economic terms

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a photo with a label emerging markets, and a slogan "developing and developed countries"

Vocabulary: economic terms (GDP, FDI, stock market, volatility, economic growth, industrialization, emerging markets)
Video: What is an emerging market?
Speaking: developing vs developed countries, emerging markets, the future of emerging economies

5:42

dictionary definition of the word monopoly and a slogan - do big tech companies operate as monopolies

Vocabulary: economic terms (market share, market power, economies of scale, economic barriers to entry)
Vocabulary: competition (competitive advantage, stifle/hamper competition, to corner the market)
Reading: anti-competitive behaviour (price-fixing, predatory pricing, exclusive dealing)

6:04

a tax form with a calculator and a pencil with a slogan - how do tax brackets work?

Vocabulary: taxes (income tax, file a tax return, tax deductions, taxable income)
Reading: the tax systems in the UK and the US
Video: How tax brackets actually work

2:47

shopping cards with coins in them, illustrating inflation and a slogan - ho do you deal with high inflation?

Vocabulary: economic terms (purchasing power, economic growth, youth unemployment)
Video: Inflation and young people
Speaking: how inflation affects you, ways to spend less

2:14