EAP through the share market

EAP through the share market

10 Week game

• You have $100,000 for your team

• Your job is to research and give summaries of companies you invest in.

• www.strawman.com ( We use the ASX because USA markets are closed when we are awake. )

Today in Class

• 15 Minutes - Playfactile game

• 10 - minutes - What is the share market?

• 10 minutes - our game.

Research

Analysts analyse companies and conduct research to find which companies will grow and which will not.

Your job is to buy pieces of good companies ( shares )

Your job is to read about trends in society.

Trend: Increases in number of electric cars

Writing exercise

1. Go to strawman.com Make an account.

2. Research. Read the news

3. Go to www.marketindex.com.au and read a summary of the company.

4. Write your own summary ( paraphrase ). Give it to Rod in EAP class.

3. Buy some shares in the company.

Summary

• 8 week game

• You could be chosen each week to present a summary at random. Be ready.

• Read the news. Find out about trends.

• Make a word list in Anki of new words.

• Try to win the game.