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Wages, salary and benefits ‘My name’s Luigi and I’m a hotel manager in Venice. I get paid a salary every month. In summer, we’re very busy, so we do overtime – work a lot of extra hours. The pay for this is quite good. Working in a hotel, we also get some nice perks – for example, free meals!’ ‘I’m Ivan and I work as a waiter in Prague. I like my job even if I don’t earn very much: I get paid wages every week by the restaurant. We get the minimum wage – the lowest amount allowed by law. But we also get tips – money that customers leave in addition to the bill. Some tourists are very generous!’ ‘Hi, I’m Catherine, and I’m a saleswoman in luxury goods, based in Paris. I get a basic salary , plus commission – a percentage on everything I sell. If I sell more than a particular amount in a year, I also get a bonus , which is nice. There are some good fringe benefits with this job: I get a company car , a BMW; there’s a health plan to pay the costs of medical treatment if I ge...

amorphous = having no fixed form or shape luster = the brightness of a smooth or shiny surface compound = a chemical that combines two or more elements fall into = to belong to a particular group ductility = the ability of a metal to be easily bent or stretched malleability = the ability to be easily changed into a new shape elongated = stretched out arsenic, antimony, bismuth, sulfur, chlorine, sodium = chemical elements: As, Sb, Bi, S, Cl, Na constituent = one of the parts cation ❗️[ˈkætaɪən] = an ion (= type of atom) that has a positive electric charge

 

In a farming or ranching enterprise one of the objectives of the owner is to build and maintain the highest possible level of income from all lands in the unit. Forest land should be managed as an integrated part of the ranch operation . Timber, like hay and grain, is a crop. Although income from timber may not be realized annually, a healthy, thrifty, well managed stand will add value to your land. Good management practices will reduce the time necessary to grow tree crops. While the timber crop is growing, some products can be harvested from the forest which would eliminate a cash outlay for the commercial product. For instance, fence posts, corral rails and small poles can be removed in thinnings. Custom sawing will provide lumber for barns and other outbuildings . In some areas Christmas trees and firewood can provide an income to help defray taxes and protection costs . ranch operation = the business and daily management of a large tract of land used primarily for raisi...

 

  petty cash = the small sum of money available to take care of business-specific incidental expenses expenditures = expenses = money to be spent deposit = an amount of money paid into an account or a fund replenish = to fill up withdrawal = when you take money out of a bank account ledger = a book in which things are regularly recorded cash advance = a sum of money taken by an employee for their own purposes with obligation to pay back soon change = coins or small sums of money returned after a purchase flow = the total amount of money moving into and out of a business, project, or financial account over a specific period

lighting = the manipulation of light to illuminate subjects and create a desired mood or effect. key light = the primary and strongest light source illuminating the subject. fill light = a secondary light source used to soften shadows created by the key light. backlight = a light source placed behind the subject, creating a rim of light around them to separate them from the background. three-point lighting = a standard lighting setup using a key light, fill light, and backlight to illuminate a subject. gaffer = the chief electrician on a film set, responsible for the lighting plan and execution. best boy = the assistant to the gaffer (best boy electric) or key grip (best boy grip). grip = a technician responsible for setting up and maintaining lighting and rigging equipment. reflector = a device used to bounce or redirect light onto a subject. diffuser = a material used to soften and spread light, reducing harsh shadows. gel = a colored, transparent sheet placed in front of ...

quack = a fraudster fragrant = smelly pomander = an object containing dried herbs, spices, flowers, etc., used to make a room, drawer, or cupboard smell pleasant foul air = dirty or polluted air in closed spaces unscrupulous = behaving dishonestly or unfairly in order to get what you want bogus cures = fake medicines black rats were to blame = black rats were the reason they bred = they lived an produced themselves disease faded = disease became less aggressive this burned down many infected buildings in its wake and brought this major plague outbreak to a halt = infected buildings were burned completely and plague stopped ❗️Pay Attention To Pronunciation pneumonic [njuːˈmɒnɪk]

embedded = fixed firmly in a material hoist = a mechanical device used to lift or lower people or heavy objects using a rope, chain, or motorised system

 

 

  electrical overload = when the flow of electric current through a conductor is greater than the capacity of the conductor short circuit = a bad electrical connection that causes the current to flow in the wrong direction, often having the effect of stopping the power supply ground fault = an undesired flow of current to ground ZYX panel = terminal blocks, plugs, or distribution panels with the three live phase conductors of a 3-phase AC power supply blown fuse = a broken fuse tripped = disconnected ❗️ single pole vs. double pole A single pole switch has one input and one output, it has two states; “on” or “off”. They can be wired either normally open or normally closed and can be either latching (=fixed) or momentary (=non-fixed). A double pole switch has two connections to 2 separate circuits. They are essentially 2 switches in one. The connections can be staggered (=like chess board) or connect simultaneously.

In stock markets, the price of stock is generally a reflection of future prospects of cash flow and profit for companies. But when prospects begin to wane (=become less) and expectations fall, prices of stock can start to decline. In these instances, the term ‘bear market’ is used to describe this negativity or pessimistic outlook on a stock market’s performance, often when prices face a prolonged decline (=are falling down). Usually, this term is used to describe when an overall market or index falls, but it can also be used to describe when individual securities prices fall at least 20% for a sustained period of time - typically for two months or more. When a bear market tends to occur, the amount of stocks that are sold tends to increase. Investors will often turn to short-selling or put options to try and make money during a bear market as prices fall. Likewise, those with stocks invested in companies will often look to sell their stock, to avoid losing significant value from their...

prosthetic = an artificial body part; a prosthesis. appliance = a device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one substitution = the use of one person or thing instead of another porcelain = china = a hard but delicate, shiny, white substance made by heating a special type of clay to a high temperature, used to make cups, plates, decorations, etc. chipped tooth = a condition in which a small portion of the tooth's enamel or structure breaks off due to trauma or mechanical stress

  ➕ Food, Plate, Dish, Meal, And Course food = things that you eat plate = a round flat object that you put food on when you eat it dish = 1 . a flat container for serving food; 2 . food prepared in a particular way, e.g. the dish of the day, a vegetarian dish meal = an occasion when people eat food, e.g. breakfast, lunch, dinner course = one part of a meal, e.g. the main course, a four-course meal See also Utensils (video)

  exoskeleton = a hard outer layer that covers, supports, and protects the body of an organism (e.g. invertebrate animal, bacterium) E. coli = Escherichia coli = a bacteria that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms cryo-electron tomography = cryoET = an imaging technique used to reconstruct high-resolution (~1–4 nm) three-dimensional volumes of samples, often (but not limited to) biological macromolecules and cells

 

This is your captain speaking. As we climb to 18,000 feet we will rise through some thick clouds. You may experience some turbulence until the clouds are below us. When we are above the clouds, we will continue to increase our altitude to 25,000 feet. At that point we can speed up to our cruising speed. We'll cruise to our destination of Santiago, Chile, in about three hours. We'll descend around 4:00. But if we encounter any more bad weather, we'll have to slow down . Decreasing speed should result in a smoother ride. Enjoy your flight and thank you for flying Andean Airlines. slow down = to lower speed descend = to lower altitude cruise = to maintain a constant speed climb = to raise altitude increase/decrease = to raise/make less the amount of something