(1)environment(2) economy(3)minus(4) enterprise's(5)benefits(6) demands(7) balanced, sustainable(8) generations
Task 2CDDAB Task 3BABAA
Viewing and speaking > Task 1
(1) marketing campaign(2) huge challenge(3) market(4) football(5) eight new teams(6) time-consuming
(7) the marketing and the organisation Unit test 9 ACDCD
measure modest showed weakest reluctant economist Analysts
Inflation rose at a relatively speedy 3.3 percent rate in the second quarter,the same as at the start of the year
Other data on Friday showed consumer spirits have brightened a bit this month while business activity has picked up in the Midwest
When you combine the first quarter and the second quarter,we're growing at 3.75 percent, which is a very strong, sustainable growth rate BCDAC
ADDAA DCBBA Unit 10
Basic listeningDCABC Listening in Task 1
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future needs shares risk banks 30a half rate capital loss interchangeably savings Task 2DBCCA Task 3ABBAA Let's talk Task 1
1)they must sort out their cash flow problem by selling a part of the business to investors.
2) it's a realistic amount to take this manufacturing business forward.3) they must update their initial business plan
4)it's time to put on the suit and try to sell part of Cyclepods to an investor. 5) so I'll have to... maybe get the heavies in or something.
6) The most important thing James needs to do over the next two monthsis to raise cash
7) Cyclepods can't do anything without an updated business plan.8) it's back to basics for a fun evening of number crunching and spreadsheets,
9)it's time for a professional and considered rehearsal to get his sales pitch just right.
10) Presentation skills are going to be crucial Further listening and speaking Further listening Task 1ABDBC Task 2CBDAC
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Task 3
1. He has been following the roller coaster ride of his stock portfolio andit's driving him mad.
2. Stocks are pretty hard to predict. So she has put her money into hedgefunds. 3.A hedge is a way of reducing risk.A hedge fund is a company that creates a stock portfolio that tries to balance the market activity.
4. Analysts examine stocks to assess which ones are likely to go up, andwhich will likely go down.
5. He says that if he leaves his money with a fund manager, perhaps themanager can trade his stocks in a more profitable way.
Viewing and speaking Task 1 cash easy results pay bills head
26 percent / 26%close the deal figures idea plan fine business guide voting rights say strong point investment 26 percent / 26% Unit test 10 BDCDB
(1)individual (2) owned (3) managed (4) invest (5) ownership (6)shareholders (7) investors
(8) shareholders are often able to own a greater and more diverse numberof stocks than if they invested directly in the stock market
(9) the investment management company sponsoring the fund issues newshares to investors and buys back shares from investors wishing to leave the fund
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(10)The sponsor does not buy back or issue shares after a closed-end fund is launched, so the investor must trade them through a broker CDCAA
BCADB CDADB
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