Confusing words – 1
Choose the correct word for each sentence.
Note: Answer is the one that underlined.
- She works for an advertisement/advertising agency.
- How will the increase in interest rates affect/effect your sales?
- My bank manager has agreed to borrow/lend me another $2,000.
- We’ve had to cancel/postpone the meeting until next Monday.
- These machines are controlled/inspected at least once a day.
- My plane was delayed/postponed by an hour due to computer failure.
- Before coming here, I studied economics/economy at university.
- I am interested/interesting in their new camera.
- She applied for a job/work as a personnel officer.
- Some employees have a long journey/travel to work every day.
- The cost of life/living has gone up again.
- Please send precise measurements/measures when ordering.
- We expect prices to raise/rise by at least five percent.
- We only exchange goods if you produce a receipt/recipe.
- I must remember/remind the boss about that meeting this afternoon.
- Can you say/tell the difference between these two products?
- The company is extremely sensible/sensitive to any criticism.
- There’s some more paper in the stationary/stationery cupboard.
Banking Services
Fill each blank in
the text with the correct
word or phrase. Choose from the following list. Use each item once only.
commission
issued
statement
credit rating
debited
outstanding
withdraw
credit transfer
in
full
salaries
banker’s
draft
financial institutions
interest
slip
cash dispenser
standing order
Bank offers many services to business and their
customers. Here are some of the most common:
Many people now have a card which enables them
to 1. withdraw money from a 2. cash dispenser. You
feed your card into the machine and key in your PIN (personal identification
number) and the amount of money you want. If you have enough in your account,
the money requested will be 3.issued up to a daily limit. Your
account is automatically 4. debited for the amount you have drawn
out.
Provided you have a sound 5.credit
rating,you can get a credit card from a bank and other 6.
financial institution. To obtain goods or services, you present your
card and sign a special voucher. When it receives the voucher, the credit card
company pays the trader (less a 7. commission) and then send you
a monthly 8. slip. Depending on the type of card you have, you
will either have to pay 9. in full or be able to pay part of what
is owed and pay 10. interest in the balance left 11.
statement.
If you need to make fixed payments at
regular intervals, e.g. for insurance premiums, you can arrange a 12.
credit transfer (sometimes known as a banker’s order) so that the bank
will do this for you.
If you have several bills to pay, you can do
this by 13. standing order . You write one cheque for the total
sum involved, fill in a 14. Outstanding for each bill and hand
everything to the bank cashier.
The transfer system is also used by employers
to pay 15. salaries directly into employees’ bank accounts.
If you are dealing with a supplier for the
first time, a16. banker’s draftmay be used as payment. This is a
cheque guaranteed by a bank and therefore it is not likely to ‘bounce’.
What’s the job?
accountant
clerk
personnel officer
advertising executive
computer
operator
R&D Manager
assembly person
draughtsperson
receptionist
chauffeur
motor
mechanic
salesperson
- You will be in charge of a team of highly creative individuals delivering new quality products and enhancing our existing range.
·
Personnel officer
- With particular responsibilities for recruitment and selection. Communication skills and a pragmatic approach to problem solving essential.
·
R&D
Manager
- With mechanical design experience to work as a member of a team producing designs and drawings for production. Experience of our products range is not essential.
·
Draughtperson
- Duties include filing, mailing, relief reception and other general office work.
·
Receptionist
- Needed for night shift. Clean modern factory. Varied work. Good eyesight essential.
·
Assembly person
- Successful applicant will be articulate and presentable. Remuneration includes retainer and car allowance plus commission structure.
·
Salesperson
- Reporting directly to Managing Director. You will take over financial control for all aspects of daily operation.
·
Accountant
- Sober habits, clean driving licence, able to be on call 7 days per week at times. Uniform supplied.
·
Chauffeur
- Must be experienced in the repair and maintenance of heavy duty vehicles. References must be provided from previous employers.
·
Motor
mechanic
- You are the first person our clients will meet so you need to be friendly, stylish and efficient.
·
Clerk
- Some experience in the above-mentioned software is essential but training will be given to the successful applicant.
·
Computer operator
- You will be an essential member of an agency responsible for some of the country’s top accounts. You will be responsible for the administration of local and national promotions.
·
Advertising
executive
As you were
reading the advertisements, did you notice word partnerships such as financial
control and communication skills?
Look through the
advertisements again and see how many more you can find.
Complete each of
the sentences below with a suitable word partnership taken from the
advertisements.
- We’re looking for new products to add to our selling list.
- She’s an advertising executive of this team. We can’t do without her.
- You get more money if you work on the advertising company but it ruins your social life.
- He had a very good idea to solving problems.
- I didn’t get the job as a driver as I didn’t have a driving license.
- My concern are health and safety but I’m also concerned with the general welfare of employees.
