Facoltà di Economia

1. Facoltà di Economia Corso di Laurea in Economia e Gestione Aziendale Corso di Laurea in Economia e Finanza Lingua Inglese Luisanna Fodde Olga Denti a.a.2010/2011

2. MARKETS English words connected with MARKETS

3. MARKETS MARKETPLACE NEGOTIATE NEGOTIATION PRICE SETTING EXCHANGE SUPPLY DEMAND ELECTRONIC MARKETS COMMODITIES MARKETS E-COMMERCE B2B C2C LABOUR MARKETS STOCK MARKETS MASS MARKETS PROPERTY MARKETAUCTIONS BIDS

4. Electronic Markets • (Reading Comprehension) • Going, going, gone? (p. 95) • PARA I: • “the people are in charge” means … • PARA II: • - What expression refers to the passing of information by verbal means in an informal, person-to-person manner? • PARA III: • What words in the text mean: revealed, uncovered; assortment, domain; progress, removal of a barrier? • “buyers” (I); “sellers” (I); “user” (IV): Morphological structures: NOUNS FROM VERBS

5. Electronic Markets • (Reading Comprehension) • Going, going, gone? (p. 95) • PARA IV • -What is a possible synonym for “headquarters”; and a possible one for “respond” and for “negotiate”? • PARA V • What does “To gross” mean? • to make or earn a total of B. to fatten, to put on weight • PARA VI • What is the opposite of:“latest”; “new”; “dangerous”; “fast”; “grand”; “growing”. Can you give a synonym for “rival”?

6. Complete the article on page 96 with the following words: trading auction characteristics business inventory clients rate retailer Match the two halves to make compound nouns (p. 96)

7. Noun Adjective Verb ECONOMY INDUSTRY GLOBE NATION Verb Noun DOMINATE INDICATE COMMUNICATE OPERATE INFORM OPTIMIZE

10. Phonetics kə'mɒdətɪnɪ‚gəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn ɪks'tʃeɪndʒsə'plaɪ dɪ'mɑːndɪ'kɒnəmɪ 'ɔːkʃndeɪndʒrəs kə‚mjuːnɪ'keɪʃn'bɪznɪs Treɪd'ɑptɪmaɪz /'ɒp- Rɪəlɪ'steɪtglɪtʃ

11. Language Write the words in brackets in the gerund or infinitive form. • 1 I’d like to apologize for ____________ (arrive) late. • 2 ___________ (trade) on the stock market closed at a record high today. • 3 Would you like ___________ (play) golf this afternoon? • 4 I don’t enjoy _____________ (work) at weekends. • 5 Inflation is making it more difficult __________ (keep) costs down. • 6 They really wanted ___________ (get) that project. • 7 By _____________ (appraise) each other, our staff work as a team.

12. Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.Language Write the words in brackets in the gerund or infinitive form. • 1 I’d like to apologize for ARRIVING (arrive) late. • 2 TRADING (trade) on the stock market closed at a record high today. • 3 Would you like TO PLAY (play) golf this afternoon? • 4 I don’t enjoy WORKING (work) at weekends. • 5 Inflation is making it more difficult TO KEEP (keep) costs down. • 6 They really wanted TO GET (get) that project. • 7 By APPRAISING (appraise) each other, our staff work as a team.

13. 8 We’ve recruited an extra ten staff ___________ (make) sure it’s finished on time. • 9 She’s just finished ____________ (do) her Masters in Business Administration. • 10 The company aims ___________ (launch) its new range by March of next year. • 11 It’s five in the morning in the USA. There’s no point ___________ (phone) him now. • 12 Can you ask him ___________ (call) me back?

14. 8 We’ve recruited an extra ten staff TO MAKE (make) sure it’s finished on time. • 9 She’s just finished DOING (do) her Masters in Business Administration. • 10 The company aims TO LAUNCH (launch) its new range by March of next year. • 11 It’s five in the morning in the USA. There’s no point PHONING (phone) him now. • 12 Can you ask him TO CALL (call) me back?

15. Vocabulary. Write the nine items below with the types of markets cleaner / the unemployed / offices / coffee / gold / toothpaste / people / shares / apartments • 13 commodities market: __________, ___________ • 14 real estate: __________, ___________ • 15 stock market: stocks, _________ • 16 consumer goods: __________, ___________ • 17 labour market: __________, ___________

16. Vocabulary. Write the nine items below with the types of markets cleaner / the unemployed / offices / coffee / gold / toothpaste / people / shares / apartments • 13 commodities market: COFFEE, GOLD • 14 real estate: OFFICES, APARTMENTS • 15 stock market: stocks, SHARES • 16 consumer goods: CLEANER, TOOTHPASTE • 17 labour market: THE UNEMPLOYED, PEOPLE

17. 3 Write the missing vowels in the compound nouns. • 18 eBay is an _ _ct_ _n s_t_ now worth a fortune. • 19 Let’s carry out some m_rk_t r_s_ _rch to see what people think. • 20 I think _nl_n_b_s_n_ss is the future for buying and selling. • 21 Our website needs a d_sc_ss_ _n b_ _rd to get customer feedback. • 22 It’s a good idea for any new retailer to write a m_rch_nd_s_ng pl_n.

18. 3 Write the missing vowels in the compound nouns. • 18 eBay is an AUctIOn sItE now worth a fortune. • 19 Let’s carry out some mArkEt rEsE Arch to see what people think. • 20 I think OnlInE bUsInEss is the future for buying and selling. • 21 Our website needs a dIscUssIOn bO Ard to get customer feedback. • 22 It’s a good idea for any new retailer to write a mErchAndIsIng plAn.

19. Useful phrases 4 Write phrases a-h in the conversation below. • a I think • b How about • c I don’t know • d Would you be interested? • e Why don’t you • f Let’s • g I’m afraid • h That’s fine.

20. A: We’re doing some special offers on printers this month. (23) _______________ • B: I might be. (24) _____________ we discuss the price first? • A: Well we normally sell them at $80, but (25) __________ we can begin by giving you ten per cent discount on anything. • B: (26) ___________ say I wanted twenty. Would there be any more discount? • A: (27) ___________ about that. • (28) ___________ we don’t normally give extra discount. I’d have to check with my boss. • B: (29) ___________ do that now and call me back? • A: OK. (30) ___________. I’ll call you back in five minutes. 23 d / 24 b / 25 a / 26 f / 27 c / 28 g / 29 e /30 h