Homework for Wednesday 25 February



·         Read articles on pp 64 – 65, be ready to answer questions about them, make sure you
understand the following expressions:


early repayment of debt; creditors; annual interest charges; paydown; balance sheet; quarterly
profits; to cash in; stock options; stave off; bondholders; to write off; holdings; to wipe out; to
be at a zenith; defence business; to drop a name in favour of st; to burst; to dry up; ill-timed
acquisition spree; determination; to stay airborne; to file for; bankruptcy protection; to be
intent on doing st; to preside over; free fall; to struggle; high fuel costs; low-cost carriers; to
skip; to terminate; to back away from; to accomplish; fare; to grant concessions.


  * Print out and read extra materials for Unit 7, ie Units 33 – 36 of Business Vocabulary in Use
(to be found in studijní materiály, doplňkové materiály). Check with Glosář whether you understand
all the vocabulary.


  * Read the seminar work assignment in studijní materiály and start thinking about the content of
your presentation.


  * Revise vocabulary of pp 62 – 63.