16.2 Rearrange these lines to make a text containing words from B and C opposite. After a few months they started laying staff (2) ............... (offlonlout). the last one being &28,000 to each d stay as co-presenter. 5 We'll need the first 30 units in six months. 4 He wanted to make the article look good, so he spent a lot of time adjusting the spacing of the lines, changing the text, etc. You don't know the person's direct line number, so you dial the number of the company's switchboard. It can be quite physically ..................................... (tire), but I enjoy ..................................... (deal) with customers, except when they become violent. Some companies have a chief operating officer to take care of the day-to-day running of the company. I think we need to see people at their desks actually working. 4 Contact newspapers to advertise new jobs. You must be - - - - - - - - - I - - - - - - - - - of researchers, you need to be a good - - - - - - - - - - too. An options contract is an agreement giving the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a security or commodity at a particular price at a particular future time, or in a period of future time. I I 1 ; ] 1 Checking understanding, interrupting, referring back To interrupt someone politely: I Can I come in here? When a company's results are presented in a way that makes them look betier than they really are, even if it follows the rules, it may be accused of creative accounting or window dressing. is often used in theseIn thecombinations: late 1990s, Internet use was doubling every 100 days. Even if you have a good level of basic English, learning business English will give you the chance to demonstrate a wider professional vocabulary … There are long business lunches in restaurants, where deals are discussed. 2 Here are some typical patterns for demand and supply in the widget industry. , . I methodical, systematic and organized: can work in a planned, orderly way. 7 Channel Four has always encouraged experimentation and (an innovationlinnovation) in its films. 1 teacher 2 brain surgeon 3 car worker on a production line 4 airline pilot 4.3 5 office cleaner 6 labourer (someone doing basic work on a building site) 7 bus driver 8 office manager Complete these extracts from job advertisements using words from C opposite. (10) 7 See 1 across. 2 For example, yesterday I bought two kilos of oranges for half the usual price. Bye. (It's been) good talking to you. call back later. They should make sure the agenda (the list of things to be discussed) is complete by asking those involved what should be on it and then circulating (distributing) it to everyone concerned. :working I'm a commercial artist in an advertising agency. But a lot of building societies have demutualized: they have become public limited companies with shareholders. 1 I'm pleased to announce another good year for shareholders of this company. There are sometimes alternative Over to you sections, for learners who are in work and those who are not. I want to (5)- _ _ - the business and do things my way. Product endorsements are when famous people recommend a product. What can you use instead? (6) 1 6 People or organizations who advertise. 1 Let me just run over the main points. I'm rather tied up at the moment. I'm calling to confirm that ... Could I leave a message? Phone, call and ring to ) "ne someone telephone I 1 BrE: to ring someone, to ring up someone, to ring someone up, to give someone a ring 1 Informal BrE: to give someone a bell, to give someone a buzz 1 AmE: to call someone, to call up someone, to call someone up I to give someone a call Numbers When saying numbers, use rising intonation for each group, except for the last group, when you should use a falling tone. 2 Superinc ordered goods from Messco. Many restaurants are also run like this. 26 Business Vocabulary in Use 9.1 Look at the managers listed in A opposite. Apart from improving your business vocabulary, the book also helps you to develop the language needed for important business communication skills. exports over imports has gone up quickly. Choosing to live and work in a less stressful way is downshifting or rebalancing, and people who do this are downshifters.' It's very interesting. Payments to the author from the publisher are royalties. We do spot checks every few minutes during production to ensure everything is going well. But it's possible for a company to show a profit for a particular period because of the way it presents its activities under the accounting standards or accounting rules of one country, and a loss under the rules of another. 1 'Stocks' is another name for shares. The politician pays no interest on the loan and does not mention it when asked to give a complete account of his finances. How to use the book for self-study Find the topic you are looking by referring to the contents page or the index. I've got the address. BrE: CV; AmE: resume or resume Note: Situation, post and position are formal words BrE: covering letter; AmE: cover letter often used in job advertisements and applications. T-I-double-M-E-R-M-A-N. No, 642 246. A marketer or marketeer is someone who works in this area. Swedish Paper Products (SPP) are not the .......................................and so they tell the person sending the fax: they ...................the .................... 2 'The designs you received are top secret. Bringing learners up to date with the language they need for business today, this book explains words and expressions, provides practice in using the new language, and also reflects recent developments in technology and business practice. in relation to government departments that deal with business: the US Department of Commerce. Of course, it costs money to keep components and goods in stock: stocks have to be financed (paid for), stored (perhaps in special buildings: warehouses) and handled (moved from one place to another). (Vjob) I have a par&-&;ruejob. You don't use Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms with only a first name (e.g. Environmental or green issues are also very important. He applied for the job by completing an application form and sending it in. First published 2002 Second printing 2002 Third printing 2002 Printed in Italy by G. Canale & C. Typeface Sabon 10113pt. 5 Electric light was (an inventionlinvention) which enabled people to stay up later. The work isn't very interesting, but I like to be able to go home at a reasonable time. It's very difficult to get hold of you. Business Vocabulary in Use 52.1 Bertil Lagerkvist of Moda Fashions in Stockholm is talking to Kim Wang of Outrageous Designs in Hong Kong. TELEPHONE, FAX AND EMAlL Telephoning 1: phones and numbers 110 Faxes Meetings 1: types of meeting A Entertainment and hospitality B Time C Cross-cultural communication a Telephoning 4 : arrangements a A Cultures and culture B Distance and familiarity m Business across cultures 3 108 A Making arrangements B Closing the conversation C Changing arrangements CULTURE Business across cultures 2 Telephoning 3: messages A Asking to speak to someone 2 B Giving and taking messages C Spelling names D Taking messages: checking information 96 A Leadership I3 Modern management styles C Empowerment Business across cultures 1 a a 106 Meetings 3: points of view A Opening the meeting B Inviting people to speak C Making your point 120 m Meetings 4: agreement and disagreement Negotiations 3: furthering negotiations 122 A B C D A Discussion without argument? WATCH SALES LEAP US DOLLAR WEAKENS 3 The British pound has fallen a lot in value, but the US dollar has fallen less. It's a joint account with my husband. Note: The plural o f businessperson is businesspeople. Ifixed costs do not change when production goes up or down (e.g. Their switchboard isn't big enough to handle all the calls they get. 6 He received managers' training to help him develop these skills. Peaks and troughs If a figure rises to a level and then stops rising, remaining at that level, it levels off and remains steady or stable. spoken t o them before, but I've got no choice. 7 The parachutists will come in at 08:30 and land in two waves, here and here. 39.2 Complete the crossword with expressions from C and D opposite. A number that is free of charge is: BrE Ian 104 AmE 0800 number" Ia Freephone number Business Vocabulary in Use m a 1-800 number Ia toll-free number 48.1 Which equipment in A opposite would each of these people use? It's ideal for me as I have two young children. At first it was 43.2 Correct the mistakes in italics with the correct forms of expressions from C opposite. Y: Wow! 2 a contract to buy 500 tons of wheat for delivery in three months. have nothing to do with the subject), unless you have a particular purpose in mind. A niche or niche market is a small group of buyers with special needs, which may be profitable to sell to. They looked at his driving licence and contacted (3) previous employers Fred had mentioned in his application. There are more women managers now, who are often more able to build consensus than traditional military-style authoritarian male managers.' / Complete this talk by a marketing specialist using words from A and B opposite. Across 1 and 2 down What the British call the income statement. One word is wrong in each item. We'd prefer US dollars. 2 A building contractor who works in different places. I have a current account for writing cheques, paying by debit card and paying bills. a Underline common ground: the areas where agreement has been reached. If you've never sailed before, try our (1)mid-range model, the Classic. b is more informal in the way people talk to each other? 1 accountant 2 postwoman 3 flight attendant 4 software developer 5 teacher a Obviously, my work involves ..................................... (travel) a lot. 6 Oh no I hate this - oh well, I'd better leave a message ... 7 They never seem able to find the extension number! travelled from all p.y.'gr. You should maice a realis-tic plan and priori-tize +he -things you have +o do, no+ jus+ maice a /is+. \Would you like to leave a message? (9,6) 7 When one group of people is unfairly treated differently from another. Illustrators: Clinton Banbury: pages 37, 74, 101, 118, 130; Adrian Barclay: page 122; Kathy Baxendale: pages 60, 128, 130, 134; Beccy Blake: page 18; Gecko Ltd: pages 20,22,24,43,49, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 82, 85, 100, 104, 105, 110, 137, 139. Related adjectives: a profitable activity is economic; an unprofitable one is uneconomic. Jaime: Yes, but pages two and three weren't legible: I couldn't read them. A company in difficulty that cannot be saved goes bankrupt. 2 Vans for sale in a showroom. Choose from B2B, B2C, or B2G. 1 I'm Alicia. 5 '..................... behaviour is good for business,' says Carol Marshall, vice president for ethics and business conduct. Promotional activities Promotion (uncountable) is all the activities supporting the sale of a product, including advertising. a I can't make Tuesday (Tuesday is not possible). Business Vocabulary in Use to license to license 1 5.1 Choose the correct forms to complete these sentences containing words from A opposite. 4 I rung them five minutes ago but there was no answer. 49.2 Look at B opposite. Would Wednesday be suitable? (Let's get down to business.) London as a financial centre is called the City or the Square Mile, and New York is Wall Street. He just uses meetings as a chance to show off. 36.3 Use expressions from C and D opposite to describe: 1 a bank that makes companies' shares available. 3 Well, the currency for payment would seem to be the problem here. m Note: You can write stock market or stockmarket; one or two words. (i) CADCAR means that the process of design and manufacture is much quicker than before. They seem to arrive and then go straight out again to eat. It was certainly challenging: difficult, but in an interesting and enjoyable way.' E-commerce or e-tailing has even acted as a form of advertising and increased levels of business in our traditional bricks-and-mortar shops! Create a free account to download . c We're going to have to change our arrangement for the 15th. Are the statements below true or false? ...................... 3 Orson Welles was supposed to make a film version of Heart of Darkness, but he ran ................................................ , and the project was cancelled. Market growth Women are a particularly interesting target for the Volvo V70. I'm Denise van Beek, from sailing boat company Nordsee Marine. The company has to pay interest, a percentage of the principal, to the borrower, whether it has made a profit in the relevant period or not. 82 Business Vocabulary in Use 'Translation' = selling shares for any price ... = their lowest point for five years ... = large decreases ... = taken off the total share value ... = the total value of shares listed on the market going down by 10 per cent ... = falling prices ... = pessimistic .. = prices starting to rise again ... = very serious drop in the value of shares on the market, with serious economic consequences ... Verb t o rally to recover Noun a rally a recovery Complete this financial report using expressions from A opposite. As the chief executive of Hewlett Packard put it: 'Marketing is too important to leave to the marketing department,' Such companies understand that everybody's task is marketing. Put the conversation into a logical order. B: See you Wednesday. This also includes payments from abroad, for example, from investments. But they still need a basic flair or talent for leadership.' to finance plans for global expansion. I work closely with our foreign partners, so I travel a lot. Each expression is used twice. Would you like to leave a message? 2 X: I usually have to work late: I don't get paid for it, but I get a percentage for every photocopier I sell. Give me a message. When you buy insurance with the company you become a member. 'Plant' sounds more modern than factory or works. O n engine quantities, 2 I think that covers everything. Cambridge - English Vocabulary In Use (Advanced) (3rd Ed) (2006)_146pp. II go to work by train and subway. I 'Swedish Paper Products here. You hear the dialling tone and dial the number on the keypad. (8) I work closely near our foreign partners, and so I travel a lot. Has to be in the office. I traditional shops (two possibilities) 2 selling on the Internet (two possibilities) 3 where you put your items before you purchase them 4 physical delivery of goods to Internet customers 5 how many times a web page is viewed 26.3 What type of e-commerce are the following? Visitors don't have trouble finding what they want, adding items to their shopping cart and paying for them securely by credit card. 56.3 Match the sentence beginnings (1-5)with the correct endings (a-e).The sentences all contain expressions from C opposite. If the designers get to work late, they don't go out for lunch. A j o b for now Modco before Modco has downsized and delayered. (heljob) 7 Our daughter is working in an office for three weeks. 2 My husband works in an office from 9 am to 5.30 pm. 141, 146, 152; Gary Wing: page 54. A person or business that advertises is an advertiser. Using English in a business environment. Complete the text with one of the prepositions from B opposite. - \ not in the office. 3 Len, get the ball rolling. 54.2 Look at B opposite. In Deltatonia, people dress more casually at work than in the other countries. leader Tesco is the market leader among UK supermarkets as it sells more than any of the other chains. Answer the questions. If you've done nothing wrong, you are ... Idismissed r laid off Ifired Imade Isacked Ioffered redundant early retirement Iterminated Employees who are made redundant may get advice about finding another job, retraining, etc. 1 Farms are now more market-oriented 2 Since the 1980s, Britain has had a much more market-led 3 Many market-led growth businesses, 4 Lack of investment and market orientation 5 American TV is a market-driven industry, a such as Microsoft and Sony, are in several markets at once. Three months later, they can make payments using the Internet service, which they couldn't do before. Lastly, use activities to implant this English business vocabulary in their minds. Business Vocabulary in Use 33 Manufacturing and services Industry Industry (uncountable) is the production of materials and goods. Even so, (c) after lunch, some users said they could get into other people's accounts! I'm going to have to go now. Idepartment store: very large shop with a wide variety of goods, usually in a town centre. You ask them to call you back or to return your call. We didn't want to damage our reputation for ethical investment.' (7...) Later, somebody makes a joke but nobody laughs. The timescale or timeframe is the overall period during - which something- should happen or be completed. I'm going to be very busy that day. Make a realistic plan (not just a list) of the things you have to do, in order of importance: prioritize them. This second edition reflects recent developments in technology, global relations and financial practice … I work in shifts. The market is not growing in size overall. When competition is strong, you can say that it is intense, stiff, fierce or tough. The si~ppliersand other organizations that I o\ve nic to are my accounts payablc payables. 5 Provided that you supply documentation in Portuguese, we could consider sending our personnel to you for training. Over the years, it has distributed some profits or earnings to shareholders, but it has also kept profits in the form of retained earnings and built up its cash reserves; it is sitting on a cash pile or cash mountain. (Is it possible for you to meet in the afternoon?) AmE: ad, advertisement The sales force A company's salespeople (its salesmen and saleswomen) visit customers and persuade them to buy its products. 3 Besides that, the prizes help us to attract and keep the best designers. In China, all economic activity used to be controlled by the state. is copyright, it cannot be used by others without permission. I felt pressure building up. bonds: longer-term lending to businesses and the government. I pager: allows you to receive written messages I webcam: a camera attached to a computer and phone line, so two people talking on the phone can see each other. Researchers in laboratories may take years to develop new drugs, testing or trialling them in trials to show not only that they are effective, but also that they are safe. What is the profit margin for each chair as a percentage of the selling price? 4 have a snack in an American city without going to a restaurant. Large companies considered together are referred to as big business. ! (Lunch is the main meal. 4 Let's get out of the office to discuss the deal. Another month passed, and still there was no progress.The two sides agreed t o accept an agreement imposed by an arbitrator. B: No. . 6 Olive, what do you feel? Business Vocabulary in Use Meetings 4: agreement and disagreement Discussion without argument? In some places, even organizations such as government departments are starting to talk about, or at least think about their activities in terms of the marketing concept. 2 Kay, open the discussion. What's your (3) number of fax? Some kiss on one cheek, others on both cheeks. I A lawyer who needs to stay in contact in court, but can't have a ringing phone. I leave for work at 7.30 every morning. Buy components Product details Authors. Business Vocabulary in Use 127 Presentations 2: main part Dos and don'ts: timing Melanie Kray is giving more advice about presentations. reply to all: send an answer to the person who sent an email, and everyone who received a copy of it forward: send an email you have received to someone else reply: send an answer to the person who sent an email attach: send a document, for example a picture, with an email delete: get rid of an email you don't want cc: send a copy to ... send and receive: send all the emails you've written and receive all the ones that are waiting for you bcc: send a blind copy to ... (the other people don't know you're sending this copy) Email expressions You can end with: IBest wishes I AU best wishes I Regards regards IBest Thanks for your email asking for ways of reducing the sales force. .9619Business Vocabulary In Use (Cambridge Professional English)[ Cambridge University Press. 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