Aihepiiri 1 (Work and business)
Money
| adviser | a person who gives advice, especially somebody who knows a lot about a particular subject | a special adviser to the President on education | neuvonantaja |
| accountant | a person whose job is to keep or check financial accounts | We talked to the company’s chief accountant. | kirjanpitäjä |
| aid | money, food, etc. that is sent to help countries in difficult situations | An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been provided for victims of the earthquake. | apu/avustus |
| alimony | the money that a court orders somebody to pay regularly to their former wife, husband or partner when the marriage or civil union is ended | He has to pay alimony to his ex-wife. | elatusapu/elatusmaksu |
| annual | happening or done once every year | The 12th annual Music Festival runs from Friday 25th to Monday 28th October. | vuosittainen |
| aggregate | a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that are collected together | The three smaller parties gained an aggregate of 25 per cent of the vote. | kokonaisuus/kerätä yhteen |
| bankrupt | without enough money to pay what you owe | The company was declared bankrupt in the High Court. | konkurssi/vararikko |
| appreciate | appreciate somebody/something to recognize the good qualities of somebody/something | Over the years he came to appreciate the beauty and tranquillity of the river. | arvostaa |
| award | a prize such as money, etc. for something that somebody has done | He received numerous awards for excellence in teaching. | palkinto |
| bank machine | a machine in or outside a bank, shop, etc., from which you can get money from your bank account using a special plastic card | He got some money from the bank machine | pankkiautomaatti |
Business
| administration | the activities that are done in order to plan, organize and run a business, school or other institution | Administration costs are passed on to the customer. | hallinto |
| advert | a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service | When the adverts came on I got up to put the kettle on. | mainos |
| afloat | floating on water | He could not swim and only a life jacket kept him afloat. | kellua/pysyä pinnalla |
| agency | a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially when representing other businesses or organizations | through an agency He managed to find a job through an agency. | agentuuriliike/välitysliike |
| assembly | a group of people who have been elected to meet together regularly and make decisions or laws for a particular region or country | The national assembly has voted to adopt the budget. | kokous |
| agreement | an arrangement, a promise or a contract made with somebody | agreement with somebody They have entered into a free trade agreement with Australia. | sopimus |
| associate | a person that you work with, do business with or spend a lot of time with | business associates | kolleega |
| banker | a person who owns a bank or has an important job at a bank | He’s an investment banker in New York. | pankkiiri |
| bargaining power | the amount of control a person or group has when trying to reach an agreement with another group in a business or political situation | The smaller states’ efforts to exercise their collective bargaining power against multinationals have failed. | neuvotteluvoima |
| classified | officially secret and available only to particular people | classified information/documents/material | luokiteltu |
Jobs
| ambassador | an official who lives in a foreign country as the senior representative there of their own country | the British Ambassador to Italy/in Rome | lähettiläs |
| air hostess | a female flight attendant | there was an air hostess on the plane | lentoemäntä |
| astronaut | a person whose job involves travelling and working in a spacecraft | sending astronauts into space | astronautti |
| artisan | relating to an artisan, or typical of an artisan's work | an artisan bakery | artesaani |
| attorney | a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court | the district attorney | asianajaja |
| babysit | to take care of babies or children for a short time while their parents are out | He's babysitting the neighbour's children. | vahtia lapsia |
| ballerina | a female dancer in ballet | the ballerina was very skilled | balleriina |
| apprenticeship | a period of time working as an apprentice; a job as an apprentice | She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter. | oppisopimusksella opiskelu/oppipoikana olo |
| aide | a person who helps another person, especially a politician, in their job | White House aides | avustaja |
| analyst | a person whose job involves examining facts or materials in order to give an opinion on them | a political/financial analyst | analyytikko |
Teksti- tai videotehtävän ohjeet
Etsi jokaiseen valitsemaasi aihepiiriin liittyvä video, audio tai teksti ja liitä se alla olevaan laatikkoon. Kerää videosta/tekstistä aihepiiriin liittyvää mielestäsi hyödyllistä sanastoa/ sanontoja ja tee niistä sanasto tekstin tai videon alle. Tee myös aiheesta englanniksi tai suomeksi sisältökysymyksiä, joilla muut opiskelijat voivat testata omaa kuullun- tai luetunymmärtämistään. Liitä loppuun oikeat vastaukset. Sopivia videoita tai tekstejä löytyy mm. seuraavilta sivuilta: BBC News, The Guardian, Time, www.watchknowlearn.org jne.
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http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=18667&CategoryID=93