wall street vocab

1. 
   
2. make a killing
3. to come around
4. woman slayer
5. get on the horn
6. they’re off and running
7. hot lead
8. dump them
9. reneged
10. I am tapped out
11. Hit man
12. Rookie
13. C – note
14. Big game hunter
15. Ethical bypass
16. Racket
17. Corporate raider
18. Off its rocker =crazy
19. Player
20. There is no nobility in poverty
21. Churn em / burn em
22. Tapped out
23. Rookie
24. C – note
25. Cheese cake
26. Hot tip
27. Mischievous
28. Get back at you – revenge
29. Get back to you  - call back
30. Lunch is for wimps
31. Dog
32. Books are cooked
33. persistence
34. Manipulated
35. Books are cooked
36. 12^th man on the team
37. chart breaker
38. turkey
39. LBO
40. Leveraged buyout
41. Hostile takeover
42. Break up value-
43. Turn it around +
44. Corporate raider
45. Ruthless
46. It’s a comer
47. Spilling the beans  (told the secret)
48. 
    
49. Small float
50. I’m in a bind
51. Edge me out
52. Saw right through me
53. Chin wagging
54. Cold call
55. Read charts
56. Swell fella (good fellow)
57. Screw it up
58. Bagged elephant
59. Exonerated – found innocent
60. Blue Star Airlines
61. Cheap sales talk
62. Perks
63. Brit
64. Wildman
65. Pay back time
66. Mole
67. Is going down
68. Fill in the missing picture
69. Pal
70. Court ruling (decision)
71. Working stiff
72.  Be liquid
73. Player
74. Bean counter
75. Palm pressing
76. GG
77. Quick buck artist
78. can’t get a little bit pregnant
79. bet the ranch
80. clouds the judgment
81. botched it
82. ghastly
83. down tubes
84. take a bath on the deal
85. Longman dictionary
86. took a bath on that
87. (he paid too much)
88. Have you seen this movie before?
89. Do you know this movie?
90. Do you know the story?
91. Two main characters:
92. Bud (young man)
93. Gordon Gecko (bad man)
94. Bud is ambitious, hungry, ­­­­­­ naïve (innocent)
95. Gordon Gecko is greedy, mean, dishonest, aggressive, and mercenary.
96. I want to turn it around.
97. Liquidate
98. Break it up
99. Corporate raiders
100. Pirates
101. Liquidator
102. Mercenary
103. Tumbling in
104. Iron clad way (sure)
105. Racket (illegal business)
106. To take a company public.
107. Bozos  (clown)
108. To Hob nob (socialize)
109. Jet set
110. Dough
111. Bread
112. Green
113. Dinero
114. I’ll talk at you
115. You are on your own.
116. To call the shots
117. The trail stops with you.
118. Sucker –fool
119. Off shore accounts
120. You’re on a roll
121. Balking
     Stall
     Roasted
     The majors – the big airlines
     Golden parachutes
     Scum
     Bankruptcy
     Bankrupt
     I have a way around this
     Cut to the chase (stop talking about little details and lets get serious)
     Employee stock sharing
     To get the axe
     Invulnerable
     Sec   security exchange commission
     Offshore
     Guts
     Down the tube
     Hanger
     I’ve been played (I have been used)
     Handed it to you on a silver platter
     To cross someone
     To pull the trigger
     Bitching
     Bitchin cool
     Life is a bitch
     Save the rap (save the cheap sales talk)
     Devour
     Left him to Hang in the wing
     Iron clad
     Schmuck
     Gobbled up
     Plummet
     Abyss
     Sand bagged
     Shoot par (standard typical score)

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     Articles and topics from pasts classes

Dozens of ESL links Wall Street Movie VocabularyDuolingo (app for learning languages)Modals  (charts and online exercises)Verb Tense  (charts and online exercises)   Workplace Bullying"Unlearning"Marketing to different culturesMarking is a wast of timeSample job application

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daily update

(Updated each day) Links and articles that were discussed and selected according to the interests and needs of students in our class.  

For example, there are many many articles to read at Harvard Business Review. (You can define and choose from specific areas or topics from the list of "all topics.")

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Englangsite.com
My other website with Harvard Business week article read out loud, with vocabulary  highlighted.

            Chron.com (article) on becoming an appraiser

            Master Value Appraising

           American Society of Appraisers           

       International Society of Appraisers

       Duolingo  (fun app for learning a language)

       Modals (charts and online exercises)

          Verb Tenses (charts and online exercises)

       Workplace Bullying

Career Aptitude Test 

         Career Research 

       New GED Test

Paul Hawkin  (sustainable capitalism)

Paul Hawken Book Chapter Paul Hawken interview  

      Prepositions (study and practice)

      Volunteermatch.org  (Volunteer opportunities in San Diego)

Meetup.com  (find meetings and talk about book, hiking,  music, etc)

Articles 

Marketing to other Cultures 

Reality checking questions for entrepreneurs. 

What's your personal productivity style. Assessment. 

Pronouns matter when "psyching yourself up." “It’s not weird to refer to yourself in the second or third person.” hbr 

Unlearning is harder than learning, but it’s crucial to do … because innovation and creativity are rarely about doing more of the same.  hbr                    notested talk 

99% of Networking is a waste of time (study and review). "The key to networking is to stop networking." hbr 

Managing your social media strategy. hbr 

The number of internet users in China had touched 384 million — more than the entire population of the United States. hbrted talks 

Here are five quickly growing websites that can help you make some extra money, plus tips from some of their CEOs on how to optimize your search. Whether you’re a college grad struggling through an unpaid internship or a parent trying to figure out the best way to balance family and work, these sites can help. hbr 

Virtual collaboration: Interesting and simple set of tips for groups of designers who have to collaborate online anywhere in the world.  Harvard Business Review. 

Making virtual teams work. Ten principles. Harvard Business Review. 

Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor, as advocated government incentives to make corporations more responsible to workers and communities. 

The future of work: 4 trends for 2014.  Long interesting article.What does the future hold for work in the 21st century?  In a new study for the U.S. Department of Labor.

Life Coach 

How to become a life coach? 

Life Coach.com 

10 life coaching myths 

ilifecoachtraining.com

Medical and Insurance services and billing 

How to navigate the maze of medical services, providers and your insurance coverage. 

This is thorough but complex article from the New York Times Article: Getting Lost in the Labyrinth of Medical Bills which attempts clarify the complexities medical insurance, bills and services. 

Questions you should ask before paying a medical bill. 

Learn about insurance codes and billing. 

How to read a medical bill 

Google search results and more fun reading about medical bills and codes.

Informational Interviews 

Informational Interview tutorial. Did you know that one out of every twelve job interviews results in a job offer. 

How to land and ace an informational interview.  This is a Forbes article on how to get and do really well on an informational interview. 

The “hows,” “whys” and “whats” on this under-utilized career networking tactic.20 Interview Questions to Ask in An Informational Interview. 

Google search results on “informational interviews.”

Project Management

What is a project? It’s a temporary group activity designed to produce a unique product, service or result. It has a defined beginning and end in time, and therefore defined scope and resources.Project management is the application of knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently. It's a strategic competency for organizations, enabling them to tie project results to business goals — and thus, better compete in their markets.According to this software company there are five basic phases of project management. 

This is a huge portal full of articles, resources, information and semninars relating to the whole field of project management.

  Communications and Media 

Check out this comprehensive resource for learning about Media and Communication Occupations from the Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Five hottest communications and media careers, an article from careerfaqs.com

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