Unit 11

Word

Definition

Example

activity

things that you do

My free time activities include hiking and climbing.

administer

to give someone a drug or medical treatment

The drugs are administered intravenously.

administration

the people in an organization who manage its business and operations

The decision to cancel the trip was made by the school administration

advise

to tell someone what you think they should do, especially when you know more than they do about something

His lawyer advised him not to say anything.

advice

when you say what you think someone should do

Can I give you some advice?

build

a version of an application that is given by development team to the software testing team

A build, when tested and certified by the software testing team, is provided to the customers as "release".

builder

someone whose job it is to make buildings

Carl is a builder and he works very hard.

comment

to express an opinion

I can't really comment.

conduct

the way someone behaves, especially in relation to particular rules or accepted ways of behaving

Two players were sent off for violent conduct.

conductor

a person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir

After seeing a professional orchestra for the first time, Milly said she wanted to become a conductor

direct

to be in charge of a film or play and tell the actors how to play their parts

He's an actor but now he wants to direct a film.

direction

the position towards which someone or something moves or faces

All of these determine future directions for research

edit

to make changes to a text or film, deciding what will be removed and what will be kept in

Janet edited books for a variety of publishers.

edition

a particular form or version of a published text

And welcome to tonight's edition of Use your senses.

inspect

to look at (something) carefully in order to learn more about it, to find problems

I got out of the car to inspect the damage.

invent

create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876

lecture

an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university

He regularly gives lectures on modern French literature

lecturer

a teacher at a university or college

She found the lecturer very boring.

manage

to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard

I finally managed to push the huge animal away

manager

someone whose job is to manage part or all of a company or other organization

Ask the manager.

operate

work

It's a Swedish company and it operates in 37 countries.

operation

an occasion when a doctor cuts a body for medical reasons in order to repair, remove, or replace an unhealthy or damaged part

Have you ever had an operation?

present

to give, show, provide, or make known

Gottlieb will present her research in a series of lectures this spring.

presentation

when someone explains an idea to a group

He gave a presentation about the new marketing plan.

produce

make or manufacture from components or raw materials

Costner produced and directed the film.

production

live version of a website or web application

Code must undergo extensive development and testing before it is validated as production ready.

report

something that gives facts about a situation or event

Each child wrote a report about their visit to the museum

reporter

a person whose job is to discover information about news events and describe them for a newspaper or magazine or for radio or television

A reporter is a person who collects and reports news for newspapers, radio, or TV.

sail

to travel on water in a ship or boat

He sailed around the world on a luxury liner

sailor

someone who works on a boat or ship

I could see sailors on the ship

supervise

observe and direct the execution of (a task or activity)

Griffiths closely supervised the research

supervision

the activity of managing a department, project, etc. and of making sure that things are done correctly and according to the rules

Supervision of capital markets will help to mobilise resources for investment in the least-developed countries.

come up

arise, appear, happen

With Christmas coming up, people don't have much money to spare.

get by

survive (often in terms of money, food, etc.)

I have to buy my own clothes. I get by on the money I earn from my after-school job.

get through

succeed, finish

I waited a day and got through to an automated message that transferred me to an employee.

put forward

suggest, offer

Her name was put forward for the lead role in the play

put through

connect, e.g. on a phone

I'll put you through to him.

stand in for

replace temporarily and represent

Lorraine was ready to stand in if Helen got sick.

take over

take control of a company or organisation

Can you take over the cooking while I walk the dog?

be made redundant

if you are redundant, your employer no longer has a job for you

I'd worked there for 30 years when I was suddenly made redundant.

full-time

for all the hours of the week during which it is usual for people to work, study etc

Both her parents work full-time.

overtime

for only part of the usual working day or week

How much overtime do you do every month?

part-time

lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely.

After my children were born I decided to go part-time

permanent

a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker.

Because this is a permanent job, I'm entitled to sick leave and other benefits

salary

move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance

As a psychotherapist, I earned a good salary and enjoyed a good life

shift

a group of workers who do a job for a period of time during the day or night, or the period of time itself

As the night shift leaves, the day shift arrives

temporary

not having a job that provides money

His job here is only temporary.

unemployed

an unoccupied position or job

How long have you been unemployed?

vacancy

job opening

Are there any vacancies in your department at the moment?