VIP Class Notes (Phil)
Today we focused on:
talked about city development and changes
Vocabulary
bureaucratic – a lot of rules, procedures
appraisal – evaluation of staff
to resign (from a job)/ quit – persons own choice to leave a job
to fire/ sack someone –Â person loses job because of poor performance
to be made redundant/ laid off –Â person loses job because of financial situation of company
redundancy/ severance –Â money paid after being laid off
voluntary/ forced redundancy/ severance –Â choice
bail out –Â government intervention to provide financial support to stop a company from going bankrupt.
to subsidize – government financial support to something
green belt – an area of a city that can not be developed, green area.
brown field site –Â an area that was used for industry before but now empty
listed/ heritage buildings- buildings of historical importance
renovate – complete change and improvement of a building or apartment
Homework
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