Preliminary Test 1

Technicalities

Date: 22/23 Nov (Tue & Wed) Do not be late! (no entrance) Exam schedule: 21 Nov (before class) Have an ID for the test

Topics1. Intro: Univ.Essentials, Ec/Ec (RB)2. Three economic sectors (RB, MK)3. Writing a paragraph (RB)4. Presentations- voc., phrases (RB)5. Types of Econ., Pub./Priv.Sector

Privatis./Nation. (RB)6. Role of Govt. & Taxation (MK, RB, extra

sheet) 7. Types of Business Organ.(RB, extra sheet)

How to prepare?

read all the texts (R,MK,extra sheets)

read all the slides (web) do all the exercises

*Instruction in the Syllabus (back page)

Preparing a text for the exam1. read the text2. underline unknown words/expressions3. 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 English7. retell the main message of the text orally8. Think what ex. could be expected in the test

REVISE!

Types of exercises (1)I TESTING VOCABULARY

1. Fill in the missing words (blanks): e.g. business terms, prepositions, …

2. Find synonyms/opposites for the following words/expressions:

3. Write down the following acronyms/abbreviations in full:

4. Explain the meaning of the following sentence. Focus on the underlined words.

5. Explain the meaning of the following words/expressions:

Types of exercises (2)II VOC. IN CONTEXT (PARAGRAPH)

a) Explain X. Use the following words: …

or

a) Compare X and Y/Similarities and differences between X and Y /Advantages and disadvantages of X and Y. Use the following words: ....

III WRITING A PARAGRAPH (longer)Write a paragraph on the following topic: …

Paragraphing - Assessment

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA1. Structure (topic s./support s./concl.s) max. 2 pts

2. Content: accurate? complete? max. 2 pts

3. Language: vocab.? spelling? grammar? max. 2 pts

Tot: 6 pts

Assignment for next time1. Establish a team (3-6 people)2. Decide about the team leader3. Names of other members? (Team leader)4. Prepare for PT 15. While preparing, make exercises for each

unit covered in class (Type I ex. shown in previous slides) .

6. Send the ex. to the team leader7. Submit the one-page printout in class

(team leader)

Good revision method Notes on texts:

e.g. Friedman, Galbraith, Bakan, Three Economic Sectors, The Pendulum of Control, Dodger Mania, ...

Typical mistakes learning dictionary definitions by

heart not reading the texts carefully or

not reading them at all thinking that preparation takes

very little time (students with good English)

thinking it is impossible to prepare properly (students with weaker English)