Building a career upper intermediate

1.1 About Business – The education business - 1.1

1. alumni network	a group of people who graduated the same university	сообщество выпускников
2. to reinforce an unequal system	to support and make stronger a system which is unfair because some people get advantage over others	укреплять систему неравенства
3. coveted spot	most desirable places to be (here to study)	наиболее желаемое место
4. admissions committee	a group of people who decide whom to allow to enter university	приемная комиссия
5. cutthroat competition	a situation in which people are competing with each other in an unpleasant way	ожесточенная конкуренция
6. prestige of the campus	the land and buildings of a university or college, including the buildings where students live which is highly admired and respected	престиж университетского городка университетский городок
7. stellar test scores	extremely good result of a test	прекрасный, выдающийся результат теста
8. aptitude (test)	a test that measures your natural skills or abilities	тест на способность (на умения)
9. fee for tuition	the money you pay for being taught	оплата за обучение
10. to sift through applicants	to choose candidates among those who applied	отсеивать абитуриентов

1.2 Vocabulary – Education and career - 1.2

1. to acquire skills	get abilities of doing something very well through studying	получить навыки
2. to obtain grants	To get an amount of money given to someone, especially by the government, for a particular purpose (here for studying)	получить стипендию
3. to win scholarship	to win an amount of money that is given to someone by an educational organization to help pay for their education in some contest	выиграть академическую стипендию (грант на обучение)
4. to subsidize studies	to pay part of cost for studying	Частично финансировать обучение
5. to exceed annual objectives	to do more than planned this year	превышать годовые цели
6. to take a sabbatical	to take some period off your work to travel or learn something new (usually especially about someone in university job)	взять академический отпуск
7. to be made redundant	to leave your job because your work is no longer necessary	быть уволенным по сокращению
8. to give in your notice	to inform somebody about something tell your employer that you will be leaving your job soon	сообщать, уведомлять сообщить об уходе
9. to be on assignment	to have a business trip	быть в командировке
10. to be suspended	to be asked to leave your job for a short period of time	быть временно отстраненным от должности

1.4 Speaking – Giving reasons in interviews - 1.4

1. reasonable questions	questions that can be asked in a particular situation, because they are relevant	приемлемые вопросы
2. besides	used when adding another reason	кроме того
3. as regards	used when telling what the problem you’re going to talk about relates to	по отношению, что касается
4. as far as	as far as I know/see/remember - used to say that when you think that something is true, although it is possible that you do not know or remember all the facts or cannot remember completely	посколькунасколько, насколько я помню
5. for one thing… and for another	in the first place, or firstly… secondly	во-первых, во-вторых
6. vague and irrelevant reasons	a reason which is unclear and difficult to understand and not relating to a particular topic	смутные и не относящиеся в делу причины
7. appropriate and precise	correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose and clear, exact and correct	подходящий и точный
8. to be concerned	to be worried about something	быть обеспокоенным
9. what’s more	used to add some information	более того
10. obvious choice	a choice which is easy to understand	очевидный выбор

1.5 Writing – Cover letter - 1.5

1. cover letter	a letter that you send with CV which explains why you suit for the position you are applying for	сопроводительное письмо
2. to break sales records	to do something better than anybody else before	устанавливать рекорд по продажам
3. to double average revenues per venue	To increase (two times) money that a the business or organization receives over a period of time	удвоить среднюю прибыль от места проведения с точки реализации
4. to capture market share	To gain control of a part of the market	захватить долю рынка
5. to optimize profitability	to improve company's financial situation by making it easier to get profit	оптимизировать прибыльность
6. thank you for consideration	Thank you for careful attention and thought about something	спасибо за рассмотрение
7. outgoing personality	A person who likes meeting people and talking to new people	легкий характер
8. to embark on	To start doing something	Начинать браться за
9. to make a good impression	To produce a nice opinion or feeling about someone or something because of the way they seem	произвести хорошее впечатление
10. sophisticated language	which generally refers to university-level words, phrases and expressions	утонченная, замысловатая речь

1.6 Case Study – Mangalia Business School - 1.6

1. advantageous features	helpful and likely to make you successful characteristics	Преимущественные характеристики
2. excellent reputation for quality	To be known by being of good quality	славиться качеством
3. to host seminars	to provide the place and everything that is needed for seminar	организовывать семинары
4. well-equipped campus	the land and buildings of a university or college which has all the necessary equipment	хорошо оборудованный университетский городок
5. cultural heritage	the traditional national beliefs, values, customs etc of a family, country, or society	культурное наследство
6. internationally recognized degrees	A qualification given by university or college accepted by different countries in the world	степень международного уровня
7. to tailor to the needs	to make something so that it is exactly right for someone's particular needs	приспосабливаться под нужды
8. work placement	a job, usually as part of a course of study, which gives you experience of a particular type of work	стажировка
9. undergraduate	a student at college or university, who is working for their first degree	студент последнего курса
10. incentives	Reasons for doing something	Стимулы

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