- •Министерство аграрной политики украины
- •Введение
- •Topic 1. An introduction to economics
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the international words and guess their meanings:
- •III. Are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Fill in the gaps using the words given: Scarcity, income, interact, society, trends, management, economics, economy
- •V. Translate into English
- •VI. Answer the questions
- •Topic 2. The basic economic problem
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the words and guess their meanings:
- •III. Are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Complete these sentences with the words in appropriate form and translate the sentences into Russian:
- •V. Translate into English:
- •VI. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 3. Factors of production
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •II. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •III. Make sentences by adding a suitable beginning to the following:
- •IV. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •V. Fill in the gaps using the words given
- •VI. Translate into English
- •VII. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 4.
- •Types of business.
- •Types of business organization
- •What is business?
- •Starting a business
- •Types of business
- •Sole Trader
- •Partnership
- •Private Limited Company
- •Public Limited Company
- •The sole proprietor
- •Partnerships
- •Corporations
- •Companies and Organizations Background information about the organization.
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •III. Complete the sentences using the proper forms of the verbs in the brackets:
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Answer the questions:
- •Topic 5. Company structure
- •Study carefully the meaning of the following phrases and word combinations
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the words and guess their meanings:
- •Who is who?
- •III. Complete these sentences using the words from the list below and translate the sentences into Russian:
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Answer some questions on the Text:
- •Topic 6. Accounting
- •Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •III. Read and translate the definitions of the basic accounting terms:
- •IV. Agree or disagree with the statements:
- •V. Fill in the gaps using the words given:
- •VI. Complete as in the text:
- •VII. Translate from Russian into English:
- •VIII. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 7. Financial statements
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension check
- •IV. For Russian terms in a column a find corresponding English definitions in column b.
- •V. Fill in the gaps using the words given:
- •VI. Are the following statements true or false?
- •VII. Complete the sentences referring to the information from the text.
- •VIII. Translate from Russian into English:
- •IX. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 8. Money and its functions
- •Vocabulary
- •Different kinds of money
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the words and guess their meanings:
- •III. Read and translate the terms:
- •IV. Complete these sentences using the words from the list below and translate the sentences into Russian:
- •V. Are the following statements true or false?
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 9. Banks and banking
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read and translate the definitions of the basic banking services terms: Banking services
- •III. Complete these sentences with appropriate words оr word combinations and translate the sentences into Russian:
- •IV. Complete the following sentences in any way you like.
- •V. Translate into English:
- •VI. Summarize the contents of the Text using these questions as an outline.
- •Topic 10. Banking system
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read and translate the definitions of the basic banking terms:
- •III. Choose the necessary word and put it in the sentence:
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 11.
- •International banking and international economic institutions world bank
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the words and guess their meanings:
- •III. Are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Fill in the gaps using the words given
- •V. Translate into English
- •International monetary fund (ifm)
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the words and guess their meanings:
- •III. Which of the following is true?
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Answer some questions on the Text:
- •Topic 12. Monetary policy
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Suggest the Russian equivalents:
- •II. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •III. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •V. Translate into English using all the active possible
- •VI. Answer the questions:
- •Topic 13.
- •Import and export
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Fill in the gaps using the words given
- •V. Read and translate into Russian:
- •Incoterms 2000
- •Incoterms
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Answer the questions:
- •Topic 14.
- •Insurance
- •Memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Substitute the proper English words from the list below for the Russian words in brackets.
- •III. Are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. The following sentences relate to various aspects of insurance. Choose the word which best fits each space.
- •V. Translate into English
- •VI. Answer some questions on the Text:
- •Topic 15.
- •International investing
- •Investors
- •Memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •II. Complete sentences according to the information in the text.
- •III. Which explanation of economic terms is correct?
- •IV. Read and translate the definitions of the basic investment and securities terms:
- •V. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •VI. Choose the necessary word and put it in the sentence:
- •Interest
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •6.030509 «Учет и аудит», 6.030504 «Экономика предприятия»
- •98309 Г. Керчь, Орджоникидзе, 82.
Vocabulary
instruments of macroeconomics - макроэкономические инструменты
to control the money supply - контролировать предложение денег
the exchange rate - обменный (валютный) курс
the amount of investment - размер капиталовложений
to adjust the amount of money in circulation - корректировать количество денег в обращении
implementation of a nation's monetary policy - осуществление, проведение в жизнь национальной денежно-кредитной политики
to implement - выполнять, осуществлять, обеспечивать выполнение
on behalf of - от имени
reserve requirements - резервные требования
a discount rate - учетная ставка
the money multiplier - денежный мультипликатор
required reserves - требуемые резервные фонды
easily convertible into cash - легко обратимый в наличные (напр., депозиты, ценные бумаги)
a required reserve ratio - требуемая резервная норма
cash reserves - кассовые резервы
excess reserves - избыточные резервы
to draw (syn. to write out, to make out, to issue) a cheque - выписать чек
created money - созданные деньги
inversely proportional (ant. directly proportional) - обратно пропорциональный
to maintain - поддерживать
to impose a reserve requirement - налагать (вводить) резервное требование
fraction - часть, доля
in excess of smth - сверх чего-либо
prudent - расчетливый, предусмотрительный
in force - в силе
to charge - назначать, начислять
up to the hilt - полностью, целиком
if the worst comes to the worst - если случится самое худшее
they are short of cash - у них не хватит наличных денег
the penalty rate - повышенная (штрафная) ставка
it is not worth making the extra loans - не стоит предоставлять дополнительных займов
to induce smb to do smth (syn. to cause smb to do smth) - заставить кого-то сделать что-то
voluntarily - сознательно, осознанно
Comprehension check
I. Suggest the Russian equivalents:
To restore their required reserve ratio; maintain cash reserves equal to 5% of sight deposits; create $20 million of sight deposits; a higher fraction of their total assets; a lower fraction as loans; the interest rate that the Bank charges; extra lending; impose a reserve requirement; the dangers and costs involved; prudent banks; lend up to the hilt; the minimum safe ratio of cash to deposits; flood of withdrawals; the Bank can induce banks voluntarily to hold additional cash reserves; the required reserve ratio given
II. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
Источник денег, добавлять или изымать деньги, давать взаймы деньги банкам, денежный запас, ставка процента, регулирование ставок процента, брать деньги взаймы, сокращать производство, снижать инфляцию, кредитные ставки, способствовать росту деловой активности, ограничивать денежный запас, от имени правительства; кредитно-денежная политика; для поощрения расходов; операции на открытом рынке; резервные требования; кассовый резерв; избыточные резервы; требуемая резервная норма (уровень резервных требований); создавать деньги; денежный мультипликатор; обратно пропорциональный; сверх резервной нормы; дисконтная (учетная) ставка; повышенная ставка.