Check Your English Vocabulary for Banking and Finance (Check Your English Vocabulary series)

This workbook is designed to help non-native English speakers improve their knowledge and understanding of core banking and financial terminology . Self-study exercises and practical exercises for classroom use are included, making it easy to test your classroom knowledge at home. It uses a variety of engaging activities such as word games, crosswords, speaking exercises and group games , which make learning easy and fun! Cover......Page 1 Titlepage......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 Introduction......Page 6 1. Money – the basics......Page 7 2. Banks – the basics......Page 9 3. Operating an account......Page 11 4. Credit and debit cards......Page 13 5. Internet banking......Page 15 6. Mortgages......Page 17 7. The housing market......Page 19 8. The consumer credit boom......Page 21 9. Pensions and other financial products......Page 23 10. Insurance......Page 25 11. Wills and other legal matters......Page 27 12. Money and work......Page 29 13. Currency markets 1......Page 31 14. Currency markets 2......Page 33 15. International payments......Page 35 16. International banking and investments......Page 37 17. National central banks (NCBs)......Page 39 18. National economies and international trade......Page 41 19. Taxation......Page 43 20. Profit and loss accounts......Page 45 21. Balance sheets......Page 47 22. Corporate finance......Page 49 23. Mergers and acquisitions......Page 51 24. Investments......Page 53 25. The dot.com bubble......Page 55 26. Banking and financial problems......Page 57 27. Numbers and statistics......Page 59 28. Phrasal verbs for banking and finance......Page 61 29. Financial idioms and expressions......Page 63 30. Pronunciation and word-building......Page 65 Answer key......Page 67 Index......Page 77 This workbook is designed to help non-native English speakers improve their knowledge and understanding of core banking and financial terminology. Self-study exercises and practical exercises for classroom use are included, making it easy to test your classroom knowledge at home. It uses a variety of engaging activities such as word games, crosswords, speaking exercises and group games, which make learning easy and fun! This workbook is designed to help non-native English speakers improve their knowledge and understanding of core business terminology. It includes a variety of engaging activities such as word games, crosswords, speaking exercises and group games, which make learning easy and fun