2.3 Прочитайте текст и отметьте, истинны или ложны (True or False) данные утверждения, согласно тексту. Исправьте ложные утверждения.

1. A.Smith agreed with the physiocrats that land was the only source of wealth.

A.Smith disagreed with the physiocrats that land was the only source of wealth.

2. Smith was against government regulation of the economy in order to promote a favorable balance of trade.

3. In Smith’s view, a nation’s wealth was dependent upon the combination of labor and other factors of production.

4. Business firms produce only those products that consumers want as a means of benefiting society.

They do this, not as a means of benefiting society, but in an effort to outperform their competitors and gain the greatest profit.

5. The “invisible hand” was the name for the economic forces of the market given by the mercantilists.

The “invisible hand” was Smith’s name for the economic forces that we today would call supply and demand, or the marketplace.

6. The principle elements of the economic system have changed since the time of A.Smith.

The principle elements of the economic system haven't changed since the time of A.Smith.

2.4 Дополните фразы из текста данными словами.

trade, output, beliefs, society, competitors, profit, production, favorable

1. principle economic _____beliefs_____

2. to promote a _____favorable ____ balance of _____ trade_____

3. to benefit ____society_____

4. to outperform _____competitors______

5. to gain the greatest ____profit_______

6. to increase ____output_____

7. to maximize _____production_____

2.5 Дополните выражения из текста предлогами.

1. differ ___with___ the physiocrats

2. call ___for___ government regulation

3. dependent ___upon___ production

4. free ___of___ regulation

5. __at____ the lowest prices

6. function ___of___ its own

2.6 Дайте развернутые ответы на вопросы в письменной форме.

1. How does the “invisible hand” operate in a nation’s economy?

2. Why is The Wealth of Nations written by A.Smith considered to be one of the most influential books of our time?

Модуль 3 устная тема задания по самостоятельной работе над устными темами

1. Southern Federal University

1. Изучите активную лексику урока и подберите правильный перевод к словам и фразам.

1) current enrolment g a. обязательный

2) natural sciences h b. учебный план

3) graduate (from) (v) j c. аспирантура

4) course of study k d. преподавательский состав

5) correspondence course l e. присваивать, присуждать (степень)

6) social sciences i f. отдел, отделение

7) compulsory (adj) a g. текущий набор

8) curriculum (n) b h. естественные науки

9) department (n) f i. общественные науки

10) postgraduate studies c j. окончить учебное заведение

11) teaching staff d k. курс обучения

12) confer (v) e l. курс заочного обучения