Practical Grammar and Vocabulary in the Workplace
Пособие по бизнес-английскому
Larisa Lubimova
Olga Smagina
© Larisa Lubimova, 2024
© Olga Smagina, 2024
ISBN 978-5-0062-1734-8
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Introduction
Welcome to the Business English World! Our book is your essential guide to mastering the language and communication skills necessary to excel in the fast-paced and powerful business community. Whether you are a student, a professional, or an entrepreneur, the skill to effectively communicate in English is major for achieving your goals and making a lasting impact in the global marketplace. Packed with valuable tips, real-life case studies, and insight, this book will allow you to strengthen your language proficiency and cultural awareness, enabling you to thrive in the dynamic world of international business. Get ready to elevate your business English to new heights and unlock the world of exciting opportunities!
Unit 1:
Leadership qualities
The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. Thats nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.
Warren Bennis
Vocabulary related to management and leadership
We suggest taking the test to find out whether you have good leadership skills and we encourage you to refresh some vocabulary to better understand the situations in the quiz.
1. To do things by the book to do something exactly as the rules tell you Делать все строго по правилам
My lawyer always goes strictly by the book.
2. To blame outside circumstances to say or think that things around are responsible for something bad happening
Винить во всем внешние обстоятельства
Are you blaming outside circumstances for your current results?
3. Cut-throat competition -competing in a strong and unfair way, without considering any harm caused to others
Ожесточенная конкуренция
They want what we call cut-throat competition within the transport industry.
4. To reprimand to express to someone your strong official disapproval of them
Делать выговор, замечание
She was reprimanded for what she hadnt done.
5. Red tape official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results
Волокита, бюрократиз
He promised to reform and cut red tape.
6. To threaten someone with dismissal to threaten employees that they will be fired if a particular action or order is not followed
Угрожать увольнением
She was threatened with dismissal if she did not complete the work on time.
7. Peer a colleague / a company in the same industry as other companies
Коллега, компании в одной сфере
Try to avoid having such conflicts with your peers.
8. Up to scratch reaching an acceptable standard
На должной высоте, в хорошем состоянии /виде, так как надо
The last few episodes of the TV program havent been quite up to scratch.
9. To make somebody redundant to dismiss an employer because the company no longer needs you.
Увольнять /из-за проблем компании/
She was made redundant when the company was touch and go.
10. A weak link in a team -a weak part, especially the weakest part of the company
Слабое звено в команде
He realized being a weak link in this team and decided to quit.
11. To meet deadlines to do something on time
Выдержать сроки, успеть к установленному сроку
It is necessary to understand and respect each partys priorities, resources and ability to meet deadlines.
12. To resign to give up a job or position voluntarily by telling your employer that you are leaving
Уходить в отставку, оставлять работу
Timken resigned a hopeless position.
13. To fire to dismiss from work due to an employees fault
Увольнять по вине сотрудника
Gordon wants me to fire seven people so we dont go under.
14. To take the kudos to receive praise, admiration, and fame for an achievement
Получать награды за заслуги
He was too embarrassed to take all the kudos.
15. To sack to dismiss from work due to an employees fault
Увольнять по вине сотрудника
It was unfair to sack you but things happen.
16. To increase workload to raise the amount of work to be done, especially by a particular person or machine in a period of time
Увеличивать рабочую нагрузку
It would be difficult to increase the workload further without increasing the capacity of the translation services.
17. Turn a blind eye to ignore something that you know is wrong
Смотреть сквозь пальцы, не обращать внимание
Management often turn a blind eye to bullying in the workplace.
18. To appraise to examine something in order to judge their qualities
Давать оценку
In cooperation with other professionals, social workers will appraise the individuals needs.
19. Autocratic demanding that people obey completely, without asking or caring about anyone elses opinions
Властный, деспотичный
The president resigned after 30 years of autocratic ruling
20. To dismiss to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong
Увольнять, освобождать, распускать т.к. сделано что-то не так
He has been dismissed from his job for incompetence.
21. To lay someone off to stop employing someone, usually because there is no more work for them
Увольнять по причине отсутствия работы
Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.
22. To wander off the point to get off the topic
Отклоняться от темы
We seem to have wandered off the point a bit.
23. To allocate to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way
Распределять, ассигновать средства
You should allocate tasks among members of the group.
24. To terminate to (cause something to) end or stop
Завершать, увольнять
He was terminated within several weeks of starting.
Quiz: Do you have leadership skills?
1.One of your staff often arrives late for work. Hes a good worker efficient, brilliant and original but arriving late means that he often misses the beginning of team meetings, or other people have to answer his calls. Do you
a) write him a letter threatening him with dismissal if he doesnt improve?
b) have an informal private chat with him where you suggest he pulls his socks up?
c) make sarcastic comments about his poor time-keeping in front of the team?
d) ignore the problem hes a good worker after all?
2.Theres a member of your staff you just dont like. She often openly disagrees with your decisions, and youre sure she criticises you constantly behind your back. Do you
a) put up with her because shes been in the department for 20 years?
b) transfer her to another department where someone else will have the pleasure of her company?
c) increase her workload in the hope that she will leave?
d) have a personal interview with her where you talk over the problems between you?
3.A new recruit to your department is not learning the job as quickly as you had hoped, and you consider him to be a weak link in your team.Do you
a) tell him he is not up to scratch and threaten him with the sack?
b) tell him your opinion and offer him further training?
c) pretend theres no problem if you take action against this person, it may upset other members of your team?
d) offer him a transfer to another department where he may be more at home?
4. Youve noticed signs of stress in your team: people are irritable, complaining of headaches, taking sick leave. Do you..
a) offer to give them a pay rise?
b) take on more staff to ease their workloads?
c) try to do more of their work yourself?