Revision

A selection of materials for self-studyThink of similar tasks and test

yourself!

Food for thought:

• Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

– Edmund Burke

• The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

- Wittgenstein

Private businesses in the UK

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/aims/limitedcompaniesrev_print.shtml

• HW, RB: p 29 Read, look up new words and fill in

Arguments for and against privatization

• → Reader, p 28• Number the pairs of paragraphs• Read the arguments for and against

privatisation (side by side)• Establish the main topic in each section

Two sides of the same coin1 disciplines of the market & efficiency 2 diversification of business activities3 control4 trade union power5 shareholders vs. stakeholders6 revenue

• Discuss each pair (contrast, concession)• Which argument do you think is more

convincing?

PARAGRAPH WRITINGArguments for and against privatisation, RB p 28

• Present arguments for and against privatisation, concluding with your opinion.

• Include 3 arguments for and 3 against.

E.g. “Privatisation may change a society dramatically. Firstly,....

because... Furthermore, ... Finally.... On the other hand,.... It

is also true that... For example... Moreover,....

Nevertheless...

To conclude...

Think of similar tasks (discussing pros and cons or advantages

and disadvantages of e.g. taxation, public limited company,

planned economy... and how you would deal with them.)

Taxation vocabulary

Say it in English!

1 Preselit ću sjedište svoje tvrtke u neku poreznu oazu.

2 Plaćam prevelik porez na dohodak.

3 Iskoristit ću neku rupu u zakonu da smanjim porez na minimum.

4 Pranje novca predstavlja nezakonito izbjegavanje porezne obveze.

5 Nova vlada nametnut će nove poreze.

With a little help from... your teacher

1 Preselit ću sjedište svoje tvrtke u neku poreznu oazu.

move headquarters tax________

2 Plaćam prevelik porez na dohodak.

too much __________ tax

3 Iskoristit ću neku rupu u zakonu da smanjim porez na minimum.

exploit reduce

4 Pranje novca predstavlja nezakonito izbjegavanje porezne obveze.

money laundering tax __________

5 Nova vlada nametnut će nove poreze.

levy

Use Croatian expressions to create word partnerships about taxation

porezni razred porezni prag porezna olakšica

utaja poreza oslobođenje od poreza povrat poreza

dio prihoda koji je oslobođen od plaćanja poreza

You can use the same word more than once:

relief / break allowance tax exemption return

evasion class / band / bracket threshold

MAKE MEANINGFUL SENTENCES – CONNECT THE WORDS

Eg. DEAN / RUN: Deans run most institutions of higher education • Ph.D. - EARN

• ECONOMICS - STUDY

• MARKET ECONOMY – ALLOCATE

• GOVERNMENT - INTERVENE

• PUBLIC GOODS - PROVIDE

• QUARRYING – BE

• NATIONALISATION – TRANSFER

• SOLE TRADER – SET UP

• PARTNERSHIP – SPECIALIZE

• ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION – DRAW UP

• LIMITED LIABILITY – INVEST

Take one topic at a time, think of further similar pairs (word partnerships)

and practice using them in further meaningful sentences. Proceed to

the next topic.

Topics and skills

• University essentials• Economics vs. economy• Types of economic systems• The role of the state & taxation• Public sector• Private sector• Privatization• Note-taking/note-making• Paragraph writing• Presenting

Types of exercises you can expect (No surprises: exercises we have been doing since day 1)

• Read the definition/explanation and provide the right term

• Supply the missing word to make strong word partnerships

• Match words to create strong word partherships and use the expressions to write a paragraph about a (given) topic

• Find the odd one out & explain your answer

• Complete the text by filling in the missing words

• Read the text (supplied) and prepare well-structure notes

• Fill in the missing prepositions

• Compare X and Y (paragraph)

• Discuss advantages and disadvantages of X (paragraph)

• Translate (key terms) into or from Croatian