Czy wiesz, że:
- 65% ankietowanych mówi po angielsku W PRACY, ale słabo zna słownictwo i gramatykę (gramatyka jest ważna!).
- 98% respondentów uważa, że nauka drugiego języka pomaga w KARIERZE ZAWODOWEJ.
- Osoby, które znają co najmniej dwa języki obce, mają w niektórych rodzajach pracy aż o 20% większe zarobki.
Chcemy wzmocnić Twój angielski udostępniamy Ci szóstą część autorskiego cyklu postów ENGLISH FOR WORK W PIGUŁCE (na poziomie B1) opublikowanego w mediach społecznościowych na stronach naszej szkoły w listopadzie 2020. Szlifuj z nami swój angielski!
Poniżej znajdziesz pokrótce opracowane następujące tematy: „Skills”, „Company profile”, „Applying for a job”. Każdy z 3 tematów zawiera zbiór słownictwa, część gramatyczną i idiomy. Enjoy 😊.
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I. Skills
a) Vocabulary booster
- management skills
- planning skills
- forecasting
- setting objectives
- establishing procedures
- scheduling
- budgeting
- leading skills
- decision – making
- communicating
- motivating
- developing people
- counselling
- delegating
- establishing relation
- controlling
- interpersonal skills
- negotiating
- presenting
- selling skills
- analysis
- auditing
- research
- banking
- business modelling
b) Grammar
Expressions with „MEET”.
| Expression | Meaning |
| Meet a deadline | Finish work by a date that has been agreed on |
| Meet someone’s expectations | Have the qualities expected |
| Meet someone halfway | Reach a compromise by offering part of what is wanted |
| Meet head-on | Deal with something in a straightforward manner |
| Meet the needs of someone | Satisfy a demand or a need |
| Meet requirements | Satisfy the conditions required for something |
| Meet a standard | Achieve a certain level of performance |
c) Idioms
| Idiom | Meaning |
| As far as I can throw (someone) | Only slightly |
| Bag of tricks | A set of methods or resources |
| Beat someone to the draw | To accomplish or obtain something more quickly than someone else |
| Drop the ball | Fail to fulfill one’s responsibilities; make a mistake |
| Find one’s voice | Become more confident in expressing oneself |
| Green as grass | Lacking training, naive; often said of young people in new jobs |
| Not cut out for (something) | Not naturally skilful enough to do something well |
| Sharp as tack | Mentally agile |
II. Company profile
a) Vocabulary booster
- Sole proprietorship – działalność gospodarcza osoby fizycznej
- Sole proprietor – osoba prowadząca działalność gospodarczą
- Company – spółka kapitałowa
- Partnership – spółka osobowa
- General partnership – spółka jawna
- Limited partnership – spółka komandytowa
- Limited liability partnership – spółka partnerska
- Master limited partnership – spółka komandytowo-akcyjna
- Limited liability company – spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością
- Joint-stock company – spółka akcyjna
- Articles of Association of a limited liability company – umowa spółki z o.o.
- Articles of Association of a joint-stock company – statut spółki akcyjnej
b) Questions
- What do you do?
- Who do you work for?
- How long have you been working for…?
- When was your firm established?
- Who is the company owned by?
- What does it specialized in?
- Where is it located?
- Who does the company belong to?
- What does the company make / provide / sell?
- How long has the company been on the market?
- Who are the target customers?
- How many employees does the company have?
- Where are its subsidiaries?
- What is its annual profit?
- What was your net profit?
c) Idioms
| IDIOM | MEANING |
| By the book | To do things according to company policy or the law. It means to follow the rules 100%. |
| Change of pace | Something different from a normal routine or schedule. |
| Come up short | To try to achieve something but fail. |
| Corner a market | To dominate a particular market. |
| Cut corners | To take shortcuts and find an easier or cheaper way to do something. |
| Cut one’s losses | To stop doing something that is unproductive and won’t ever generate results. |
| Diamond in the rough | Something or someone that has a lot of potential but first requires a lot of work. |
| Easy come, easy go | Something that is gained easily is also lost easily. |
II. Applying for a job
a) Vocabulary booster – CV
- Personal details
- Name
- Address
- Date of birth
- Languages
- Profile
- Objective
- Capabilities / skills
- Achievements
- Experience
- Education
- Additional information
- Interests
- Activities
b) Motivational letter
- I’m writing in reply to your advertisements for… in… on 10th June.
- I am a graduate of the…
- I have always been interested in working… And this is one of the main reasons why I am applying for this job.
- I have been a… ever since…
- I have a lot of experience in…
- My interests include…
- I recently completed a course in… which I am sure will be very relevant for this job.
- I can speak French fluently.
- I am available to start work from…
- As I had a similar position for many years I would like to fully use my professional qualifications and skills.
- I do hope that in face to face conversation I will be able to convince you of my professional skills.
- Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further information.
c) Idioms
| IDIOM | MEANING |
| From the ground up | If you start a business, project, or something else from zero, you start it „from the ground upˮ. |
| Game plan | A strategy or plan. |
| Get back in/into the swing of things | To get used to doing something again after having a break from that activity. |
| Get down to business | To stop making small talk and start talking about serious topics related to business. |
| Get something off the ground | To start a project or business. |
| Get the ball rolling | To start something (a project, for example). |
| Give the thumbs down | To deny approval. |
| Give the thumbs up | To give approval. |
Mam nadzieję, że udało mi się choć trochę wzmocnić Twój angielski 😊.
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Na koniec pozwól, że się przedstawię: nazywam się Ewa Karpińska.
Od 2006 roku prowadzę szkołę języka angielskiego HappyHours. Oferujemy indywidualne kursy angielskiego szyte na miarę potrzeb oraz kursy dla firm. Obejrzyj film, w którym opowiadam o mojej szkole, kursach i nauczycielach.
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