Week 1 – Unit 9: Money
• Quote of the Week
– Money talks they say. All it ever said to me was
"Good bye." - Cary Grant (1904-1986),
American film star
Week 1 – Unit 9: Money
• Definition of Money
– http://dict.die.net/money/
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money
Week 1 – Unit 9: Money
• Discussion - Starting Up
– Do a Quiz about Money
– Discuss attitudes to money
» Exercise A
» Exercise B
» Exercise C
Week 1 – Unit 9: Money
• Skills
– Dealing with figures
• Years
• Currencies
• Decimals
– http://dict.die.net/decimal/
Week 1 – Unit 9: Money
• Bigger Numbers
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_%28nu
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• American English / British English
Week 1 – Unit 9: Money
• Skills
– Business in Brief
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Euro Disney runs new project
Yule Catto takeover bid
Prince invests in media & technology
Monet Market
FT sales record
New car registrations in Europe
Week 1 – Unit 9: Money
• Additional Resources
• Startup.wsj.com is a site about start-ups from the publishers of
the Wall Street Journal. The section of the site about financing
options includes an informative article on the role of 'business
angels' in financing business expansion.
– Startup.wsj.com
» http://www.startup.wsj.com/
– Financing options
» http://www.startup.wsj.com/financing/
Week 1 – Unit 9: Money
• Additional Resources
• BizMove.com has a useful section about financial
management, covering topics such as understanding
financial statements, financial ratio analysis and
sources of money.
– BizMove.com
» http://www.bizmove.com/
– Financial management
» http://www.bizmove.com/financial.htm
Week 1 – Unit 9: Money
• Additional Resources
• Investorwords is an on-line glossary of 5000
financial definitions, with 15,000 links between
related terms.
– Investorwords
» http://www.investorwords.com/