MY JOB AND MY COMPANY
What is the difference between salary and wage?
Salary is paid once a month.
Wage is paid once a week.
What are economic activities?
Economic activities are activities people do to earn money and create wealth, such as producing, selling, buying, and consuming goods or services.
What is business communication?
Business communication is the process of sharing information between employees inside and outside an organisation.
What are mass media?
Mass media are the means of communication that reach a large number of people.
What is the main difference between the primary and secondary sectors?
The primary sector extracts raw materials from nature, while the secondary sector changes raw materials into finished or semi-finished products.
Find a mistake:
I am teacher.
I am a teacher.
What is the difference between economic and non-economic activities?
Economic activities bring money, while non-economic activities do not bring money, for example volunteering or helping a friend.
What are the two main types of business communication?
The two types are internal communication (inside the company) and external communication (with customers, suppliers, or shareholders).
What main types of mass media are mentioned in the text?
The main types are printed media, broadcast media, and new media.
How do different economic systems decide how resources are used?
Different economic systems decide in different ways:
In a planned economy, the government controls resources.
In a market economy, prices and private ownership control resources.
In a mixed economy, both the government and the private sector play a role.
Complete correct preposition.
I work ___Škoda company.
FOR
What happens during a boom (upturn) in the economy?
During a boom, demand is high, businesses sell more goods, employ more people, and people have more money to spend.
What forms can business communication take?
Business communication can be oral (face-to-face, telephone, videoconferencing) or written (emails, faxes, business letters).
What is the key function of mass media within a culture?
The key function of mass media is to transmit information within a culture.
What information is included in the basic layout of a business letter?
A business letter usually includes the sender’s address, date, receiver’s address, salutation, body of the letter, complimentary close, and signature.
If you work more than your working hours:
OVERTIME
What is the basic economic problem and why does it exist?
The basic economic problem exists because resources are limited, but people’s wants and needs are unlimited.
What are the most common types of business letters?
The most common business letters are enquiry, quotation, order, and complaint letters.
What are the main differences between tabloids and quality newspapers?
Tabloids are smaller, use short articles, big headlines and many photos, and focus on sensation.
Quality newspapers are larger and contain longer, more detailed articles about serious national and international news.
Why are clear and effective business communication skills important?
They are important because unclear communication can cause misunderstandings, delays, lost business, and poor relationships between people, departments, and organisations.
What is the opposite of flexi-time work.
Give 2 examples.
full time/ in shifts
What are the four factors of production?
The four factors of production are land, capital, labour, and enterprise.
What style of language should be used in business letters?
Business letters should use formal, simple, clear, and polite language, without colloquial expressions or contracted forms.
What is the difference between commercial and non-commercial broadcast media?
Commercial media are financed by advertising, while non-commercial media are funded by licence fees or public money and have little or no advertising.
Why has printed media become less popular in the 21st century?
Printed media have become less popular because many people now use the Internet and new media to get news quickly and easily.