I. Match the words (1-10) with their definitions (a-j)




Unit 12 Performance

Useful Language

Word Definition Translation Transcription
accident something bad which happens that is not expected or intended, and which often damages something or injures someone несчастный случай æk.sɪ.dənt
(to) achieve a target to succeed in reaching a particular goal достигать цели ətʃiv ə tɑ.gɪt
approximate not completely accurate but close приблизительный, примерный ə prɒk.sɪ.mət
approximation an estimate of a number or an amount that is almost correct, but not exact приближённое значение; ə prɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən
bench a long, usually hard, seat for two or more people, often found in public places скамья ben t  ʃ
capacity the total amount that can be contained or produced производительность kə pæs.ə.ti
(to) collapse to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support разрушаться, обваливаться kə læps
(to) decrease to become less уменьшаться, убывать, сокращаться dɪ kris
(the) disabled not having one or more of the physical or mental abilities that most people have инвалиды dɪ seɪ.bl ̩d
disappointing not as good, successful as you hoped неутешительный, разочаровывающий dɪs.ə pɔɪn.tɪŋ
(to) discover to find information, a place or an object, especially for the first time обнаруживать dɪˈskʌv.ər
diversity the quality of including a range of many people or things разнообразие; многообразие; d a  ɪˈvɜː.sɪ.ti
diversity of workforce similarities and differences among employees in terms of age, cultural background, physical abilities and disabilities, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. разнородность рабочей силы d a  ɪ vɜ.sɪ.ti əv wɜk.fɔs
downward/upward moving towards a lower/higherposition or value нисходящий/восходящий daʊn.wəd ʌp.wəd
dramatically to a very great and surprising degree разительно, значительно, сильно drə mæt.ɪ.kli
(to) drop to move to a lower level, or cause something to move to a lower level снижаться, уменьшаться drɒp
due to attributable to or caused by благодаря; вследствие; в результате; из-за dju tu
durable likely to last for a long time without breaking or getting weaker надёжный, прочный, стойкий, djʊə.rə.bl
encouraging giving support, courage or hope обнадёживающий ɪn kʌr.ɪ.dʒɪŋ
environmental performance how well a business performs in terms of carrying out its activities without harming the environment экологические показатели ɪn vaɪ ə  .rə n  .men.təl pə fɔː.mən t  s
ethnic of a national or racial group of people этнический eθ.nɪk
(to) evaluate to judge the quality, importance of something оценивать, давать оценку; ɪ væl.ju.eɪt
excellent extremely good отличный, отменный, ek.səl.ənt
factory a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made using machines завод, фабрика, предприятие fæk.tər.i
furniture things such as chairs, tables, beds, cupboards, etc. which are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or working in мебель fɜ.nɪ.tʃər
graph a picture which shows how two sets of information or variable amounts are related, usually by lines or curves график grɑːf
in addition as well (as) в добавление, к тому же ə dɪʃ.ən
in terms of used to describe which particular area of a subject you are discussing с точки зрения ɪn tɜmz əv
(to)include to contain something as a part of something else, or to make something part of something else включать в себя, содержать в себе ɪn klud
industrial in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc индустриальный, промышленный ɪn dʌs.tri.əl
inflation a general, continuous increase in prices инфляция ɪn fleɪ.ʃən
(to) injure to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal ранить ɪn.dʒər
investor a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit вкладчик, инвестор ɪn ves.tər
(to) label to fasten a label to прикреплять ярлык, этикетку (прям. и перенос.) leɪ.bəl
(to) last to continue being good or suitable сохраняться lɑːst
(to) lay off to stop employing someone, because there is no work for them to do временно уволить lei.ɒf
local council the group of people elected to govern a particular area, town orcity, and organize services for it муниципальный совет ləʊ.kəl kaʊn t  .səl
(to) locate to be in a particular place располагать в определённом месте; ʊ  ˈkeɪt
(to) look after to take care of or be in charge of someone or something заботиться lʊk ɑːf.tər
low-cost cheap малозатратный, низкозатратный (имеющий невысокие издержки) ləʊ kɒst
(to) manage costs to use money, time, etc. in a sensible way so that it does not cost too much to do something Управлять расходами mæn.ɪdʒ kɒsts
market share the amount of sales of a product that a company has, compared with total sales of that product доля рынка mɑ.kɪt ʃeər
(to) measure performance to evaluate the quality of organization’s activity, services оценивать производительность, результативность работы meʒ.ər pə fɔː.mən t  s
middle-class a social group that consists of well-educated people, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers, who have good jobs and are neither very rich nor very poor средний класс mɪd.l klɑːs
minority a smaller number or part меньшинство maɪ nɒr.ɪ.ti
nowadays at the present time, in comparison to the past в наши дни; теперь; в наше время naʊ.ə.deɪz
objective something which you plan to do or achieve цель əb dʒek.tɪv
oil the black oil obtained from under the Earth's surface from which petrol comes нефть ɔɪl
passenger car a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of people легковой автомобиль pæs.ən.dʒər kɑːr
(to) perform to work or function well or badly исполнять, выполнять pə fɔm
performance how well a person, company, etc. does a piece of work or an activity результативность, производительность, эффективность pəfɔ.mən t  s
personality the type of person you are, which is shown by the way you behave, feel and think индивидуальность, личность pɜ.sə næl.ə.ti
(to) pollute to make an area or substance, usually air, water or earth, dirty by adding harmful chemicals загрязнять pə lut
poor not good, being of a very low quality плохой, недостаточный pɔr
(to) preserve to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed сохранять, сберегать prɪ zɜv
public all ordinary people публика; общественность pʌb.lɪk
public area any area which is free and open to general public all the time площадь общественного пользования pʌb.lɪk eə.ri.ə
(to) reduce to make something smaller in size, amount, degree, importance сокращать, уменьшать rɪ djus
(to) remain stable to stay in the same condition, not likely to change оставаться стабильным rɪ meɪn steɪ.bl 
(to) replace to change something that is old, damaged, etc, for a similar thing that in newer or better заменять, замещать rɪˈpleɪs
reputation the opinion that people have about what someone/something is like, base on what has happened in the past репутация rep.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən
revenues the money that an organization receives from its business доходы rev.ən.juz
(to) rise to increase возрастать raɪz
safe not in danger or likely to be harmed безопасный seɪf
safety record the facts about how an organization performs in relation to its products and activities being safe Показатели безопасности seɪf.ti rek.ɔd
salary cost the amount of money needed to pay salaries to the employees затраты [расходы, издержки] на оплату труда (служащих) sæl.ər.i kɒsts
sales result the number of products sold товарооборот, объемпродаж seɪlz rɪ zʌlt
sales target a specified amount of sales that amanagement sets for achieving or exceeding within a specified timeframe план продаж [сбыта] seɪlz tɑː.gɪt
satisfactory good or good enough for a particular need or purpose удовлетворительный; достаточный sæt.ɪs fæk.tər.i
screw a thin pointed piece of metal which is used to join things together винт, шуруп skru
senior management managers at the highest level of a company or organization, considered as a group высшее руководство si.ni.ər mæn.ɪdʒ.mənt
share one of the equal parts into which the ownership of a company is divided and which can be bought by members of the public акция; доля ʃeər
socially responsible doing things in a way that shows concern for society and people in general социально ответственный (соответствующие определенным социальным ценностям и моральным нормам,) səʊ.ʃəl.irɪ spɒn t  .sɪ.bl 
stock market the business of buying and selling shares in companies and the place where this happens фондовая биржа Stɒk mɑː.kɪt
survey an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions опрос, анкетирование sɜ.veɪ
(to) treat to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way обращаться, вести себя (по отношению к кому-л. как-л.) trit
trend a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving общее направление, тенденция trend
unemployment the number of people who do not have a job which provides money безработица ʌn.ɪm plɔɪ.mənt
vehicle machine usually with wheels and an engine, which is used for transporting people or goods транспортное средство vi.ɪ.kl ̩
wood a hard substance which forms the branches and trunks of trees and which can be used as a building material дерево (материал, древесина) wʊd

 

I. Match the words (1-10) with their definitions (a-j)

1.share a.not having physical or mental abilities that most people have
2.revenues b.something which you plan to do or achieve
3.inflation c.the money that an organization receives from its business
4.satisfactory d.the total amount that can be produced
5.objective e.one of the equal parts into which the ownership of a company is divided
6.diversity f.a general, continuous increase in prices
7.disabled g.likely to last for a long time without breaking or getting weaker
8.approximation h.good enough for a particular purpose
9.durable i.the quality of including a range of many people or things
10.capacity j.an estimate of an amount that is almost correct, but not exact


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