considered rehearsal to get his sales pitch just right.

10) Presentation skills are going to be crucial

Further listening and speaking Further listening Task 1 ABDBC Task 2 CBDAC Task 3

1. He has been following the roller coaster ride of his stock portfolio and it's driving him mad.

2. Stocks are pretty hard to predict. So she has put her money into hedge

funds.

3. A hedge is a way of reducing risk. A hedge fund is a company that creates a stock portfolio that tries to balance the market activity.

4. Analysts examine stocks to assess which ones are likely to go up, and which will likely go down.

5. He says that if he leaves his money with a fund manager, perhaps the manager can trade his stocks in a more profitable way.

Viewing and speaking Task 1 cash easy results pay bills head

26 percent / 26% close the deal figures idea plan

fine

business guide voting rights say strong point investment 150,000 / 150000 26 percent / 26%

1. He has been following the roller coaster ride of his stock portfolio and it's driving him mad.

2. Stocks are pretty hard to predict. So she has put her money into hedge funds.

3. A hedge is a way of reducing risk. A hedge fund is a company that creates a stock portfolio that tries to balance the market activity.

4. Analysts examine stocks to assess which ones are likely to go up, and which will likely go down.

5. He says that if he leaves his money with a fund manager, perhaps the manager can trade his stocks in a more profitable way.