Useful Vocabulary & Expressions: •
Counterproductive : Having the opposite of the desired effect
Example:
child experts fear the Executive’s plans may prove counterproductive •
Charitable : Relating to the assistance of those in need
Example:
he has spent £50,000 on charitable causes •
Pivotal : Of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of
something else
Example:
Japan’s pivotal role in the world economy •
Productive : roducing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other
commodities
Example:
the most productive employees •
Workforce : The people engaged in or available for work, either in a country or area
or in a particular firm or industry
Example:
a quarter of Galway’s manufacturing workforce are being put out of a job Priority : The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than
others
Example:
the safety of the country takes priority over any other matter
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Workload : The amount of work to be done by someone or something
Example:
he had been given three deputies to ease his workload •