Economic Systems, Business Vocabulary, and Grammar

Pros and Cons of Protectionism

• Pros: Creates a sense of patriotism; provides a foundation for the working class; naturally lowers unemployment rates.
• Cons: Limits local access to foreign goods; does not always enhance how people live; people will lose jobs.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Free Trade

• Advantages: Increased economic growth; more dynamic business climate; foreign direct investment; technology transfer; lower taxes and barriers.
• Disadvantages: Increased job outsourcing; poor working conditions; destruction of native cultures; degradation of natural resources; reduced tax revenue.

Marketing Travel Arrangements

Arrival, boarding pass, cancelled, check-in, delayed, departure, direct flight, driving licence, drop off, e-ticket, fully-booked, gate, inbound flight, insurance, itinerary, land, make a reservation, one-way ticket, outbound flight, overweight luggage, passenger, rent a car, return ticket, seat assignment, stopover, take off, unlimited mileage, via, voucher, waiting list.

Booking Hotels and Restaurants

Bar, bill, business centre, chef, cuisine, double room, executive suite, fitness centre, full board, guest, half board, high season, laundry service, low season, luxurious, luxury suite, non-smoking, party, room service, single room, spa, standard room, swimming pool, tip, vacancy, waiter.

Time Clock Regulations

Approve, attend to, busy period, card reader, carryover, clock in/out, consecutive, co-worker, entitled to, family matters, full-time, give written notice, holiday leave, maternity leave, overtime, part-time, refuse, regulations, reject, restrict, salary, sick leave, sick note, submit a request, swipe your card, take time off, unpaid leave.

Security in the Workplace

Accompany, alarm system, alert, anti-virus, break-in, firewall, hacking, install, key, lighting, lock, monitor, personal belongings, premises, protect, purpose, question, safety, security camera, security guard, software, surveillance system, suspicious, unattended, unfamiliar, valuables, virus.

Dialogue: Appointments

• I’m afraid he’s in a meeting until lunchtime. Can I take a message?
• Could you hold on for a minute? I’ll just look in the diary. So when’s convenient for you?
• Yes, that’s right, he’s on holiday for a fortnight.
• Wednesday… let me see… he’s out of the office all morning. But he’s free in the afternoon, after about three.
• So shall we say 5:45 next Wednesday, in…?
• Ok, then. Bye.

Comparative

1. -er than
2. more + adj + than

Superlative

1. the + adj-est
2. the most + adj