SUCCESS WITH BEC PRELIMINARY UNIT 1: MEETING PEOPLE

SUCCESS WITH BEC PRELIMINARY
UNIT 1: MEETING PEOPLE
compte
comptable
comptabilité
account
accountant
accounting
accounts
Profit and loss account ! compte de pertes
et profits
actually
" "faux-ami" / at present ! actuellement
to advert
advertisement
to advise sb on sth
ambitious (adj.)
annual meeting
to apply for a job
apprentice
apprenticeship
area
= to give someone advice on something
I'm an apprentice.
comptabilité
en fait, réellement, en
réalité
faire de la publicité
publicité
conseiller
ambitieux
un entretien annuel
postuler à un emploi
apprenti-e
apprentissage
domaine, zone
assistant
PA= personal assistant ! assistant(e), secrétaire
de direction
assistant
to attend
to attend classes ! assister aux cours
to attend a workshop (assister à un
assister
auditer
auditing
to be good at
I'm good at French, but bad at accounting.
≠ be bad at ! être mauvais dans
être bon dans
to be in + business field
I am in management
travailler dans un
domaine
to be responsible for
≈ to be in charge of
≈ to deal with
être responsable de
I work in computers.
à vélo
les affaires
gestion d’entreprise
homme d'affaires
occupé
acheter
≈ PDG : président
directeur général
directeur financier
collègue
communiquer
Se rendre à (trajet
professionnel)
pendulaire,
"banlieusard"
société, entreprise
ordinateur
corporate law
… des affaires, … des
by bike
business
business administration
businessman
busy
to buy, bought, bought
= a bicycle
chief executive officer
=CEO
Chief financial officer
colleague
to communicate
= CFO
to commute to
I commute to work by train.
to do business with , to be in business
to be busy = être occupé
commuter
company, companies
computer
corporate (adj.)
insurance company ! compagnie d’assurance
sociétés
currency, currencies
criterion, criteria (pl)
data
to deal with
to describe
to develop, developed
division
to earn one's living
employee
employer
employment ∅1
engineer
estate agent
feature
finance assistant
≈ to do business with
= department
What do you do for a living? I'm a secretary.
foreign (adj.)
to forget, forgot
forgotten to + inf
formal
free time ∅
to get bored
to give a speech
She forgot to send the files.
oublier
≠ informal
formel, ≠ informel
temps libre
s'ennuyer
I want to give a speech at my brother’s
wedding.
goods (pl.)
to grow, grew, grown
to hate +-ing
= products
head office
≈ headquarters
headquarters
≈ head office
health and safety
health and safety at work = santé et sécurité
au travail
I grow my own vegetables.
I hate playing the guitar.
to be interested in +ing
international (adj.)
interview
" Information is always singular!
Ask me if you need further information!
She is interested in working with us.
≠ national
a job interview = un entretien d’embauche
to get an interview = obtenir un entretien
to give an interview= donner une interview
to have an interview= avoir un entretien
to go for an interview= aller à un entretien
d’embauche
interviewee
interviewer
1
faire un discours
produits
croître, cultiver
détester
siège social, bureau
principal
siège social, bureau
principal
santé et sécurité
ville d’origine
y compris
home town
including
information
devise, unité monétaire
critère
données
avoir affaire à, avec
décrire
développer
département, division
gagner sa vie
employé (e)
employeur
emploi
ingénieur
agent immobilier
caractéristiques
assistant aux finances
étranger, d’un autre
pays
Ø : This sign indicates that the word is uncountable!
information
être intéressé par/à
international
entretien
candidat
introduce
introduce oneself to
someone
to invest in
job
job applicant
job title
journey
to know, knew, known
Introduce yourself to your neighbour!
se présenter, présenter
I introduced myself to my new colleagues.
se présenter à quelqu’un
investir dans
emploi
candidat
intitulé du poste
It's a 15-minute journey on bike, by car,
by train, on foot.
well-known, best-known, unknown !
connu, le plus connu, inconnu
trajet
connaître
late
to arrive late
en retard
lawyer
≈ attorney (US)
law firm ! etude d'avocat
law suit ! poursuite judidiciaire
avocat (général)
to learn
to leave, left, left
let's + verb
to listen to
to love +-ing
main
to make sure
to make a contribution
towards sth
manager
managing director
manufacture (v + n)
marketing and sales
≠ teach, taught, taught ! enseigner
Let's go! ! Allons-y!
What kind of music do you like listening to?
I love listening to music.
Our main office is in Spain.
boss, chief (director)
= MD / " ≠ directeur d'école : headmaster
Deputy managing director ! directeur adjoint,
sous-directeur
a manufacturer ! un fabricant
to match
to meet someone at
mistake
to organize
to overcome a situation/
difficulties
to own
owner
person (singular), people
(plural)
Nice to meet you.
a meeting ! une réunion
to make a mistake ! se tromper
apprendre
partir, quitter
impératif
écouter
aimer (beaucoup)
principal
s'assurer de
apporter sa
contribution à
directeur, gérant
directeur, directeur
général
fabriquer, usine
Marketing et ventes
relier, faire
correspondre
rencontrer, faire la
connaissance de
erreur
organiser
surmonter
There is only one person at the reception desk and
so many people waiting for their tickets!
posséder
le propriétaire
une personne, des
personnes
position
What's his position in the company?
He's a sales representative.
He's the deputy managing director.
There were four candidates for the
position of manager.
poste, emploi,
situation, fonction
to practise
a practice ! habitude, experience, pratique
s'exercer, s'entraîner,
mettre en pratique
to prefer +-ing
private company
I prefer working in the morning
préférer
= private limited company
≈ société à responsabilité
limitée
production
profile
to provide
reception desk
receptionist
to recruit
recruitment ∅
to remind
representative
responsibility, -ies
responsible
retirement
to produce ! produire, fabriquer
a product ! un produit
She has the right profile for the job.
Write a personal profile.
= to employ, to take on, to hire
You remind someone of something
≠ to remember ! se rappeler
duty-ies , tasks
to be responsible for : to be in charge of
to be responsible to : to report to
to retire ! prendre la retraite
She deals with retirement arrangements. !
Elle s'occupe des dispositions relatives à la
retraite.
to run, ran, run a business
/courses/a factory
secretary
to sell, sold, sold
to set up a business
ship building
shipping
to show somebody around
single
to set up a business through the Internet
skill
skilled ! competent, habile
The four basic skills are reading, writing, listening
and speaking.
solicitor
I'm a solicitor. I specialize in corporate law.
to send or transport by ship, by land or air
≠ married / ≠ divorced / ≠ widowed ! veuf
How much do you spend on clothes?
How many hours a week do you spend
studying?
to talk (v + n)
It takes her 20 minutes to go to work. She
enjoys the journey
to talk to : parler à / to give a talk ! faire
une présentation
trading, trade
traffic
trainee
trainer
training ∅
fellow trainee ! camarade stagiaire
training course
to travel
fournir
(guichet de) réception
réceptionniste
recruter, embaucher
recrutement
rappeler
représentant
responsabilité
responsable
retraite
secrétaire
vendre
monter une entreprise
chantier naval
expédition
faire visiter
célibataire
capacité, compétence
notaire, avoué, avocat
(Br)
se spécialiser en
dépenser (argent),
passer (du temps)
le personnel
staff ∅
to take
profil, portrait
diriger, organiser, tenir
to specialize in
to spend, spent, spent
production
She travels to work by car.
prendre
parler, conférence
commerce, échanges
commerciaux
trafic
stagiaire
formateur
formation
stage de formation
(professionnelle)
voyager, aller
How was your trip? Not bad, thanks!
a one-day trip ! excursion
trip
unusual (adj.)
to wear, wore, worn
to welcome
winner
voyage
inhabituel
porter (habits)
accueillir
gagnant
to win, won, won
to work for : Mr Smith works for our New
York branch.
to work with : I've worked with them for a
long time.
to work as : I work as an accountant for
them.
" un travail ! a job
work (v + n)
Country
☺
Nationality
☺
Argentina
Austria
Brazil
China
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Norway
Portugal
Russia
Scotland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
The Netherlands
The United Kingdom
Turkey
United States
Europe
Expressions
Hello. My name is ….
Hi!
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
travailler, travail
Language
☺
Argentinean
Austrian
Brazilian
Chinese
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Malay, Malaysian
Norwegian
Portuguese
Russian
Scottish
Spanish
Swedish
Swiss
Thai
Dutch
British
Turk, Turkish
American
European
Spanish
German
Portuguese
Chinese
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Malay
Norwegian
Portuguese
Russian
English
Spanish
Swedish
French, German, Italian
Thai
Dutch
English
Turkish
English
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Bonjour. Je m’appelle ….
Salut!
Bonjour!
Bonjour! (après-midi)
Good evening.
How do you do! " Answer: How do you do!
I didn’t understand what you said.
Could you repeat, please?
I don't think we've met.
I work for …. I’m an apprentice.
I’m responsible for budgeting.
Just for fun!
May I introduce you to Peter Brown?
Nice to meet you.
Pleased to meet you.
Peter, this is Mike Smith of Hewlett Packard.
What line of business are you in?
What do you do for a living?
I'd like to…
Question words
How far is it?
How long does it take you to get to work?
What nationality are you?
When do you start work in the morning?
What time do you have lunch?
Where are you from?
Where do you work?
Why are you studying English?
Why don't you come along?
Bonsoir!
Enchanté!
Je n’ai pas compris ce que vous avez
dit. Pourriez-vous répéter, SVP?
Je ne crois pas que nous nous soyons
rencontrés.
Je travaille pour… . Je suis apprenti(e)
Je suis responsable du budget.
Juste pour s'amuser!
Puis-je vous présenter à Peter Brown?
Ravi de vous avoir rencontré.
Peter, voici Mike Smith de HP.
Dans quel domaine êtes-vous?
Que faites-vous dans la vie?
J'aimerais
Only 500 meters.
About 15 minutes.
I'm Swiss.
At 8 o'clock!
At noon.
I'm from Italy!
In Meyrin.
I need it for my job.
Because I'm too busy!
Pourquoi ne viens-tu pas avec?
Adverbs of frequency
always
never
often
rarely
sometimes
usually
We always say attend his meetings.
We never listen to music in class.
She often writes letters.
They rarely deal with customers.
Do you sometimes travel abroad?
He is usually on time.
toujours
jamais
souvent
rarement
parfois
habituellement