Foscari - Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica

4 Accacia is one of the biggest software developers in the world.
5 Barnes Noble is suing Amazon.
6 European patent EP 738446 is a patent which addresses e selling on the internet.
7 SMEs believe that more money should be spent on patent filing.
8 Copyright laws prevent companies from copying software.
Match the words 1-8 with the meanings a-h
1 stifle a avoid
2 concerted b unified
3 beat c gather/harvest
4 troll d smother
5 royalty e payment
6 reap f win
7 overzealous g uncompromising
8 eschew h mythical giant
Employment
Read these statements and tick the three which most closely represent your beliefs about work.
1. People are naturally lazy and avoid work if they can.
2. People find satisfaction in work
3. Everybody in an organisation is capable of creativity
4. Work is a necessary evil.
5. People prefer to follow orders and instructions.
6. Work is as natural as play or rest.
Vocabulary
Look at the words based around employ
employer unemployed employment
unemployable employee unemployment employed
Complete the sentences using each word just once
a) The new factory has provided opportunities of _________ for local people.
b) Beatrice won the __________of the month prize 3 times last year.
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