ID de réservation
17941762
Quand ?
29th July 2025
Horaire ?
11:00am - 12:00pm
Notes
Smart and poor financial decisions
Business Situations
Sandy explored various real-world business scenarios where financial decisions had a major impact. She compared companies that succeeded through smart budgeting, strategic investments, and careful planning with those that suffered losses due to poor decision-making—like overspending or failing to adapt to market changes. These situations helped her understand the importance of financial awareness in business environments.
Subject or Topic
The subject of the lesson was the difference between smart and poor financial decisions in business. Sandy learned to identify what makes a decision “smart,” such as long-term investment planning or risk analysis, and what might cause a decision to be “poor,” such as neglecting budgeting or ignoring economic shifts. This gave her a practical framework for evaluating financial choices.
Language Functions
Throughout the lesson, Sandy practiced giving advice, expressing opinions, and analysing consequences. She used phrases like “They should have reduced costs” and “If they had done a forecast, the result would be different.” These functions allowed her to communicate ideas clearly and confidently in both hypothetical and real-world contexts.
Sandy worked through four clear units. In Unit 1, she learned basic words used in business and finance. And also was all about reading and talking about examples of real and imaginary companies.
Vocabulary :
Property -A building or land that someone owns.
Mortgage - A loan used to buy a property, paid back over time.
Appraisal - A professional estimate of a property's value.
Equity - The part of the property you truly own (after subtracting any loans).
Rental Income - Money earned from renting out a property.
Cash Flow - The money left after paying all property expenses.
Phrases / Expressions
Real Estate – House prices are going down - “The market’s cooling off.”
Stocks – A company made a big mistake and lost customers - “Their stock is tanking.”
Afford – Teenager wants expensive brand clothes - “She’s got champagne taste on a soda budget.”
Grammar
Sandy mastered the use of modal verbs (should have, could have, might have) and conditionals (If they had..., they would have...) to explain consequences and express hypotheticals. She also used passive voice effectively to describe business results, such as “The business was closed due to poor financial planning.”
Pronunciation
Invested : /ɪnˈves.tɪd/ (UK), /ɪnˈves.t̬ɪd/ (US)
Countryside : /ˈkʌn.tri.saɪd/ (UK & US)
Carelessly:UK: /ˈkeə.ləs.li /US: /ˈker.ləs.li/
Other
Sandy participated in creative activities like building a budget for a fictional business and navigating a decision tree to see financial outcomes. These exercises connected her learning to real-life decision-making and gave her a hands-on way to apply vocabulary and expressions.
Progress
She made excellent progress in communicating financial concepts, applying grammar and vocabulary accurately, and analyzing business outcomes with clarity
Feedback
Feedback highlighted Sandy’s strength in using vocabulary precisely and constructing meaningful responses. Suggestions for improvement included refining her use of conditional sentences and expanding the range of expressions
Homework
I have sent you a link to help you review the business vocabulary at your convenience.
https://youtu.be/-3mFnAk9sbw?si=kFEwv7PBIqOljVSd