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Project Management Useful Expressions

The project went over budget

The project was behind schedule

Insufficient allocation of resources

The deadlines for many tasks were missed / not met

Some critical tasks needed to be postponed

There was a communication breakdown

There were several barriers to communication

There was a loss of motivation among team members

Project Management Useful Expressions

Staying on track and within budget

Juggle priorities

Establish a realistic schedule and budget

Deliver particular results

Deliverables for each phase

Fall behind schedule

Turn round failing projects

Address / face / run into / resolve / solve / tackle problems

Extend / meet / miss / set deadlines

Reach a consensus

Renegotiate budgets and timescales

Take on a project

Overpopulation Useful Expressions

The effect of infectious diseases has been reduced through medical and technical progress.

Without water for agriculture and industry, our food and manufacturing industries will be unable to meet future demand.

1.5 people are estimated to depend on land which is degraded.

Another (major / great / prime) concern is not having sufficient energy in future.

Western countries are starting to invest in renewable energy to lower their reliance on oil. Large families tend to be more prevalent in developing countries. 

Overpopulation Useful Expressions

Exercise Overpopulation Problem or Myth

problem 1:

shortage of or no access to clean water – rapid rise in diseases – strain on healthcare systems and a problem for the agricultural sector as well as the manufacturing industry

problem 2:

agricultural practices and deforestation – soil erosion and a decreased level of soil fertility – negative impact on food supply – creates greater food insecurity

problem 3:

energy – reliance on oil – western countries are making investments in renewable energy – higher demand for oil in emerging countries – increase in prices

solution:

education – positive effect on family sizes – educated women have fewer children

Overpopulation Useful Expressions

statistics and predictions:

three different predictions for population growth – provision of a low variant, medium variant and high variant – low variant has reflected reality in the past – average number of children per woman almost equals the replacement level of 2.3

hypothesis:

The World Food Programme: sufficient food available – enough fresh water – therefore the earth is not overpopulated

problem:

materialism and overconsumption – imbalanced consumption – waste is a common occurrence – substantial increase in overconsumption in developing countries

solution:

education – improve people’s understanding of the situation

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Merger and Acquisitions

Joint venture

Merger

Raid = buying all stocks available on the stock exchange

Takeover bid

White knight = someone who resuces a company from a hostile takeover

Poison pill = eat me and you’ll die

Majority stake = more than 50%

Stake = part of a company

going public = IPO

People in Organizations

Stablish their own company

Magnates, moguls, or tycoons (business, property, or media tycoon)

Board of directors

Department head

Workforce, employees, staff, personnel

Payroll

Shop floor (factory making things)

White-collar (managers)

Blue-collar (workforce)

Bean counters, number-crunchers (accountant)

A strike, stoppage, walk out -> workers stop working for a time

Slowdown -> workers continue to work

Overtime ban -> workers refuse to work more than the normal number of hours

Sales, Costs and Margins

Make a sale

Be on sale

(unit) sales: number

sales: turnover

sales: company department

direct productions costs

net margin

total costs

gross margin : selling price minus direct production costs