Transcript administrative english

ADMINISTRATIVE
ENGLISH
COURSE OUTLINE
• Basic terminology and issues in
the administrative, economic,
political and legal areas.
• Separation of powers: the
legislative power, the executive
power, the judicial power.
• The concept of public
administration. The system of
public administration in Poland.
Bodies and offices of public
administration. Governmental
administration. Local government
and self-government.
• The study and classification of
law. Public and private law.
Branches of law. Constitutional
law. International law. Sources of
law.
• Public finance. Budget. Taxes
classification, tax return.
• International organizations.
• Organization and functioning of an
office. Preparing typical
documents: messages and notes,
emails, letters, memos, short
reports.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
AND GRADING
The grade is going to be based on
a final written test or/and
papers/tasks.
COUNTRY
1. BEING A COUNTRY
an area of land with its own people,
government, etc. – obszar ziemi z
własnym narodem, rządem, itd.
Which country do you come from?
a country with its own government:
state - państwo, (more formal) nation
member states of the European Union
– państwa członkowskie Unii
Europejskiej
the nations of Western Europe
national – krajowy, narodowy
a national newspaper
nationwide – ogólnokrajowy,
o krajowym zasięgu
a nationwide campaign
a country that is headed by – kraj,
na którego czele stoi
a president: republic
a king or queen: monarchy, kingdom
a country that is a union of states:
federation
federal
a federal law - prawo federalne
2. THE PEOPLE OF
A COUNTRY
a person who lives in a country:
inhabitant
the inhabitants of India
a person who is legally a member of
a country:
citizen
a citizen of the United Kingdom
citizenship
Australian citizenship
being a citizen of a particular
country: nationality
What nationality are you?
She has Greek nationality.
all the citizens of a country:
the people, nation
the people of France
The President made a speech to the
nation.
Prezydent wygłosił mowę do narodu.
the number of people who live in a
particular place: population
The population of Poland is ???
3. PARTS OF A COUNTRY
 region, regional
 district – dystrykt, dzielnica
 province, provincial
 an area in Britain, Ireland and the
USA that has its own local
government: county - hrabstwo
the town or city where
the government of a country is:
capital - stolica
??? is the capital of the USA.
4. RELATIONS BETWEEN
COUNTRIES
foreign – zagraniczny, obcy
a foreign language
foreigner – obcokrajowiec,
cudzoziemiec
abroad – za granicą, za granicę
Our son lives abroad.
sth that happens inside a country –
coś, co ma miejsce w kraju:
internal – wewnętrzny
internal affairs – sprawy
wewnętrzne
domestic – wewnętrzny, krajowy,
domowy
domestic flights – krajowe loty
internal ↔ external
The current economic problems are
caused by external factors.
Obecne problemy gospodarcze
spowodowane są czynnikami
zewnętrznymi.
involving two or more countries –
dotyczący co najmniej dwóch
krajów: international
an international trade agreement –
międzynarodowa umowa handlowa
an agreement between two
countries to support each other –
umowa między dwoma krajami
mająca na celu wzajemne
wsparcie: alliance - sojusz
a military alliance
ally - sojusznik
if a country is not controlled by
another country, it is independent –
niepodległy, niezależny
Slovenia became independent from
Yugoslavia in 1991.
Słowenia stała się niezależna od
Jugosławii w 1991 roku.
independence
The Day of Independence in Poland is on ???
5. MOVING FROM
ONE COUNTRY TO
ANOTHER
ACTION
PERSON
MOVEMENT
emigrate (going
away from
a country – wyjazd
z kraju)
emigrant
emigration
immigrate (entering
a country – przyjazd
do kraju)
???
???
migrate (going away ???
to look for work –
wyjazd w celu
znalezienia pracy)
???
6. BEING FORCED TO LEAVE
A COUNTRY
ACTION
PERSON
MOVEMENT
deport
deported person
deportation
exile – skazywać na
wygnanie (political
reasons)
exile
exile
take refuge –
schronić się
(political &
economic reasons)
refugee – uchodźca
refuge - uchodźctwo
seek for political
asylum – ubiegać
się o azyl
political asylant
political asylum
ECONOMY
1. ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
SYSTEM
PERSON
ADJECTIVE
capitalism
(individuals own
and run businesses)
capitalist
socialism –
socjalizm (the state
controls the
economy)
socialist - socjalista socialist socjalistyczny
mixed economy –
gospodarka
mieszana
capitalist
the operation of trade and
business without government
control – funkcjonowanie handlu i
biznesu bez kontroli rządu:
free enterprise – wolna konkurencja
rynkowa
private enterprise – sektor
prywatny
an economy where the government
does not fix prices – gospodarka, w
której rząd nie ustala cen:
free-market economy – gospodarka
wolnorynkowa
2. MONEY
the kind of money that a country
uses – rodzaj pieniądza
wykorzystywany przez kraj:
currency – waluta
a strong currency
connected with money – związany z
pieniędzmi: monetary
the Government’s monetary policy polityka monetarna rządu
the management of money: finance
reduction of the value of money –
obniżenie wartości pieniądza: devaluation
The British pound has been devaluated by
3% against the Swiss franc.
Funt brytyjski zdewaluował się o 3% w
stosunku do franka szwajcarskiego.
tax – podatek
to increase taxes – podnosić
podatki
taxation – opodatkowanie
budget
the government department that
controls spending and taxation –
organ rządu kontrolujący wydatki
system podatkowy: the Treasury –
Skarb Państwa
3. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
demand – popyt ↔ supply – podaż
trade, commerce – handel
commercial - ???
industry – przemysł
industrial - ???
4. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
GNP (gross national product) – PNB
(produkt narodowy brutto)
GDP (gross domestic product) - ???
a period in which an economy
develops quickly – okres, w którym
gospodarka szybko się rozwija:
boom
to be financially successful – odnosić
sukces finansowy: prosper
prosperity - koniunktura
prosperous – dobrze prosperujący
a prosperous company
a sudden fall in trade or the value
of sth – nagły spadek w handlu lub
wartości: slump – załamanie, kryzys
a slump in house prices – spadek
cen mieszkań
a period when a country’s economy
is not successful: recession
The economy is moving out of
recession.
Gospodarka wychodzi z recesji.
a very serious recession:
depression
We’re facing another depression.
Stoimy przed kolejnym głębokim
kryzysem.
a failure in a business world –
upadek, klęska w świecie biznesu:
crash - krach
the Wall Street crash of 1929
the general increase in prices –
ogólny wzrost cen: inflation
Inflation is now 2% per year.
Inflacja wynosi obecnie 2% rocznie.
HOMEWORK
1. Revise names of countries and
nationalities (especially European
Union).
2. What are the main political ideas?
3. Find the Polish euivalents of the
following proverbs:
 In the country of the blind, the one
eyed man is a king.
 Money can’t buy happiness.
 Nothing is certain but death and taxes.