Finance 1 is suitable for intermediate students studying for a career in the financial industries. Finance 1 gives students the language, information, and skills they will need for a career in these industries, and the preparation required to pass the ICFE exam. The Reading Bank in the middle of the book provides practice in reading and vocabulary skills, using questions in a similar format to the Test of Reading in the ICFE. The Webquest in each unit is a short, practical internet-based task for students to do in class time, or longer more involved tasks to do outside the classroom. Webquest tasks can be linked to other sections in the unit, and range from a simple internet research project, to an instruction to interview someone in their native language, and then write up a summary in English. The 'Professional Skills' feature in each unit covers a range of skills, including making presentations and negotiating, and addresses subjects such as professional ethics in the
David Baker es un reconocido escritor, conferenciante y divulgador, especializado en historia y ciencia. Ha obtenido el primer doctorado en la disciplina emergente Big History (o Gran Historia), bajo la tutela de su fundador, David Christian. Colaborador en la Macquarie University y la Universiteit van Amsterdam, es también profesor invitado en la Université de Paris IV, Paris-Sorbonne. Creó la serie de YouTube Crash Course Big History, en colaboración con el Big History Project, fundado por Bill Gates y David Christian.
