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The document provides vocabulary activities related to finance. It includes matching verbs with sentences, pairing finance verbs, matching stock market terms with definitions, identifying different types of financial businesses in pictures, matching banking terms and collocations, defining financial nouns, and describing the roles and objectives of financial management. The key points are that financial management aims to maximize profits and shareholder wealth through activities like forecasting requirements, acquiring capital, making investment decisions, and managing cash flow and relationships between departments.

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Finance

The document provides vocabulary activities related to finance. It includes matching verbs with sentences, pairing finance verbs, matching stock market terms with definitions, identifying different types of financial businesses in pictures, matching banking terms and collocations, defining financial nouns, and describing the roles and objectives of financial management. The key points are that financial management aims to maximize profits and shareholder wealth through activities like forecasting requirements, acquiring capital, making investment decisions, and managing cash flow and relationships between departments.

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FINANCE Vocabulary Activity #1

Finance verbs
I Choose the best verb to complete each of the sentences below.

afford borrow earn invest lend lose


save spend

1. You will earn a lot more at that company. Then youcan buy a new car!

2. Maybe we shouldn’t lend them the money. I don’tthink they can pay it
back.

3. It’s a good idea to invest your money, so that youcan make more.

4. I think that you spend too much money on things youdon’t need.

5. We spent too much this year, so the company is going to lose a lot of
money.

6. We will have to borrow a lot of money from the bank sowe can finish the
building.

7. We should save some money so we can hire more staffnext month.

8. We need to buy some new computers. We can afford some


very good ones.
II Put the verbs into pairs.
1. make a. lend

2. buy b. lose

3. borrow c. save

4. spend d. sell

Making money
III Match the stock market words to their definitions.

1. stock exchange a. a person who buys and sells shares

2. trade b. parts of a company that you can buy

3. value c. the amount of money you can get for something

4. shares d. the place where people buy and sell shares

5. a stockbroker e. to buy and sell shares


FINANCE Vocabulary Activity #1
Financial businesses
IV Match the pictures to the names of the businesses.
a bank a credit card company a foreign exchange company
a loan company an insurance company a pensions company

an insurance company a bank a credit card company

a loan company a pensions company a foreign exchange company


Banking collocations
V Match the verbs on the left to the words on the right to make banking
collocations.(WRITE THE LETTER ON THE LINE)

1. pay back a a. a loan

2. open b b. an account

3. exchange d c. a transfer

4. check e d. currency

5. make c e. your balance


FINANCE Vocabulary Activity #1
Financial nouns
VI Study the sentences below look at the underlined words and and write their
definitions.(WRITE THE LETTER ON THE LINE)

1. E We will make a profit this year. Business is much better than last year.

2. B We don’t have a big budget this year. The company doesn’t have a lot
of money.

3. C We need to hire an accountant. I don’t know how to do these


calculations properly.

4. A The stock market situation isn’t good at the moment. I’m worried there
might be a crash.

5. D I need a financial advisor. I’m not sure what to do with my money.

6. G My credit card limit is too high. I always spend too much money.

7. F ¿They’re not a good company. They will charge you a lot of interest on a
loan.

a. a large fall in value

b. amount of money available to spend

c. an expert on how to invest money

d. a person who does financial reports

e. money that a company makes after all charges are subtracted from the amount

f. money that you pay a company for borrowing money from them

g. the greatest possible amount of something

Activity #2

1- What is finance? The science in charge of studying the management of


money between companies, individuals or the State.
2- Define business finance. (Make your own definition with the different
author’s definitions) Business finance deals with the acquisition,
management and control of funds to address the financial problems of
companies.
3- How many types of finance are shown in the reading? There are 2 types
FINANCE Vocabulary Activity #1

Which are them? Private finance and Public finance.


Within private finances be found individual finance, Partnership finance and
business finance
Within public finances be found central government, state government and
semi government
4- Which are the 2 basic objectives of the financial management? Explain
them.
1- Profit maximization: Its main objective is to obtain benefits for the
company, it is necessary to maximize the collection for the commercial
actions to obtain more profits, these help to reduce the company's risk.
2- Wealth maximization: Its primary objective is to enhance shareholder value
or wealth. this maximization can only work with the help of the company's
profitable position.
5- What is the main role of a finance manager? He oversees creating optimal
financial strategies to prevent business losses.
6- In a few words describe his/ her major functions.
1- Forecasting Financial Requirements: Analyze how much finance is
required to acquire fixed assets to meet working capital requirements
2- Acquiring Necessary Capital: The manager is in charge of mobilizing
finances
3- Investment Decision: Carefully select the best investment alternatives
focusing on the principles of safety, liquidity and profitability.
4- Cash Management: The proper use of cash helps to satisfy the short-term
liquidity position of companies.
5- Interrelation with Other Departments: The finance manager must have a
good relationship with and knowledge of all departments.

7- Explain the importance of financial management.


Financial management is fundamental in companies since it allows to have a better
control of the acquisitions and allows to evaluate the possible risks that may arise,
with the objective of complying with the good business operation.

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