Group Class Notes (Vocabulary)(Raph)

Original:

Tina

Tina is a young businesswoman and she is already very successful. She manages a team of over 200 factory workers and does it with ease. She majored in business administration at college and started working in the tech industry right after graduation. She tries to do things efficiently and to always take into account what her subordinates have to say.

Upgraded:

Tina

Tina is a young / immature / childish / child-like / junior youthful businesswoman / office lady / corporate worker / business worker / entrepreneur and she is already very / really / quite / pretty / absolutely / amazingly successful / fruitful / well-off. She manages / operates / leads /takes care of / supervises a team / group / unit of over 200 factory / assembly line / manufacture workers / employees / staff / subordinates and does it with ease / easily / effortlessly. She majored / studied / learned / got a degree in business administration / management / admin at college / university / her bachelor’s and started / began working in the tech / technology / innovation industry / field right after / subsequently graduation / finishing it. She tries / attempts / wants / works to / aims to do things efficiently / well / the best way possible and to always take into account / consider / listen to what her subordinates / team members / employees / workers / staff have to say.

Vocabulary

Subordinate (n/adj): 1- having a lower or less important position.
E.g.: He likes to always be in close contact with his subordinates.
E.g.: Communicating well and honestly with your subordinates is very important.
E.g.: The individual’s needs are subordinate to those of the group.
E.g.: He is very admired by his subordinates.
E.g.: Managing subordinates well can be very difficult for a supervisor.

Effective (adj): 1- successful or achieving the results that you want:
E.g.: It’s an extremely effective cure for a headache.
E.g.: She’s a very effective teacher.
E.g.: Yoga is a very effective technique for combating stress.
E.g.: The pill is effective in combating cold.

Efficient (adj): 1- doing things in the best possible way (quickly / better / etc.)
E.g.: The city’s transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe.
E.g.: We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.
E.g.: An efficient learner will always review past work.

Administration (n): 1- management; the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan or organization.
E.g.: Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with administration than with teaching.
E.g.: She has little experience in admin (= in organizing a business, etc.).
E.g.: Good administration is often more important than good ideas.

Take sth into account (phr v): 1- to consider or remember something when judging a situation:
E.g.: I hope my teacher will take into account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.
E.g.: A good architect takes into account the building’s surroundings.
E.g.: I always take my best friend’s opinion into account when making an important decision.

Innovation (n): 1- (the use of) a new idea or method, or something that uses those ideas and methods.
E.g.: He always knows everything about the latest innovations in computer technology.
E.g.: The new phone has lots of exciting innovations.
E.g.: Innovation and tradition are both important.

Tech (n): 1- short for technology
E.g.: This company has been one of the most important in the tech industry.
E.g.: Robots and other tech innovations are very popular right now.

Youth (n): 1- the period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young:
E.g.: I was a fairly good football player in my youth.
E.g.: He looks like a man who’s found the secret to eternal youth (= staying young).
E.g.: We must cherish our youth, since it is too short.
E.g.: I try best to enjoy my youth and to live a life I’ll be proud of when I get old.

Entrepreneur (n): 1- someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity.
E.g.: He was one of the entrepreneurs of the 80s who made their money in the tech industry.
E.g.: She is a successful fashion entrepreneur.

Fruitful (adj): 1- successful; producing good results.
E.g.: It was a most fruitful discussion, with both sides agreeing to adopt a common policy.
E.g.: When I was young I dreamed of having a fruitful career as a dancer.

Well-off (adj): 1- rich.
E.g.: Her family was very well off.
E.g.: She lived in a well-off neighborhood.
E.g.: I’m working hard now that I’m young, so I can be well-off when I’m older.
E.g.: He is well-off because his father was a very man rich.

Factory (n): 1- a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made using machines.
E.g.: He works at a shoe factory.
E.g.: There are many factories in Beijing, which is why there’s so much air pollution.

Performance (n): 1- he action of entertaining other people by dancing, singing, acting, or playing music.
E.g.: We saw a great performance of Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”
E.g.: She gave an amazing performance as Lady Macbeth.

Trend (n): 1- a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving. 2- a new development in clothing, make-up, etc..
E.g.: Surveys show a trend away from home-ownership and toward rented accommodation.
E.g.: There’s been a downward/upward trend in sales in the last few years.
E.g.: ​Whatever the latest fashion trend, you can be sure Nicki will be wearing it.
E.g.: The trend at the moment is for a more natural and less made-up look.

On trend: 1- fashionable.
E.g.: Her long skirt is really on trend this winter.