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English: Summary (tweede semester)
Inhoudsopgave
Unit 5: Global mobility....................................................................................2
Secondments abroad...................................................................................................... 2
Vocabulary.................................................................................................................. 2
Relocation and retention................................................................................................. 2
Vocabulary.................................................................................................................. 2
Grammar – inversion................................................................................................... 3
Giving feedback on performance....................................................................................4
Performance interview................................................................................................. 4
Two approaches to giving performance interview........................................................4
Presentations.................................................................................................................. 5
Five essential elements to giving a good presentation................................................5
Unit 6: Strategic alliances...............................................................................5
Strategic alliances.......................................................................................................... 5
Vocabulary.................................................................................................................. 5
Business partnerships..................................................................................................... 6
Vocabulary.................................................................................................................. 6
Grammar – past modals.............................................................................................. 7
Diffusing conflict............................................................................................................. 8
Two approaches to diffusing a conflict.........................................................................8
Learning from mistakes.................................................................................................. 9
Vocabulary.................................................................................................................. 9
Skills............................................................................................................................ 9
Report extract................................................................................................................. 9
Unit 7: Risk.................................................................................................. 10
A resilient building........................................................................................................ 10
Vocabulary................................................................................................................ 10
Risk in investment........................................................................................................ 10
Vocabulary................................................................................................................ 10
Grammar – conditionals............................................................................................ 11
Dealing with risk........................................................................................................... 12
Vocabulary................................................................................................................ 12
Two approaches towards risk.....................................................................................12
Analysing risk............................................................................................................... 13
Vocabulary................................................................................................................ 13
Risk assessment matrix............................................................................................. 13
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Unit 5: Global mobility
Secondments abroad
Vocabulary
Settle in To become comfortable in a new place
International work A group of people or organisations that are
connected or work together globally
Developmental opportunity A chance to grow and learn new things
about oneself or one’s job
Brief someone Give someone all the information about a
situation that he/she will need
Claim expenses Request money from an employer for
something an employee has paid for
Pay a deposit Pay money when you rent something, which
will be given back if you do not damage it
Personal perspective A way of thinking about something that one
particular person has
Global mobility team The department in a company which
supports colleagues on secondment
Relocation and retention
Vocabulary
Broad-based including a wide range of different things or
people
Dealership a business that has permission to sell
products from a particular company,
especially cars
From scratch from the beginning, without using anything
that already exists
Fully-fledged completely developed or trained:
Independent outlets a shop that is one of many owned by a
particular company and that sells the goods
that the company has produced
Labour-scarce people who do practical work with their
hands and that are not easy to find or get
English: Summary (tweede semester)
Inhoudsopgave
Unit 5: Global mobility....................................................................................2
Secondments abroad...................................................................................................... 2
Vocabulary.................................................................................................................. 2
Relocation and retention................................................................................................. 2
Vocabulary.................................................................................................................. 2
Grammar – inversion................................................................................................... 3
Giving feedback on performance....................................................................................4
Performance interview................................................................................................. 4
Two approaches to giving performance interview........................................................4
Presentations.................................................................................................................. 5
Five essential elements to giving a good presentation................................................5
Unit 6: Strategic alliances...............................................................................5
Strategic alliances.......................................................................................................... 5
Vocabulary.................................................................................................................. 5
Business partnerships..................................................................................................... 6
Vocabulary.................................................................................................................. 6
Grammar – past modals.............................................................................................. 7
Diffusing conflict............................................................................................................. 8
Two approaches to diffusing a conflict.........................................................................8
Learning from mistakes.................................................................................................. 9
Vocabulary.................................................................................................................. 9
Skills............................................................................................................................ 9
Report extract................................................................................................................. 9
Unit 7: Risk.................................................................................................. 10
A resilient building........................................................................................................ 10
Vocabulary................................................................................................................ 10
Risk in investment........................................................................................................ 10
Vocabulary................................................................................................................ 10
Grammar – conditionals............................................................................................ 11
Dealing with risk........................................................................................................... 12
Vocabulary................................................................................................................ 12
Two approaches towards risk.....................................................................................12
Analysing risk............................................................................................................... 13
Vocabulary................................................................................................................ 13
Risk assessment matrix............................................................................................. 13
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Unit 5: Global mobility
Secondments abroad
Vocabulary
Settle in To become comfortable in a new place
International work A group of people or organisations that are
connected or work together globally
Developmental opportunity A chance to grow and learn new things
about oneself or one’s job
Brief someone Give someone all the information about a
situation that he/she will need
Claim expenses Request money from an employer for
something an employee has paid for
Pay a deposit Pay money when you rent something, which
will be given back if you do not damage it
Personal perspective A way of thinking about something that one
particular person has
Global mobility team The department in a company which
supports colleagues on secondment
Relocation and retention
Vocabulary
Broad-based including a wide range of different things or
people
Dealership a business that has permission to sell
products from a particular company,
especially cars
From scratch from the beginning, without using anything
that already exists
Fully-fledged completely developed or trained:
Independent outlets a shop that is one of many owned by a
particular company and that sells the goods
that the company has produced
Labour-scarce people who do practical work with their
hands and that are not easy to find or get
