Ljerka Radoš, prof.

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OBAVIJESTI NA OGLASNIM PLOČAMA U HOLU !

Literatura:

Priručni materijal iz engleskog jezika - obavezan za vježbe

Engleski 1 (prvi semestar) => FOTOKOPI FAKS

1. kolokvij 10.-20.11. - gramatika (nepravilni glagoli, vremena, pasiv) - SAMO JEDNOM !

Materijal (neobavezan) za vježbanje gramatike –

isto mjesto

2. kolokvij - siječanj 2010 - riječi i tekstovi, itd. iz mat.

- Opći englesko-hrvatski rječnik (Bujas, Filipović)

- Englesko-engleski rječnik

- Online rječnici

Abbreviations (kratice)

A – ei G – dзi:

E – i: H – eidз

I – ai J – dзei

n - noun

v - verb

adj - adjective

adv - adverb

MD Managing Director (UK)

also: doctor of medicine (after the name)

CEO Chief Executive Officer (US)

PR Public RelationsPA Personal Assistant

OHP =>

IT =>

transparency ICT

R & D = R and DResearch and Development

HR Human Resources

VAT Value Added Tax

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

GDP Gross Domestic Product

e.g. (Lat. exempli gratia) for example

i.e. (Lat. id est) that is to say

etc. (Lat. et cetera) and so on

a(.)k(.)a(.) – also known as = alias

vs. – versus

XY et al. - XY and others (authorship)

XY i suradnici

MBA - Master of Business Administration

master's degree in... – magisterij

MA - Master of Arts

MSc - Master of Science (Econ)

PhD /pi: eit∫ 'di:/ - svaki doktorat

Doctor of Philosophy

a.m. (00:00 – 12:00) 4 a.m.p.m. (12:00 – 24:00) 4 p.m.

Mrs Jim Wu Germany: Fräulein Frau XY

MEN WOMEN

Mr Miss / Mrs

Ms

plc public limited company (UK) d.d. Inc./Corp. incorporated /corporation (USA) Ltd . limited d.o.o.

economy vs. economicseconomic vs. economical

Faculty of Economics

He is an executive in IBM

Noun

entre^pre^neur /ntrə prə 'nə:(r):פ/

entrepreneur-ial (poduzetnički)

entrepreneur- ship (poduzetništvo)

senior managers => executives

NUMBERS

number, digit, figure, amount, sum ...

4 hundred Ø

35 thousand Ø

500 million Ø S

billion Ø

Hundreds of students were in the hall.

Thousands of birds flew...

Billions of dollars are spent...

£ 4 m =>

4 million pounds

$ 15 bn => 15 billion dollars

DECIMAL POINT

4.32  =>

four POINT three two(1–19 - one word - ok)

4.15 => four POINT fifteen

COMMASeparates thousands.

1,500 => a / one thousand (and) five hundred UK

US also: fifteen hundred

6,000,0002,021 => two thousand and twenty-one

12,839 => twelve thousand eight hundred (and) thirty-nine

Four hundred and fifty-two thousand two hundred and ten

eight million three hundred and ninety-one thousand

452,210 =>

8,391,000 =>

YEARS, DATES

When were you born?

1984    - nikad točka; nije redni broj

1976

nineteen seventy-six

In 1900 (nineteen hundred)

In the year 2000 (two thousand)

2003 (two thousand and 3)

Dates:

(UK) 26-Ø October 2003

(US) October 26-Ø, 2003

Ø – we say it, but we don't write in dates

(1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th)

FREQUENTLY CONFUSED WORDS

policy ≠ politics (politicians)

Pl. policies ≠ police

staff = personnel

≠ ≠

stuff personal

oil – nafta vs. olive oil

record (n) - ((sportski) rekord) - pl. spisi, akti, dokumenti - (profesionalna) prošlost

osobe (povijest)

record (v) - (za)bilježiti

account

You have to take this into account.

Account is taken of all the elements ...

How do you account for this?

I have a special savings account for this.

Please debit my current account.

He is an accountant. She works in Accounting.

She is Account Manager.

plant - (biljka)

- pogon, postrojenje

Stock - dionica

       - zaliha

- držati (na zalihi)

mayor ≠ major

Supermarket - samoposluživanje

to prove (v) - proof (n)

improve (v) - improvement (n)

approve (v) - approval (n)

tax return –

tax refund – povrat poreza

porezna prijava

vary (v) ≠ very ≠ wary (careful)

He is rather wary about this.

rapport ≠ report

što se tiče;

kad je riječ o

with respect to –

kvaliteta + osobina Quality –

subject to – dependent on sth else

opći ciljoverall objective →

to commission – naručiti, povjeriti posao

sound business practices ↓

zvuk - NE! zdrav/ dobar/ valjan….

be (un)likely to

(n) rationale ≠ rational (adj)

reasons and principles

v. … question their claims → dovesti u pitanje,

posumnjati u…

Bankomat ? cash machine = cash dispenser =

cashpoint (UK)

ATM – automatic teller machine (US)

…. your boss has taken all the credit for….

     -   give (sb) credit (for sth)

You could give him some credit for all the

effort he´s put in.

→ priznanje, pohvala

More on frequently confused words

U članku Lj. Radoš “Kako uspješno izlagati na međunarodnim skupovima” (Ekonomski vjesnik 1 i 2 (16) Osijek 2004 : iscrpan popis

Članak je i na mojoj web-stranici (pod poveznicom “Materijali” - Prezentacije)

INTERESTING VOCABULARY

retailing – maloprodaja, trgovina na malo

wholesaling (veleprodaja)

sports ( sportski sadržaji)

facilities

parking (mogućnosti parkiranja)

perform (v) – performance ( n)

V: ispuniti; izvršiti; obaviti 1. provođenje2. radne karakteristike3. izvedba, vršenje4. performansa, rad (stroja)

analiza uspješnosti / učinka

performance analysis –

premija za postignute rezultate

performance bonus –

ocjena rezultata rada

performance evaluation -

outsource -- outsourcing

To arrange to have a job done by a co. outside your own organisation

to contract out –

(non-) core business activities

sophisticated equipment ( najmodernija;

precizna, skupa i osjetljiva)

loan – zajam

Securities -- shares/ stocks/ equities

-- bondslisted companies (Stock Exchange)

COMPLEX NOMINAL GROUPS

HN(customer service) competition

competition in customer service

HNcity centre location

(local community) projects

odlučivanje na nižoj razini

(low-level) (decision-making) →

…all office, production and merchandising activities → office activities production activities & merchandising activities

        - uredske, proizvodne i prodajne aktivnosti        - aktivnosti u uredima, proizvodnji i prodaji

franchising

franchisee

franchisor

franchise - agreement - fee

… to contribute to the franchisor´s annual (advertising and marketing) costs.

an environmentally - friendly product →

proizvod koji ne šteti okolišu / nije štetan za okoliš/ ekološki prihvatljiv proizvod / blagonaklon prema okolišu

environmentally - friendly policies -->

politika koja štiti okoliš;

ekološki osviještena politika

empower – give powerencourage – give courage

endanger – bring into danger

enslave – make into a slaveimprison – put sb in prison

encode – put a message into a codeenable – give the ability to do sth

encircle – surround

regulate - deregulate

contaminate - decontaminate

colonize - decolonize

form - deform

stabilize - destabilize

NOT :

depression, determine, deserve, democracy

Nouns with no plural

bread, luggage, publicity, traffic ... (as expected)

Let me give you some advice Ø

I can’t give you any information Ø

We hope to gain new knowledge Ø

equipment Ø , money Ø , travel Ø

News (singular)!What is the news? (*What are the news?)

crew, staff, police

Several police were injured (several police officers)

Our staff is / are dissatisfied.

How many crew are there on board ?

The Government (the management) is / are working hard.

Her family is / are quite well-off.

be made up of (sastoji se od…)

make up for (last time)

I´ll make it up to you.

You have to make up your mind.