SUMMER 2015
BUSINESS
VOCABULARY
IN USE
ENGLISH SEMESTER 6
Time and time management
Based on Business Vocabulary in Use – Intermediate, Bill Mascull YouTube Videos
Please use the book and the CD-ROM included for further reference, the rest of the units and the provided exercises.
42 TIME AND TIME MANAGEMENT - VOCABULARY time is money
čas jsou peníze
timescale
časový režim
timeframe
časový rámec
lead time
doba mezi započetím procesu a realizací výsledku, lhůta potřebná k realizaci, lhůta splnění, předstih
schedule
časový plán, harmonogram
timetable
časový plán, harmonogram
on schedule
přesně, v termínu, podle plánu
ahead of schedule
v předstihu, dříve, než bylo plánováno
behind schedule
se zpožděním, ve skluzu, po termínu
delayed
zpožděný
a delay
zpoždění, zdržení
make up time
dohnat
take longer than planned
trvat déle než bylo plánováno
downtime
prostoj
project
projekt
fitting out
dokončovací práce
overlap
překrývat se
simultaneous
probíhající současně, souběžný
parallel
paralelní
project management
řízení projektu
bonus payment
vyplácení prémií
completion
dokončení, splnění
on time
včas, přesně
penalty
pokuta, penále, sankce
time management
hospodaření s časem, časový management
diary
deník, zápisník, kapesní diář
calendar
kalendář
personal organizer
plánovač, digitální adresář
in advance
předem
realistic plan
realistický plán
prioritize
určit prioritu
priority
priorita
interruption
přerušení
distraction
rozptylování, vyrušování
perfectionism
perfekcionismus
time
čas
cost
náklady
quality
kvalita
42 TIME AND TIME MANAGEMENT – TEXT
A) Timeframes and schedules ´Time is money,´says the famous phrase. The timescale or timeframe is the overall period during which something should happen or be completed. The lead time for something is the period of time it takes to prepare and complete or deliver all or part of something. The times or dates when things in a plan should happen are its schedule or timetable. If a project is completed at the planned time, the project is on schedule. Completion before the planned time is ahead of schedule and later is behind schedule.
If something happens later than planned, it is delayed: there is a delay. If you then try to go faster, you try to make up time. But things can take longer than planned! A period when a machine or computer cannot be used because it is not working is downtime.
B) Projects and project management A project is a carefully planned piece of work to produce something new. Gantt charts are used when planning larger projects. Look at this Gantt chart for building a new supermarket.
Stages/phases/steps/tasks Prepare site Build walls Build roof Fitting out Finish site Recruit employees Opening
01 xx
02 xx
03 xx xx
04
05
xx
xx
06
07
08
xx
xx
xx xx
09
10
11
xx xx xx
xx xx xx
xx xx xx
12
xx
Stages PREPARE SITE and BUILD WALLS overlap – the second one starts before the first finishes. Stages FITTING OUT, FINISH SITE and RECRUIT EMPLOYEES are simultaneous – they run in parallel/ they happen at the same time. Project management is managing these stages. Big projects often include bonus payments for completion early or on time, and penalties for late completion.
C) Some tips Everyone complains that they never have enough time to do things. Lots of company employees go on time-management courses – looking for guidance on how they should organize their time. Here are some tips for time management:
Use a diary or a calendar (or a personal organizer) to plan your day, week, atd. Personal organizers are small pocket-size computers – are their most modern form. NOTE:
British English
American English
diary
calendar
Plan your day in advance. Make a realistic plan (not just a list) of the things you have to do and prioritize them – put them in order of importance. Work on the things that have the highest priority and leave the others until later. Avoid interruptions and distractions – things which stop you doing what you had planned. Do jobs to a realistic level of quality in the time available and only to a level that is really necessary. Do not always aim for perfectionism. Try to balance time, cost and quality.
42 TIME AND TIME MANAGEMENT – ACTIVITIES TASK 1: Look at the Gantt chart for building a new supermarket. This is what actually happened. Compare it to the Gantt chart in the text above /section B/ and fill in the gaps (1-9) with expressions from sections A and B above. You can find a KEY after TASK 3. Example: The overall (1) timescale/ timeframe was originally 12 months, but …………
TASK 2: Read the definitions from BUSINESSDICTIONARY.COM and INVESTORWORDS.COM. You can check the websites for more information. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/schedule.html
http://www.investorwords.com/11309/timetable.html
TASK 3: Watch the video called Time Management and follow the matrix dr. Darryl Cross is talking about ( URGENT, NOT URGENT, IMPORTANT, NOT IMPORTANT EVENTS/ ACTIVITIES) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHM3U2Fg9HM
KEY TO EXERCISE 1:
42 REVISION - WHAT DO I REMEMBER?
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