Transcript Preliminary test 1

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!
Topics
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Intro: Univ.Essentials, Ec/Ec (RB)
The sectors of the economy (RB, MK)
Presentations- voc., phrases (RB)
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 exam
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read the text
underline unknown words/expressions
find their meaning (dictionary, note-book,
slides, web,...)
make sure you understand all the text
(sentence by sentence, paragraph by
paragraph)
see which of the words/expressions in the text
were important for each topic (slides,
notebook)
explain their meaning in simple English
retell the main message of the text orally IN
YOUR OWN WORDS
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)