English Homework #2

Reading: how to profit from bonds

Read three extracts from newspaper articles on the next page, and answer
there questions.

1. What are the three classes of bonds mentions?

Government bonds, corporate bonds and High-Yielded bonds.

2. What, according to the journalist and the experts quoted is

happening that makes each type of bond a good investment
opportunity?

The rise of their price, the capital growth and high income

3. Why is the government buying back millions of pounds worth of

bonds?

Because of their high drive prices

4. What kind of companies issue high-yielded bonds?

Companies that are deemed

5. What is the risk involved with bung high-yielded bonds, and how
can it be reduced?

That they are more likely to go bust, they can be reduced when companies
default on their own loans

Vocabulary: find words in the article that mean the following:

1. Rose quickly - Soared

2. To revive or stimulate something - Kickstart

3. A standard used when comparing other things - Benchmark

4. A period when economy is contracting - Slump

5. An improvement or increase in prices – Driving up

6. Failing to repay a loan- Defaulting

7. Another word for going bankrupt – Deemed