Write your own opinion (150 words)
Task 5. Presentation
Make a presentation (8-12 slides) on the topic: Financial markets
SELF STUDY 6
Task 1. Vocabulary
Exercise 1. Match the words in the box to the definitions 1 to 6 below
equity stake recession shares
debt stock market forecast
1)
equal parts into which the capital or ownership of a company is divided
2)
a period of time when business activity decreases
because the economy is
doing badly
3)
money risked when a business owns part of another company
4)
a place where company shares are bought and sold
5)
a description of what is likely to happen in the
future
6)
money owed by one person or organisation to another person or organisation
Exercise 2. Match the sentence halves
1 Profit margin is
a) a part of a company's profits
paid to the owners of
shares.
2 Investment is
b)
the difference between the price of a product or service
and the cost of producing it.
3 Bankruptcy is
c)
money which people
or organisations put into a
business to make a profit.
4 A dividend is
d)
the amount of money which a business obtains (in a
year) from customers by selling goods or services.
5
Pre-tax profits are
e) when a person or organisation is unable to pay their
debts.
6
Annual turnover is
f) the money a business makes before payment to the
government.
