- •Business English 2
- •Unit 1 Finance
- •1(1) Listening. Listen and practice. Mind the new words.
- •2. How much do you know about money? Answer the questions.
- •3. Look at the five lists of numbers and choose a term from the box that describes each one.
- •4. Saying numerals. Look at the written forms of the dates, times, money and dimensions. Can you say them? Listen and repeat the numerals.
- •Cardinal numbers
- •Ordinal numbers
- •Decimals
- •Percentages
- •10.2 Compare the percentages in the table with yours. Tell about your own weekly expenditure.
- •11. Reading. Read the text and explain the words in bold. A Bank
- •Vocabulary
- •12. Give Russian equivalents:
- •13. Choose words from the list to fill in the gaps, then use them to make sentences:
- •14. Answer the questions:
- •Unit 2 Making money
- •1. Look the words in the box in the dictionary. Complete the text below with them.
- •Me and my money
- •2. Read the text again. Are these statements true or false.
- •3. Reading. Read the article and choose the correct answer to the questions below. Mind the new words.
- •Prince Alwaleed bin Talal
- •3. (1) Choose the correct answer.
- •3. (2) Match the numbers. Find them in the text. What do they refer to?
- •4 (7) Listening.
- •4.1 Look at the headlines from financial press. Listen to the financial news stories and match them with the headlines.
- •BItalian investor takes 30% stake in hotel group .
- •DStaff receive day’s income .
- •4.2 Listen again and answer the following questions.
- •5. Make your own sentences finding ways of completing the given ones.
- •6. A good way to remember vocabulary is by collocations, words which often appear together. Find words, which can go with these key words, as in the examples.
- •7. Reading. Read the text and explain the words in bold. A Bank Run
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 3 Bank account
- •1. Discuss the questions.
- •2. Look at the brochure and answer the questions.
- •Student Account
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4 (8). Listening. Chris is a student who wants to apply for a credit card. After the first listening to his conversation with a bank employee, complete the notes.
- •4.1 Listen again, fill in the gaps, make up a similar dialogue.
- •5. Reading. Read the text and explain the words in bold. A Deposit Account
- •Vocabulary
- •6. Give Russian equivalents:
- •7. Choose words from the list to fill in the gaps, then use them to make sentences:
- •8. Answer the questions:
- •Inflation
- •1. Discuss the questions.
- •2. Match two halves of the sentences.
- •3 (9). Listening. Listen and complete the chart with the correct prices for February and March. Mind some new words.
- •3.1 Now calculate the rate of inflation on each item as a percentage. Then make predictions about the cost of each item in the chart for the month of April.
- •3. Reading. Read the text and explain the words in bold.
- •Inflation
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 5 Competition
- •1 (10). Listening. Listen and practice. Mind the new words.
- •2. Discuss the following. Who are the main competitors in the market in the following sectors?
- •3. Speaking. The global market is very competitive. What can companies do to persuade customers to buy their product instead of another similar one? You can use the following prompts.
- •4. Reading. Before you read the article make predictions. Match the sentence openings 1-4, with the endings a-d. Then scan the text and see if you are correct.
- •Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi
- •4.1 Read the article again and answer the questions.
- •5(11). Listening. Listen to Keith Jackson talking about competition in a global market. Note the definitions of three strategies for becoming a market leader.
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 6 Applying for the job
- •1. Translate the following words using the dictionary if necessary. Then fill in the gaps in the text below.
- •2. Speaking. What information is it necessary to include in a resume?
- •3. Read the following statements about preparing a resume. Do you agree or disagree with them? Discuss your opinions in the group.
- •4. Read the steps for preparing a resume and number them in the best order. The first one has been done for you.
- •5 (14). Listening. Listen to a Human Resources (hr) manager talking about what to include in a resume. What should and shouldn’t be included into it.
- •5.1 Listen again, fill in the gaps and practice.
- •5.2 Speaking. Summarize the advice offered in the text. You can also add your recommendations.
- •6. Reading. Read the extract from the advertisement for a job at a large banking organization. Then read through the two resumes (cVs) and decide which applicant is better suited to the job.
- •7 (15).Listening. Listen to two people from the Human Research Department discussing the two applicants. Mark the positive points for each applicant.
- •8. Writing. Now, using the ideas and advices contained in this lesson, write your own resume.
- •7. Reading. Read the text and explain the words in bold. A Credit Card
- •Vocabulary
- •Audio Scripts
- •Contents
Percentages
10.1 Listen to two people discussing their weekly expenditure on different things and complete the table.
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Matthew (male) |
Robyn (female) |
Average British person (from the survey pie chart) |
Food and drink |
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22% |
Housing |
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not given |
16% |
Transport |
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15.2% |
Household goods and services |
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14% |
Leisure goods and services |
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16% |
Tobacco |
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0% |
2% |
10.2 Compare the percentages in the table with yours. Tell about your own weekly expenditure.
11. Reading. Read the text and explain the words in bold. A Bank
A bank is a financial institution licensed by a government. It provides financial services to customers enriching its investors.
Banks act as payment agents. They conduct checking or current accounts for customers, pay cheques drawn by customers of the bank, and collect cheques deposited to customers' current accounts.
Banks borrow money when they accept funds deposited on current accounts or accept term deposits. They also issue debt securities such as banknotes and bonds.
Banks lend money by making advances to customers, or installment loans. They invest in marketable debt securities and other forms of money lending.
Banks provide almost all payment services.
The principal types of banks in the modern industrial world are commercial banks and central banks. Commercial banks accept deposits from the general public and make loans to individuals and businesses and sometimes to governments. Central banks, in contrast, deal mainly with their national governments, with commercial banks, and with each other. Central banks issue paper currency and are responsible for regulating commercial banks and national money stocks. Central banks operate for the public welfare and not for maximum profit.
There are institutions which are also called banks but they don’t perform all banking functions. They are classified as financial intermediaries. Such institutions include finance companies, savings banks, trust companies, insurance companies and so on.
Vocabulary
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payment agent – посредник в платежах |
checking – контроль, проверка |
term deposit – срочный вклад |
debt securities – ценные бумаги – долговые свидетельства |
bond – долговое обязательство, облигация |
installment loan – кредит с платежом в рассрочку |
national money stock – государственные запасы денег |
financial intermediary – финансовый посредник |
saving bank – сбербанк |
trust company – трастовая компания |
insurance company – страховая компания |