Transcript markets

Facoltà di Economia
Corso di Laurea in Economia e Gestione Aziendale
Corso di Laurea in Economia e Finanza
Lingua Inglese
Luisanna Fodde
Olga Denti
a.a. 2010/2011
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MARKETS
English words connected with MARKETS
MARKETS
MARKETPLACE
NEGOTIATE
NEGOTIATION
PRICE SETTING
EXCHANGE
SUPPLY
DEMAND
ELECTRONIC MARKETS COMMODITIES MARKETS
E-COMMERCE B2B
C2C
LABOUR MARKETS
STOCK MARKETS
MASS MARKETS
PROPERTY MARKET
AUCTIONS
BIDS
Electronic Markets
(Reading Comprehension)
Going, going, gone? (p. 95)
PARA I:
-“the people are in charge” means …
PARA II:
- What expression refers to the passing of
information by verbal means in an informal, person-toperson manner?
PARA III:
-What words in the text mean: revealed, uncovered;
assortment, domain; progress, removal of a barrier?
“buyers” (I); “sellers” (I); “user” (IV): Morphological
structures: NOUNS FROM VERBS
Electronic Markets
(Reading Comprehension)
Going, going, gone? (p. 95)
PARA IV
-What is a possible synonym for “headquarters”; and a
possible one for “respond” and for “negotiate”?
PARA V
- What does “To gross” mean?
A. to make or earn a total of
on weight
B. to fatten, to put
PARA VI
- What is the opposite of: “latest”; “new”;
“dangerous”; “fast”; “grand”; “growing”. Can you
give a synonym for “rival”?
Complete the article on page 96 with the following
words:
trading auction
characteristics business
inventory
clients
rate
retailer
Match the two halves to make compound nouns
(p. 96)
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Noun
Adjective
Verb
ECONOMY
INDUSTRY
GLOBE
NATION
Verb
DOMINATE
INDICATE
COMMUNICATE
OPERATE
INFORM
OPTIMIZE
Noun
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Phonetics
kə'mɒdətɪ
ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ
dɪ'mɑːnd
'ɔːkʃn
kə‚mjuːnɪ'keɪʃn
Treɪd
Rɪəl ɪ'steɪt
nɪ‚gəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn
sə'plaɪ
ɪ'kɒnəmɪ
deɪndʒrəs
'bɪznɪs
'ɑptɪmaɪz /'ɒpglɪtʃ
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Language
Write the words in brackets in the gerund or infinitive
form.
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1 I’d like to apologize for ____________ (arrive)
late.
2 ___________ (trade) on the stock market
closed at a record high today.
3 Would you like ___________ (play) golf this
afternoon?
4 I don’t enjoy _____________ (work) at
weekends.
5 Inflation is making it more difficult __________
(keep) costs down.
6 They really wanted ___________ (get) that
project.
7 By _____________ (appraise) each other, our
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staff work as a team.
Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark
per question.
Language
Write the words in brackets in the gerund or infinitive
form.
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1 I’d like to apologize for ARRIVING (arrive) late.
2 TRADING (trade) on the stock market closed at
a record high today.
3 Would you like TO PLAY (play) golf this
afternoon?
4 I don’t enjoy WORKING (work) at weekends.
5 Inflation is making it more difficult TO KEEP
(keep) costs down.
6 They really wanted TO GET (get) that project.
7 By APPRAISING (appraise) each other, our staff
work as a team.
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8 We’ve recruited an extra ten staff
___________ (make) sure it’s finished on
time.
 9 She’s just finished ____________ (do)
her Masters in Business Administration.
 10 The company aims ___________
(launch) its new range by March of next
year.
 11 It’s five in the morning in the USA.
There’s no point ___________ (phone)
him now.
 12 Can you ask him ___________ (call)
me back?
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8 We’ve recruited an extra ten staff TO
MAKE (make) sure it’s finished on time.
 9 She’s just finished DOING (do) her
Masters in Business Administration.
 10 The company aims TO LAUNCH
(launch) its new range by March of next
year.
 11 It’s five in the morning in the USA.
There’s no point PHONING (phone) him
now.
 12 Can you ask him TO CALL (call) me
back?
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Vocabulary.
Write the nine items below with the types of markets
cleaner / the unemployed / offices / coffee / gold /
toothpaste / people / shares / apartments
 13 commodities market: __________,
___________
 14 real estate: __________, ___________
 15 stock market: stocks, _________
 16 consumer goods: __________, ___________
 17 labour market: __________, ___________
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Vocabulary.
Write the nine items below with the types of markets
cleaner / the unemployed / offices / coffee /
gold / toothpaste / people / shares /
apartments
 13 commodities market: COFFEE, GOLD
 14 real estate: OFFICES, APARTMENTS
 15 stock market: stocks, SHARES
 16 consumer goods: CLEANER,
TOOTHPASTE
 17 labour market: THE UNEMPLOYED,
PEOPLE
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3 Write the missing vowels in the
compound nouns.
 18 eBay is an _ _ct_ _n s_t_ now worth a
fortune.
 19 Let’s carry out some
m_rk_t r_s_
_rch to see what people think.
 20 I think _nl_n_b_s_n_ss
is the future
for buying and selling.
 21 Our website needs a
d_sc_ss_ _n
b_ _rd to get customer feedback.
 22 It’s a good idea for any new retailer to
write a m_rch_nd_s_ng pl_n.
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3 Write the missing vowels in the
compound nouns.
 18 eBay is an AUctIOn sItE now worth a
fortune.
 19 Let’s carry out some
mArkEt rEsE
Arch to see what people think.
 20 I think OnlInE bUsInEss
is the future
for buying and selling.
 21 Our website needs a
dIscUssIOn bO
Ard to get customer feedback.
 22 It’s a good idea for any new retailer to
write a mErchAndIsIng plAn.
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Useful phrases
4 Write phrases a-h in the conversation
below.
 a I think
 b How about
c
I don’t know
 d Would you be interested?
 e Why don’t you
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Let’s
 g I’m afraid
 h That’s fine.
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A: We’re doing some special offers on printers
this month. (23) _______________
B: I might be. (24) _____________ we discuss
the price first?
A: Well we normally sell them at $80, but (25)
__________ we can begin by giving you ten per
cent discount on anything.
B: (26) ___________ say I wanted twenty.
Would there be any more discount?
A: (27) ___________ about that.
(28) ___________ we don’t normally give extra
discount. I’d have to check with my boss.
B: (29) ___________ do that now and call me
back?
A: OK. (30) ___________. I’ll call you back in
five minutes.
23 d / 24 b / 25 a / 26 f / 27 c / 28 g / 29 e /30 h
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