- •И.А. Скрябина
- •Роат Москва – 2010
- •Isbn 978-5-7473-0520-5 © Московский государственный
- •Contents
- •Предисловие
- •Часть I. Аудиторные тексты с упражнениями (20 уроков) для работы с преподавателем и самостоятельной работы.
- •Часть II. Краткий грамматический справочник носит повторительный характер и только по тем разделам грамматики, которые отражены в пособии.
- •Часть III. Тексты для внеаудиторной работы с пояснениями.
- •Part I. Texts and exercises Unit 1
- •Read the text What does economics study?
- •I. Find the answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text:
- •III. Match the words with the definitions.
- •Grammar exercises
- •Word origin Robot: a slave
- •Malcolm Humphrey
- •Read the text History of economic thought
- •III. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box.
- •IV. Now read the text again and decide whether these statements are true or false.
- •Grammar exercises
- •VII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin budget: Just a little bag
- •Read the text The traditional economy
- •I. Find the answers in the text:
- •Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Choose the correct answer а, в or с from the list below.
- •IV. Now read the text again and match each paragraph with the correct heading.
- •V. Discuss these questions with your partner.
- •VI. Say what you have learned about:
- •Grammar exercises
- •VII. Translate word combinations, the last noun is defined by previous nouns — here they are attributes (§ 3).
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it.
- •I. Find the answers in the text:
- •Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box.
- •Grammar exercises
- •VIII. Form the comparative and superlative degrees of the following words, translate them.
- •IX. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§ 11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin
- •Volume: a roll of papyrus
- •Read the text The planned economy
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text:
- •Is going to happen
- •IV. Now read the text again and decide whether these statements are true or false.
- •V. Say what you have learned about:
- •VI. Discuss this question with your partner.
- •VII. Discuss the following with your partner.
- •Grammar exercises
- •IX. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§ 11). Translate the sentences.
- •Word origin Nickname
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box.
- •IV. Now read the text again and answer the questions.
- •V. Say what you have learned about:
- •VI. Discuss the following with your partner.
- •Grammar exercises
- •VII. Write questions to which underlined words are the answers (§ 12).
- •VIII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin company: eats bread with you
- •3. A glimpse of Great Britain. Stand a good chance for English.
- •Read the text Consumer choices
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •Complete the sentences as in the text:
- •III. Now read the text again and answer the questions.
- •IV. Choose the correct word or phrase.
- •V. Say what you have learned about:
- •VI. Discuss with your partner how you make choices about what you are going to buy.
- •Grammar exercises
- •VII. Put the sentences into negative form (§ 13). Practise the use of the sentences in negative form.
- •VIII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin Mirror: used for admiration
- •2. Read and translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. The poem to enjoy. Try to learn it by heart.
- •I. Find answers in the text.
- •Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
- •IV. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box:
- •Grammar exercises
- •X. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it.
- •2. Read and translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. A glimpse of Great Britain Enlarge your greetings
- •I. Find answers in the text.
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Choose the correct answer а, в or с from the list below.
- •IV. Now read the text again and decide whether these statements are true or false.
- •V. Discuss the following with your partner.
- •VI. Say what you have learned about:
- •Grammar exercises
- •VII. Translate the sentences. Practise the use of Modal Verbs (§ 14).
- •VIII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs. (§ 11). Translate the sentences.
- •Word origin Hobby
- •2. Read and translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. The poem to enjoy. Try to learn it by heart. Robert frost The dust of snow
- •Read the text Money
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text:
- •III. Choose the correct word or phrase.
- •Grammar exercises
- •VIII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin sandwich
- •2. Read and translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. A glimpse of Great Britain The London Tube
- •Unit 11
- •Read the text Banks
- •I. Find answers in the text.
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box:
- •V. Discuss the following with your partner.
- •VI. Say what you have learned about:
- •Grammar exercises
- •VII. Translate the sentences. Practise the use of Past Participle (§ 15).
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin bribe: a piece of bread
- •2. Read and translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. The poem to enjoy. Try to learn it by heart. Henry w. Longfellow afternoon in february
- •Unit 12
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Match the words and phrases with the definitions.
- •IV. Now read the text again and match some paragraphs with the correct heading.
- •V. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box:
- •VI. Now read the text again and answer the questions.
- •VII. Discuss these questions with your partner.
- •VIII. Say what you have learned about:
- •Grammar exercises
- •IX. Translate the sentences. Practise the use of the Absolute Participle Construction (§ 16).
- •X. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§ 11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin gymnastics: in the nude
- •2. Read and translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. A glimpse of Great Britain. Wonders of Cornwall
- •Unite 13
- •Read the text Division of labour
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box:
- •IV. Now read the text again and match each paragraph with the correct heading.
- •V. Say what you have learned about:
- •Grammar exercises
- •VI. Translate the sentences. Practise the use of Gerund (§ 17).
- •VII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§ 11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it.
- •2. Read and translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. The poem to enjoy. Try to learn it by heart. Eunice Close Mad March wind
- •Unit 14
- •Read the text Inflation and unemployment
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Choose the correct word.
- •IV. Now read the text again and match each paragraph with the correct heading.
- •V. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box.
- •Grammar exercises
- •VIII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin paper: from the papyrus plant
- •2. Read and translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. A glimpse of Great Britain British Christmas
- •Unit 15
- •Read the text Economic growth and shocks
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Choose the correct answer а, в or с from the list below.
- •IV. Now read the text again and choose the sentence which best summarizes each paragraph. Paragraph 1
- •V. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box:
- •VI. Now read the text again and choose the best way to finish each sentence.
- •VII. Discuss these questions with your partner.
- •VI. Say what you have learned about:
- •Grammar exercises
- •VII. Translate the sentences. Practise the use of Infinitives in different functions (§19).
- •Al leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin bread: merely a fragment
- •2. Read and translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. The poem to enjoy. Try to learn it by heart. April Spring is coming
- •Unit 16
- •Read the text Less developed countries
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Choose the correct word.
- •IV. Now read the text again and choose the best answer а, в or с to complete each sentence.
- •V. Discuss this question with your partner.
- •VI. Say what you have learned about:
- •Grammar exercises
- •VII. Translate the sentences. Practise the use of Complex Object (§ 20).
- •VIII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin magazine: once a storehouse
- •2. Read and translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. A glimpse of Great Britain. Small is beautiful
- •Unit 17
- •Read the text International trade
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text:
- •III. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
- •IV. Now read the text again and decide whether these statements are true or false.
- •Grammar exercises
- •IX. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§ 11). Translate the sentences.
- •Word origin pupil: Just a doll
- •2. Translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. The poem to enjoy. Try to learn it by heart. Lovely May
- •Unit 18
- •Read the text
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text
- •III. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
- •IV. Now read the text again and answer these questions in your own words.
- •V. Complete the summary by choosing the best word or number for each gap.
- •V. Discuss this question with your partner.
- •VI. Say what you have learned about:
- •Grammar exercises
- •VII. Translate the sentences. Practise the use and translation of sentences taking into account Sequence of Tenses (§22).
- •VIII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§ 11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. Word origin
- •2. Translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalent, give a situation using them.
- •3. A glimpse of Great Britain. Teens and Internet
- •Unit 19
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Match the words and phrases with the definitions.
- •Grammar exercises
- •VIII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§ 11). Translate the sentences.
- •2. Translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. The poem to enjoy. Try to learn it by heart. The seasons
- •Unit 20
- •Read the text Russia’s foreign trade
- •I. Find answers in the text:
- •II. Complete the sentences as in the text.
- •III. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box.
- •IV. Now read the text again and decide whether these statements are true or false.
- •V. Discuss these questions with your partner.
- •VI. Say what you have learned about:
- •Grammar exercises
- •VII. Translate the asyndetic sentences (§ 24). Insert missed conjunctions.
- •VIII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs (§11). Translate the sentences.
- •At leisure
- •1. Read the article without a dictionary, try to retell it. World origin Purse: made from hide
- •2. Translate the proverbs, think of Russian equivalents, give a situation using them.
- •3. A glimpse of Great Britain. British food
- •§ 8. Неопределенные местоимения
- •§ 9. Числительные
- •§ 10. Оборот there is (are)
- •§ 11. Глагол
- •§ 12. Образование вопросительной формы
- •§ 13. Образование отрицательной формы.
- •§ 14. Модальные глаголы
- •Глаголы долженствования
- •§ 15. Причастие
- •§ 16. Независимый причастный оборот
- •§ 17. Герундий
- •§ 18. Формы с окончанием -ing
- •§ 19. Инфинитив
- •§ 20. Инфинитивный оборот «Complex Оbject»
- •§ 22. Согласование времен
- •§ 23. Условные предложения
- •§ 24. Бессоюзные придаточные предложения
- •Суффиксы имен прилагательных
- •Суффиксы имен существительных
- •1. Fresh air (1400 р.С.*) Climate change
- •3. Time to use insurance to stop people building on flood plains (1600 р.С.)
- •4. Alternative Fuel: Russia’s Strides (1800 р.С.)
- •5. The truth about recycling (2200 р.С.)
- •6. Suffer the little children (2000 р.С.) Most of the rich world is short of babies
- •7. The benefits and the costs of living longer (2000 р.С.)
- •8. The end of retirement (1400 p.C.)
- •9. No place to call home (1600 p.C.) China’s migrant workers
- •10. Finding Oil or Saving Bears? (1800 p.C.)
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МОСКОВСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ ПУТЕЙ СООБЩЕНИЯ
И.А. Скрябина
АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК
Утверждено
редакционно-издательским советом РОAТ
в качестве учебного пособия
Роат Москва – 2010
УДК 8(075)=20 ББК 81.2Англ С459
Скрябина И.А. Английский язык: Уч. пос. — М.: МИИТ, 2010. — 160 с.
Содержит аудиторные тексты с упражнениями, краткий грамматический справочник, тексты для внеаудиторной проработки с материалами по страноведению. Весь учебный материал имеет экономическую направленность.
Предназначено для студентов I и II курсов экономических специальностей.
Р е ц е н з е н т – канд. пед. наук, доц. С.И. Казаченко
Isbn 978-5-7473-0520-5 © Московский государственный
университет путей сообщения, 2010
Contents
Предисловие 4
The map of the guide 6
Part I. Texts and exercises 9
Unit 1 What does economics study? 9
Unit 2 History of economic thought 15
Unit 3 The traditional economy 21
Unit 4 The market economy 27
Unit 5 The planned economy 33
Unit 6 The mixed economy 38
Unit 7 Consumer choices 43
Unit 8 Demand and supply 48
Unit 9 Market structure and competition 56
Unit 10 Money 61
Unit 11 Banks 67
Unit 12 Wealth, income, inequality, poverty 73
Unit 13 Division of labour 80
Unit 14 Inflation and unemployment 86
Unit 15 Economic growth and economic shocks 93
Unit 16 Less developed countries 101
Unit 17 International trade 107
Unit 18 The Russian economy in the XIX century 112
Unit 19 Contemporary Russia: the fall and rise 118
Unit 20 Russia’s foreign trade 123
Part II. Краткий грамматический справочник 129
Part III. Supplementary reading 144
1. Climate change. Fresh air (China and Australia unveil new
policies on global warming) (1400 p.c.) 144
A new class of travellers (1800 p.c.) 145
Time to use insurance to stop people building on flood plains
(1600 p.c.) 146
Alternative fuel (1800 p.c.) 148
The truth about recycling (2200 p.c.) 149
Suffer the little children (2000 p.c.) 151
The benefits and costs of living longer (2000 p.c.) 153
The end of retirement (1400 p.c.) 155
No place to call home (1600 p.c.) 157
Finding oil or saving bears? (1800 p.c.) 158
Literature 159
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Предисловие
Данное пособие предназначено для студентов экономического профиля I – II курсов и составлено в соответствии с программой.*
Целью пособия является подготовка студентов к использованию английского языка в их будущей профессиональной деятельности, т.е. обучение как письменной, так и устной форме общения. Кроме того, полученные знания могут служить базой для дальнейшего самообразования. В качестве одной из основных задач в неязыковом вузе остается обучение чтению. Пособие направлено на развитие основных видов чтения: изучающего, ознакомительного, поискового и просмотрового, выбор которых определяется задачей, поставленной при работе с оригинальной литературой. При отборе текстового материала в качестве основного критерия служила информативная ценность экономических текстов. Поэтому в качестве таковых были выбраны оригинальные тексты из журналов «The economist», «Speak out», пособия «Macmillan Guide to economics» и других источников, имеющих профессионально-ориентированную направленность. В пособие также имеются упражнения на понимание текста, упражнения на развития коммуникативных навыков, лексические и грамматические упражнения и страноведческие материалы.
Все тексты и упражнения направлены на формирование базового словарного запаса (приблизительно 1200 лексических единиц) и преодоление трудностей перевода, для чего предусмотрена достаточная повторяемость активной экономической лексики и типичных грамматических явлений. Пособие состоит из трех частей.
* Программа по иностранным языкам для вузов неязыковых специальностей. — М., 2000.
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Структура пособия