Test 1

Technicalities Date: 24-25 Nov (in small groups)

Do not be late!

Have an ID for the test

½ small group: 45 min

By 23 Nov - schedule on the web!

Topics1. Intro: Univ.Essentials, Ec/Ec (RB)2. The sectors of the economy (RB, MK)3. Presentations- voc., phrases (RB)4. Types of Econ., Pub./Priv.Sector

Privatis./Nation. (RB)5. Role of Govt. & Taxation (MK, RB) 6. Types of Business Organ.(RB, extra sheet)

How to prepare?

READ, UNDERSTAND AND REVISE

texts (R,MK,extra sheets) slides (web, as of 16 Nov) exercises

Preparing a text for the exam1. read the text2. underline unknown words/expressions3. find their meaning (dictionary, note-book, slides,

web,...)4. make sure you understand all the text (sentence

by sentence, paragraph by paragraph) 5. see which of the words/expressions in the text

were important for each topic (slides, notebook) 6. explain their meaning in simple English7. retell the main message of the text orally IN

YOUR OWN WORDS 8. Think what ex. could be expected in the test

REVISE!

Types of exercises (1)I SIMPLE VOC. EX.

1. Fill in the missing words (blanks): e.g. business terms, prepositions, …

2. Find synonyms/opposites for the following words/expressions:

3. Write down the following acronyms/abbreviations in full:

4. Explain the meaning of the following words/expressions:

Types of exercises (2)II VOC. IN CONTEXT (short paragraph)a) Explain X. Use the following words: …

b) Compare X and Y (similarities & differences between X and Y, advantages & disadvantages of X and Y). Use the following words: ....

c) Explain the meaning of the following sentence. Focus on the underlined words.

E.g. Tax avoidance is possible due to a lot of loopholes in legislation.

Typical mistakes learning dictionary definitions by

heart not reading the texts carefully or

not reading them at all thinking it is impossible to prepare

properly (students with weaker English)

thinking that preparation takes very little time (students with good English)