Preliminary Test 2

01 June 11

14.15-15.0015.00-14.4516.15 – 17.0017.00-17.45

Technicalities Assignments:

Requirement for signatures -deadline:

26 May (70%) of the assignments

Signatures (during PT2 –all students!)

PT applications by Monday 30 May (office) detailed exam schedule: Tue by 2 p.m. oral examination: 3 June (?), 6-7 June

Topics

1.CENTRAL BANKING: R, MK, extra (Schiller)2. INSURANCE: R3. STOCKS: MK, R, extra sheet (stock tables) 4. BONDS: MK, R 5. DERIVATIVES: MK6. EXCHANGE RATES: MK7. BUSINESS CYCLE: MK, R8. DESCRIBING GRAPHS: R, MK, extra sheets9. MERGERS AND TAKEOVERS: MK, R

Slides (incl.the videos)!

Types of exercises Compare X and Y/Similarities and differences of X and Y

/Advantages and disadvantages of X and Y. Use the following words: ....

Explain X.(Use the following words...) Explain the meaning of the following sentence. Focus on the

underlined words. Explain the meaning of the following words/expressions: Fill in the missing words: Find synonyms/opposites for the following words/expressions Write down the following acronyms/abbreviations in full: Describe the graph (chart, ...) below. (follow the instructions in

R + model on the slide)

Assessment (graphs) structure (intro: general trend, low points &

peaks, intensity/speed of change, time framework)

nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, time adverbials, sentence structure typical of describing graphs

variety of expressions (range) accuracy completeness (most important covered)

How to prepare?

prepare all the texts (R,MK,extra sheets)

read all the slides (web) do all the exercises

Preparing a text for the exam1. read the text2. underline unknown words/expressions3. find their meaning (dictionary, note-book, slides,

web,...)4. make sure you understand all the text (sentence by

sentence) 5. see which of the words/expressions in the text were

important for this topic (slides, notebook) 6. explain their meaning in simple English7. retell the main message of the text orally8. Think what ex. could be expected in the test

REVISE!

Typical mistakes learning dictionary definitions by

heart not reading the texts carefully or not

reading them at all thinking that preparation takes little

time (students with good English) thinking it is impossible to prepare it

properly (students with weaker English)