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English Online - Intermediate Unit 1
Vocabulary definitions for exercise 3
a range
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range
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noun
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all the products sold by a company
a set of objects of a similar kind sold by a shop
or a company
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how to use
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countable noun: a new range, a wide range,
a product range
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examples
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The hotel restaurant offers a wide range of
both alcoholic and soft drinks.
We have over fifty items in our product range.
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employee
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em.ploy.ee
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noun
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someone who works for a company or organizaton
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how to use
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countable noun: employee of a company,
a company employee
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examples
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The company currently has around 200 employees.
Last year they had 180.
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staff
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staff
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noun
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all the people who work for a company or organization
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countable noun: (singular or plural) office
staff, hospital staff,
be a member of staff, join the staff
the staff is / the staff are
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example
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Almost half of our staff are ill this week.
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an item
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it.em
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noun
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a single thing in a list or in a set
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countable noun: 1 item, 2 items, a few
items
verb: to itemize; itemize a bill, an invoice
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There were 20 items on our list.
A delivery of 20 items.
The bill was itemized so I was able to check for
mistakes.
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branch
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branch
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listen
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noun
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a shop, office or bank that is a part of larger
organization
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how to use
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countable noun: 1 branch,
2 branches
a branch of
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examples
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You can find a branch of LloydsTSB bank in all
big cities in the UK.
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Click on the word 'listen' to play the MP3 audio file.
The file should automatically open your RealPlayer or
similar programme.
You can download RealPlayer for free from real.com
Practise this vocabulary
in exercise 3
Key to definitions:
verb [T]: transitive verb - a verb which must have an object, e.g.
He bought a book. Bought is a transitive verb, book is the object.
verb [I]: intransitive verb - a verb which cannot have an object, e.g.
He walked. Prices are rising. Walk and rise are intransitive
- there is no object.
Key to pronunciation: pay.ment
The word is divided into two parts, showing that there are two syllables.
The underlined syllable is the one which is stressed when the word
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