policy. A white-collar worker is someone who works in an office. (, An item that is produced in response to the request of a particular client or customer. If you don't mind me asking? 16.Our latest range of language-learning products has received widespread __________ /. When you bring goods into a country you import them. You've always got on with the people you work with, and. A blue-collar worker is someone who works in a factory. CV (= curriculum vitae. (academic, vocational and professional), work 16. __________ in, if you're interested. 13.An organisation that delivers products to retailers on behalf of a manufacturer is called a isorditbtru. __________ they're offering looks, Well, that's the minimum amount of money that you can earn during the year. When we, 23. work-life balance (see note *2 below) 24. shift differentials 25. twilight shift 26. job rotation. Oh, hello, could you ________ me ________ (you need one expression for these two, He's out of the office, I'm afraid, but I can ________ you and you can leave a. All __________ / __________ are requested to attend tomorrow's meeting, which will begin at 2pm. The airline has diverted / overbooked / rerouted / postponed our flight and have told me there are no more seats available for us. 31.In fact, our overseas raps are already packing their suitcases and booking their flight tickets. There has been a sharp __________ / __________ in the number of people attending the staff development sessions. Exercise 2: Rearrange the letters in bold to make words that have the same or a similar meaning to the words and expressions in italics. However, we mustn't be too complacent. 8. circumstances 9. references 10. offered, Recruitment 3: Contract of employment and job description (pages 4243), 1. The managers of the company will look at these, and go through a 5. : these are the people who will then be invited for an interview. 2.A holiday from work which is fixed by law is called a ___________ holiday. I'm Tim Spanner, and I'm calling ________ Superglaze. Goods sent by air are called a________ (31 ). If you ________ a moment, I'll get you her number. 5. I also need to ___________ with our suppliers on prices for our base materials, ___________ those suppliers on a regular basis to check the quality of the base, Oh yes, the company provides me with one. This spiral knot polymer clay bracelet is an easy micro-macram project for beginners. 5.To reach the point at which revenue (the amount of money received for selling something) is equal to the costs of production. fitefince, 25.Easily changeable working hours. 17.A holiday or period when people are not working is called a ___________ (especially in the USA). Your flight has been overbooked (see number 2 in Exercise 1) and your, economy class to business class) 5. (basic items which have to be treated in some way before they can be used), can be kept to a minimum, we can keep market prices at a minimum. His promotion to director was a remarkable __________ / __________ for someone so young. Yes, it was making a loss, but now it's a very profitable organisation. This is an example of a trade b________ (12 ). 12.A telephone call or sales visit where the sales person has no appointment and the client is not an established customer. Exercise 1: In this contract of employment, there are a lot of vocabulary mistakes. There will also be big posters at every pont of sale (including department stores and music stores). There are a few things that the well-prepared business traveller should sort out before they leave the country. An employee who takes unauthorised leave is or goes AWOL: absent. milky way casino login. The ___________ is an informal expression for the night shift. Your baggage weighs more than the allowed amount, and so you have to pay extra money for the airline to carry it 3. The price includes all the seller's costs until the goods are on the ship, plane, etc, for transportation. (to arrange for something to take place, most of our work to freelancers. = added value. An article in a magazine is talking about air travel, comprehensive / adhesive / apprehensive / defensive. They are one of the nation's leading manufacturer of fiberglass and steel exterior door systems, and they are one of the most preferred brand of entry doors among building. Key Features of Electric Cargo Bike KBO Ranger include; Battery. Our critics review new novels, stories and translations from around the world 2.A large exhibition and meeting for advertising and selling a specific type of product.
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