Unit 4 | Exercises and Flashcards

Unit 4, Business Result Intermediate (2nd) Exercises and Flashcards

Wordlist for Unit 4, Business Result Intermediate (2nd)

Word	Definition	Example
accurate	measured or calculated correctly	The system sends you a text with an accurate waiting time.
allow	to let someone do or have something, or let something happen	This app allows you to keep track of all your investments.
approximate	an approximate number, amount, or time is close to the exact number, amount etc, but could be a little bitmore or less than it	The approximate delivery time is 10–14 days.
automatically	by the action of a machine, without a person making it work	It automatically knows how many hours you've worked.
benefit	an advantage, improvement, or help that you get from something	The main benefit is the payroll feature.
cloud storage	a service model in which data is maintained, managed, backed up remotely and made available to users over a network (typically the Internet).	Cloud storage is a user-friendly way to store your files.
convince	to make someone feel certain that something is true	I'm not convinced that it's possible to access the system when you're abroad.
currency	the system or type of money that a country uses	You don't need to hand over any local currency because your credit card is automatically charged.
difficult-to-use	hard to do, understand, or deal with	Why is this photocopier so difficult-to-use? I never know how to print on both sides of the paper!
efficient	if someone or something is efficient, they work well without wasting time, money, or energy	Online video conferencing is an efficient way to communicate.
enable	to make it possible for someone to do something, or for something to happen	The self-service system enables you to put your passport on a screen and walk through.
feature	a part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting, or typical	Another useful feature is that the mobile app enables employees to log on from home or when travelling.
handy	useful	This handy app lets you book a taxi from your phone.
high-quality	of very good quality	High-quality infographics illustrate the latest trends.
improvement	the act of improving something, or the state of being improved	Have you noticed any improvements with the new system?
incorrect	not correct or true	These figures are incorrect.
install	to put a piece of equipment somewhere and connect it so that it is ready to be used	When you buy new software, who normally installs it?
installation	when someone fits a piece of equipment somewhere	The software installation was successful.
keep track of	to pay attention to someone or something, so that you know where they are or what is happening to them, or to fail to do this	This app allows you to keep track of all your investments.
let	to allow someone to do something	This app lets you download your boarding card.
monitor	a television or part of a computer with a screen, on which you can see pictures or information	The software monitors the number of hours you've worked.
online banking	a service provided by banks that allows people to pay money from one account to another, pay bills etc over the Internet	Online banking is very secure because it always asks for your username, PIN code and password.
poor-quality	of inferior quality	The graphics on this new version are really poor-quality.
ranking	a position on a scale that shows how good someone or something is when compared with others	Our ranking is quite low. We're in the bottom 25%.
rate	to think that someone or something has a particular quality, value, or standard	Many companies have systems to rate employee performance.
secure	a situation that is secure is one that you can depend on because it is not likely to change	All your information is stored on state-of-the-art servers, so it's very secure from identify thieves.
self-service	a self-service restaurant, shop etc is one in which you get things for yourself and then pay for them	The new self-service system means there are fewer staff.
stock market	a place where stocks and shares are bought and sold	You can log into any stock market in the world and follow the daily ups and downs.
time-consuming	taking a long time to do	Video conferencing would be much less time-consuming than travelling to meetings.
turnover	the amount of business done during a particular period	My company's annual turnover is just over three million a year.
unsafe	dangerous or likely to cause harm	This website looks unsafe – I don't think you should download anything from it.
up-to-date	including all the latest information	Up-to-date newsfeeds allow you follow the latest news.
useless	not useful or effective in any way	This dictionary is useless – all the important words are missing!
user-friendly	easy to use, understand, or operate	Everything about this app is really user-friendly.
version	a copy of something that has been changed so that it is slightly different	We've upgraded the system. The new version is much better.
video-conferencing	a system that makes it possible to have meetings with people in different parts of the world by sendingpictures and sound electronically	Video-conferencing allows us to have meetings with people in other parts of the world.