Edexcel IGCSE Business 1.5 Business and the International Economy complete lesson bundle covering globalisation, multinational companies, international trade and exchange rates.

This complete Edexcel IGCSE Business resource pack is designed to support the teaching of Unit 1: Business Activity and Influences on Business, specifically 1.5 Business and the International Economy. It is suitable for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying the Edexcel IGCSE Business specification.

The pack focuses on how businesses are affected by international trade, globalisation, multinational companies and exchange rate changes. It helps students understand both the opportunities and threats of operating in the global economy, as well as the impact of multinational companies on host countries.

The resource pack includes:

• A full teaching PowerPoint on Business and the International Economy
• Editable teaching PowerPoint
• Student notes document
• Colourful infographic/revision sheet
• Edexcel-style past paper question PowerPoint
• Editable past paper question PowerPoint
• Model answer/mark scheme PowerPoint
• Editable model answer/mark scheme PowerPoint

The content covers:

• Globalisation
• Features of globalisation
• Opportunities of globalisation for businesses
• Threats of globalisation for businesses
• Multinational companies, MNCs
• Benefits of MNCs to a business
• Drawbacks of MNCs to a business
• Benefits of MNCs to the host country
• Drawbacks of MNCs to the host country
• International trade
• Imports and exports
• Visible and invisible trade
• Surplus and balance of trade
• Exchange rate calculations
• Currency appreciation and depreciation
• The impact of exchange rate changes on importers and exporters
• Edexcel IGCSE Business exam-style practice

This resource is designed to make a detailed and challenging topic clear, visual and accessible. The teaching PowerPoint can be used for direct classroom instruction, while the student notes and infographic are useful for revision, independent learning, intervention lessons, cover work or uploading to Google Classroom.

The included past paper question PowerPoint gives students structured opportunities to practise applying their knowledge in an Edexcel IGCSE Business style. The model answer and mark scheme PowerPoint can be used for teacher explanation, whole-class feedback, peer assessment, self-assessment or revision.

This is a complete, ready-to-use resource for teaching business and the international economy in Edexcel IGCSE Business.