... Administration vocabulary that you need.
Introduction
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You work, or are planning to work, in or around an English- speaking business
environment.
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Your work brings you into regular contact with English- speaking ... basis so that they become a part of your 'productive' vocabulary.
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Use a good general -English dictionary and a good business -English dictionary to
check the meanings of new words and expressions ... not normally meet, and learn
about their jobs and how they operate.
9. I've been interested in photography since I was
very young, so when I finished school I started
learning how to be a...
... _________________
_________________.
8. Those language learners who focus on the _________________ _________________ of living in a
new culture rather than on the disadvantages tend to learn more quickly.
9. Because she ... vital that students use dictionaries appropriately, and far preferable that they
use an English- English learner's dictionary rather than a translation dictionary. Similarly, it is important ... blanks as the sole purpose of this book. Instead, students should
approach vocabulary learning actively. This means keeping a vocabulary notebook in which they should be
encouraged to write an example...
... beneficiary
9. probate
10. conveyancing
a. (British English) a person qualified to act as a legal advocate,
especially in higher courts
b. a law firm
c. (British English) a person qualified to draw up wills, ... deceased to carry out the terms of a
will
f. the process of proving a will is genuine
g. (American English) a barrister
h. drawing up contracts for the buying and selling of houses
i. a person who ... b. without-tax profit c. non-tax profit
6. Another word for shareholders (especially in American English) is __________.
a. ticket-holders b. stockholders c. paper-holder
7. Another word for "operating...
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CHECK YOUR ENGLISHVOCABULARY FOR
LIVING
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Rawdon Wyatt
IN THE
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3 ... visit his doctor. He calls _________ on 0845 4647
and asks them what he can do to get over it more quickly.
13. Neil Jefferson, aged 15, is very unhappy and worried because he is being bullied a ... of Culloden
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Battle of Waterloo
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Bonnie Prince Charlie
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Charles II
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Emancipation Act
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English Civil War
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11. When he saw the police coming, he made _____ as quickly as possible. (
Someone saw the police
coming and left quickly
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12. Before I begin work, I should make _____ a list of ... be.
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CHECK YOUR ENGLISHVOCABULARY FOR
PHRASAL VERBS
IDIOMS
Rawdon Wyatt
AND
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2. After fifteen ... ☺
the chocolate and cakes. (
To deal with something
quickly and easily. In this case, the children ate the chocolate and cakes very quickly
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6. Paul thinks he can become rich by writing a...