ELL 3044 Practical Business English 실용 비즈니스 영어

Discussion 1. Do you keep track of your bank balance? Do you know how much money is in your wallet/purse? 2. How much money do you spend weekly? monthly? annually? 3. How often do you go shopping? Where do you go shopping? 4. What internet sites do you use the most for shopping? 5. Do you lend your friends / family members money? 6. Do you borrow money? Do you pay back your friends quickly? 7. Do you think you are thrifty (frugal) / cheap (stingy) / generous?

Is your partner…? (+ / - ) thrifty / frugal (+) generous (-) cheap, stingy (-) a scrooge, a miser, a tightwad, a penny pincher Does your partner lend money to others? Does your partner borrow money from others?

$ - dollars ¢ - cents € - euros £ - pounds / pence ¥ - yen / yuan Numbers thousand, million, billion, trillion, … $ - dollars ¢ - cents € - euros £ - pounds / pence ¥ - yen / yuan 1) $13,450 2) ¥160,421 3) € 1,875,320 4) £480,350,075 5) $500,000,000 6) ₩12,482,765,908

Numbers… 10.67 – ten point 67 45.5m – 45 point 5 million - 45 and a half million ¼ - a quarter / one quarter - a fourth / one fourth ¾ - three fourths / three quarters 1/3 – a third / one third 2/3 – two thirds 3/5 – three fifths 5/7 - ???

to decrease, fall, decline, drop,

to increase, rise, gain, improve

to skyrocket, jump, soar

to plummet, plunge

to bottom out (at)

to peak (at)

to recover

to fluctuate

to level out / level off (at)

decline decrease fall drop increase rise gain improve double triple skyrocket jump soar bottom out peak plummet plunge fluctuate recover level off / out

opposite double ≠ halve increase ≠ decrease / fall / drop fall ≠ rise / gain / increase peak at ≠ bottom out at plummet ≠ skyrocket / jump fluctuate ≠ level off / level out at

to / by / at / in to - (maximum/minimum amount) by - (change) at - peaked / bottomed out / level off/out in - year Profits increased by 2 million dollars to 9 million dollars in 2015 and peaked at 11 million in 2016 but bottomed out in 2018 at a record low of 5 million. In January, profits rose by 25% to 89%. After fluctuating for most of the year, they leveled off at 75%.

막창 Computers Graph 1. to 2. by, to 3. by, in, to 4. in 5. peaked (at) 6. decreased / dropped / declined / fell by 7. increased / rose / improved / recovered to

CNU Stock Exchange Graph 1. to 2. increased / rose / doubled 3. decreased / declined / fell / dropped 4. bottomed out (at) 5. peaked (at)

Explaining a graph 1. What does it explain / show? This graph shows… This chart shows… 2. Where is the biggest change (increase or decrease)? Between 2009 and 2010 profits increased by 35 million dollars. From 6am to 7 am 300 more people took the subway at Kwangju station. From 2010 to 2011 the company lost $750,000. 3. Stating the trend This graph shows us the company lost the most money between 2014 and 2015. This chart shows us that most people ride the subway from 7am to 8am. This graph shows us the company grew the most from March to April.

Graph… This graph shows us the percentage of students who drink during the week. This graph shows us how many students drink during the week.

Graph increases Between Thursday and Friday student drinking increases by 35%. From Thursday to Friday, drinking rises to 85% (from 50%). The biggest increase is (from) 50% to 85% from Thursday to Friday. The largest rise is Thursday to Friday when student drinking increases by 35%.

Graph decreases Student drinking decreases/drops/falls from 75% to 25% from Saturday to Sunday. Between Saturday and Sunday student drinking decreases by 50%. The largest decrease of the week. The biggest decrease/drop/fall is (from) 75% to 25% from Saturday to Sunday.

Graph trends Overall this chart shows us that students drink the most on Friday and Saturday. This show us that students do not drink much on Monday and Tuesday. This show us there is a big increase of drinking on Friday. This demonstrates there is a big decrease of drinking from Saturday to Sunday.