Unit 4 - Making a Living, Making a Difference (Listening A & B, Pathways EAP)

to assess

(v) to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it

conventional

(adj) a ________method, product or practice has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type

to cooperate /kəʊˈɒpəreɪt/

(v) to work with someone else to achieve something that you both want

diverse

(adj) very different from each other

effective

(adj) successful, and working in the way that was intended

entrepreneur /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː(r)/

(n) ​a person who makes money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks

to generate

(v) to produce or create something

model

(n) someone/something which people want to copy because they are successful or have good qualities

poverty

(n) the situation or experience of being poor

profit

(n) money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid

concept

(n) an idea or a principle that is connected with something abstract

accessible

(adj) that can be reached, entered, used or seen

affordable /əˈfɔːdəbl/

(adj) ​cheap enough that people can afford to pay it or buy it

charity

(n) an organization for helping people in need

corporation

(n) a large business company

to demonstrate /ˈdemənstreɪt/

(v) to show something clearly by giving proof or evidence

to donate /dəʊˈneɪt/

(v) to give money, food or clothes to somebody/something, especially a charity

fundamental

(adj) serious and very important

OR affecting the most important parts of something

outcome

(n) ​the result or effect of an action or event

reponse (n)

(n) a reaction to something that has happened or been said