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Basic Business English
Money
Coined money (coins)Folding money (banknotes)Foreign currencyFunny money
Canyouguessthemeaningof:
Money spinnerMoneybagv.moneybag(money-bag)MoneylaunderingMoneytalksHotmoneySmartmoneyEasymoneySeed money
Trueorfalse?
Thelove of money is the root of all evilAfool and his money are soon partedThereare some things money can't buy. For everything else, there'sMastercardMoneymakestheworldgoroundTimeis money
Show methemoney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFrag8ll85w
Lendv.borrow
Whatisthedifferencebetweenlendingmoneyandborrowingmoney?
lend– posuditi nekomuborrow– posuditi od nekogaCanI ___________ somemoneyfromyou?Areyoujoking? I _________yousomemoneylastweek!
Howcanyougetmoney?
Youcan…earninheritsaveraisemakelosemoney
Earn- zaraditiInherit- naslijeditiSave – uštedjetiRaise - prikupiti
Moneyyoucanget…
What is the difference between:SalaryPayWagesFeeIncomeDamagesRewardScholarship
Moneyyouhavetogive…
BillFineTollTaxTuitionfeeContributions
Fillintheblankswiththewordsbelow:
fine,fee,bill,charges,damages,salary,wages,income,checkTherewillbeanincreaseinpostalandtelephone________.Haveyouseenourtelephone_______thismonth?Johngot$2,000in_________fromthebuscompanyhe hadsued.Hewavedtothewaitertogetthe_____.Shepaida $1,000 _____ for _____taxevasion.Thereis adifferencein______betweenamanagerandanemployee.Mylawyer’s __________washigherthanIexpected.Helivesonoccasionaldaily___________.
TherewillbeanincreaseinpostalandtelephoneCHARGES.HaveyouseenourtelephoneBILLthismonth?Johngot$2,000inDAMAGESfromthebuscompanyhe hadsued.HewavedtothewaitertogettheCHECK.Shepaida $1,000FINEforINCOMEtaxevasion.Thereis adifferenceinSALARYbetweenamanagerandanemployee.Mylawyer’sFEEwashigherthanIexpected.HelivesonoccasionaldailyWAGES.
„Račun”
What is the difference between:AccountBillInvoiceReceipt
Bank account
Current account – tekući računJoint account – zajednički računForeign-exchange (currency) account – devizni računTransfer account – žiro račun
Remuneration
FromtheConstitution:Everyemployeehastherighttofairremuneration.Canyouguessthemeaningofthewordremuneration?
Completethefollowingwiththewordsbelow:
job,business,vocation,profession, work,labourIwouldlikemysontotakeoverthe___________whenIretire.Afterschool, Igota ________inabank.Hewassentencedtothreeyearsofhard________.He isthebestthereisinthemedical_________.Ifinish_______ at 4.Ialwaysknewnursingwasmy_____________.
IwouldlikemysontotakeovertheBUSINESSwhenIretire.Afterschool, IgotaJOBinabank.HewassentencedtothreeyearsofhardLABOUR.He isthebestthereisinthemedicalPROFESSION.IfinishWORKat 4.IalwaysknewnursingwasmyVOCATION.
Shares
CompanysharesarelistedorquotedontheS_________marketor E__________.Apersonwhoownssharesinacompanyiscalleda S________________.Ifyouwanttobuyorsellshares,youneedtheservicesofa B_________ (D________).
Company shares are listed or quoted on the STOCK market or EXCHANGE.A person who owns shares in a company is called a SHAREHOLDER.If you want to buy or sell shares, you need the services of a BROKER (DEALER).
Stock market
When prices reach record levels reflecting high economic G___________, we talk about a B__________ on the stock market.A period with little or negative growth is a R____________ (or a S_________).
When prices reach record levels reflecting high economic GROWTH, we talk about a BOOM on the stock market.A period with little or negative growth is a RECESSION (or a SLUMP).
GDP
GDP - Gross domestic productThe total value of all the goods it has produced and the service it had provided in a particular year.
Companies
The activities of managing companies and starting new ones is called E_____________. The people involved in it are E_________________.Unsuccessful companies may go out of business or B______________.
The activities of managing companies and starting new ones is called ENTERPRISE. The people involved in it are ENTREPRENEURS.Unsuccessful companies may go out of business or BANKRUPT.
Completethefollowing:
Whenagovernmentorcomanyborowsmoneyfrominvestors,thecertificatesitissuestothemarecalledB__________.Ifyoupledgesomethingas a S____________ for aloan,youpromisetogiveittothepersonwholendsyoumoneyifyoufailtopayitback.
Whenagovernmentorcomanyborowsmoneyfrominvestors,thecertificatesitissuestothemarecalledBONDS.Ifyoupledgesomethingas a SECURITY for aloan,youpromisetogiveittothepersonwholendsyoumoneyifyoufailtopayitback.
Financial districts
The financial district of London is The C______, which corresponds to W_______ ________ in New York.
The financial district of London is The CITY, which corresponds to WALL STREET in New York.
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