ON TARGET The last week of class (19-23 Jan, 2015) before exams UNITS: 8,9,10 – KEY VOCABULARY, A REVISION PRESENT PERFECT TEORIJA, STR. 49-50, ENGLESKI POSLOVNI JEZIK MOCK EXAM (PROBNI ISPITNI TEST) Sources/literatura: Engleski poslovni jezik autora Marković, M. (ALFA-GRAF NS) First Insights into Business autora Robbins S. (LONGMAN) Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary of Business English autora Eastwood, J. Professional English Finance autora Sweeney, S. (PENGUIN ENGLISH) Unit 8 – People, First Insights into Business, str. 82 • Match these words from Unit 8 with their definitions: • • • • MOTIVATION STATUS SALARY ASSET • STYLES OF MANAGEMENT • money that employees receive for doing their job, paid every month • reason why people WORK • professional position of an individual • the particular way in which companies are managed • a thing of a value that a person/company own (money, property) Unit 9 – Business Environment, First Insights into Business, str. 94 • Match these words from Unit 9 with their definitions: • AVAILABILITY OF LABOUR • LABOUR COSTS • TAX/TAXES • RAW MATERIALS • CUTS • ECONOMIC RECESSION • • • • • • how much it costs to employ people money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services how easy/difficult it is to find workers a period in which many businesses suffer, their profits fall and they have to make cuts a natural substance that is used to make something in an industrial process… oil, wood… reductions tax holiday a period during which a company does not have to pay or pays less tax Unit 10 – Finance, str. 108 • Match these words from Unit 10 with their definitions: • INTEREST RATE • INVESTORS • OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNTS • SHAREHOLDER • ANNUAL REPORT • TURNOVER • • • • • • people who use their money to earn more money the total sum of money which is coming into the company the cost of borrowing money, expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed. these are kept in countries that have less strict laws and lower taxes than other countries a financial report that a company presents each year to its shareholders the one who owns shares/stocks Interest rates True or false: Stable and low inflation TRUE! and interest rates are an economic ‘good thing.’ Circle the correct answers: Low interest rates/ high interest rates help to control inflation/small banks. Do you think offshore accounts are a good idea? Why/why not? Possible questions to reflect on: Where is that money from? What is it for? Present Perfect, task number/br. zadatka: 92, pg/str. 109, solutions/rešenja 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Present Perfect - Portland, United States have established has already signed have acquired has agreed have just printed out have always been have not reacted has not sent Have you received ...? has submitted...?