
- •I. Read and translate the text a. Answer the comprehension questions to the text. Render the text
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- •II. Read and translate the text в
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- •Ex.8. Match the cities and their main characteristics, and make sentences:
- •IntervfeW with the Economist Foreigner: How did your economy fare last year? Russian: Last year was one of the best for Russia. Gdp grew at a
- •I. Числительные (Numerals). Слова million, thousand and hundred
- •III. Инфинитив (The Infinitive)
Ex.8. Match the cities and their main characteristics, and make sentences:
1. Chicago |
a. an oil refining and space research centre |
2. Detroit |
b. the first biggest city of the States |
3. New York |
c. a cotton industry centre |
4. New Orleans |
d. the second largest city |
5. Huston |
e. a shipping commercial centre |
6. Philadelphia |
f. Hollywood |
7. Los Angeles |
g. the world's leader in car producing |
Ex.9. Complete the sentences:
Each region has characteristics ...
Shipbuilding ...are highly developed in the USA.
The USA is a highly ...
... are the biggest industrial regions in the States.
Ex.10. Sum up what the text says about:
modern big city and its downtown -
town and its Main Street
the Corn Belt
the state of California
mineral resources of the country
Ex.11. Say what else you know about the states and cities of the USA. Ex.12. Read the Grammar Presentation of the Numerals (page 106) and do grammatical exercises.
Grammar and Lexis
Ex. 1. Use the words properly and read the following:
eight (million) inhabitants; one hundred and eighty (million) people; a few (hundred) of roubles; (million) of people; one point three (million) euros; two hundred (thousand) dollars; (thousand) of inhabitants.
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Ex. 2. Translate: —
тыс. евро миллионы жителей
млн человек несколько сот эмигрантов
млн долларов несколько тысяч иммигрантов
Ex. 3. Make a few sentences with the following combinations:
million (thousand\ hundred) people
a few millions (thousands, hundreds) of people
Ex. 4. Write down the following in figures:
three point one million
six point five hundred
two hundred thousand
one hundred and ninety thousand
four hundred and ninety five thousand
three million, two hundred thousand
eight million, six thousand, five hundred and seven
Ex. 5. Write the questions:
. ? - Its population is more than 180m people.
. ? - The biggest states are New York, California and
Pennsylvania.
. ? - Some areas are densely populated, others are not.
. ? - The highest density is in cities.
III. Read the text С and translate it into Russian. Explain how the economy machine works
Nation's Economy
The economy of the country is like a machine which provides us with things we need, i.e. goods and services. The economy creates the wealth of the country. The better it works the better off are the people.
The government through its economic policy plays an important role in the control of the economy machine. The major branches of economic policy are fiscal and monetary policies. Fiscal policy is concerned
with taxes and government spending activities. Monetary policy is concerned with controlling the supply of money and credit.
A nation's economy can be divided into three sectors of activity. The primary sector deals with extraction of minerals, agriculture, fishing, and forestry. Processing of the primary sector materials and production of manufactured goods is the field of the manufacturing sector. The service sector provides services of various kinds such as transportation, distribution, catering as well as financial services and tourism. The role of the manufacturing sector in the advanced industrialised countries is decreasing while the service sector is becoming more important.
Words and word combinations you may need
branch - отрасль экономики fiscal policy - бюджетно-налоговая политика monetary policy - кредитно-денежная политика supply - предложение
supply of money and credit - денежная массав обращении и предложение кредитных средств
primary sector - первичный сектор
deal with - иметь дело с
extraction - добыча (минерального сырья)
processing - переработка
manufacturing sector - обрабатывающий сектор distribution - распределение, дистрибуция catering - общественное питание
advanced industrialised countries - промышленно-развитые страны
Exercises
Ex.1. Think of adjectives which are used with the following words:
enterprise, sector of economy, programme, finances, business, policy
Ex.2. Form verbs from the following words and translate them: employment; government; privatisation; decision; growth; manufactory^; investment; tax; extraction; production; transportation; distribution; supply
Ex.3. Match the infinitives in A with the nouns in В А В
to produce |
an enterprise |
to privatise |
a climate |
to play |
raw materials |
to take |
assistance |
to create |
productivity |
to provide |
goods |
to raise |
a decision |
to process |
a role |
Ex.4. Read the interview with a Russian economist published in one of the specialist journals. Sum up his assessment of the economic situation in Russia