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productivity

to subsidize
output
work/life balance
to motivate people
pay increments
perks
financial rewards
bonuses
incentives
job satisfaction
target-related
on the job training
ongoing training
day release programs
career progression
job prospects
to measure
superficial
performance
redundancy
to restructure
to downsize
to outsource
the workforce
Human Resources (or HR)

eager beaver
Burden
Meet someone’s needs
Take on
Doable
Career
Probation
Handle someone’s workload
Out of steam
Applicant
Dream career
Carry on
Manual work
Collaborate
Work things out
Dedicate
Incentive
Criticism
To be engrossed in something
Career advancement
To earn a living
Perseverance
Overcome
To acquire experience/knowledge/skill
To move up the career ladder
Commitment
Work environment
mathematician
the ability of people to produce useful results at work
to pay part of the cost of something, usually in order to help people
the amount of work or goods produced
the ability to work hard but also enjoy a good quality family and social life
to give them positive reasons for working hard
pay rises/increases
reward from an employer which are not financial (eg free lunches, a car etc)
any form of money payment (salary, commission, pension etc)
money given in addition to salary, usually in return for achieving targets
any reward that makes people work harder
enjoyment of a job for non-financial reasons
dependent on hitting a target
training while working, not by leaving work to go to college etc
training throughout your time in a job, not just at the start
programmes of training or education when employees can spend entire days out of work
the ability to advance your career
the possibility of promotion or higher level work in future
to assess the dimensions of something
not addressing deep or important issues
reviews/appraisals = meeting at which an employer gives feedback to a worker on their work ove
a situation where a worker loses their job because of changes in the company (not because of pers
to change the organisation of a company, usually in order to make it more effective or to save mo
to make an organisation smaller and employ fewer people
to stop doing work inside the company and send it to other companies or other countries, usually
the total number of people working in an organisation, company or country
the department in a company which manages recruitment, employment and training

a keen and enthusiastic person who works very hard.


a duty, responsibility, or something that causes worry, stress or hard work
to satisfy someone’s needs
to undertake; to accept to do something
something is doable if it can be achieved or possible to do
the job or profession that you do during your working life
a period of time during which someone who has been given a new job is tested to see whether the
to manage the amount of work that someone has to do
to lose energy, tired, exhausted
someone who makes a formal request for a job
a job/profession that someone desires to have
to continue to do something
work involving the hands and physical strength, as opposed to an office job
to work jointly with others to create or achieve something
to find a solution
to devote your time and effort to someone or something
something that motivates or encourages you to do something
the act of expressing disapproval of someone or something
to be completely focused on something
development in jobs
to earn money
the effort to do or achieve something in spite of difficulties and obstacles
to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty that has been preventing you from achieving so
to gain experience/knowledge/skill by your own efforts
a series of actions you have taken to make progress in your career
the willingness to work hard or to be dedicated to a job or an activity
the surrounding conditions in which you work
a person who knows and teach mathematics
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My country is not as advanced as some other countries in our industrial sector. Productivity and q
The government could encourage children to be healthier by subsidising swimming lessons and sp
In Europe, industrial output has decreased, maybe because of competition from producers in othe
People are working long hours these days, and so their work/life balance is affected, leading to str
If employees are given regular feedback, they will probably be well motivated and committed.
In my country, pay increments have been very low because of the financial crisis.
Personally, I’d like to work for a company that gives lots of perks, because I would find this very
Being a primary teacher may be satisfying, but the financial rewards are not high
Apparently some investment bankers can earn millions of dollars in bonuses.
Some employers offer vacations or parties as incentives if the team hits its sales targets.
I get a lot of job satisfaction from my work at the wildlife centre, although the financial rewards a
My boss once offered me a target-related bonus, but it was almost impossible to achieve!
My sister has found that the on the job training she gets at her bank is very useful, and she has pro
I enjoyed my work at the airline at first, but I soon found that there was no ongoing training and m
I feel that employers should be much more flexible regarding training, for example by subsidising
The problem with being a freelance photographer is that there’s no real career progression, unless
I remember an interview when the employer told me there were excellent job prospects in their fi
Job satisfaction may be important, but can we really measure it?
I’m not a big fan of traditional music. I find the lyrics rather old-fashioned and superficial for mo
I remember being worried about my job at first, but at my six month appraisal my manager told m
In my home town, the textile factories have closed and many people have been made redundant.
We used to have a large training department in my office, but in our recent restructure it was elim
My father’s college used to employ almost one thousand people, but then it downsized and now h
Many American companies have outsourced their IT operations to Asian countries, where produc
The workforce in Northern Europe is skilled, but it’s also inflexible and much older than in other
When I graduate, I plan to work in the Human Resources area of the oil industry, possibly in the M

Being eager beaver, she sometimes is not well-liked by her colleagues.


The tax system imposed a heavy financial burden on the factories.
He has a satisfying job, but it doesn't pay enough to meet his needs
He's not afraid to take on challenging work.
Passing the reading and writing tests is doable.
He was happy to have chosen a career that suited his personality perfectly.
John has been hired for a period of probation of 6 months.
He cannot handle his workload! He is stressing out!
I am out of steam to finish setting up as it’s been a hard week.
Applicants were requested to submit their resumes.
A dream career of being a doctor is what she wants to pursue in her academic studies.
She wants to carry on studying until her baby is born.
Gardening and manual work are a great pleasure to our children
He agreed to collaborate with her in writing his biography.
We help them to work things out.
My father is very dedicated to his work.
Tom had no incentive to work after he was refused a promotion.
The plan has attracted criticism from the consumer group.
She seemed completely engrossed in her work.
Lifelong learning is essential to career advancement.
She earns a living as a writer.
I was surprised by her perseverance.
We have to overcome many difficulties.
I try to acquire knowledge by reading books every evening.
He can move up the career ladder in his current position.
We had a commitment to enriching the lives of our children.
ther companies.
curriculum
pedagogical (experts)
syllabus
formal examinations
continuous assessment
academic achievement
further education
higher education
group work
teacher-led lessons
autonomous learning
study skills
to synthesise sources
rote-learning
to supplement
to assimilate knowledge
guided learning
data-gathering
distance learning
self-study
to discriminate between sources
to sift information
to marshal facts
an integral part of the syllabus
to work/study under supervision
dylexia
fraction
the full range of subjects offered by a school or group of schools
(experts in) education and teaching
the content of elements taught in a specific subject
exams where students answer set written or spoken questions without assistance
giving students marks for course work or projects, rather than formal exams
the measurable performance of a student in marks, exam results etc
education after leaving school at the minimum age
education after age 18 at college or University, usually for a Degree
study where pupils discuss and agree a project together
traditional lessons where the teacher delivers a long talk and the students take notes
when a student learns through independent study and research
the skills of organising, using and checking study work
to use a variety of sources and combine them in one project
learning by repetition and memorising items
to add extra content or material
to absorb and understand it
learning under the supervision of a teacher
collecting information, usually in numerical form
learning by the Internet or email, rather than face-to-face
studying using a course without a teacher’s involvement
to decide whether one source is better or more reliable than another source
to remove unwanted or less useful information
to organise facts in support of an idea
essential, central or indispensable
under the direction of a responsible person
A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, directions, and
The curriculum in private schools is sometimes wider than in state schools, because they have mo
I admire pedagogical pioneers such as the Victorian English thinkers who began free schools for a
The syllabus for geography at my school included volcanoes, earthquakes and tidal waves, which

In my country, children enjoy school, but academic achievement is frankly quite low.
Some governments encourage further education by allowing teenagers to claim benefits while So

In my country, lessons are still very teacher-led and interaction is rather limited
At University, you are expected to be an autonomous learner far more than at High School, which
My study skills were rather weak until I read an excellent book by a Japanese pedagogical expert.
I use the Internet to synthesise my sources, and I always cite the origin of the information.
I used to think that rote-learning was a negative approach, but my recent experiences teaching in a
My supervisor said that I should supplement my essay with more examples of experiments
I always use a dictionary when I study in English, to help me assimilate new phrases
Lessons in Primary Schools should always contain guided learning, otherwise the children will lo
Mobile phone companies employ many people in data-gathering Tasks, to see how users are using
My mother took an entire degree by distance learning over a period of five years.
There are many self-study guides to improving your English, and some of them are actually quite
Children should not study using unsupervised Internet access, because they can’t discriminate bet
I had to sift hundreds of pages of data to arrive at my conclusions when I did my thesis.
In IELTS essays, you should marshal a few facts to support each idea in the argument.
Nutrition is an integral part of food sciences these days
At college, I discovered I did not have to work under supervision all the time, and I was free to do
I have direction-dyslexia
reconciliation ‫آشتی‬
conservation ‫نگهداری‬
contamination pollution
forestration ‫جنگل زایی‬
deforestration ‫جنگل زدایی‬
drought ‫خشکسالی‬
famine ‫قحطی‬
erosion ‫فرسایش‬
eruption ‫فوران کردن‬
extinct ‫منقرض شدن‬
fauna animal
fertilize ‫حاصلخیز‬
flora plant
irrigation ‫آبیاری کردن‬
poach illegal hunting
acclimation ‫وفق پیدا کردن با شرایط آب و هوایی‬
biodiversity ‫تنوع زیستی‬
catasrophic ‫فاجعه بار‬
sewage ‫فاضالب شهری‬
live stock ‫ احشام‬،‫دام‬
plough ‫شخم زدن‬
happy cheerful
perky (informal)
Dyslexia
jinx a person who brings bad luck
notorious famous for bad quality
wonderous marvelous
superstitious ‫خرافاتی‬
flushed ‫صورت طرف قرمز بشه‬

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