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Practicing Present Perfect and Revision on Financial Topics

This class focuses on practicing the Present Perfect tense and revising financial topics such as turnover, interest rates, and offshore bank accounts. Students will also learn about job interview tips and writing a CV in English.

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Practicing Present Perfect and Revision on Financial Topics

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  1. Aims of the class (ciljevi časa) • Bits & pieces of keywords • Present Perfect Simple • PRACTICE & REVISION - Present or Past forms? • both … and; (n)either … (n)or • Conditional 1, teorija, str. 61-62, Engleskiposlovnijezik • DVD Projection –You’re hired! (Job interview tips)* • DVD Projection – Video CVs * We’re going to write a CV in English

  2. Bits & pieces of keywords • turnover • interest rate • offshore bank account • Word translation into Serbian • turnover = obrt • interest rate = kamatnastopa • offshore bank account = ofšor bankovni računi u inostranstvu, obično na egzotičnim destinacijama (u zemlji različitoj od rezidentne zemlje)

  3. Interest rates True or false: • Stable and low inflation and interest rates are an economic ‘good thing.’ Circle the correct answers: • Low interest rates/ high interest rates help to control inflation/small banks. TRUE!

  4. Offshore bank accounts • Do you think offshore accounts are a good idea? Why/why not? Possible questions to reflect on: Where is that money from? What is it for?

  5. The pros and cons of an offshore account • pros of offshore accounts: • range of currency (dollar, yen…) • lower taxes • your account is secure • confidentiality = tajnost (podataka) • cons of offshore accounts: • tax fraud/tax evasion • money laundering

  6. Reading. Read these extracts about tipping from guidebooks to the US and the UK. Complete the chart which follows with details of how much to tip.

  7. 10% 15% 10% 15% 50p a bag (hotels); Skycaps (fixed £5 fee, around 7€) 50c to $1 per bag 15% 10% 15% 10% HEATHROW AIRPORT LONDON, SKYCAPS AT WORK

  8. PresentPerfect SimpleTEORIJA, str. 49-50, ENGLESKI POSLOVNI JEZIK • He has just signed the contract. • Has he signed the contract? • He has not (hasn’t) signed the contract yet. • Modern grammar describes the Present Perfect Tense as “up to now”. Keywords: alreadyyetjuststillever so far up tonow sinceforrecently

  9. Present Perfect, zad. 92, str. 109, Engleskiposlovnijezik • Complete the sentences in Present Perfect Simple. • We are happy to inform you that we (establish) a new branch in Australia. • Bob Westley (sign / already) the contract. • We (acquire) a new customer. • Alice Wilson (agree) to organise the teams. • I (print out / just) the letter. • Our customers (be / always) satisfied with our services. • Unfortunately, you (react / not) to our reminder notice. • Hannah (send / not) out the quotation yet. • (receive / you) our order? • Which company (submit) the most favourable offer? Present Perfect - Portland, United States

  10. Present Perfect, zad. 92, str. 109, rešenjaizEngleskiposlovnijezik • We are happy to inform you that we have established a new branch in Australia. • Bob Westleyhas already signed the contract. • We have acquired a new customer. • Alice Wilson has agreed to organise the teams. • I have just printed out the letter. • Our customers have always been satisfied with our services. • Unfortunately, you have not reacted to our reminder notice. • Hannah has not sent out the quotation yet. • Have you received our order? • Which company has submitted the most favourable offer? Present Perfect - Portland, United States

  11. 96. zadatak, str. 110, EngleskiposlovnijezikPRACTICE & REVISION - Present Perfector Past Simple? have just finished has already written • I (just/finish) _________________________ my homework. • Mary (already/write) _____________________ five letters. • Tom (move) _____________________ to this town in 1994. • My friend (be) _______________in Canada two years ago. • I (not/be) ________________ to Canada so far. • But I (already/ travel) ___________________________ to London a couple of times. • Last week, Mary and Paul ____________(go) to the cinema. • I can't take any pictures because I (not/ buy) _________________ a new film yet. • ___________________ (they/ spend) their holiday in New Zealand last year? • ________________________ (you/ever/see) a whale? moved was haven't been have already travelled went haven't bought Did they spend Have you ever seen

  12. PRACTICE & REVISION - Present and Past forms has go • Over half of Mexico’s land _________ (have) very little rainfall each year. • Over one and a half million US visitors _________ (go) to Mexico each year. • Tourism _____________________ (grow) very quickly in Mexico. • Archaeologists _______________ (study) the Mayan civilisation for many years. • Mexico_________ (receive) over 20 million tourists last year. is growing have studied received

  13. both … and; (n)either … (n)or • join nouns, verbs or other kinds of expressions • She plays both tennis and badminton. • Their kid’s name is either James or Charlie – I forget which. • We can either eat in or go out to a restaurant. • That’s neither interesting nor true.

  14. both … and; (n)either … (n)or Join the sentences with both … and; either … or, neither … nor • He doesn’t speak English. He doesn’t speak French. • He speaks neither English nor French. • It was Tuesday. It was Wednesday. I’m not sure. • It was either Tuesday or Wednesday. • I don’t like her. I don’t dislike her. • I neither like nor dislike her. • You are not right. You are not wrong. • You’re neither right nor wrong. • I admire him. I distrust him. • I both admire and distrust him. • Paul is on holiday. Sally is on holiday. • Both Paul and Sally are on holiday. • The play was funny. The play was shocking. • The play was both funny and shocking.

  15. Conditional 1 (Prvi tip kondicionalnihklauza) • teorija: knjigaEngleskiposlovnijezik, str. 61-62 IF I STUDY, I WILL PASS THE EXAM. AKO UČIM, POLOŽIĆU ISPIT.

  16. IfI decide to go out this weekend, I… probably Most people will be happier if… IfI win a lot of money, I … Ifsomeone pays me a compliment,I … Complete the following sentences using your own words Conditional 1, close to you

  17. Conditional 1 125. zadatak, Engleskiposlovnijezik, str. 126

  18. 130. zadatak, Engleskiposlovnijezik, str. 128 (izdvojenesusamo one rečenicekoje se odnosenaprvikondicional, Conditional 1) • Complete the sentences using Conditional 1. • If your conditions are competitive, we (place) an order. • If you (customize) your CV, your chances of getting a job will be better. • We (cancel) our order if you don't deliver the goods by Friday. • If you execute the order carelessly, they (place / not) another order with you in the future.

  19. Teorija str. 32-35 knjigaEngleskiposlovnijezik(Marković, M. Milošević J.) Gerund iinfinitiv

  20. Complete the sentences with the correct form. 1) We must ( inform, to inform, informing ) you that your payment is overdue.2) We have ( work, to work , working ) overtime.3) Do you mind ( open, to open, opening ) the window?4) Catherine managed ( find, to find, finding ) an important customer.5) We look forward to ( hear, hearing ) from you soon.6) Jane is busy ( write, to write, writing ) invitations for our company's anniversary celebration.7) Could you let me ( finish, to finish, finishing ) my sentence?8) It is hard ( keep, to keep, keeping ) certain customers.9) Let me begin by ( tell, to tell, telling ) you something about our company's history.10) We risk ( lose, to lose, losing ) a lot of money. Vežba br. 44, str. 83-84, knjigaEngleskiposlovnijezikInfinitive or Gerund?

  21. DVD projection and „after watching“ tasks: You’re hired! (Job interview tips)Source: British Council Learning English http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/youre-hired DVD Projection 1. Tasks: Task 1 Explain the following words from the DVD projection: 1. discard 2. comicbookfont Task 2 Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. Phillip is surprised at the number of applications they received. 2. Marcia wants to interview all applicants who sent a CV. 3. Marcia has the final decision on the twelve interview candidates. 4. All the potential candidates have all the basic requirements for the job. 5. Marcia and Phillip want the candidates to do a presentation about the company’s future. to throw away a typeface used in comics. This kind of typeface would be unsuitable for a CV. T F F F T

  22. DVD projection and „after watching“ tasks: You’re hired! (Job interview tips)Source: British Council Learning Englishhttp://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/youre-hired DVD Projection 2. Tasks: Task 1 Explain the following words from the DVD projection: 1. stepping stone 2. fluent 3. managee Task 2 Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1.Daniel is an enthusiastic rock climber. 2.Daniel thinks that he should be working in a bigger company than Networld. 3.Daniel expects to work at Webware for a long time. 4.Marcia is impressed by Daniel’s loyalty. 5.Marcia is not impressed with Daniel’s management skills. 6.Daniel is fluent in Mandarin. a step that helps achieve a goal being able to speak a language easily and quickly a person who is managed (the opposite of a manager) F T F F T F

  23. DVD projection 2 and „after watching“ tasks: Daniel’s classic mistakes! • What are some classic mistakes in Daniel’s interview? • What to wear • Lying!!! He lied about his fluency in Mandarin Chinese, his climbing skills etc. • Appearing too confident! Be modest Daniel!“A great man is always willing to be little.” ― R.W. Emerson • Not researching the company Source: British Council Learning English

  24. DVD projection and „after watching“ tasks: You’re hired! (Job interview tips)Source: British Council Learning English http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/youre-hired DVD Projection 3. Tasks: Task 1 Explainthe following words from the DVD projection: 1. rewarding 2. diversify 3. challenging Task 2 Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. Sarah works at a school for children with learning difficulties. 2. Sarah wants to get a new job because her current position is not challenging. 3. Sarah had a problem with one of her managees. 4. Sarah used to live abroad. 5. Sarah won a scholarship to go to university in India. 6. Sarah is interested in environmental issues. giving satisfaction or great pleasure to become more varied demanding physical or psychological effort of a stimulating kind F T F T F T

  25. Dovršiterečenice u pismu. Iskoristitedate reči. • Your address • March 3, 2015 • Mr Paul Rook • Human 1) ………………….. Director • IIA, Singapore 659589 • Dear Mr. Rook:I am 2) …………………………… for the position of file clerk. • I worked as a 3) …………………….. file clerk after school for 3 years. Now I am looking for a full-time position. I have 4)…………………… my resume, and I would like to schedule an 5) ………………………. • I look 6) ……………………………………… to discussing this • 7) ……………………………… with you. • 8) …………………. yours. • Your signature ____________________________ • Your name IN ALL CAPITALS • VEžBA 7, STR. 163, ENGL.POSL.JEZIK applying forward part time Resource enclosed interview position Sincerely

  26. VIDEO CVs We’re watching VIDEO CVs as an introduction to writing your own CV in English.

  27. Example CV and writing your own CV in English. Example CV Writing your own CV in English Task: Students write their own CV in class based on an example of a CV.

  28. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! See you next class!

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