The Joy of Money - "jargon - free" practical dictionary of business vocabulary
Having worked for a long time in the City and written an investment column for the Financial Mail on Sunday, the overwhelming feedback I got from readers and my non-City friends was that I should write an easy-to-read book clearly explaining finance and its terminology, which wouldn’t put them to sleep. There are already a lot of highly respected, competent technical books available about share markets, economics, accounting, etc. My purpose in writing this book is not to compete with them. I just want to make finance fun! Use this guide when you come across some financial phrase or word that you don’t understand in the papers or on telly, look it up in the book and, hopefully, gain instant enlightenment! Entries are in alphabetical order, and I have aimed to explain what the words in the world of money actually mean. However, anything that’s related to pensions is to be found under the heading of pensions. The same treatment has been applied to mortgages, health insurance and derivatives.
Lib and Libby b Grammar and Vocabulary Activities includes 15 units. Each unit is divided into two lessons. Every three units there is one Revision unit, that is, five Revision Units on the whole. At the end of the Lib and Libby b Grammar and Vocabulary Activities there is a complete Glossary of the vocabulary presented in both Pupil’s Book and Grammar and Vocabulary Activities.
The workshop series gives lower-intermediate students a practical foundation for the English they need in the real world.
You can use the self-contained lessons in the classroom or at home.
They include the authentic texts, skills practice, functional language, and vocabulary needed for all the important topics on a vocational school syllabus.
