Face2Face Language Summary 11 Vocabulary

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering work collocations, business terms, reporting verbs, and advertising concepts from the lecture summary.

make a living

earn the money that you need to live

freelance

doing work for several different companies rather than for just one company

be made redundant

lose your job because your employer doesn't need you any more

be out of work

be unemployed

have a lot of work on

have a lot of work that you need to do

be on the go

be very busy and active

get down to sth

finally start doing something that needs a lot of attention

project

a piece of work which is completed over a period of time

branch

a shop, office, etc. that is part of a larger company

take sth over

to get control of a company, business, etc.

go out of business

stop doing business because your company has been unsuccessful

profit

money that you make when doing business (opposite: a loss)

expand

become larger in size, number or amount

go into business with sb

start a business with somebody

set sth up

formally start a new business, company, system, etc.

go bankrupt

become unable to pay your debts

import

buy or bring in products from another country

export

sell or send products to another country

chain

a number of shops, hotels, restaurants, etc. owned or managed by the same person or company

point out

tell somebody some information, often because you think they have forgotten it or don't know it

claim

say something is true, even though you can't prove it and other people might not believe it

deny

say that something is not true, usually because somebody has said that you've done something wrong

insist

say repeatedly that something is true or that you want something to happen, often when other people disagree with you

blame

say that somebody is responsible for something bad that has happened

accuse

say that somebody has done something wrong

advertising

the business of trying to persuade people to buy products or services

publicity

the attention somebody or something gets from appearing in newspapers, on TV, etc.

slogan

a short, memorable phrase used in advertising

logo

a design or symbol used to advertise something