VOCABULARY ABOUT JOBS

Match the following jobs with the right definition:

Head of IT Marketing Director

Managing Director Laboratory Technician
Sales Representative Financial Director
Chief Accountant Human Resources Director
Head of Research and Development Customer Service Clerk
Telemarketing Representative Administrative Assistant
Receptionist Computer Programmer
Sales Director

1. Deal with customer’s complaints and problems: _________________________________

2. Sell things on the phone: _________________________________
3. Look after selling and promoting things: _________________________________
4. Receive and assist clients: _________________________________
5. Look after the company’s money: _________________________________
6. Organise meeting: _________________________________
7. Plan where and when to sell a product: _________________________________
8. Look after the workers and employees: _________________________________
9. Look after the company’s computers: _________________________________
10. Sell and promote the company’s products:__________________________
11. Look for the maintenance and audit of business accounts: _______________________
12. Supports laboratory staff, maintain glassware, logs and record books:
_________________________________
13. Look after the development activities of the company:
_________________________________
14. Write code to create software programmes: _______________________________
15. Control and oversee the company’s operations and staff:
___________________________
March the following abbreviations and acronyms (A-U) with the right word or
expression (1-10)
A. IT 1. “Répondez si’l vous plait” French for
“please, reply”.
B. Acct.
2. Approximately
C. Ad/advert
3. Received
D. Approx.
4. Limited liability company (a type of
E. APR
business which the owners are not
F. ASAP responsible for the liabilities and debts of
the company)
G. ATTN
5. Corporation
H. Co.
6. Customer service representative
I. COD
7. Post script (a short message at the end of
J. CSR a letter)
K. Dept. 8. Purchase order
L. Corp. 9. In other words
M. E.g. 10. Department
N. Ea. 11. Annual percentage rate
O. ETA 12. Estimated time of arrival
P. I.e. 13. Each
Q. LLC 14. Example given
R. PO 15. Cash on delivery
S. PS 16. Company
T. Recd. 17. Attention (used to indicate who a letter
U. RSVP is for)
18. Advertisement
19. As soon as possible
20. Account
21. Information Technology
ANSWER KEYS

1. Customer Service Clerk:

- Deal with customer’s complaints and problems.

2. Telemarketing Representative:
- Sell things on the phone.

3. Sales Director:
- Look after selling and promoting things.

4. Receptionist:
- Receive and assist clients.

5. Chief Accountant:
- Look after the company’s money.

6. Administrative Assistant:
- Organize meetings.

7. Marketing Director:
- Plan where and when to sell a product.

8. Human Resources Director:

- Look after the workers and employees.

9. Computer Programmer:
- Look after the company’s computers.

10. Sales Representative:

 - Sell and promote the company’s products.

11. Financial Director:

- Look for the maintenance and audit of business accounts.

12. Laboratory Technician:

- Support laboratory staff, maintain glassware, logs, and record books.

13. Head of Research and Development:

- Look after the development activities of the company.

14. Computer Programmer:

- Write code to create software programs.

15. Managing Director:

- Control and oversee the company’s operations and staff.

LESSON 2

1. U. RSVP - "Répondez si’l vous plaît" French for "please, reply".

2. D. Approx. - Approximately
3. T. Recd. - Received
4. Q. LLC - Limited liability company (a type of business where owners are not responsible
for the liabilities and debts of the company)
5. L. Corp. - Corporation
6. J. CSR - Customer service representative
7. S. PS - Post script (a short message at the end of a letter)
8. R. PO - Purchase order
9. P. I.e. - In other words
10. K. Dept. - Department
11. E. APR - Annual percentage rate
12. O. ETA - Estimated time of arrival
13. N. Ea. - Each
14. M. E.g. - Example given
15. I. COD - Cash on delivery
16. H. Co. - Company
17. G. ATTN - Attention (used to indicate who a letter is for)
18. C. Ad/advert - Advertisement
19. F. ASAP - As soon as possible
20. B. Acct. - Account
21. A. IT - Information Technology