IELTS Vocabulary  : band 7-9 phrases

(아이엘츠 보카 정리)

아이엘츠 스피킹 파트1
 

Examiner: Do you work or are you a student?
Hati: I run my own business actually … I have an online business selling cosmetics … I set up the business 5 years ago and I’m really enjoying working for myself …

Examiner: What is your ideal job?
Kaori: I don’t think I’d enjoy working for a big company … I think I’d like to go it alone and be self-employed … I’m not sure what area of business it would be but I think I’d enjoy the process of drawing up a business plan and seeing if I could be successful …

Examiner: Is your town a nice place to live?
Monique: It’s OK … the main problem we have is our local high street … it used to be a busy centre but lots of shops have gone bust … it must be very difficult to make a profit when you have huge supermarkets in the area and a lot haven’t been able to survive with such cut-throat competition …

아이엘츠 스피킹 파트2
 

Describe a business you know that you admire. You should say

• what this business is
• what the business sells
• how long you have known about the business
• and say why you like it so much.

Magda:  Actually I discovered a business very recently that I like so much I’d like to do something similar in the future … it’s a small niche business that runs courses in how to cook … especially bread … the owner uses his kitchen for the courses and went into business with a local community shop and sells a lot of the bread and cakes they make in the shop … I first got to hear about the business last year … my wife paid for me to do one of the baking courses and I got to know the owner during the training … it’s a lifestyle business really … he doesn’t have plans to take on employees or expand into new areas … he’s happy earning a living doing the thing he loves … I really admire what he does and I’m sure a lot of people would love to do something similar … he has a web presence … in fact that’s how we got to find out about his company … and he uses social media to raise the company profile … but he’s the only person involved in running the business so he’s in complete control of where the business goes … that’s something that must make it really satisfying … as long as he’s managing to balance the books and the cash flow is healthy I’m sure he must be very pleased with what he has achieved …

아이엘츠 스피킹 파트3
 

Examiner:  Why do some people decide to set up their own business?
Marion: I suppose it’s the idea of being in control of your own destiny … or of believing in a product or service idea you may have … plus it must be very exciting … launching products … winning contracts … and seeing your sales figures improving must be wonderful …

Examiner: What are some of the dangers involved in starting a business?
Hiro: Well … obviously you need to have a good idea … some people say you need to do  market research beforehand so you know what the market wants … if you don’t do this you could go under … and if it is a good idea the chances are someone else is doing the same thing so you could end up facing stiff competition …

Examiner: What are some of things you have to do when running your own business that might not appeal to everyone?
Katy: Personally i don’t like being in debt so taking out a business loan wouldn’t  suit me at all … and I know a lot of companies do cold calling to try and drum up business … that’s something I’d hate to do … and laying people off if the business gets into trouble … that would be horrible …

Definitions
 

• to balance the books:
  to not spend more money than you are earning
  장부의 균형을 맞추다. (지출에 비해 소비가 지나치지 않도록)
   
• to be self-employed:
  to work for yourself/to not work for an employer
  창업을 하다.
   
• to cold call:
  to make a sales call to someone without asking them for permission first
  판촉 전화
   
• cut throat competition:
  when one company lowers its prices, forcing other companies to do the same, sometimes to a point where business becomes unprofitable
  치열한 경쟁
   
• to do market research:
  to do research into what potential customers would or wouldn’t buy
  시장 조사를 하다
   
• to draw up a business plan:
  to write a plan for a new business
  비지니스 계획을 세우다
   
• to drum up business:
  to try to get customers
  사업을 일으키다
   
• to earn a living:
  to earn money
  생계를 유지하다
   
• to go bust:
  when a business is forced to close because it is unsuccessful
  파산하다
   
• cash flow:
  the money coming in and going out of a business
  현금 흐름
   
• to go into business with:
  to join another person to start or expand a business
  ~와 동업하다
   
• to go it alone:
  to start your own business
  나만의 사업을 시작하다
   
• to go under:
  (see ‘to go bust’)
  파산하다
   
• to have a web presence:
  to have a website or social  media profile that showcases your business
  웹사이트를 가지고 있다
   
• to launch a product:
  to start selling and promoting a new product
  제품을 출시하다
   
• to lay someone off:
  when a company ends an employee’s contract of employment
  누군가를 해고하다
   
• lifestyle business:
  a business that is set up to bring in a sufficient income and no more
  생계형? 비지니스 (비지니스 목적 자체가 큰 수익보다 생활비 획득(?)을 목표로하는)
   
• to make a profit:
  to earn more money than it costs to run the business
  이익을 내다
   
• niche business:
  a business that serves a small, particular market
  작고 특수한 시장 (니치 마켓)
   
• to raise a company profile:
  to make more people aware of a business
  회사의 인지도를 높이다
   
• to run your own business:
  to have a business of your own
  당신의 사업을 운영하다
   
• sales figures:
  a report of the income a company generates through sales of products or services
  판매 수치
   
• to set up a business:
  to start a business
  사업을 시작하다
   
• stiff competition:
  strong competition from other companies in the same area of work
  강한 경쟁
   
• to take on employees:
  to employ people
  사람들을 고용하다
   
• to take out a loan:
  to borrow money
  돈을 빌리다
   
• to win a contract:
  when a business gets legally-binding work with an individual or company
  계약을 따내다
   
• to work for yourself:
  (see ‘to be self-employed’)
  자영업을 하다
   

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