You are about to be presented with 9 images and
questions relating to news stories from over the
summer. You have 3 minutes to answer the
associated questions. GOOD LUCK!
Who’s this?
What did we
find out
about net
migration in
the UK?
What happened to
UK unemployment?
What
happened to
Tesco share
prices?
Who are
these two
men?
What
happened to
interest rates?
What
happened
to average
grades in
A level
exams?
Why was Christine
Lagarde in the
news?
What happened to
predicted
economic growth?
Who’s this?
Vladimir Putin - President of
Russia. Russian aggression in Ukraine has
increased tension with Western countries
such as the US and UK
What impact could the
conflict have on UK fuel
prices?
What happened to
UK unemployment?
Latest figures (released in August)
show a fall to 2.08 million people
unemployed in the UK
What would you do next
to reduce unemployment
further?
What did we find out
about net migration in the
UK?
Net migration into the UK
increased by more than 38% to
243,000 in 2013-14
Give an advantage and a
disadvantage of this
increase in immigration?
Why was Christine
Lagarde in the news?
She is being investigated for possible
fraud for actions undertaken before she
became the head of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF)
Why is the reputation of
its leader important to the
IMF?
What happened to
predicted economic
growth?
The UK economy will grow faster than
expected this year and next, according
to the British Chambers of Commerce
(BCC) – the UK economy should grow
by 3.2% rather than 3.1%.
What is the impact of an
inaccurate prediction?
What happened to
interest rates?
UK interest rates held at 0.5%
for another month. Although
two members of the MPC voted
for a rate rise.
Why are interest rates
remaining low?
What happened to
average grades in A level
exams?
There has been a slight fall in A*
and A grades and the pass rate is
down for the first time in over
30 years.
What is the impact on the
economy of lower achieving
A level students?
What happened to
Tesco share prices?
A continual fall in prices means
that share values in Tesco are
now at an 11 year low. Profits
are also falling.
What does this tell us about
competition in the
supermarket market?
Who are these two
men?
Alex Salmond (First Minister of
Scotland) and Alistair Darling.
Both have met recently to front
televised debates on Scottish
Independence.
What could be the
impact of Scottish
Independence on the
economy of England?
Good luck with your studies this
year from the Tutor2u team.