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Vocabulary Worksheet (TAKE PICTURE AND SEND TO PHILL by March 6 15:00))Look at qiba.space→ Semester 2 2020 Materials → Phill’s Class → Week 2 documents → Activity 2 Countries 09-MAR-2020 . Write your country_________________. Define each term. Then, find the figure/fact from a reliable source about your country. Write down the figure/fact and the source. (Remember: Baidu, Bing, Safari, Phone are NOT sources)Number(example: USA)WordpopulationDefinitionthe number of people in an area.Figure or Fact327,200,00SourceUS Census 20181interest ratethe cost of borrowing money2exchange ratePrice at which one currency can buy another3inflation rategeneral increase in prices4labour forcethe number of people working for a company or the number of people in a country that can work*5tax incentiveslow taxes or low tax rates to encourage business activity6government bureaucracyofficial rules, regulation, and paperwork. Generally, this makes it very difficult to do business quickly, efficiently, or profitably. 7GDP(gross domestic product)Total value of goods and services produced in a country. (consumption + investment + government spending + (exports – imports)8unemployment ratepercentage of people who are able to work that do not have jobs. 9foreign investmentmoney from overseas in the form of a business based in one country by a company based in another country. 10balance of tradeDifference in value between a country’s imports and exports. - exports < imports (negative)+ exports > imports (positive)FeedbackFor GDP, $2,500 million can be written as follows: $2.5 billionGovernment bureaucracy cannot be expressed by a figure. Instead, find examples. Is the government corrupt? Do government officials accept bribes? Are there many rules and regulations to start a business? Are rules very different for foreigners than people from the country? Labor force is NOT the population of the countryOld people, small children, babies, and women who stay at home are not part of the labor force. Exchange rate must use two currencies.Currency #1: your country’s currencyCurrency #2: US dollar OR RMB OR the currency of your partner group’s country. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.75 USD1 Canadian Dollar = 5.18 RMB1 Canadian Dollar = 50.41 Russian Rubles Magazine, Newspaper, Online journal, website are NOT sources. They are types of sources. “Time Magazine,” The Telegraph, “The Journal of American History, cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island” ARE sources. Include the date of your sources (the year is most important).For activity 2, include 2 of the figures you researched. Choose figures that are important to your choice. NOT ALL FIGURES ARE IMPORTANT B. Complete the economic profile below with words from exercise A. The economy is stable following the problems of the past two years. By following a tight monetary policy the government has reduced the inflation rate1 to 2 percent. After going up dramatically, the interest rate 2is now down to 8 percent. The last six months has seen a slight improvement in the exchange rate3 against the dollar. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) 4 has grown by 0.15 percent. Exports are increasing and the balance of trade 5 is starting to look much healthier. The unemployment rate 6 continues to be a problem as it is still 16 percent. In order to stimulate the economy and attract foreign investment 7, the government is offering new tax incentives 8 as well as making a renewed effort to reduce government bureaucracy 9. Finally, a large skilled labor force/ work force 10 means there could be attractive investment opportunities over the next five years. Grammar Worksheet (TAKE PICTURE AND SEND TO PHILL by March 6 15:00)A. Match the sentence halves to make appropriate sentences. 1. We will have breakfast in that hotela. could you check these figures?2. Please talk to your line managerb. when the conditions are right.3. Until we have full employmentc.as soon as interest rates fail.4. We won’t hire new staffd. until we get new business.5. While you’re waiting for the fax,e. before you sign the contract.6. We can set up in that countryf. our economy will not improve.7. While I’m with this company,g. before we go to the office.8. Consumer spending risesh. I want opportunities for training.1. We’ll have breakfast in the hotel before we go to the office. 2. Please talk to your line manager before you sign the contract. 3. Until we have full employment, our economy will not improve. 4. We won’t hire new staff until we get new business. 5. While you’re waiting for the fax, could you check these figures? 6. We can set up in that country when the conditions are right. 7. While I’m with this company, I want opportunities for training. 8. Consumer spending rises as soon as interest rates fall. Bonus Question: What sentence type are all of the sentences above? a. Compoundb. Complexc. Compound-Complexd. SimpleExplain your answerAll sentences are made up of one dependent clause and one independent clause. The dependent clause has a subordinate conjunction, which is usually a time marker word (i.e. before, while, until)FeedbackWhen the dependent clause is before the independent clause, there is a comma. When the independent clause is before the dependent clause, there is no comma. B. Complete these sentences with when, while, before, after, until, or as soon as. More than one answer may be possible. Don’t make a decision until/before we’ve seen the report. I’m meeting with Atsuko this afternoon. Send her up as soon as/when she arrives. Let’s sort out this problem before/after/as soon as she gets here. I’m coming to Paris tomorrow afternoon. I’ll phone you when/before/after/as soon as I arrive. Can you type this report for me while/when I’m away? C. Kate North is an American who works in London. Read about her work routine and underline the most appropriate words. I usually get to work before/as soon as/ until 1 my boss arrive and as soon as/while/before 2 I arrive I check my e-mail and post. I usually try to answer all important enquiries until/as soon as/ before 3 I go to lunch. As soon as/Until/While 4 I am having lunch, I often discuss problems with colleagues. I have a lot of flexibility over as soon as/ when/ until 5 I arrive at the office and before/ when/ while 6 I leave, depending on the daily workload. Listening Worksheet (TAKE PICTURE AND SEND TO PHILL by March 6 15:00)A. Say these numbers. Listen and check after each group. LISTEN to track 11.6 to do activities A and B. (This is self-study). . a. 47b. 362c. 1,841d. 15,000e. 36,503f. 684, 3212. a. 3.5b. 2.89c. 9.875 3. a. 34 b. 18c. 67d. 124. a. 15%b. 50%c. 97%d. 100%5. a. ?80b. $5,800c. € 150,000d. € 20,000 B. Listen to the following extracts from a radio business news program. Write the numbers you hear. LISTEN to track 11.71a. Inflation rate: 1.2% (spoken: one point two percent)1b. Unemployment: 1,258,000 (spoken: one million two hundred fifty-eight million)2a. Profits increase: $1.8 billion (spoken: one point eight billion dollars)2b. Sales increase: 18% (spoken: eighteen percent)3a. Job losses: 13 (spoken: one-third)3b. Workforce reduction: 5,000 (spoken: five thousand)4.a. Interest rate reduction: 0.5% (spoken: zero point five percent OR point five percent)4b. Economic growth percentage: 2.8% (spoken: two point eight percent) ................
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