Week 4 - Job - Verb + to inf Flashcards
core
centre
heart
Extrovert
outgoing
Introvert
shy, quite
seniority
long term work experience
prerequisite
what you need to have before you do something
delegate
give work, divide work for other
to be excel
to be very good at something
time-sensitive
deadline
expertise
experience and skills
giving credit
Praise and acknowledge
junior position
everything less than 2 years of experience
entry level
senior position
more than 2 years
probation -> entry level -> mid level -> executive level
career development
associate positions
entry level, help the other
assistance
to supervise people
Recommend + (me) + to + inf
Suggest +(object) + to + inf
to be + V inf
happy, desire, pleasure, want, expect, accept, refuse
to be assertive in the workplace
to be sure about their source
to be sure what they are doing
not to be indecisive
interested (past participle)
RESULT
He is interested in this position
RESULT
interesting (past participle)
ACTION
This is an interesting position
ACTION
motivation (n)
- motivate (v)
- motivated, motivational (adj)o
criticism (n)
- to criticize (v)
- critical (adj)
influence (n)
- to influence (v)
- influential, influenced (adj)
stress (n)
- to stress (v)
- stressful (adj)
success (n)
- to succeed (v)
- successful (adj)
judgement (n)
- to judge (v)
- judgmental (adj)
encouragement (n)
- to encourage (v)
- encouraging (adj)
product (n)
- to produce (v)
- productive (adj)
conscience
conscientious (adj)
taking care to do things right
assert
assertive (adj)
expressing oneself firmly
loyalty
loyal (adj)
faithful
rely
reliable (adj)
dependable
create
creative (adj)
original and imaginative
cooperate
cooperative (adj)
willing to work together
We use ‘to’ + infinitive
- After certain verbs - We decided to leave
- After many adjectives - It’s difficult to get up early
- I came to London to study English (Infinitive of Purpose + Why?)
We use the bare infinitive (the infinitive without ‘to’)
- After modal verbs - I can meet you at six o’clock
- After ‘let’, ‘make’ and (sometimes) ‘help’ - The teacher let us leave early
- After some verbs of perception (see, watch, hear, notice, feel, sense) - I watched her walk away
- After expressions with ‘why’ - why go out the night before an exam? How come…?
agree
agree: She agreed to give a presentation at the meeting.
ask*
ask*: I asked to leave early / I asked him to leave early.
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.
help*
help*: He helped to clean the kitchen / he helped his flatmate to clean the kitchen.
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.
‘help’ can also be followed by the infinitive without ‘to’ with no difference in meaning: ‘I helped to carry it’ = ‘I helped carry it’.
want*
want*: I want to come to the party / I want him to come to the party.
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.
would like*
would like*: I would like to see her tonight / I would like you to see her tonight.
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.
decide
decide: We decided to go out for dinner.
plan
plan: She plans to buy a new flat next year.
hope
hope: I hope to pass the exam.
learn
learn: They are learning to sing.
promise
promise: We promised not to be late.
can afford
can afford: We can’t afford to go on holiday.
manage
manage: He managed to open the door without the key.
prepare*
prepare*: They prepared to take the test /
the teachers prepared the students to take the test.
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.
would hate*
would hate*: I’d hate to be late / I’d hate you to be late.
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.
would love*
would love*: I’d love to come / I’d love him to come.
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.
expect*
expect*: They expect to arrive early / they expect Julie to arrive early
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.
would prefer*
would prefer*: I’d prefer to do it / I’d prefer him to do it.
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.
demand
demand: He demanded to speak to Mr. Harris.
choose
choose: I chose to help.
offer
offer: Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket.
wait
wait: She waited to buy a movie ticket.
seem
seem: Nancy seemed to be disappointed.
intend
intend: We intend to visit you next spring.
pretend
pretend: The child pretended to be a monster.
refuse
refuse: The guard refused to let them enter the building.
tend
tend: He tends to be a little shy.
deserve
deserve: He deserves to go to jail.
appear
appear: His health appeared to be better.
arrange
arrange: Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami.
claim
claim: She claimed to be a princess.
Infinitives
- Adj + Inf
Ex: It is nice to meet you - N + Inf
Ex: You asked me (n) to call you - V+ Inf
Ex: They want to get their tests back as soon as possible
