Unit 2: Making a Career in Accounting

USA

This unit discusses how to make a living in accountancy, a market segment which is still performing relatively well.

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Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Making a career in accounting

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

In these uncertain economic times it can be hard to know which career path is right for you, everywhere you look you can see job cuts and unemployment but the accounting sector is still performing well. A recent report stated that accounting graduates' salaries are still rising with an average salary of $42,500. When you add that to the fact that in America accounting firms have almost recovered… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

The company accountant spent two days trying to get the trial balance to agree.

Sole-traders don’t have to meet such strict accounting requirements as larger corporations.

The auditors went through every record of sale over the last decade before they were satisfied.

A lot of accounting departments reconcile the bank account to the accounts every day.

As it was a Limited liability company, the creditors couldn't get at John's private assets when the company went bankrupt.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

Should you need a university education to become an accountant?

Do companies expect too much from their employees?

What is your 'accounting' ambition?

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