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1 26 April 2017 (Wed) – in your regular class!
Test 1 26 April 2017 (Wed) – in your regular class! BIJ-BRA: BRC-JUR: ABA-BARIĆ: BARIŠ-PAJ:

2 Technicalities Bring an ID Do not be late
Participation may help (if between the grades)

3 Topics and sources MEETINGS DOWNTONING (RB)
RETAIL, WHOLESALE, E-COMMERCE REPORT WRITING (RB) INTERNATIONAL TRADE (MK, RB) EUROPEAN UNION (RB, extra sheet) ACCOUNTING (MK, RB) BANKING (MK, RB) & CENTRAL BANKING (RB)

4 Types of exercises Fill in the missing words (no words provided!): ...
Synonyms & opposites Write down the following acronyms/abbreviations in full: ... Explain the meaning of the following words/expressions: ... Compare X and Y/Similarities and differences of X and Y /Advant. and disadv. of X and Y. Explain X. Use the following words: … Explain the meaning of the following sentence. Focus on the underlined words. Make the following sentence sound more polite (downtoning): ... Report writing: e.g. “John Smith, Sales Manager, has asked you to compare the sales in 2015 and Write a report.” (40% points!)

5 Report writing - Assessment
Layout: title, headings, spacing, clear text organization (e.g. numbering), signature, name, position Content: Task fulfilled? Makes sense? Language: a)phrases used in reports, b)appropr.terms, c)spell/gramm, d) style General features: accuracy, concision, objectivity, clarity Each element: 2 points (tot.8/20)

6 How to prepare? read all the texts (RB,MK, extra sheets)
read all the slides (web) do all the exercises follow the instruction on how to prepare a text (see next slide)

7 Preparing a text for the exam
Read the text Underline unknown words/expressions Find their meaning (dictionary, note-book, slides, web,...) Make sure you understand all the text (sentence by sentence) See which of the words/expressions in the text were important for this topic (slides, notebook) Explain their meaning in simple English Retell the main message of the text orally Think what exercises could be expected in the test REVISE!

8 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 properly (students with weaker English)


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