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Practice 4 - Inglés

This document contains an English practice task for business students. It includes 4 tasks: 1) classifying verbs indicating change, 2) analyzing a graph using verbs of change and prepositions, 3) completing sentences with business terms, and 4) matching sentence halves defining business concepts. The tasks focus on improving English vocabulary related to economics, business, and financial analysis.

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Practice 4 - Inglés

This document contains an English practice task for business students. It includes 4 tasks: 1) classifying verbs indicating change, 2) analyzing a graph using verbs of change and prepositions, 3) completing sentences with business terms, and 4) matching sentence halves defining business concepts. The tasks focus on improving English vocabulary related to economics, business, and financial analysis.

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SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

BUSINESS ENGLISH PROGRAM


ENGLISH V
PRACTICE

STUDENT’S NAME ID
NUMBER

Task 1 Verbs that indicate change: classify the verbs in the chart.

PLUMMET
PEAK
ROCKET
LEVEL OUT
DECREASE
RISE
INCREASE
SOAR
DROP
FLUCTUATE
FALL
DECLINE
GO UP
GO DOWN
BOOM
JUMP
SKYROCKET
COLLAPSE
PLUNGE
GO BURST

VERBS THAT INDICATE VERBS THAT INDICATE VERBS THAT INDICATE


PEAK= llegar al tope LEVEL OUT= nivelarse PLUMMET= desplomarse
ROCKET= dispararse FLUCTUATE = fluctuar DECREASE= disminuir
RISE= aumentar DROP= caer
INCREASE= aumentar, subir FALL= caer
SOAR= encaramarse, remontar, DECLINE= declinar
repuntar GO DOWN= bajar
GO UP= subir COLLAPSE= colapsar
2

BOOM= subir PLUNGE= hundirse


JUMP= subir
SKYROCKET= escalar, subir
vertiginosamente
GO BURST= estallar, dispararse

Analyze the following graph. Then, write 5 sentences regarding this graph using
Task 2
correctly verbs of change (5 different verbs), prepositions (to, by, of, at), and
different verb forms (past simple and present perfect).

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Task 3 Complete the sentences with words from the box the words _

Equity stake Recession Shares Debt Stock market Forecast

EQUITY STAKE equal parts into which the capital or ownership of a company is divided
RECESSION a period of time when business activity decreases because the economy is
doing badly
SHARES money risked when a business owns part of another company
STOCK MARKET a place where company shares are bought and sold
FORECAST a description of what is likely to happen in the future
DEBT money owed by one person or organisation to another person or
organisation

Task 4
Match the sentence halves

1. Profit margin is a) a part of a company's profits paid to the owners of shares.


2. Investment is b) the difference between the price of a product or service and the
cost of producing it
3. Bankruptcy is c) money which people or organizations put into a business for
4. A dividend is making a profit.
5. Pre-tax profits are d) the amount of money which a business obtains (in a year) from
6. Annual turnover is customers by selling goods or services.
e) when a person or organization is unable to pay their debts.
f) the money a business makes before payment to the government

1 ( B) 2 (C )3 ( E ) 4 ( A) 5 ( F ) 6 (D )

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