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4: Great ideas
ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION

To kill an idea To make a breakthrough

To take an advantage of an Up-market image

opportunity

To raise one’s status A gap in the market

To enter a market An award for innovation

To extend a product range Product range

To meet a need To invent

READING Enormous\huge

Software Strictly an invention

Capable A free gift

Instantly 40. LISTENING

Enable product-based companies

Basic system Pharmaceutical companies

Conduct Spend on smth.

Search 41. LISTENING

Combine Retail price

Attempting Potential buyers

A voice-recognition Smartphone

To be honed To be sharp on pricing

Wear Sales outlets

Helmet 42. LISTENING

Device Application form

Determine To come up with an idea

Synthetic equivalent Attraction

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A cycling “collar” Interesting exhibit

Real riders Enjoyable experience

Fabrics To make up one’s mind

Removable Fascinating

Unexpected success Self-financing

Overheads Commercial proposition

Available immediately CASE STUDY

37. LISTENING Generously

Existing customers Local communities

In response To be impressed

To meet a need Stimulate

To satisfy a demand A replica

38. LISTENING A starship

Waste of protests Underwater

39. LISTENING Attraction

Running an auction USEFUL PHRASES

Turnover What do you mean by…?

To be transferred Right, let’s recap.

USB stick for computers I’m in favour of….

Plug-and-play devices Attraction

To enable data

5: Stress
ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION

Queue Workplace stress

A parking space Competitor activities

A pay rise Surprisingly

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A major complaint Globally saying

Covering for a colleague Distinct group

Valuable contract 43. LISTENING

Workaholic Distinct groups

Workload High-level stress

Deadline Under pressure

Working environment To spill over into feelings…

Hairdresser The bui

Firefighter Resilience to stress

Advertising executive 44. LISTENING

Diplomat To considered

Quiet To tip over into feeling of…

Miner 45. LISTENING

Police officer To achieve a work-life balance

Airline pilot Rush hour

Optician 46. LISTENING

Musician Tend to experience

Stockbroker Feeling stressed

Psychologist 47. LISTENING

Nursery Staff’s health

Solicitor Sickness

READING Absenteeism

Stressed leaders Carry out a survey

High growth Suggestions

Scale Subscription to a gym

To keep up with Heavy workload

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Shrinking To ban sth.

Cause To hire staff

Cashflow To get stuck in traffic jam

On average Counseling service

On the League table 48. LISTENING

Different reasons To be worth trying

Keep business alive

49. LISTENING CASE STUDY

Stupid comments To expand rapidly

To Interrupt One’s rivals

To sort out Job security

To appreciate sb’s attitude To be anxious about

Significant effect on sb.

USEFUL PHRASES Junior account executive

Cost estimates

We’ve got to do sth. Gossiping

It’d cost a lot ….. To affect sb’s health

I suppose we could do that To wonder

I completely agree. To bring in sb.

Mmm, I do not know Incredible

I still think it’s a good idea. A nervous breakdown

To praise sb.

To upset sb.

To shout at sb.

To be demotivated
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6: Entertaining
ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION

Motor racing Veal

Convenient Venison

Cosy Poultry

Efficient Draught

Exciting Sparkling

Reasonable Still water

Cabbage Fattening

Duck Spicy

Lamb Rich

Onion Bitter

Pork Sour

Prawns\shrimps Appetizer

Spinach READING

Salmon Aspiration

Tuna Depend on

Reflect Fairly complicated

Genuinely Soccer

Memorable 52. LISTENING

An appeal to Recession

To sell out Vastly

Attend Top-of-the –range

Ensure 53. LISTENING

Diverse audience Contingency planning

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Boundaries of logistics Back-ups

Accessible Catering

Rugby hospitality To bear in mind

Brewery Briefing of the staff

Mingling To cement relationships

To capture 54. LISTENING

Spirit Extravagant event

Facilities Helicopter

To boast 59. LISTENING

Spectacular To put a face to a name

Glamour Go ahead

High-profile sportsmen 60. LISTENING

Host brand Value for money

Coaching session Priority for us

Involve CASE STUDY

Oversee Sales conference

Corporate-hospitality Leisure
package

Phrasal Verbs Furnished rooms

Look after Unique dishes

Look around Spacious

Look forward Outstanding

Take out Castle grounds

Take part To be equipped

Take up USEFUL PHRASES

Turn up Yes, I’d love to

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Turn down Pleased to meet you.

51. LISTENING We’re having a great year.

Leave a tip How are things?

Cricket Do you mind if I take a nap?

Sorry, I did not catch your

name

7: New business

ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION

Low taxes Scattered around

Interest rate Craft items

Exchange rate Outlet

Inflation rate To handle shipment

Labour force Revenues

Tax incentives Sizeable

Government bureaucracy To overcome

GDP (gross domestic Participating

product)

Unemployment rate 1. LISTENING CD2

Attractive investment Skilled labour force

Easy access to credit 2. LISTENING CD2

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Mining Migrant

Balance of trade 3. LISTENING CD2

Monetary policy To have in common

Slight improvement To have a vision

Borrowers Income

Renewed effort Expenditure

READING 4. LISTENING CD2

Whiz-kid’s Commitment

Transplants Low taxes

Set up To differentiate oneself

Offer Marketplace

According to Added value

Propose Sufficient cash

Vouchers Cash flow

Fastest-growing company 5.

Explosive Quitting one’s job

Steadily rising 2.89

Savings USEFUL PHRASES

Earning money Saying numbers:

3\4 912,757,250=

15% Nine hundred and twelve

million

0.5% Seven hundred and fifty seven

thousand

Overall figure Two hundred and fifty

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Giant

CASE STUDY Fractions

Non-enthusiast 5\7=five-sevenths

Cyclists 1\2=a half

Adventurous 2\5=two-fifths

Great potential 1\4= a quarter

Overseas countries Decimals

To recruited locally 0.754=nought point seven five

four (BrE)

Planning committee Well-run airport

Suitability

Exact figure

Annual profits

Wage rates

Pollution

Strict new laws

8: Marketing

ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION

Market research Sales forecast

Market segment Sales figures

Market share Sales target

Consumer behavior Advertising campaign

Consumer profile Advertising budget

Consumer goods Advertising agency

Product launch Less wealthy

Product lifecycle Length of time

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Product range Gender

READING

Sports-goods maker 17 Pharmaceuticals

To reach Regulatory environment

Interior Challenge

To dismiss

Related to 18 Typical lifecycle

Network Regulatory laws

To regain

Shift one’s focus 19 Scientists

Beijing To come up with an idea

Urban areas Physicians

Existing shops Clinical trials

Disposable income To make efforts

To lit the flame To spend wholly on sth.

To move up to..sth. Peak sales

Retail analysts Patent on the drug

Desirable 21. LISTENING CD2

Overstocking X-ray

Double –digit sales growth 22. LISTENING CD2

Product mix To increase by 2%

Penetrate the market Trade magazines

To rebrand 25. LISTENING CD2

Saturated market To give sb a ring

11. LISTENING CD2 Fashionable

To run out by lunchtime 26. LISTENING CD2

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13. LISTENING CD2 For canoeing

Rival brands To pack in a bag

27. LISTENING CD2

14. LISTENING CD2 Lining

Wallet Delivery

28. LISTENING CD2

To spot an advert

16. LISTENING CD2 Delay

Clinical advantage

Treating patients

The core of sth.

CASE STUDY USEFUL PHRASES

Outdoor-products company Sorry, did you say…?

Hikers Could you repeat that please?

Snowboarders Did she say when she’d like to

meet?

A versatile Let me that back to you?

All-weather garment What about the new range?

Medium size Ok, I think I’ve got all that.

Lightweight I should go now.

Point-of-sale I think that’s everything.

Must-have item of clothing

To aim at mountaineers

9: Planning
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ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION ACTIVE VOCABULARY TRANSLATION
Desk or pocket diary Fixed objectives

Wall chart Waste of time

To remind sb. Incredibly

Estimate costs Courage

Forecast sales Customer demand

To do research To note

Collect information To claim

Implement a plan Awful truth

Keep to a budget To rescue the situation

Meet a deadline A turning point

Arrange a meeting Spur-of-the-moment act

Prepare a report Unsurprisingly

Rearrange a schedule Internship

Anniversary Venture capitalists

Team-building weekend Private investors

Consider Entrepreneur

READING Stakeholders

Business aims Disastrous

Financial forecast Wholesaler

Assessment of sth. Overnight

A leading player Casual attitude to

Cloud computing To launch

Proof To conclude

To admit CASE STUDY

Accurate forecast Health-and-fitness magazine

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29. LISTENING CD2 Overseas markets

Various costs Substantial cash prize

Overspent by 20% To tick

30. LISTENING CD2 Cover price

A commitment Supplement with 4 diets

To make assumptions Brief details

To deliver requirements USEFUL PHRASES

To be manageable Could I say something?

31. LISTENING CD2 Hold on a minute.

Unwieldy Could I just comment on it?

To accommodate changes Sorry, to interrupt you…

32. LISTENING CD2 If you’ll just let me finish…

Failure I’d like to finish if I may…

33. LISTENING CD2 How do you mean exactly?

Suggestions So, what you are saying is

that…?

Customer enquiries Celebrity lives

Reliable reputation

Consultation service

To persuade

34. LISTENING CD2

Unique features