IS. The Apprentice. Ep.3 "Respect". p.2
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1. Revise the vocabulary items from 16 up to the end and use'em in the sentences of your own.
16 downright - absolutely, абсолютно
Personally, I'd describe his leadership style as just downright unproductive.
downright adverb BrE /ˈdaʊnraɪt/ ; NAmE /ˈdaʊnraɪt/ - used as a way of emphasizing something negative or unpleasant
She couldn't think of anything to say that wasn't downright rude.
It's not just stupid—it's downright dangerous.
Some project managers' decisions can be downright risky.
17 spot price - the price at which a particular product can be bought or sold at a specific time and place, цена при условии немедленной оплаты наличными
Gold isn't negotiable. Basically it's based on the spot price...
Depending on the item being traded, spot prices can indicate market expectations of future price movements.
18 to fluctuate - to change frequently, колебаться
It's not gonna fluctuate that much.
fluctuate verb BrE /ˈflʌktʃueɪt/ ; NAmE /ˈflʌktʃueɪt/ [intransitive] - to change frequently in size, amount, quality, etc., especially from one extreme to another
synonym vary
fluctuating prices
The documentary follows the fluctuating fortunes of one marketing company.
fluctuate between A and B During the crisis, oil prices fluctuated between $20 and $40 a barrel.
+ adv./prep. Temperatures can fluctuate by as much as 10 degrees.
My weight fluctuated wildly depending on how much I ate.
My mood seems to fluctuate from day to day.
The rate of inflation has been fluctuating around 4% for some time.
Nowdays, oil prices fluctuate between $30 and $50 a barrel
19 margin - the difference between how much money you get when you sell something and how much it costs you to buy or make it, разница, остаток
We dropped three or four items that we could have made some huge margin on...
margin noun BrE /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/ ; NAmE /ˈmɑːrdʒən/ [countable]
1. the empty space at the side of a written or printed page
the left-hand/right-hand margin
a narrow/wide margin
notes scribbled in the margin
2. [usually singular] the amount of time, or number of votes, etc. by which somebody wins something
He won by a narrow margin.
She beat the other runners by a margin of ten seconds.
Members voted by a margin of 7–1 to become a public limited company.
3. (business)
= profit margin
What are your average operating margins?
a gross margin of 45%
4. [usually singular] an extra amount of something such as time, space, money, etc. that you include in order to make sure that something is successful
a safety margin
The narrow gateway left me little margin for error as I reversed the car.
see also margin of error
5. (formal) the extreme edge or limit of a place
the eastern margin of the Indian Ocean
6. [usually plural] the part that is not included in the main part of a group or situation
synonym fringe
people living on the margins of society
7. (Australian English, New Zealand English) an amount that is added to a basic wage, paid for special skill or responsibility
Profit margin is a measure of profitability.
20 crunch time - lack of time, нехватка времени
We might be moving onto crunch time, and we need to hurry it up.
an extremely important moment or period of time when you must make a decision or take action; a crucial time
It's crunch time for students who want to graduate early.
аврал, цейтнот
I don't know why but we usually have a crunch time in the end of every quarter.
21 coercion - the use of force or threats to make someone do something, принуждение
I think it was just coercion
coercion noun BrE /kəʊˈɜːʃn/ ; NAmE /koʊˈɜːrʒn/ [uncountable](formal) - the action of making somebody do something that they do not want to do, using force or threatening to use force
He claimed he had only acted under coercion.
A promise obtained by coercion should be broken.
22 to yammer - to complain, ныть, жаловаться
…would you be yammering like this?
yammer verb /ˈyæmər/ [intransitive]yammer (on/away) (about something)(informal) - to talk continuously, especially in an annoying way
He was yammering on about his new job.
23 to make inroads into - if one thing makes inroads into another one, it has a noticeable effect on it, значительно влиять
I think I made some inroads in establishing some trust with these ladies.
make inroads into/on something - if one thing makes inroads into another, it has a noticeable effect on the second thing, especially by reducing it, or influencing it
Tax rises have made some inroads into the country's national debt.
By the 1950s, television had made great inroads into the territory of the news magazines.
If the government raise taxes it will make some inroads into the country's economics.
24 excruciating - causing extreme physical pain, нестерпимый
That was the most excruciating pain.
excruciating adjective BrE /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/ ; NAmE /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/ - extremely painful or bad
The pain in my back was excruciating.
She groaned at the memory, suffering all over again the excruciating embarrassment of those moments.
He rolled on the floor in excruciating agony.
The process is painful, but not excruciating.
A toothache as well as an earache can be excruciating.
25 be on a chopping block - HERE: be in danger
I think Nick could be on the chopping block...
A person who's on the chopping block is in danger of losing their job or getting into serious trouble.
A project that's on the chopping block is likely to be terminated.
Full Definition of chopping block
1: a wooden block on which material (as meat, wood, or vegetables) is cut, split, or diced
2: a situation in which someone or something is threatened with elimination <government programs on the chopping block>
26 to furnish - to provide, предоставить
The problem with the golf clubs is we were furnished two numbers.
furnish verb BrE /ˈfɜːnɪʃ/ ; NAmE /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
1. furnish something to put furniture in a house, room, etc.
The room was furnished with antiques.
2. furnish somebody/something with something | furnish something (formal) to supply or provide somebody/something with something; to supply something to somebody
She furnished him with the facts surrounding the case.
Foreign investors furnished most of the capital for the project.
The mentor furnished me with the facts surrounding the project.
27 be at fault - to be the cause of a mistake; mistaken, быть виноватым
You choose two people who you think were at fault...for your continuous defeat.
He was not at fault in the accident.
- We were gonna have one team back in the office doing the investigative work.. and kind of being the advance team, getting things ready to roll.
ready to roll
1. prepared to start doing something
Once you have the software loaded, you're ready to roll.
2. prepared to leave
Give me a call when you're ready to roll.
"We'll be movin' out for the beach as soon as this tapers off a little, and I want that kitchen all packed and ready to roll.
- Would you sel I us five pounds...of dirty, yucky, bloody calamari for $10?
yucky adjective (also yukky) BrE /ˈjʌki/ ; NAmE /ˈjʌki/ (informal) - disgusting or very unpleasant
pull over phrasal verb
pull over- (of a vehicle or its driver) to move to the side of the road in order to stop or let something pass
She saw the ambulance coming up behind her and pulled over.
pull over somebody | pull over something | pull somebody over | pull something over
(of the police) to make a driver or vehicle move to the side of the road
- When the girls and I went in to see Michael who owned the jewelry store, he was very, tough in the beginning, but I saw right through him. I like you, and I want this gold Swiss bar from you.
see through phrasal verb
see through somebody | see through something - (not used in the progressive tenses) to realize the truth about somebody/something
We saw through him from the start.
I can see through your little game (= I am aware of the trick you are trying to play on me).
see something through - (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to not give up doing a task, project, etc. until it is finished
She's determined to see the job through.
see somebody through | see somebody through something - (not used in the progressive tenses) to give help or support to somebody for a particular period of time
Her courage and good humour saw her through.
I only have $20 to see me through the week.
- All that needs to be done is you pass on the number to them.
pass something on (to somebody)
to give something to somebody else, especially after receiving it or using it yourself
Pass the book on to me when you've finished with it.
I passed your message on to my mother.
Much of the discount is pocketed by retailers instead of being passed on to customers.
- Stay on track. He got you sidetracked.
sidetrack verb BrE /ˈsaɪdtræk/ ; NAmE /ˈsaɪdtræk/
[usually passive] sidetrack somebody (into doing something) to make somebody start to talk about or do something that is different from the main thing that they are supposed to be talking about or doing
synonym distract
I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked.
Don’t be sidetracked into discussing individual cases.
- Can you hang in there, Bowie? I can hang in there.
hang (on) in there - (informal) to remain determined to succeed even when a situation is difficul
2. What is meant by the pronouns in bold?
- Would you sell us 5 pounds of them? (Bowie)
of calamari
- We gotta go buy it before noon. (Nick)
a bullion
- He had all these grandiose visions of them. (Kwame)
He had had all these grandiose visions of things, and we wanted to see ifhe couldactually put them into action and get us a victory,.
They wanted him to swing for the fences, be out of the box, because he seemed to have grandiose visions of things
- I would describe it as downright unproductive. (Bowie)
his leadership
- It fluctuates throughout the day.
the price of gold
- Do you have it handy?
pen
- We might be moving onto it, and we need to hurry it up.
crunch time, they are running against the clock
grandiose adjective BrE /ˈɡrændiəʊs/ ; NAmE /ˈɡrændioʊs/ (disapproving) - seeming very impressive but too large, complicated, expensive, etc. to be practical or possible
The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.
a grandiose opera house
He could no longer live the grandiose lifestyle to which he had become accustomed.
1) а) пышный, великолепный; огромный, величественный б) большой, грандиозный (о замыслах, планах)
2) претенциозный, напыщенный, помпезный (о стиле, речи, манерах)
3. Answer the questions:
- Why did teams go to China town?
to buy 5 pounds of fresh squid
- What was better doing after 11:30, according to Sam?
to buy a bullion
- Why did Sam prohibit Nick to give the shop phone number to Bill? Why did he change his opinion after talking to DT?
Firstly, he said, "Bill, the reason you don't need the phone number is because there's no reason to call."
Obviously, he tried to control everything, he wanted to control all the actions of the team members.
Maybe Sam realized that he was elected as the project manager just to lose and to get rid of him then.
It hit home that he helped to do that with his desire to control whole process and not to delegate parts of the task to the team members.
He would spread the responsibility across all team members then they could not throw him away so easily
He is a wild man, really, as DT said. I think he was so keen on his imaginary game that he forgot about the very aim to compete against the others for becoming the apprentice.
- What did Kwame mean by telling Bill “We are on the same page”?
Both of them considered Sam as a crazy person and a downright unproductive project manager
- How successful were Protege girls at National Jewelers exchange?
quite successful, according Kwame's words about gold which is hardly negotiable
- Why did Tammy call it “not any of that negotiation, … but just coercion?”
I don't think you can call any of that negotiation.
I think it was just coercion, so I was a little disappointed.
Tammy wanted to say that Michel agreed to sell a bullion for this price just because he wanted to get rid of those importunate customers who can frighten off other customers.
- Bowie said:” Trump right now would say that we are an embarrassment” - why?
I thinkTrump right now would say that we are an embarrassment. We don't even have half our items, and more than half the day's gone. He'd say we're all fired.
Bowei supposed that they appeared to be not good negotiators and, what's more, they wasted their time on moving here and there.
- Why do you think Trump came to the suite?
Maybe he came to encourage Sam and warned him that if the Versacorp lose again Sam will be fired
You know it's interesting to watch how DT deals with people. He said that Sam is very short and that probably can insult Sam but DT didn't give him time to realize that and at once shaked Sam's hand. I think it's a kind of a trick that DT used when he deals with people. Just push off and give a hug at once.
- What did Troy call “medieval”?
Full leg wax
- What items did the teams manage to negotiate for a lower price?
Retail
5 pounds of fresh squid $15
a bullion $400
leg wax $80
the golf club $419
a camera $65
cigars $140
Protege
a bullion $390
leg wax $30
the golf club $300
Versacorp
a bullion $399
leg wax $76
the camera $30
cigars $80
importunate adjective BrE /ɪmˈpɔːtʃənət/ ; NAmE /ɪmˈpɔːrtʃənət/ (formal) - asking for things many times in a way that is annoying
importunate demands/pleas
importune verb BrE /ˌɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/ ; NAmE /ˌɪmpɔːrˈtuːn/
importune somebody (for something) | importune somebody to do something (formal) to ask somebody for something many times and in a way that is annoying
synonym pester
4. Match the words and their meanings:
embarrasment A place inside the sloping roof of a building
budge Disapproving of smb, yet being unable to avoid your connection with them
loft To come to an agreement
embarrasment Disapproving of smb, yet being unable to avoid your connection with them
budge To come to an agreement (We walked in, and the guy would not budge a single cent.)
loft A place inside the sloping roof of a building
embarrassment noun BrE /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/ ; NAmE /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/
1. [uncountable] shy, awkward or guilty feelings; a feeling of being embarrassed
I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that.
I'm glad you offered—it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.
Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing.
2. [countable] embarrassment (to/for somebody) a situation which causes problems for somebody
Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party.
3. [countable] embarrassment (to somebody) a person who causes problems for another person or other people and makes them feel embarrassed
Poor Lucy! He's such an embarrassment to her.
1) затруднение; помеха, преграда, препятствие, трудность
2) замешательство, смущение
budge verb BrE /bʌdʒ/ ; NAmE /bʌdʒ/ (usually used in negative sentences)(rather informal)
1. [intransitive, transitive] to move slightly; to make something/somebody move slightly
She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
The dog refused to budge.
budge something I heaved with all my might but still couldn't budge it.
2. [intransitive, transitive] to change your opinion about something; to make somebody change their opinion
He won't budge an inch on the issue.
budge somebody He was not to be budged on the issue.
loft noun BrE /lɒft/ ; NAmE /lɔːft/ , /lɑːft/
1. (especially British English) a space just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things and sometimes made into a room
a loft conversion (= one that has been made into a room or rooms for living in)
compare attic, garret
2. an upper level in a church, or a farm or factory building
the organ loft
3. a flat/apartment in a former factory, etc., that has been made suitable for living in
They lived in a SoHo loft.
4 .(North American English) a part of a room that is on a higher level than the rest
The children slept in a loft in the upstairs bedroom.
5. Translate into English:
кальмары (2), squid, calamari
под рукой, handy
козел отпущения (3), a scapegoat, a punching bag, a punch bag
совершенно, downright
решающий момент, turning point, crunch time
нестерпимый, excruciating
средневековье, the middle ages, medieval time
разочарование, disappointment
принуждение, coercion
розница, retail
слиток, bullion
в буквальном смысле. literally
medieval adjective (also mediaeval) BrE /ˌmediˈiːvl/ ; NAmE /ˌmediˈiːvl/ , also /ˌmiːdˈiːvl/
6. Analyse the performance of the teams, specify at least 3 points critisizing Protege's and supporting Versacorp's.
critisizing Protege's
1. tried to buy not fresh calamari
2. used coercion to acheive their aim
3. used sex again
supporting Versacorp's
1. when the mobile group decided to do the task themselves, they managed to have quite big discounts. (BrE /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ ; NAmE /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ )
2. they did their best and even ran 25 blocks with Bowie to be on time
3. the idea of dividing to two group, one for investigating and one for buying was great, but the realisation seemed to be not so good.
7. Retell the episode about making purchases on behalf of Bill using the following:
Doing investigative work;
to cover a lot of ground;
at a good price after 11:30;
do you have a pen handy?;
could possibly kill Sam; (Bowie said)
we gonna get the best price;
on the same page;
that's amazing;
- How much money are you gonna make on this?
- Five dollars.
- Man to man, look me in the eyes and tell meyou only make five dollars profit on this.
- Right.
- Can you look me straight in the eyes and tell me that?
- Straight in your eyes.
- That's amazing.
didn't make a research;
we literally sprinted;
to his loft at 5 o'clock;
do the best you can;
we finished the task and returned to Trump Tower.
8*. Write down up to 150 words of an opinion essay:
The role of a PM in the performance: “Put up or shut up” manner or “I'll be a floater” or neither of those?
* - optional
put up or shut up (informal) - If you say someone should put up or shut up, you mean that they should either take action in order to do what they have been talking about, or stop talking about it:
You keep saying you're going to ask her out. Well, put up or shut up.
You've been citing evidence for months but never presented it-now put up or shut up.
a floater - (mainly American) someone who does different jobs in a company as needed
I'll have to be the floater. I'll go from back and forth.
1. start
According to theories of management, the PM cannot be a floater.
I suppose that the PM is a manager who keeps his or her eye on the ball all the time.
The PM should plan the whole process and react to challenges in proper time.
He or she is like a commander on the battlefield when the enemies are going to outflank the regiments.
In this case, the commander should not be at the head of the counter attack or deliver the orders to the contingent.
He cannot be a Jack of all trades.
He should use human resources wisely and strategically.
Also, I don't think that the idiom 'put up or shut up' is correct phrase to describe a PM role and responsibility.
In Sam's case, it can be appropriate because he was in the boardroom twice and claimed that the PM made many mistakes which Sam would not probably make himself if he were in the PM's shoes.
So, it is the case of Sam personally, not about the PM role in a project.
According to theories of management, the PM cannot be a floater.
I suppose that the PM is a manager who keeps his or her eye on the ball all the time.
The PM should plan the whole process and react to challenges in proper time.
He or she is like a commander on the battlefield when the enemies are going to outflank the regiments.
In this case, the commander should not be at the head of the counter attack or deliver the orders to the contingent.
He cannot be a Jack of all trades.
He should use human resources wisely and strategically.
Also, I don't think that the idiom 'put up or shut up' is correct phrase to describe a PM role and responsibility.
In Sam's case, it can be appropriate because he was in the boardroom twice and claimed that the PM made many mistakes which Sam would not probably make himself if he were in the PM's shoes.
So, it is the case of Sam personally, not about the PM role in a project.
176.
Final
According to theories of management, the PM cannot be a floater. I suppose that the PM is a manager who keeps his or her eye on the ball all the time. The PM should plan the whole process and react to challenges in proper time. He or she is like a commander on the battlefield when the enemies are going to outflank the regiments. In this case, the commander should not be at the head of the counter attack or deliver the orders to the contingent. He cannot be a Jack of all trades. He should use human resources wisely and strategically.
Also, I don't think that the idiom 'put up or shut up' is correct phrase to describe a PM role and responsibility. In Sam's case, it can be appropriate because he was in the boardroom twice and claimed that the PM made many mistakes which Sam would not probably make himself if he were in the PM's shoes. So, it is the case of Sam personally, not about the PM role in a project.