懂你英语Level 5 Unit 2 Part 2 Vocabulary
Verbs for Business 1
To promote: to move someone up in an organization, usually because she has done a good job.
We're going to promote her to manager.
If we don't promote him, he'll probably be upset.
The opposite of promote is demote.
Fill in the blanks:
We shouldn't promote anyone unless they really deserve it, which means they have to prove themselves.
To transfer: to move someone or something from one place to another.
The company is going to transfer him to Shanghai next month.
She doesn't want to be transferred because her husband is against moving to another city.
Fill in the blanks:
He likes working for us, but he wants to be transferred to a different place within the company.
To motivate: to get someone interested and excited about doing something.
She's really good at motivating her employees.
One way to motivate someone is to encourage them by giving constructive feedback.
Fill in the blanks:
He's no fool, so giving him an award without an increase in salary won't motivate him.
To postpone: to delay or put off something until a later date.
We had to postpone the presentation, because she wasn't ready to give it.
We can't continue to postpone the meeting or they will cancel it completely.
Fill in the blanks:
We can't postpone launching the product, so everyone will have to work harder to meet the deadline.
To evade: to escape or avoid something.
They are trying to evade taking responsibility for their failure.
He was arrested for tax evasion.
Exercise:
1. They designed the airplane to evade detection by radar.
2. To delay or put off something until a later date —— to postpone.
3. To get someone interested and excited about their work —— to motivate.
4. To promote someone means to give them a higher level job.
5. Giving constructive feedback is one way to motivate them.
6. One way to motivate someone is to encourage them by giving constructive feedback.
7. They are trying to evade taking responsibility for their failure.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. If we don't promote him, he'll probably be upset.
2. She's really good at motivating her employees.
3. He was arrested for tax evasion.
4. One way to motivate someone is to encourage them by giving constructive feedback.
5. We need to motivate people more and not demotivate them by reducing benefits.
Verbs for Business 2
To assign: to give someone a task to do.
His boss assigned him to increase sales by fifty percent (50%).
Her company assigned her to find out more about the competition.
Fill in the blanks:
His department was the one which was assigned to complete the project, so our department wasn't involved.
To penalize: to fine or punish someone for doing something wrong.
They were penalized for breaking the rules.
You will be penalized if you are late.
Fill in the blanks:
They were all penalized, so they had to work even harder to complete the project on time.
To lay off: to fire or sack a worker because business is bad.
The company was failing, so he was laid off.
Our company had to lay off 50% of our employees.
A company may have to lay off workers when business is bad.
Fill in the blanks:
He was dong a good job, but the company had to lay him off because they were losing money.
To recruit: to look for new employees to hire.
They are expanding their business and recruiting new employees.
She joined the company after she was recruited at a job fair.
Fill in the blanks:
He left his job because he was recruited by another company and offered a much higher salary.
To resign: to voluntarily quit one's job.
His boss didn't like him, so he was asked to resign.
She resigned from her job because of health reasons.
Exercise:
1. She has decided to resign because she wants to spend more time with her family.
2. To fine or punish someone for doing something wrong —— to penalize.
3. To voluntarily quit one's job —— to resign.
4. Her company assigned her to find out more about the competition.
5. She joined the company after she was recruited at a job fair.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. His boss assigned him to increase sales by fifty percent.
2. The company was failing, so he was laid off.
3. She joined the company after she was recruited at a job fair.
4. He wanted to resign, but he needed to stay on for another year to complete the project.
5. He was dong a good job, but the company had to lay him off because they were losing money.