Trends revised, Studia, Angielski
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1. Signal language: The decision-making process
In order to make a decision on some issue, for example what to buy or sell you have to reach consensus. Therefore, you
need to discuss the next step in a group and make sure everybody agrees. Below, you will find some useful phrases to
conduct a discussion.
Asking for opinions
Giving opinions
Agreeing
Disagreeing
What do you think of …?
(Personally,) I think ....
Exactly!
Well, I don’t know.
How do you feel about …?
Why do you think so?
I suppose ....
I’d say ....
I agree.
That’s right.
I wouldn’t say so.
You may be right, but ...
In my opinion ....
As I see it, ....
I think so, too.
I couldn’t agree more.
I’m afraid I don’t agree.
I’m sorry, but I really can’t
agree.
As far as I’m concerned ....
To my mind, ...
That’s exactly what I
think.
Asking for suggestions Suggesting
Accepting
Rejecting
What do you think we
should do?
I think we should (
buy
coal)
Perhaps we could (
invest
more
in gold)
Why don’t we (
sell
copper)
Good
Good idea
No, I don’t feel it is wise
Well, I’m not sure about
that
Well, I’d rather do
something else
Any suggestions, (Mary)?
(Jack)?
Great
Let’s do that
What about (
keeping
oil)?
Let’s (
buy
more coffee)
Fine by me
Confirming
Making a decision
Do we (all) agree?
So, we’ve agreed to (buy)
Shall we (sell everything) then?
We’re (investing in gold) then
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Trends revised
2. Trends
The Commodities Game
Of all the markets in which goods are traded the most volatile and unpredictable are the commodities markets.
In theory, international commodity exchanges exist to set the standards and fix the prices of primary products,
such as gold, silver, copper, tin, coffee, sugar and crude oil. In practice, the prices of some of these
commodities fluctuate wildly, earning and losing speculators fortunes overnight.
Instructions
First, divide into groups. You are the board of directors of an investment fund. Appoint the president to chair
your executive meetings.
You will start off with US$1m of capital to speculate with and may buy, sell or hold any or all of the seven
commodities in which you trade.
Every few minutes you will be given an information update detailing the current commodity prices and giving
you an up-to-the-minute forecast on likely changes in trading prices for each commodity. On the basis of this
information you should agree on what to buy, sell or hold during this trading session. Keep a record of all
your transactions. There are eight trading sessions in all.
Your objective
Your objective is to make as much money as possible by the end of the final session. You may not borrow
extra capital and may therefore need to fund purchases of a commodity whose price you believe to be going
up by selling your holdings in a commodity whose price you think may be about to fall. Be careful - not all
the forecasts are accurate!
Beware!
Remember, 85% of all commodity speculators get wiped out. Try not to be one of them! Look for patterns and
trends in the fluctuating price of each commodity and keep track of which forecasts are the most accurate.
Good luck!
(source: Mark Powell:
Business Matters)
While you are checking the updates for different commodities, complete the table below with the expressions used to
describe trends
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