ECL Book 1 TOPIC5 The European Union

Question 1

adequate skills

Answer 1

necessary knowledge or abilities - megfelelő készségek

Question 2

a low-carbon economy

Answer 2

an environmentally friendly economy that emits little C02 - alacsony carbon szennyezésű gazdaság

Question 3

carbon-free

Answer 3

carbon neutral, having no carbon footprint - carbon semlegas

Question 4

contribution

Answer 4

an action that helps a cause - közreműködés

Question 5

economic and political union

Answer 5

a joint entity in terms of industry and governing principles - gazdasági és politikai únió

Question 6

elected representative

Answer 6

a member of parliament or of a government who collected enough votes at the elections to stand for the interests of his or her voters - választott képviselő

Question 7

employability skills

Answer 7

knowledge and abilities necessary to find a job and keep it - szükséges, foglalkoztatottsági képesítések

Question 8

empower

Answer 8

to give a person power or freedom to do something - felhatamaz

Question 9

empowerment

Answer 9

gaining freedom and power to control your own life -felhatalmazás

Question 10

energy grid

Answer 10

the electrical system, power grid - energia hálózat

Question 11

ethical and social background

Answer 11

the principles and values one has, and the family they come from - etikai és szociális háttér

Question 12

EU instruments

Answer 12

legal bodies of the European Union that aim to achieve certain goals - Eu-s eszközök

Question 13

expand and enhance investment

Answer 13

give more money to a wider scope of projects - bővíteni a beruházást

Question 14

family allowances

Answer 14

money provided by the company or by the state that helps people support their family (usually dependent on the age and number of children) - családi pótlék

Question 15

gender

Answer 15

the fact of being male or female, especially with reference to social and cultural differences - nem

Question 16

get away with this

Answer 16

not punished for doing this - megúszni, nem büntetett

Question 17

improve access to

Answer 17

make it easier for people to use something - felhasználás javítása, hozzáférés javítása

Question 18

job satisfaction

Answer 18

the feeling of pleasure with your work - munkával való elégedettség

Question 19

labour market

Answer 19

the world of work - munkaerő piac

Question 20

lifelong learning

Answer 20

continued education in adult life - élethosszig tartó tanulás

Question 21

matching education to the world of work

Answer 21

making school teaching prepare students for real life and real jobs - az oktatás munkához való igazítása

Question 22

maternity leave

Answer 22

the paid time off work a woman gets when she has a child - szülési szabadság

Question 23

more competitive

Answer 23

have the possibility to be more successful than others - versenyképesebb

Question 24

myriad

Answer 24

extremely large in number - számtalan

Question 25

national of an EU member state

Answer 25

citizen of any country that is part of the EU - EU-s állampolgár

Question 26

occupational illness

Answer 26

a long term sickness people get while they are at work - foglalkozási megbetegdés

Question 27

oriented towards

Answer 27

having something as its target, looking at something as the aim - valami felé orientálódni

Question 28

predict

Answer 28

forecast, tell in advance - jóslat

Question 29

pressing

Answer 29

urgently needing attention, needing to be dealt with immediately - sürgős, szorongató

Question 30

rapid change

Answer 30

becoming different in a short time - gyors változás

Question 31

regulated professional

Answer 31

a type of job that has clearly laid down rules, such as the requirements that doctors, lawyers, accountants have to fulfil to start their practice - szabályozott szakember

Question 32

seek employment

Answer 32

look for a job - munkát keresni

Question 33

social security

Answer 33

an insurance program guaranteed by the state that supports you when you are ill, unemployed or old - társadalombiztosítás

Question 34

structural factors

Answer 34

aspects of the building up of the world - szerkezeti előnyök

Question 35

sustainable

Answer 35

can be continued for a long time because it does not harm the environment - fenntartható

Question 36

sustainable economy

Answer 36

an approach in economy that aims to preserve the environment while serving human needs; industry that respects the rights of future generations to clean air and water - fenntartható gazdaság

Question 37

team work

Answer 37

doing a task together with other people - csapatmunka

Question 38

the workforce

Answer 38

all the people who work in a company, industry or country - munkaerő

Question 39

treated equally

Answer 39

people behave with you in the same way as with everybody else - egyenlő bánásmód

Question 40

unemployment benefit

Answer 40

support from the government you get if you lose your job - munkanélküli segély

Question 41

unified structure

Answer 41

common framework - egységes szerkezet, közös keretrendszer

Question 42

welfare benefits

Answer 42

money given by a company or by the state to people with the aim of improving their health and comfort - jóléti juttatások

Question 43

void

Answer 43

a large empty space - üres

Question 44

volunteer

Answer 44

a person who helps other people without being paid - önkéntes

Question 45

working conditions

Answer 45

circumstances of a job , such as working hours, where exactly people work, what is the equipment like, stress and noise levels, etc. - munkakörülmények

Question 46

work permit

Answer 46

an official document that allows you to get a job -munkavállalási engedély

Question 47

work placement

Answer 47

part of secondary school or university education when you go to a workplace and practi se what you’ve been learning - szakmai gyakorlat