Unit 5: Global mobility
5.1 Secondments abroad
VOCAB (63)
1. global mobility 32. global mobility team
2. (go/be/work on) secondment 33. colleague
(from current firm to host 34. adopt
firm) 35. adoption
3. secondee 36. adoptive
4. (go/be/live) abroad 37. assign (sb sth)
5. adapt to 38. assignment
6. opportunity 39. compensate (for sth)
7. the Big Four 40. compensation
8. (learn/acquire/develop/ 41. compensatory
improve/sharpen/master a) 42. globalize
skill 43. (all around/across the)
9. interpreter globe
10. (apply for) visa 44. globalization
11. accommodation 45. global
12. property agent = 46. immigrate (from [place]
estate agent = rental agent to [place])
= a real estate agent 47. (illegal) immigrant
13. video conference (from [place] to [place])
14. business trip (to place) 48. immigration (from
15. corporation [place] to [place])
16. office 49. mobilise
17. audit (-ing service) 50. (global/social/
18. proactive economic/educational)
19. support mobility
20. buddy (helps secondee, 51. mobile
informal support) 52. process
21. retain 53. relocate (from [place]
22. retention to [place])
23. gain 54. relocation (from [place]
24. breadth of experience to [place])
25. settle in (vs settle into 55. ship
a place) 56. shipping
26. international network (costs/company)
27. developmental 57. shipment
opportunity 58. tax (sb on sth/on sth)
28. brief sb (about/on sth) 59. taxation
29. claim expenses 60. taxable
30. pay a deposit 61. line manager
31. personal perspective
, 62. flat (BrE) = apartement 63. furniture
(AmE)
5.2 Relocation and retention
VOCAB (39)
1. broad-based 20. equity stake (in a
2. (reach/be at a company)
beginner/basic/intermediate/ 21. employer
advanced) level 22. employee <-> worker
3. dealership 23. compete (with/against
4. from scratch sb) (for sth)
5. fully-fledged = full-fledged 24. cover
(AmE) 25. secure
6. intern 26. (be) entitled (to sth)
7. independent outlet 27. rarely
8. profitable 28. seldom <-> often
9. innovative 29. little
10. scarce 30. only
11. labour-scarce 31. never
12. rehiring programme 32. not once…
13. skilled (at/in sth) 33. Not only …, but (also)
14. oversee …
15. job transfer 34. No sooner… than
16. accreditation 35. Not until…
17. shortage 36. Under no
18. (have) sth in mind circumstances…
19. -based (suffix) EX 37. On no account…
Tokyo-based 38. At no time…
39. In no way…
GRAMMAR
Examen tip: denk @ alle elem
Inversion (4)
Changing word order of sentence emphasis statements
Neg/restrictive adverbs & adverbial expressions
o Seldom (has the company)
o Rarely (will you)
o Little (did they)
o Never in all their years in business (had they)
o At no time (did the company)
o Under no circumstances (should you)
o In no way (did they)