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GIÁM ĐỐC SỞ GIÁO ĐÚC VÀ ĐÀO TAO

I n t r o d u c t i o n

Who is this book for?

Practical Business Vocabuỉary is designed to enable immediate ỉearners of business Englislì to expand theỉr business stock of vocabulary ít also gives invaìíiable assistance to peopìe studying English before they start work and for tììose aìready working who neecl English in their job

How is the book organìzed?

The book has lo units, cách of which is based ôn a different topic and introduces the vocabuìary of business areas sách as jobs, skiìls and qualifìcatioiìs, organizations, marketing, etc,

Eactì mút contains twc parts: theory and practice The t\vo- or three-page theory introduces new words and expressions, and the practice enables learners to check and practise thèm through varied mui use/ul exercises

The Test Yourseự át the end of each mút is intended for xvrừing andlor discussion about ỵoitrsel/, your ỷamììy and your company Tlìis gives learners the opportUìùty to put iììto practice the words and expressions in the mút

There is a glossary witli explanations in Vietnamese and an Answer Key át the bách of the book

The Theory

Tlìis part ìntroduces the new vocabulary and expressions for cách topic or language area The presentation is divided into a number of sections marked hy letters: A B, c, or D witli cìear titles Within cách section, nen' words ơnd expressions are printed in italics and explained using some techniques sách as:

- Ả sliort definition ít foỉlows directly aỷter the worcl, Oi- comes át the end

of the phrase or sentence lí is usualỉy put ìn brackets: e.g., to be émployed (to work for yourseỉý)

self Sentence examples These exampỉes indicate the words in context in order to ilìustrate thài' meaning and special grammatical structures

I ' v e been o f f e r e d a j o b i n L o n d o n

She c o m p l a i n e d to the waiter about the f o o d

(she vvas nót satisfied about Ít)

ỉn a few units, hawever, there are words without explanations Learners sìiould spend some time guessing their meanings /rom contexts, then ỉook ai the gỉossary tofỉnd their Vietnamese equivalents

Apart /rom the expỉanations of new vocabuìary and expressions, this part ỉooks át word combinations, word building, phrasal verbs, and the grammar associated with particular vocabulary, for exampte the verbs foỉìowed by to inỷinitive or Ang ị pages 41-42) and so ơn

The Practice

The practice gives the learners the opportunity to practise the neto vocabulary and expressions presented in the Theory Usuaìly, the fìrst exercise ỷocuses ơn using the \vords and expressions ỉn context Other exercises dim to practise the grammaticaỉỷorms of items/rom the Theory

Work Book

The Work Book compỉements this Practicaỉ Business Vocabuỉary book with additional practice exercises, primarily for individual study between units Most exercises test only the vocabuỉary and phrases presented and practiced

in the book Soine reading exercises give ỉearners the chance to e.xtend their knowledge of vocabulary beyond what have already been learned in the book The Workbook incỉudes a compỉete Answer Key, wlìich helps learners to check their work themselves

To The Learner

XVhy is vocabulary important?

Vocabulary is important because Ít is \vords thát carry the content of whaí you want to say Grammar combines words together, bui most of the meaning

is in the words themselves The mon' words you know, the tnore you will be ơble to communỉcate with others

How do we learn vocabulary effectively?

The best way to increase yoưr stock of vocabulary is by reading a lĩt of Engìish regnlơrly You should avoid simply going through the book Tilỉing in the bỉanks.' Ghe yórseựtime to practice and use what you have learnt before goìng ơn to learn more ít is nĩt sufficient simply to complete the exercises and understand the nen' wợrds encoimtered You must actually me thèm in communicatìon (conversation, essays or letters) before you may feel thát the se words truly become a part ofyour active vocabulary

We ììope you enịoy using Practical Business Vocabulary!

U n i t l

W O R K A N D J O B S

- Focuses ôn key, work-related vocabulary

- Presents some basic expressions to do with

jobs and work

- Presents phrasal verb: look

- VVhat do you do?

- Word Combination with work

- Phrasal Verbs with look

- Expressions connected with work

ì cleal xvith a lót o f d i f f e r e n t people i n the company ĩ m responsible for

co-o r d i n a t i co-o n betvveen d e s i g n and p r co-o d u c t i co-o n : ì wco-ork with managers át our

m a n u f a c t u r i n g plants'

to be in charge ofl to be responsible for + noun I verb-ing

responsibility + infìnitive ỉ -ing

One of my responsibilities is to make surelmakìng sure thát the work is

welỉ-prepared

The secretary is in charge ofthe whoỉe company while her boss is awaỵ

B VVORD C O M B I N A T I O N V V I T H " W O R K " A N D " J O B "

/ / 's difficult to get/findỉloỡkfor work tìiese days

ỉ 've been offered a job in London

He lost lùs job aỷter thi éc years' yvorking for the company

c E X P R E S S I O N S C O N N E C T E D W I T H " V V O R K

V V o r k i n g h o u r s Reasons f o r n ó t w o r k i n g

to work in shiýìs (lùgiũs (me week, lo gói be ôn strike ịindustriaì

to be ôn flexi-time (fỉexibìe to get the sách (thrown out of

to work niiie-í()-five (reguìar to be macỉe redundant (no working ììoitrs) ỉoiiger needed)

to be self-employed (to work for to be onltake matemity leave

to \vork overtime to take earỉy retiremeiỉt

T y p e s o f j o b s

Ạ íuìì-time iob is for the wìwle of

the normal working week

Ạ part-time iob is for less time

than thát (Ýôn say thát someone

worksfull ti me or part-time)

Ạ permanent ịob does nót finish

after afixed period

Ạ temporarv ịob finishes after ú

ỉ thinh Vả like the vocational wark, like being ú mtrse or a teacher ịwìùch lielps people)

D P H R A S A L V E R B : " L O O K "

There are a large n u m b e r o f phrasal verbs i n E n g l i s h They are basic verbs

w h i c h can c o m b i n e vvith d i f f e r e n t prepositions or particles (adverbs) to make verbs vvith c o m p l e t e l y new - and o f t e n unguessable - meanings

The best w a y to remember t h è m is to use contexts (words thát come b e í b r e and after t h è m )

' í f b r w a r d t o ì lookforward to meeting y o u next vveek

o u t Look Oỉiú Thát car is ô n the vvrong siđe o f the road

r o u n d T h e d e l e g a t i o n f r o m Paris w a n t t o see the o f f i c e s

and look roitnd the f a c t o r y

L O O K < i n t o Leave this p r o b l e m w i t h me r u look into the matter

Ị t h r o u g h ì need a f e w moments to look through m y notes before

ị the meeting

ú p I f y o u don't k n o w his address, r u ìook Ít úp i n the book

% ú p t o A U the students ìooked úp to their teacher

2 C ơ r r e c t the i t a l i c s i n the f o l l o w i n g sentences

ì w o r k f o r a French supermarket company (1) ì vvork about the development o f nevv supermarkets (2) I n fact, ì running the development department and (3) ì am manaạe f o r a team l o o k i n g át the possibilities in different countries I t ' s very interesting (4) One o f m y m a i n responsible is to make sure thát new supermarkets open ô n time (5) I ' m also chcưged with

í ì n a n c i a l reporting (6) ì deal át a lót o f d i f f e r e n t organizations i n m y vvork (7)

I ' m responsible of planning projects f r o m start to f i n i s h (8) ì vvork closely near our ĩoreign partners, and so ì travel a lót

3 C o m p l e t e e a c h o f t h e f o l l o v v i n g sentences vvith t h e c o r r e c t vvord

5 C o o r d i n a t i o n betvveen p r o d u c t i o n and design is m y

6 ì w i t h a lót o f people i n the c o m p a n y and vvith o u r customers

4 W r i t e a b o u t each p e r s o n u s i n g w o r d s f r o m p a r t D , a n d t h e vvords i n

b r a c k e t s T h e f i r s t one has been d o n e f o r y o u

1 I ' m A l i c i a ì w o r k i n a public l i b r a r y i n the afternoons f r o m t w o until

six ( I / j o b ) - / have a part-time job

2 M y husband \vorks i n an o f f i c e f r o m 9 am to 5.30 p m (he/job)

3 O u r daughter w o r k s i n a bank f r o m eight t i n f i v e every day (she/ w o r k )

4 1 ' m D a v i d and ì w o r k i n a c a f é f r o m 8 p m u n t i l m i d n i g h t ( I / w o r k )

5 M y w i f e w o r k s i n local government and she can have this j o b f o r as l o n g

as she wants Ít (she/job)

6 O u r son is \ v o r k i n g ô n a f a r m f o r f o u r weeks (he/job)

7 M y sister is vvorking i n an o f f i c e f o r three weeks (she/work)

5 R e p l a c e t h e u n d e r l i n e d w o r d s w i t h a s u i t a b l e p h r a s a l v e r b L O O K

1 Be c a r e f u l ! There is a car c o m i n g

2 P m t h i n k i n g about m y next holiday w i t h pleasure

3 Before y o u hand y o u r w o r k i n , check Ít c a r e f u l l y

4 I f y o u d o n ' t k n o w the meaning o f this w o r d , f i n d Ít i n ạ d i c t i o n a r y

5 C o u l d y o u read this letter q ụ i c k l y and see i f there is a n y t h i n g y o u w o u l d like to add to Ít?

6 Á t the m o m e n t the investigators are e x a m i n i n g the cause o f the crash

7 Y o u should be c a r e f u l The boss is c o m i n g and he is i n a bad m o o d

6 Test y o u r s e ! f W r i t e a b o u t y o u r f a t h e r ' s o r m o t h e r ' s j o b

U n i t 2

R E C R U I T M E N T P R O C E S S E S

Looks át issues relating to

recruitment processes, applying for a job

- Focuses ôn how the new vvords are

built by using noun suffĩxes and compound

j o i n the c o m p a n y A c o m p a n y m a y recruit employees d i r e c t l y or use outside

recruiters, the r e c r u i t m e n t agencies or empỉoymení agencies Outside specialists called headhuhíers may be called ô n to headhunt people f o r very

important jobs, persuading t h è m to leave the organizations they already w o r k

for This process is called ìieadhunting

B APPLYING FOR A JOB

Fred is a van driver, bút he was f e d ú p w i t h long trips He looked i n the situations vacant pages o f his local nevvspaper, where a local supermarket was

advertising f o r van drivers f o r a new delivery service He applied f o r the j o b by

completing an application f o r m and send Ít i n

Harry is a b u i l d i n g engineer He saw a j o b i n the appointments pages o f

one o f the national papers He applied f o r Ít by c o m p l e t i n g an application í b r m

sending i n his cv (curriculum viíae_ the ' s t o r y ' o f his vvorking l i f e ) and a

letter e x p l a i n i n g w h y he wanted the j o b and w h y he was the right person f o r Ít

employment, f o r example, is m a đ e ú p o f the verb empỉoy and the s u f f i x -mèm

Here are the c o m m o n noun s u f f i x e s :

- i o n select - selection situate - situation

- m e n t recruit - recruitment employ- employment

- a t i o n apply- application alter - alteration

recover - recovery headhunt - headhunting spell - spelling

secure - security

discuss - discussion appoint-appointment educate - education discover - discovery

dismiss - dismissal ovvner - oxvnership marry - marriage

tender - tenderness refuse - r e í u s a l

f r i e n d - ữ i e n s h i p use - usage

-y deliver - d e l i v e r y

- i n g b u i l d - b u i l d i n g

- i t y prosper - prosperity similar - similarity

-ness weak - vveakness happy - happiness

-ai arrive - arrival

-ship leader - leadership

-age short - shortage

Notes:

* Sometimes there is a spelling change, f o r example, the omission o f the

f i n a l e b e í b r e the s u f f i x e s - l o n , - a t i o n (situate-situation; organization), or the addition o f c before the s u f f i x - a t i o n (apply - applicatỉon)

organize-* The letter y changes to i b e í b r e the s u f f i x e s - a t i o n (apply- application; qualify-qualìfication)

* A d d i n g a s u f f i x to a verb or an adjective m a y change the pronunciation

Nouns ending vvith - l o n or - i t y have the m a i n stress ô n the syllable beĩore:

ẹducate - education; i n í o r m - i n í o r m a t i o n

sịmilar - simiịarity ; punctual - punctuality

2 C o m m o n n o u n s u f f i x e s d e s c r i b i n g people, tools o r j o b s : -er, -or, -ee,

•ist, - a n t , ( O a n

-er recruiter employer manager

-or director selector operator

-ee employee interviewee payee

-ist economist scientist journalist

•ant assistant accountant applicant

"(i)an technician historian physician

botile-opener cash- dispenser distributor supervisor trainee addressee psychologist scientist

consultant participant

p o l i t i c i a n musician

c S E L E C T I O N P R O C E S S

M a r i a - head o f recruitment át a telecommunications company - talks about

the selection process, the method thát the company uses to recruit people

" W e advertise i n national newspapers W e l o o k át the backgrounds of applicants: their work experìence and their educational qualiỷicaíions

W e invite the most interesting candidates to a group discussion Then we have individual interviews \vith each candidate

A f t e r this, we shortlist three or f o u r c a n đ i d a t e s W e check their references

by w r i t i n g t o their re/erees: previous e m p l o y e r s or teachers thá t candidates have named i n their applications I f the references are O K , we ask the candidates to come back f o r more interviews

Finally, we o f f e r the j o b to someone, and i f they tùm Ít down vve have to

think again I f they accept Ít, we hire t h è m W e o n l y appoint someone i f we

f i n d the right person."

W O R D B U I L D I N G : C o m p o u n d Nouns

A compound noun can be made ú p of:

- two nouns: recruitment processes, employment agencies, application f o r m

- an adịective + a noun: backgrounds, shortlist, personal computer

- a verb-ing + a noun: booking office, w o r k i n g experience, w o r k i n g hours

Note:

C o m p o u n d nouns m a y be written as t w o words (crecỉit card), one vvord (backgrouncls) or w i t h a hyphen Ợiard-working)

Phrasal V e r b : T U R N

f dovvn = H e has been turned d o w n f o r the f i r e jobs so far

a w a y ( f r o m sth) = Hundreds o f people were turned away f r o m

the stadium because Ít was f u l l

ô n = The dogs suddenly turned ô n each other

o u t = The j o b turned out to be harder than we thought

ú p = W e arranged to meet át 8.30 b ú t he never turned ú p

k i n d

í l e x i b l e rude equal

s i m i l a r i t y

2 Use t h e s u f f i x e s -er, -or, -ee, -ist, -ant o r -lan to g i v e t h e n a m e s o f the

í b l l o v v i n g

Example: A person vvho drives a taxi: a taxi cỉriver

Ì A person w h o is being taught h o w to do a particular j o b

2 A person w h o is e m p l o y e d

3 A machine i n or outside a bank f r o m vvhich y o u can get money from your bank account using a special plastic card

4 A person vvho serves customers i n a shop/store

5 The person to w h o m a cheque is made out

6 A person vvho applies f o r a j o b

7 A person vvho studies and writes about economics

3 M a t c h the w o r d s ô n the l e f t (1-10) w i t h the vvords ô n the r i g h t (a-j) Use each vvord o r p h r a s e o n l y once T h e f i r s t one has been d o n e f o r y o u

3.The methods thát a company uses to recruit people are called

4 They are whose jobs are to í ì n d people vvith the necessary skills to vvork f o r a company

5 A written record o f your education and e m p l o y m e n t thát y o u send when you are applying f o r a j o b is called a

6 ĩ v e í i l l e d i n the and send Ít o f f , so n o w ĩ v e j u s t g ó t to wait u n t i l ì hear f r o m t h è m

7- A is a s m a l l plastic one t h á t y o u can use to h u y goods and services and pay f o r t h è m later

6 T h e n w e ' l l i n v i t e t h è m a l l to come f o r an (intervievv/

a p p o i n t m e n t )

6 R e p l a c e t h e w o r d s i n ital ỉ cs , u s i n g the c o r r e c t f o r m o f T U R N a n d

the p a r t i c l e t h á t goes vvith Ít

1.1 vvaited h a l f an hour f o r m y ữ i e n d , bút he didn't come

2 A l t h o u g h the dog seemed to be ữ i e n d l y , Ít vvould attack anyone w h o

f o n d l e d Ít

3 The manager refused his request for a day o f f

4 W o u l d y o u lower the gas vvhen the kettle boils?

5 Crovvds o f people had to be re/used admission to the theatre

6 Our visit proved to be a waste o f time

7 Test y o u r s e l f

1 W r i t e tvvelve sentences vvith compound nouns

2 W r i t e twelve sentences w i t h noun s u f f i x e s

U n i t 3

S K I L L S A N D Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

- Focuses ôn terms associated with

education and training

- Practises the vocabulary for

describing people's qualities

- Practises common adjectives

suttixes

- Highlights the difference betvveen

make and do in their combinations

- Education and training

- Skilled and unskilled

- The right person

Margareta: P h i l o s o p h y is an interesting subject, b ú t f o r our c o m p a n y , it's

more u s e f u l i f y o u trai)! as a scientist and quaỉiỹy as a biologis t or chemist

-training f o r a specific j o b is better

Niỉs: Yes, b ú t we just don't need scientists W e also need good managers,

w h i c h we can achieve through in-house t r a i n i n g courses w i t h i n the company

Y o u k n o w we have put a lót o f money into management deveỉopmenĩ and

management training because they are very i m p o r t a n t Y o u need to have some management experience f o r t h á t

B S K I L L E D A N D U N S K I L L E D

A s k i l l is the a b i l i t y to do something w e l l , especially because y o u have learned h o w to do Ít and practised Ít Jobs, and the people w h o do t h è m , can be described as:

h i g h l y s k i l l e d s k i l l e d s e m i - s k i l l e d u n s k i l l e d (car designer) (car p r o d u c t i o n manager) (taxi-driver) (car cleaner)

Y o u can say thát someone is:

f + noun: customer care, computer software

Here are f o u r extracts f r o m j o b

words i n italics o f t e n used i n t h è m

W e are l o o k i n g f o r someone

w h o can w o r k ô n ten projects át

once Y o u must be talented,

organized, methodical and

systematic

W e are l o o k i n g f o r outgoing

and persuasive y o u n g people w h o

are good w i t h w o r d s and very keen

to do vvell i n the j o b The post

requires l o n g hours o f travel away

f r o m the o f f i c e , so y o u must be

energetic and independent

advertisements, p a y i n g attention to the

r

A r e y o u good w i t h figures,

patient and attentive to details?

Y o u w i l l start as a j u n i o r clerk, b ú t we o f f e r y o u the opportunity to make q u i c k progress i n our f i r m

J

W e are l o o k i n g f o r

ambitious sales p r o í e s s i o n a l s

w i t h the talent and drive to

develop a re\varding career

vvithin the Í T industry

W O R D B U I L D I N G : A d j e c t i v e s u f f i x e s

1 M a n y a d j e c t i v e s a r e f o r m e d b y a d d i n g a s u f f ì x t o a v e r b o r a n o u n

-ed talented organized s k i l l e d s a t i s f i e d

Sometimes there is a s p e l l i n g change Here are c o m m o n e x a m p l e s :

- double the consonant, e.g., sun-sunny, f o g - f o g g y

- leave out the f i n a l e, e.g., create-creative, f a m e - f a m o u s

- leave out the f i n a l s b e f o r e - a i , e.g., e c o n o m i c s - e c o n o m i c a l

- f u l l means "///// of \ e.g., c a r e f u l : f u l l o f care; h e l p í i i l : f u l l o f help

-less means " w i t h o u t " , e.g., useless: has no use; homeless: w i t h no where

to live; j o b l e s s : vvithout w o r k

• E x p r e s s i o n s w i t h M A K E a n d D O

Make is o f t e n used f o r constructive or D o is o f t e n used w i t h unspeciĩied

2 Ravi qưaliỷied three years later vvith a degree i n philosophy and politics

3 He taught f o r a w h i l e , b ú t d i d n ' t like Ít He decided to educate as an

accountant át evening classes

4 He q u a l i í i e d for an accountant and j o i n e d a b i g accountancy f i r m i n its

2 brain surgeon 6 labourer

3 car w o r k e r ô n a production line 7 bus driver

4 airline pilot 8 o f f i c e manager

3 M a t c h the sentences ô n the l e f t w i t h the c o r r e c t a d j e c t i v e s o r phrases Use each vvord o r p h r a s e o n l y once T h e Tirst one has been done f o r y o u

1 He vvants to get to the t ó p _ 1 a ambitious

4 C o m p ĩ e t e t h e t a b l e s b e I o w w i t h a n a d j e c t i v e o r a d ị e c t i v e s T h e f i r s t ones have been d o n e f o r y o u

e n j o y rely wash comprehend accept interest

U n i t 4

P A Y A N D B E N E F I T S

- Covers all aspects of pays and

beneíits, including terms: wage, salary,

perk, bonus

- Introduces get expressions and

its meanings in different contexts

- Presents common preíixes thát

give opposite meanings

- Wages, salary and beneíits

- Expressions with get

- Negative Preíixes

- other preíixes with special meanings

A W A G E S , S A L A R Y A N D B E N E F I T S

M y name's L u i g i and P i n a

hotel manager i n V e n i c e ì get paid

a salctrỵ every m o n t h I n summer

we're very busy, so we w o r k

overtime W o r k i n g i n a hotel, we

also get nice perks, f o r example

free meals!

I ' m Ivan and ì w o r k as a waiter i n L o n d o n ì like paid vvages every week by the restaurant A n d ì dislike customers w h o d o n ' t give us tips T h e y are n ó t generous!

V I ' m Catherine and F m a saleswoman i n Paris ì get a basis

salary, plus commission li ì sell over a particular amount i n a year,

ì also get extra m o n e y - a bonus There are some g o o d ýringe benefits vvith this j o b : ì get a company car, and they make

payments f o r m y pension A U thát makes a good benefits package