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1° APPUNTAMENTO 

23 SETTEMBRE 2021 – TAXATION 

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00 

OBJECTIVES

TAXATION VOCABULARY

CORPORATE & INDIVIDUAL TAX

DISCUSSING TAX SYSTEMS

GIVING YOUR OPINION

VOCAB

RAISE REVENUE, SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS, TAX OBLIGATIONS, CORPORATE TASK, CORPORATION TAX, NATIONAL INSURANCE, INCOME TAX, INHERITANCE/ESTATE TAX, CAPITAL TRANSER TAX, DIRECT TAX, CAPITAL GAINS TAX, TYPES OF TAXES: INDIRECT, VALUE-ADDED, SALES, EXCESS, IMPORT, TAX SYSTEMS: REGRESSIVE, PROGRESSIVE, PORPORTIONAL

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

PERSONAL OPINION PHRASES, MAKING PREDICTIONS

2° APPUNTAMENTO

29 SETTEMBRE 2021 – PROFIT AND LOSS 

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00 

OBJECTIVES

PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT

ADVERBS AND VERBS USED TO DESCRIBE GROWTH AND DECLINE

PRESENTING A P&L STATEMENT

VOCAB

REVENUE/SALES, COST OF GOODS SOLD, INTEREST EXPENSE, NET INCOME, EARN, GROSS PROFIT, NET OPERATING PROFIT, NET PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX, NET PROFIT, GROSS MARGIN, NET SALES, BOTTOM LINE, SALES PROFIT, NET EARNINGS

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

VERBS: RISE, INCREASE, CLIMB, BOOM, PEAK, FALL, DECLINE, DECREASE, ETC.

ADJECTIVES: SHARP, RAPID, HUGE, DRAMATIC, SUBSTANTIAL, ETC.

ADVERBS: DRAMATICALLY, MASSIVELY, ETC.

3° APPUNTAMENTO

6 OTTOBRE 2021 – FINANCIAL FORECASTING 

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00

OBJECTIVES

FORECASTING

FORECASTING VOCABULARY

LANGUAGE FOR PREDICTIONS

VOCAB

BUDGET FORECAST, PROJECTION, COST CENTRE, DEFICIT, OVERHEADS, SURPLUS, CUMULATIVE, EXPRESSIONS: HAND IN HAND, ON TRACK, COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE, ACCOMODATE CHANGES, BUSINESS CLIMATE

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

FUTURE FORMS FOR PREDICTIONS

WILL / GOING TO

I THINK…

4° APPUNTAMENTO

13 OTTOBRE 2021 – BUSINESS PLAN

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00

OBJECTIVES

WHAT IS A BUSINESS PLAN

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

TERMINOLOGY AND COMPONENTS

VOCAB

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, BUSINESS OVERVIEW, STRATEGIC OVERVIEW, GROWTH PLAN, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS, KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, KEY METRICS, PROJECT PIPELINE, PRODUCT/SALES & PROJECT PLAN, FINANCIAL FORECAST, APPENDIX, LOANS/DEBTS, ASSETS, LIABILITIES, CASHFLOW PROJECTIONS, REVENUE

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

PRESENTATION LANGUAGE

5° APPUNTAMENTO

20 OTTOBRE 2021 – MAKING APPOINTMENTS AND TELEPHONING 

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00

OBJECTIVES

ESSENTIAL PREPOSITIONS

DISCUSSING DATES AND TIMES

GIVING INSTRUCTIONS OR DIRECTIONS

VOCAB

EXPRESSIONS FOR AVAILABILITY: HOW ABOUT, COULD WE DO…, WHEN IS GOOD FOR YOU, DOES IT WORK FOR YOU, WHEN WOULD YOU…

EXPRESSIONS ON THE PHONE: A BAD LINE, YOU’RE BREAKING UP, I CAN’T HEAR YOU, COULD YOU REPEAT, I DIDN’T CATCH THAT

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME AND PLACE: ON, IN, AT

6° APPUNTAMENTO

27 OTTOBRE 2021 – BANKING SERVICES

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00

OBJECTIVES

TYPES OF BANKING SERVICES

BANK ACCOUNTS

PRESENTING BANKING SERVICES

VOCAB

DEPOSIT, WITHDRAW, TRANSACTION, CHARGE, MATURITY, CREDITOR, NAMES OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACCOUNTS

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

FUTURE FORMS FOR PREDICTIONS

WILL / GOING TO

I THINK…DISCUSSING BANKING SERVICES LANGUAGE

7° APPUNTAMENTO

3 NOVEMBRE 2021 – BUSINESS PRESENTATIONS AND FUTURE TALK

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00

OBJECTIVES

PHRASES AND VOCABULARY FOR GIVING PRESENTATIONS IN A BUSINESS CONTEXT

VOCAB

SLIGHT INCREASE, DRAMATIC DECREASE, FLUCTUATIONS, DECLINE, RECOVERY

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

OPENING/CLOSING  PHRASES OF PRESENTATIONS

SEQUENCING CONNECTIVES

CONCLUDING AND QUESTIONS

8° APPUNTAMENTO

10 NOVEMBRE 2021 – EXCHANGE RATES

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00

OBJECTIVES

CURRENCY VOCABULARY

REFERRING TO EXCHANGE RATES

EXPRESSING CAUSE AND EFFECT

VOCAB

CONVERTIBILITY, CURRENCY, PEG AGAINST, MARKET FORCES, FLOATING EXCHANGE RATES, TRADERS, BID PRICE, SPREAD, CAUSE AND EFFECT VOCABULARY, ABBREVIATIONS

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

DISCUSSING ECONOMICAL SITUATIONS, PREDICTING ECONOMICAL SITUATIONS, DISCUSSING INVESTMENTS

9° APPUNTAMENTO

17 NOVEMBRE 2021 – INTEREST RATES

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00

OBJECTIVES

FLUCTUATION MARKETS

DESCRIBING TENDENCIES

PHRASES, VERBS AND IDIOMS TO DESCRIBE PERFORMANCE

VOCAB

TENDENCY, TENDS TO, FLOATING INTEREST RATES, BOOM, SLUMP, STOCK MARKET COLLAPSE, BULL MARKET, BEAR MARKET, GO BUST, BUBBLE

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

DISCUSSING INCREASES AND DECREASES, ANALYSIS DATA, DISCUSSING POLITICAL EVENTS AND RATES

10° APPUNTAMENTO

24 NOVEMBRE 2021 – NEGOTIATION LANGUAGE

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00

OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES AND STAKES

MANAGEMENT PLANNING

NEGOTIATION LANGUAGE

VOCAB

TIMING, HIGH STAKES, ROLLOUT PLAN, PENDING REQUEST, COMPANY AIMS, PRODUCT LICENSING, STILL IN THE WORKS

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

OPENING STATEMENTS, DISCUSSING STAKES, TESTER QUESTIONS AND STATING OBJECTIVES

11° APPUNTAMENTO

1° DICEMBRE 2021 – BUSINESS PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00

OBJECTIVES

PROJECT LIFECYCLES

DISCUSSING PROJECTS

VOCABULARY FOR PROJECT

VOCAB

INITIATION, PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, CLOSURE, PARETO PRINCIPLE, STUDENT’S SYNDROME, MURPHY’S LAW, ASSUMPTION, MILESTONE, CONSTRAINTS, DELIVERABLES, DEPENDENCIES, FLOAT

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

STUDYING CASES STUDIES AND ASSISTING WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT

12° APPUNTAMENTO

15 DICEMBRE 2021 – CONTRACTS

ORARIO: 11:00-13:00

OBJECTIVES

ELEMENTS OF A CONTRACT

FORMAT OF A CONTRACT

EXPLAINING A CONTRACT IN

VOCAB

HEREINAFTER, HEREBY, WHEREAS, ACCEPTANCE, TERMS, ELEMENTS, PROMISE, AGREE, ENFORCEABLE, REJECTION, OFFER, PARTY, CAPACITY, BREACHES, LEGALLY BOUND

GRAMMAR / STRUCTURES

LINKING WORDS, MAKING AN OFFER, READING AND ANALYSING A CONTRACT

RELATORI:   

Sebastiana Ioannou 

Director of Studies “My English School Venezia” – Mestre

Gemma Jackson 

teacher “My English School Venezia” – Mestre