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Ljerka Radoš, prof.
Kabinet : novi dio zgrade, 2. kat desno
Web stranica (efos, Nastavnici ...)
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
OHP => transparency
IT
=> ICT
MD
Managing Director (UK)
also: doctor of medicine (after the name)
CEO Chief Executive Officer (US)
PR Public Relations
PA Personal Assistant
R & D = R and D
Research and Development
HR
Human Resources
VAT
Value Added Tax
EIA
GDP
Environmental Impact Assessment
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)
p.m. (12:00 – 24:00)
4 a.m.
4 p.m.
MEN
WOMEN
Mr
Miss /
Mrs
Ms
Mrs Jim Wu
Germany:
Fräulein
Frau XY
 plc
public limited company (UK)
d.d.
 Inc./Corp. incorporated /corporation (USA)
 Ltd.
limited
d.o.o.
economy
economic
vs. economics
vs. economical
Faculty of Economics
senior managers
=>
executives
He is an executive in IBM
Noun
entre^pre^neur
/‫פ‬:ntrə prə 'nə:(r)/
entrepreneur-ial (poduzetnički)
entrepreneur- ship (poduzetništvo)
NUMBERS
number, digit, figure, amount, sum ...
4
hundred Ø
35
thousand Ø
500
million Ø
billion Ø
S
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
COMMA
Separates thousands.
1,500 => a / one thousand (and) five hundred
US also:
6,000,000
2,021 =>
fifteen hundred
two thousand and twenty-one
UK
12,839 =>
452,210
=>
twelve thousand eight hundred
(and) thirty-nine
Four hundred and fifty-two
thousand two hundred and ten
8,391,000 => eight million three hundred and
ninety-one thousand
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
≠
stuff
=
personnel
≠
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 – porezna prijava
tax refund – povrat poreza
vary (v) ≠ very ≠ wary (careful)
He is rather wary about this.
rapport
≠
report
subject to – dependent on sth else
overall objective →opći cilj
Quality
–
with respect to –
kvaliteta + osobina
što se tiče;
kad je riječ o
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 →
Bankomat ?
dovesti u pitanje,
posumnjati u…
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)
V:
–
performance ( n)
ispuniti; izvršiti; obaviti
1. provođenje
2. radne karakteristike
3. izvedba, vršenje
4. performansa, rad (stroja)
performance analysis – analiza uspješnosti /
učinka
performance bonus –
premija za postignute rezultate
performance evaluation -
ocjena rezultata rada
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
Securities
–
zajam
-- shares/ stocks/ equities
-- bonds
listed companies (Stock Exchange)
COMPLEX NOMINAL GROUPS
HN
(customer service) competition
competition in customer service
HN
city centre location
(local community) projects
…all office, production and merchandising
activities →
office activities
production activities &
merchandising activities
- uredske, proizvodne i prodajne aktivnosti
- aktivnosti u uredima, proizvodnji i prodaji
(low-level) (decision-making) →
odlučivanje na nižoj razini
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 power
encourage –
give courage
endanger – bring into danger
enslave – make into a slave
imprison – put sb in prison
encode –
put a message into a code
enable – give the ability to do sth
encircle –
surround
regulate
contaminate
colonize
form
stabilize
-
deregulate
decontaminate
decolonize
deform
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.