1. Preliminary Test 2 01 June 11 14.15-15.00 15.00-14.45 16.15 – 17.00 17.00-17.45

2. Technicalities  Assignments: Requirement for signatures -deadline: 26 May (70%) of the assignments Signatures (during PT2 –all students!)  PT applications by Monday 30 May (office)  detailed exam schedule: Tue by 2 p.m.  oral examination: 3 June (?), 6-7 June

3. Topics 1.CENTRAL BANKING: R, MK, extra (Schiller) 2. INSURANCE: R 3. STOCKS: MK, R, extra sheet (stock tables) 4. BONDS: MK, R 5. DERIVATIVES: MK 6. EXCHANGE RATES: MK 7. BUSINESS CYCLE: MK, R 8. DESCRIBING GRAPHS: R, MK, extra sheets 9. MERGERS AND TAKEOVERS: MK, R Slides (incl.the videos)!

4. Types of exercises  Compare X and Y/Similarities and differences of X and Y /Advantages and disadvantages of X and Y. Use the following words:....  Explain X.(Use the following words...)  Explain the meaning of the following sentence. Focus on the underlined words.  Explain the meaning of the following words/expressions:  Fill in the missing words:  Find synonyms/opposites for the following words/expressions  Write down the following acronyms/abbreviations in full:  Describe the graph (chart,...) below. (follow the instructions in R + model on the slide)

5. Assessment (graphs)  structure (intro: general trend, low points & peaks, intensity/speed of change, time framework)  nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, time adverbials, sentence structure typical of describing graphs  variety of expressions (range)  accuracy  completeness (most important covered)

6. How to prepare?  prepare all the texts (R,MK,extra sheets)  read all the slides (web)  do all the exercises

7. Preparing a text for the exam 1.read the text 2.underline unknown words/expressions 3.find their meaning (dictionary, note-book, slides, web,...) 4.make sure you understand all the text (sentence by sentence) 5.see which of the words/expressions in the text were important for this topic (slides, notebook) 6.explain their meaning in simple English 7.retell the main message of the text orally 8.Think what ex. 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 it properly (students with weaker English)