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Criado por Rafael Pôssas
aproximadamente 10 anos atrás
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Questão | Responda |
Workplace | Sadly, there is still amount of discrimination against women in the workplace |
Working Enviroment | Employers can help relieve the pressure on their employees by ensuring they have a pleasant working enviroment |
Hours of Work | In some professions, such as law, the hours of work are much longer than in others |
The Working week | There is much to be said for the proposal that the working week should be reduced to 35 hours |
Work-life balance | A sensible working-life balance can help employees work more efficiently |
Work Placement | Many Large organizations have work placement programmes that provide students with experience before they start their career |
in/out of work | Unemployment has been on the increase in many countries and sometimes up to 10% of the workforce are out of work |
Job Security | For some people, job security is more important than financial reward |
Job Satisfaction | It is hard to underestimate the value of job satisfaction |
Job Descriptions | Some employees have very broad job descriptions |
Jobseeker | Employers can attract jobseekers with attactive employment packages |
interview | These companies need to change the interview process so that they hire the right candidates |
Qualifications | So as to find a job we need to invest in our qualifications |
Experience | Some graduates have difficulty finding a job because they don't have relevant work experience |
Training | Employers need to provide training to ensure that their staff are able to adapt to these new technologies |
retire/retirement | In many countries the age of retirement is now 68 or even 70 |
resign/resignation | There is a danger that employees will hand in their resignation and look for another job |
promotion | There is an argument to promote employees who show the most potential |
perk | Nowadays is much less common for companies to offer a company car as a perk |
rewarding | One of the most rewarding aspects of the work is the chance to work with children |
challenging | While this can be challenging, there is no doubt that it can be equally rewarding |
repetitive | A great deal of office work is that it is quite repetitive and not specially challenging |
stressful | One of the most stressful of modern workplace is the long hours of work |
Breakthrough | One of the greatest technological breakthrough was the microchip |
Technophobe | There are a minority of people who remain technophobes and do not have mobile phones or even know how to text |
Technophile | Others of course are technophiles and will buy the latest gadgets even if they dont need it |
Digital native | Young People have and advantage of being digital natives and having grown up with laptops and mobile phones |
Computer Literate | It's impossible to work in offices nowadays if you are not a computer literate |
Cutting-edge | one such cutting-edge tecnology is the concept of cloud computing |
state-of-the-art | It's not always, however, necessary to have the latest state-of-the-art technology |
Labour Saving | Perhaps the most influential inventions are relatively simple labour saving device such as the vacuum cleaner |
Appliance | Almost all modern kitchens have several electrical appliances to save our time |
Close-knit Family | We are not a close-knit family as we don't talk too much with each other |
Immediate/Extended family | Although my immediate family is quite small, my more extended family is huge |
run in the family | A love for engineering runs in my family |
Family Trait | One of my family traits is that we all talk quite loud |
Quarrel | I used to quarrel a lot with my brother when we were younger, but today we get along just fine |
Look after | I've always looked after my brother. |
rely on/depend on | I suppose her best quality is that I can always rely on her to be there for me. |
Word of mouth | It's frequently said that the best type of advertising is word-of-mouth |
Misleading | Many real state adverts are misleading |
Brand Awareness | Advertising is essential for companies that need to build their Brand Awareness |
Developing countries | Poverty is still an issue in many developing countries |
Less developed countries | Many less developed countries suffer from poor transport infrastructure |
The industrialized world | It is the responsibility of the industrialized world to provide financial support |
Richer Nations | Richer nations exploited the natural resources found in south america in colonial times |
economic superpower | Usa is the greatest economic superpower of the modern world |
Global Village | It is often said that we live in a global village because it is so easy to communicate with people all over the world |
The global economy | One feature of the global economy is that countries are affected by economic problems in other parts of the world |
the greenhouse effect | The greenhouse effect is one of the biggest concerns of modern society |
The natural world | Includes both animal and plant life |
Endangered Species | Panda is an example of endagered species |
The ecosystem | A system where animals and plants support one another |
Smog | an extreme form of air pollution |
fumes/emissions | These are the gases that are produced by cars and factories that cause pollution |
Factories and Power Stations | Two examples of pollution |
Acid Rain | Rain that is poisonous because of the poor air quality |
Conserve energy | Another way of saying "to save energy" |
Sources of Energy | A good collocation |
Natural Resources | For example: Water, Coal and Gas |
Fossil fuels | A collective term for coal, petrol and gas |
Solar Panels | the implement used to create solar energy |
Wind turbines | Modern Windmills used to create power from the wind |
Clean energy | Energy that does not create pollution |
Threat | Greenhouse Effect is a threat to human beings existence |
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