• Study requirements

• Presentation - Choose an economic problem you are interested in and prepare a presentation about it in pairs.

  • Do not forget to obey some rules: signposting language, graph description, etc.

Unit 1 Economics

Economics - Macroeconomics/Microeconomics

                       Explain the differences, agents, etc.

                       Economics/economy, economic/economical, interest rate, currency, causes of unemployment

Study vocabulary Unit 1

Revise Present Perfect Tense

            Passive voice

           Describing  TRENDS

Unit 2 Banks

Vocabulary

Study the texts pp. 30-32 and pp. 38-40 about the Czech National Bank

What are the main objectives of the CNB's operations?

What are the main banking services provided by the CNB?

the Bank Board - the governor - his name?, headquarters, regional branches - the nearest?

Study pp. 32-35

Unit 3 Money

Vocabulary

Types of money

Interest rate

Financial market

Unit 4 Market

Vocabulary

Market agents, selling/market, demand, supply, price

Market segment/segmentation, growth, leader. share

Market functions

Competition

Unit 5 Marketing

Vocabulary - ad, advert, advertising, advertisement, commercial, promotion, competition, customer, purchaser, data usage, delivery term/condition, desk research, primary/secondary research, demand, supply, fieldwork, market analysis (pronunciation), market - monitoring, position, research, share, marketing policy, marketing channels, measure, niche, payment term, questioning, retailer, sale, selling, sales statistics, service, survey,etc.

What is marketing?

What is the main idea of market research?

What is the difference between primary and secondary research?

Explain the four Ps and AIDA formula.

International marketing

Unit 6 Employment

Vocabulary - agreement/contract, average, bonus, by notice, collective agreement, canteen, day off, deduction, employment, fixed time, flexi-time, full time/part-time employment, HR department, benefit, notice, pension scheme, remuneration, performance, salary/wage, shift, shift system, terminate employment, trade unions, workforce, working hours, etc.

JOB collocations - satisfaction, market, description, centre, interview, evaluation, opportunity, requirements, title

Verbs - apply for, to be shortlisted, appoint, offer a position, promote/demote, terminate, resign, dismiss, lay off

Freelancer/self-employed/entrepreneur/employee

Adjectives describing skills - motivated, team player, organized, creative, flexible, etc.

Unit 7 Unemployment

Reasons for unemployment, types - frictional, seasonal ....

Unemployment rate

Unemployment benefits

Revision