Unit 1: Organised activities and management

Organised activities and management

• Civil law= the part of the legal system which relates to personal matters such as marriage and property, rather than criminal matters

• Common law=the legal system in England and most of the US which was developed over a period of time from old customs and court decisions, rather than laws made in Parliament

Organised activities and management

• evidence, n.=proof

• to undertake, v.=start

• under his supervision=under his management

• tremendous,adj.=huge, enormous

• to maintain, v.=to keep

Organised activities and management

• trouble-shooting manager, n. an expert in solving any problems in the company

• arise/arose/arisen=appear

• to fade, v. to become insignificant, to die out

• to adapt to, v. to adjust to

• dedicated to=devoted to

Organised activities and management

• entrepreneur, n. a person who starts running the business which involves financial risks

• to conceive, v. to devise, to formulate

• to be entitled to=to have the right to

• to be liable for=to be responsible for

• employer, n. the one who employs

• employee, n. the one who is employed

Organised activities and management

• shareholder, n.=stockbroker

• obligatory, adj.=compulsory

• dormant, adj.=not active

• treasurer, n. a person who keeps records of the money obtained or spent by an organisation and who is responsible for any surplus