1. PROGRESS TEST 1 USEFUL INFORMATION

2. WHEN AND WHERE? Monday 25 NOV 2013 2.00-2.45 DES-GAL 2.50-3.35 BRE-DER Room 19

3. WHAT TO STUDY? U niversity Essentials Economics /Economy Three economic sectors Types of Economies Role of Government & Taxation Public /Private Sector Privatization Types of Business Organizations Presentations – useful phrases Paragraphing

4. WHERE FROM? Mac Kenzie Resource bank Ppt slides

5. HOW TO STUDY? 1)Read everything (MK, RB, ppt slides) 2)Underline unknown words/expressions 3)Find their meaning (dictionary, slides, web,...) 4)Self-check comprehension (sentence by sentence) 5)Check comprehension with Dora 6)Detect key words/expressions for each topic 7)Explain their meaning in simple English 8)Retell the main message of the text orally 9)Revise 10)Revise again 11)Revise some more

6. WHICH TASKS CAN YOU EXPECT? Recognition of definitions Use of word partnerships (nouns + verbs) Odd-one-out Explain the difference between X and Y Writing sentences with the given words Writing a short paragraph on a given topic.

7. WHY DO SOME STUDENTS DO BADLY/FAIL? poor time management skills (How much time do you need to prepare well? ) lack of deeper understanding (Do you know what you have just read? Can you retell it in Croatian? Does it all make sense?) not enough revision (How many times did you go through each text?) poor English: How do grammar problems affect understanding? Which dictionary do you use? How much time do you need to understand everything? READING IS NOT STUDYING!