1.ħ For reference see A & C Black Banking and Finance (978-07136-7739-3) Find the opposites of these words in the grid. In Britain, it's not usual to discuss your personal _ a. In an auction, the item is sold to the person who makes the highest _. I earn a lot of money, but I have a lot of _. I'm paying for my new car in 36 monthly _. In a shop, to get a refund, you usually have to show the _. 1.Ħ For reference see A & C Black Dictionary of Banking and Finance (978-07136-7739-3).Ĭ. Match the words on the left with the words on the right. In my opinion, eating in expensive restaurants is a _ of money.ī. In business, you have to _ money to make money.Ī: Do you have a bank _? B: Yes. I buy a lottery ticket every week, but I never _ anything. I need to _ some Euros into Australian dollars. Hundred dollar bills and twenty pound notes are _.Ģ,000,000 Swiss francs is a large _ of money. The US dollar, the Yen and the Euro are types of _. In the United Kingdom, "a tenner" means a ten pound _. In the USA, "quarters" (25 cents) and "dimes" (10 cents) are types of _. For vocabulary relating specifically to Banking and Finance, Dictionary of Banking and Finance (A&C Black, ISBN 978-07136-7739-3) will be a useful reference source.Ī. A good general dictionary will be very helpful, providing pronunciation guides and more contexts. Review this language regularly so that it becomes part of your active vocabulary. Write new words and phrases you learn in a notebook or file. There is also an index to help you find the pages which are most useful to you.
The answers to the exercises can be found at the back of the book. It is better to complete one or two pages in a day, and remember the vocabulary, rather than completing as many pages as possible. The pages do not have to be completed in any particular order, and there is no need to complete all the pages if some are on topics which are not useful to you. How can the book be used? The vocabulary is arranged by topic. All the language in the book is intended to be accessible to intermediate level students and above. It does not cover rarely-used terms, or academic terms used by economists. There is a strong focus on the language needed to communicate on financial topics, discuss financial problems and plan projects. It covers language useful for working in retail banking, company finance departments and other situations involving financial transactions. Who is the book for? This book has been written for people whose first language is not English, and who need to use English in the context of banking and finance.
National economies and international trade The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. This book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed, sustainable forests. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the publishers.Ī CIP entry for this book is available from the British Library ISBN-10: 0 7136 8250 7 ISBN-13: 8250 2 eISBN-13: 978-1-4081-0250-3 Text typeset by A & C Black Printed in Great Britain at Caligraving Ltd, Thetford, Norfolk This second edition published in Great Britain 2007Ī & C Black Publishers Ltd 38 Soho Square, London W1D 3HBĪll rights reserved.