Урок 28. Money. Financial terms.
учебно-методический материал (11 класс) на тему

Money

1. Match the words in the box to the definitions 1 to 6 below:

1) equal parts into which the capital or ownership of a company is divided

2) a period of time when business activity decreases because the economy is doing badly

3) money risked when a business owns part of another company

4) a place where company shares are bought and sold

5) a description of what is likely to happen in the future

6)  money owed by one person or organisation to another person or organization

2. Match the sentence halves:

3. Complete this news report with the terms from Exercises 1 and 2:

And now the business news ...

There was a further downturn in the economy this month as the (1)___________ in the United States and Asia-Pacific region continues. Yesterday was another day of heavy trading on the (2)___________ with big losses in share values. The (3)______________ for the near future is not good, as market confidence remains low.

Paradise Lane, the struggling luxury hotel group, is seeking new (4)___________ to try and avoid (5)_______________ following the announcement of disastrous interim results. It currently

has a (6)____________ of nearly $5 billion. There are rumours of rivals GHN taking a large(7)________________ in the troubled hotel group.

Phoenix Media announced a 15% increase in (8)______________ on an (9)______________ of $4.5 million.

Added to the strong performance in the last quarter, this is likely to result in an increased (10)__________ of over 14 cents per share, well up on last year, which will certainly please shareholders*. Following a rise in sales in the emerging markets of ...

* the people who own shares in a business