Unit 1 Our people Lista reči 1
Listening, Exercise 1, page 8
occupation (n) (profesija, zanat, zaposlenje, okupacija, zauzimanje (teritorije))
1 a job or profession:
Please state your name, address and occupation.
2 when a large group of people enter a place and take control of it, especially by military force
occupation of the German occupation of France
under occupation The area is under occupation (=controlled by a foreign army).
3 a way of spending your time [= pastime]:
One of my childhood occupations was collecting stamps.
4 when someone lives or stays in a building or place:
When the first scientists came to the region they found little evidence of human occupation.
job, work, post, position, occupation, profession, career
Your job is the work that you do regularly in order to earn money, especially when you work for a company
or public organization • My last job was with a computer firm.
Work is used in a more general way to talk about activities that you do to earn money, either working for a
company or for yourself • Will you go back to work when you've had the baby?
Don’t say 'what is your job?' or 'what is your work?'. Say what do you do? or what do you do for a living?
Post and position are more formal words for a job in a company or organization. They are used especially in
job advertisements and when you are talking about someone moving to a different job • This post would suit
a recent graduate. • He left last summer for a teaching position in Singapore.
Use occupation to talk about the kind of work that someone usually does, for example if they are a teacher,
lawyer, driving instructor etc.
Occupation is used mainly on official forms • State your name, age, and occupation in the box below.!! Do
not use occupation to talk about your own job • I am an accountant. (NOT My occupation is an accountant).
A profession is a kind of work for which you need special training and a good education, for example
teaching, law, or medicine • the legal profession
Your career is the type of work that you do or hope to do for most of your life I'm interested in a career in
television.
attract (v) - primamiti, privlačiti, privući
1 to make someone interested in something, or make them want to take part in something
attract somebody to something What attracted me most to the job was the chance to travel.
attract attention/interest etc The story has attracted a lot of interest from the media.
2 be attracted to somebody
to feel that you like someone and want to have a sexual relationship with them:
I'm not usually attracted to blondes.
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Listening, Exercise1, Task One, Jobs, page 9;
a deep-sea diver - ronilac u dubokom moru
someone who swims or works under water, usually in in the deeper parts of the sea using special equipment to
help them breathe;
fisherman plural fishermen ribar someone who catches fish as a sport or as a job
a glass-blower duvač stakla
a person who shapes an object from molten glass by blowing air into it through a tube.
magician - mađioničar
1 a man in stories who can use magic [= sorcerer, wizard]
2 an entertainer who performs magic tricks [= conjurer]
mu‧si‧cian muzičar
someone who plays a musical instrument, especially very well or as a job:
a weather forcaster (weatherman/girl) voditelj vremenske prognoze
a person whose job is to inform the public on weather conditions on television or radio
an archaeologist – arheolog
a person who studies ancient societies by examining what remains of their buildings, graves, tools etc.
an explorer - istraživač
someone who travels through an unknown area to find out about it;
Listening, Exercise 2, page 2
recording - snimak
1 music, speech, or images that have been stored on tape or DISCs
recording of Have you heard the new recording of Mozart's Requiem?; a video recording of the interview
dedica‧tion - posvećenost
1 hard work or effort that someone puts into a particular activity because they care about it a lot: To reach a
high level of skill requires talent, dedication, and a lot of hard work.
dedication to I admire his dedication to the job.
craft - zanat, brod, veština
1 plural crafts a job or activity in which you make things with your hands, and that you usually need skill to
do
traditional rural crafts; arts and crafts
2 plural craft
a) a small boat, b) an aircraft or spacecraft
3 formal a profession, especially one needing a special skill: The musician spends years perfecting his craft.
4 skill in deceiving people: Craft and cunning were necessary for the scheme to work.
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per‧form -igrati, izvesti, izvoditi [poz.], izvršiti, ostvariti, raditi, svirati, dejstvovati, učiniti, vršiti
1 to do something to entertain people, for example by acting a play or playing a piece of music:
Chenier and the band are performing at the Silver Palace tomorrow.
The children perform two plays each school year.
! To talk about playing a particular part in a play, film etc, use play not perform: John Wayne played (NOT
performed) a Roman soldier in the film.
2 [ to do something, especially something difficult or useful [= carry out]:
Surgeons performed an emergency operation.
perform a study/experiment/analysis etc An analysis of the survey data was performed.
perform a task/job/duty She was fired for not performing the duties outlined in her contract.
perform a function/role software that performs a specific function
weath‧er - vreme
1 the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind
What's the weather like today?
2 the weather informal a description on radio or television, in newspapers etc of what the weather will be like
in the near future [= the weather forecast]:
I always watch the weather after the news.
3 in all weathers
in all types of weather, even when it is very hot or cold:
There are homeless people sleeping on the streets in all weathers.
4 under the weather
informal slightly ill:
You look a bit under the weather.
set foot in something - kročiti negde
to go to or enter a place:
She swore she would never set foot in his house again.
dig past tense and past participle dug present participle digging - kopati
1 to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a SPADE or your hands
dig a hole/trench/grave etc They dig a small hole in the sand to bury their eggs.
dig down Dig down about 6 inches.
dig for birds digging for worms
excavation noun - iskopina
excavate - iskopati, otkopati
1 if a scientist or ARCHAEOLOGIST excavates an area of land, they dig carefully to find ancient objects, bones
etc: Schliemann excavated the ancient city of Troy.
Listening, Exercise 3, Task Two, page 9
outlook - pogled, izgledi, osmatranje, perspektiva, osmatračnica
1 your general attitude to life and the world
outlook on He's got a good outlook on life.
positive/optimistic outlook She still has an optimistic outlook for the future.
2 what is expected to happen in the future
outlook for The outlook for the weekend is unsettled, with periods of heavy rain.
economic/financial/political etc outlook a gloomy economic outlook in Western Europe
3 a view from a particular place: a very pleasing outlook from the bedroom window
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enquiring, in‧quir‧ing - ispitujući, istražan, upitan
1 an inquiring look or expression shows that you want to ask about something:
She raised an inquiring eyebrow towards Murray.
2 an enquiring mind – istraživački um
someone who has an inquiring mind is very interested in finding out more about everything: As a child he had
a lively inquiring mind.
at‧ten‧tion - pažnja
1 LISTEN/LOOK/THINK CAREFULLY when you carefully listen to, look at, or think about someone or
something Attention to detail is essential in this job.
calm - miran, pribran, spokojan, priseban, staložen, smiren
1 relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous, or upset: Glen was calm and composed at the funeral.
remain/stay/keep calm I tried to stay calm and just ignore him.
2 if a place, period of time, or situation is calm, there is less activity, trouble etc than there sometimes is, or
than there has been recently: The streets are calm again after last night's disturbances.
3 a sea, lake etc that is calm is smooth or has only gentle waves:
The seas were dead calm.
calmness n – imenica - mir, mirnoća, tišina, zatišje
pressure - pritisak
1 PERSUADE
an attempt to persuade someone by using influence, arguments, or threats:
They are putting pressure on people to vote yes.
be/come under pressure to do something The minister was under pressure to resign.
be/come under pressure from somebody I was under pressure from my parents to become a teacher.
2 ANXIETY/OVERWORK a way of working or living that causes you a lot of anxiety, especially because you
feel you have too many things to do
pressure of I feel I'm not able to cope well with the pressures of life.
pressure on The pressure on doctors is increasing steadily.
under pressure I'm under constant pressure at work.
readiness - pripravnost, spremnost
1 when you are prepared for something, or when something is ready to be used
in readiness (for something) They stacked the firewood in readiness for the evening campfire.
2 willingness to do something
readiness to do something He stressed the government's readiness to take tough action against terrorists.
in‧ven‧tive - inventivan, pronalazački
able to think of new, different, or interesting ideas [= creative]:
one of the most talented and inventive drummers in modern music
inventiveness noun
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