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Vocabulary
Multinational (ˌmʌl.tiˈnæʃ.ən.əl) (adj): involving several different countries, or (of a business)
producing andselling goods in several different countries.
Executive (ɪɡˈzek.jə.tɪv) (n): someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes
decisions and puts them into action.
Efficient (ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt) (adj): working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way.
Headhunt (ˈhed.hʌnt) (v): to persuade someone to leave their job by offering that person another
job with more pay and a higher position.
Sack (sæk) (v): to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong
or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them.
Corporation (ˌkɔː.pərˈeɪ.ʃən) (n): a large company or group of companies that is controlled
together as a single organization.
Freelance (ˈfriː.lɑːns) (v): to do pieces of work for different organizations, rather than working
all the time for a single organization.
Stationery (ˈsteɪ.ʃən.ər.i) (n): the things needed for writing, such as paper, pens, pencils, and
envelopes.
Paper clip (ˈpeɪ.pə ˌklɪp) (n): a small piece of bent wire used for holding pieces of paper together.
Pension (ˈpen.ʃən) (n): an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private
company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or have become ill.
Colleague (ˈkɒl.iːɡ) (n): one of a group of people who work together.
Leave (liːv) (n): authorized especially extended absence from duty or employment.
Salary (ˈsæl.ər.i) (n): a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually

paid directly into his or her bank account every month.
Wage (weɪdʒ) (n): a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an
employee.
Contract (ˈkɒn.trækt) (n): a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between
two different people or groups, or the agreement itself.
Resign (rɪˈzaɪn) (v): to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving.
Industry (ˈɪn.də.stri) (n): the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods
for sale, especially in a factory or special area.
Interview (ˈɪn.tə.vjuː) (n): a meeting in which someone asks you questions to see if you are
suitable for a job or course.
Staff (stɑːf) (n): the group of people who work for an organization.
Human resources (ˌhjuː.mən rɪˈzɔː.sɪz) (n): the department of an organization
that deals with finding new employees, keeping records about all the organization's employees,
and helping them with any problems.
Finance (ˈfaɪ.næns) (n): (the management of) a supply of money.
Logistics (ləˈdʒɪs.tɪks) (n): the careful organization of a complicated activity so that it happens in
a successful and effective way.
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II.

Exercises
Exercise 1: Write a word from the boxes in each gap.
marketing
multinational
consultant

executive

effective

efficient

leave

redundant

fire

strike

headhunted

sacked

1. Would you like to work for a large ……………... corporation?
2. How much budget is there for the ……………... campaign?
3. Charlene is a freelance business ………………; companies hire her to solve particular
problems they are facing.
4. My dad’s a senior …………..... in a huge American corporation.
5. The advertising campaign was …………….. in that it increased sales by over 50%.

6. Robots are often much more ………………... than people because they can work 24 hours a
day without getting tired, and they don’t make mistakes.
7. The paper had to make several journalists ………………. last week due to loss of sales.
8. Darren’s home on …………….. from the army at the moment.
9. How long is the union planning to …………….. for?
10. They wouldn’t ……………. someone just for stealing a bit of stationery, would they?
11. Sue used to work here, but then she was ……………... by a major law firm.
12. I can’t believe they ……………… Jack just for taking a few paperclips home with him.
Exercise 2: Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps.
1. A multinational corporation produces and sells goods in several different countries.
2. An executive is someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and
puts them into action.
3. A freelancer is some one who do pieces of work for different organizations, rather than
working all the time for a single organization.
4. A pension is an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to
a person who does not work any more because they are too old or have become ill.
5. Human resources is the department of an organization that deals with finding new employees,
keeping records about all the organization's employees, and helping them with any problems.
6. A contract is a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two
different people or groups, or the agreement itself.
7. To sack someone is to remove that person from a job, usually because they have done
something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them.
8. Finance is the management of a supply of money.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer.
1. Bob joined the ……………….. about six years ago.
A. ambition
B. fame
C. pension
D. company
2. We lost $10 million last year because of the workers’ ………………..over money.

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A. strike
B. department
C. colleague
D. tax
3. I’m sure it’s good to be well known, but …………….isn’t everything.
A. boss
B. interview
C. fame
D. poverty
4. Don’t sign the ………………..until you’ve read every word of it.
A. industry
B. contract
C. staff
D. profession
5. My grandfather stopped working two years ago and now he gets a ……………..
A. pressure
B. leader
C. pension

D. department
6. Charles worked in the same job for almost the whole of his ………………..
A. colleague
B. manager
C. industry
D. career
7. You should be able to save a little money with a/an ……………..of $30,000 per year.
A. application
B. income
C. leader
D. goal
8. Can I introduce you to Isaac, a ……………….. of mine from work.
A. colleague
B. manager
C. industry
D. career
Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer.
1. The charity / union I’m a member of is calling for a nationwide strike next week.
2. It’s company / firm/ business policy not to allow the use of phones for personal calls during
working hours.
3. The recent raise / rise in the cost of petrol has affected loads of small businesses round here.
4. In some professions, you have to retire / resign when you’re 60 or 65 years old.
5. My grandfather gets a pension / promotion from the company he used to work for..
6. Not only did we all have to work overtime / promotion this weekend, but we didn’t get paid
for it!.
7. Have you had any news about that work/ job / career you applied for yet?.
8. The starting salary / wage is $20,000 per year.
9. You’ll get a weekly pay / wage of about $300 before deductions
10.She became a full-time member of employees / staff / employers last year.
Exercise 5: Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this

is necessary.
1. All the heavy …………………. (MACHINE) in the factory has been manufactured on site.
2. Al is a manager at the local water …………… (WORK).
3. An ………… (INDUSTRY) dispute is threatening to delay production of the new car.
4. We work under close …………… (SUPERVISE), so there’s not much opportunity for
initiative.
5. Farm …………… (WORK) in Belgium have accepted a 5% pay increase.
6. There will be an ………… (ADD) charge of $30 for delivery.
7. Supersonic planes have never been a…………. (COMMERCE) success.
8. We couldn’t have built this new train without the …………… (DEDICATE) and expertise of
the entire workforce.
9. The plan is completely …………… (WORK). Let’s just forget it.
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