1. English for Tax Administration 2
Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević
G10, room 6/I, Wed 11:00-12:00
Session 1

2. English for Tax Administration 2 – Course outline
Coursebook: Javornik Čubrić, M., English for Tax Administration Study, Društveno veleučilište u Zagrebu, 2009.
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presentations available at

3. English for Tax Administration Study 2 course syllabus
28 Feb 2017 – Introduction to the Course
14 Mar 2017 – Money and Personal Finance
21 Mar 2017 – Banking and Investments
28 Mar 2017 – General Tax Law
11 Apr 2017 – Principles of Taxation
18 Apr 2017 – Revision
25 Apr 2017 – Taxes in Croatia
2 May 2017 – Value Added Tax
9 May 2017 – Personal Income Tax
15 May 2017 – Final revision
23 May 2017 – End-of-term test
30 May 2017 – Signatures and Tutorials

4. Examination Oral examination (preceded by a written qualifying test)
Attendance optional but recommended
Regular attendants can take the exam early

5. Requirements for the examination
Mastering relevant vocabulary
Being able to talk about the topics covered by the curriculum, using relevant terms
The extra material covered in class will help you understand the content and prepare for the exam
The exam will test the knowledge of the content presented in the coursebook and presentations

6. Optional assignments presentations on topics related to the curriculum
duration: minutes
2 students prepare each presentation as a joint project
minimum 3 sources must be consulted (e.g. one main and two additional)

7. Presentations Before giving the presentation, students MUST:
consult the lecturer about the topic
consult the lecturer about the sources
show the entire PP presentation, as well as the outline and notes at least one week before giving the presentation
consult the lecturer about the pronunciation of difficult words

8. Presentations REWARD for participating in a successful presentation:
you can SKIP the oral examination
HOWEVER...
you still have to take the written test
you MUST attend the classes

9. Presentations Some suggested areas: banking Ministry of Finance
Tax Administration
court system
etc.

10. Money

11. Money
Think of things you can do with money!

12. Money You can... lend borrow earn inherit run out of owe save raise
pay
refund
... money

13. Money You can... ... money lend – posuditi nekomu
borrow – posuditi od nekoga
earn – zaraditi
inherit – naslijediti
run out of – potrošiti sav novac
owe – dugovati
save – (u)štedjeti
raise – prikupiti
pay – platiti, dati novce za nešto
refund – vratiti plaćen novac
... money

14. Put in the missing words
We’re organising a concert to money for charity.
I a lot of money for that car. It cost me over £20,000.
If you’re unhappy with the product, just bring it back and we’ll your money.
Could you me £5? I’m flat broke.
- You already owe me £10, so it from somebody else.
She a lot of money from a distant relative in Australia.
Building has stopped because the construction company has out of money.
What’s your salary? How much do you ?
I try to some money each week. I usually manage about £20.

15. Put in the missing words
We’re organising a concert to RAISE money for charity.
I PAID a lot of money for that car. It cost me over £20,000.
If you’re unhappy with the product, just bring it back and we’ll REFUND your money.
Could you LEND me £5? I’m flat broke.
- You already owe me £10, so BORROW it from somebody else.
She INHERITED a lot of money from a distant relative in Australia.
Building has stopped because the construction company has RUN out of money.
What’s your salary? How much do you EARN?
I try to SAVE some money each week. I usually manage about £20.

16. Saying numbers

17. Saying numbers Dates and years Amounts £29.99 Decimals and percentages
23 Mar 1984
Mar
1904
2000
Amounts
£29.99
40p
$15.25
$0.99
Decimals and percentages
75 %
0.5 %
95.75
4.125
Big numbers
7,250
150,256
1,000,000 (1m) 3m

18. Saying numbers Dates and years Prices
, 23 Mar 1984, etc.
the twenty-third (of) March nineteen eighty-four
Mar
March the twenty-third nineteen eighty-four
nineteen oh four (year) two thousand
Prices
£29.99 twenty-nine pounds ninety- nine (pence)
40p forty pence, forty p /pi:/
$15.25 fifteen dollars twenty-five (cents)
$0.99 ninety-nine cents
Decimals and percentages
75 % seventy-five percent
0.5 % nought/zero point five percent
95.75 ninety-five point seven five
4.125 four point one two five
Big numbers
7,250 seven thousand two hundred and fifty
150, one hundred and fifty thousand two hundred and fifty six
1,000,000 (1m) one million
3m three million
NOTE: percent, hundred, thousand, million – always singular!!!

19. Saying numbers - exercise
Write out these numbers in full:
268,741
0.987
€52,955,659.68 4,
£12,519.99 %

20. Saying numbers - exercise
268,741 – two hundred and sixty-eight thousand seven hundred and forty-one
0.98 – zero point nine-eight
€52,955, – fifty-two million nine hundred and fifty- five thousand six hundred and fifty-nine euros sixty-eight cents
4, – four thousand nine hundred and eighty-four point six-five-one-eight
£12, – twelve thousand five hundred and nineteen pounds ninety-nine pence
% - seventy-five point nine-seven-five percent

21. Thank you for your attention!