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Flashcards by Rafael Pôssas, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Rafael Pôssas
almost 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Workplace | Sadly, there is still amount of discrimination against women in the workplace |
| Working Enviroment | Employers can help relieve the pressure on their employees by ensuring they have a pleasant working enviroment |
| Hours of Work | In some professions, such as law, the hours of work are much longer than in others |
| The Working week | There is much to be said for the proposal that the working week should be reduced to 35 hours |
| Work-life balance | A sensible working-life balance can help employees work more efficiently |
| Work Placement | Many Large organizations have work placement programmes that provide students with experience before they start their career |
| in/out of work | Unemployment has been on the increase in many countries and sometimes up to 10% of the workforce are out of work |
| Job Security | For some people, job security is more important than financial reward |
| Job Satisfaction | It is hard to underestimate the value of job satisfaction |
| Job Descriptions | Some employees have very broad job descriptions |
| Jobseeker | Employers can attract jobseekers with attactive employment packages |
| interview | These companies need to change the interview process so that they hire the right candidates |
| Qualifications | So as to find a job we need to invest in our qualifications |
| Experience | Some graduates have difficulty finding a job because they don't have relevant work experience |
| Training | Employers need to provide training to ensure that their staff are able to adapt to these new technologies |
| retire/retirement | In many countries the age of retirement is now 68 or even 70 |
| resign/resignation | There is a danger that employees will hand in their resignation and look for another job |
| promotion | There is an argument to promote employees who show the most potential |
| perk | Nowadays is much less common for companies to offer a company car as a perk |
| rewarding | One of the most rewarding aspects of the work is the chance to work with children |
| challenging | While this can be challenging, there is no doubt that it can be equally rewarding |
| repetitive | A great deal of office work is that it is quite repetitive and not specially challenging |
| stressful | One of the most stressful of modern workplace is the long hours of work |
| Breakthrough | One of the greatest technological breakthrough was the microchip |
| Technophobe | There are a minority of people who remain technophobes and do not have mobile phones or even know how to text |
| Technophile | Others of course are technophiles and will buy the latest gadgets even if they dont need it |
| Digital native | Young People have and advantage of being digital natives and having grown up with laptops and mobile phones |
| Computer Literate | It's impossible to work in offices nowadays if you are not a computer literate |
| Cutting-edge | one such cutting-edge tecnology is the concept of cloud computing |
| state-of-the-art | It's not always, however, necessary to have the latest state-of-the-art technology |
| Labour Saving | Perhaps the most influential inventions are relatively simple labour saving device such as the vacuum cleaner |
| Appliance | Almost all modern kitchens have several electrical appliances to save our time |
| Close-knit Family | We are not a close-knit family as we don't talk too much with each other |
| Immediate/Extended family | Although my immediate family is quite small, my more extended family is huge |
| run in the family | A love for engineering runs in my family |
| Family Trait | One of my family traits is that we all talk quite loud |
| Quarrel | I used to quarrel a lot with my brother when we were younger, but today we get along just fine |
| Look after | I've always looked after my brother. |
| rely on/depend on | I suppose her best quality is that I can always rely on her to be there for me. |
| Word of mouth | It's frequently said that the best type of advertising is word-of-mouth |
| Misleading | Many real state adverts are misleading |
| Brand Awareness | Advertising is essential for companies that need to build their Brand Awareness |
| Developing countries | Poverty is still an issue in many developing countries |
| Less developed countries | Many less developed countries suffer from poor transport infrastructure |
| The industrialized world | It is the responsibility of the industrialized world to provide financial support |
| Richer Nations | Richer nations exploited the natural resources found in south america in colonial times |
| economic superpower | Usa is the greatest economic superpower of the modern world |
| Global Village | It is often said that we live in a global village because it is so easy to communicate with people all over the world |
| The global economy | One feature of the global economy is that countries are affected by economic problems in other parts of the world |
| the greenhouse effect | The greenhouse effect is one of the biggest concerns of modern society |
| The natural world | Includes both animal and plant life |
| Endangered Species | Panda is an example of endagered species |
| The ecosystem | A system where animals and plants support one another |
| Smog | an extreme form of air pollution |
| fumes/emissions | These are the gases that are produced by cars and factories that cause pollution |
| Factories and Power Stations | Two examples of pollution |
| Acid Rain | Rain that is poisonous because of the poor air quality |
| Conserve energy | Another way of saying "to save energy" |
| Sources of Energy | A good collocation |
| Natural Resources | For example: Water, Coal and Gas |
| Fossil fuels | A collective term for coal, petrol and gas |
| Solar Panels | the implement used to create solar energy |
| Wind turbines | Modern Windmills used to create power from the wind |
| Clean energy | Energy that does not create pollution |
| Threat | Greenhouse Effect is a threat to human beings existence |
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