- •Econom-
- •Which word?
- •Economics vs. Economy
- •The economy depends about as much on economists as the weather does on weather forecasters.
- •Economics
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •“The economy depends about as much on economists as the weather does on weather forecasters.”
- •“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” (Will Smith)
- •Lesson 2
- •Which word?
- •Economic vs. Economical
- •Which word?
- •Economic goods vs. Economy goods
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Increase, growth or rise?
- •Economy
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Lesson 1
- •Which word?
- •Trade / business / industry
- •Which word?
- •Supplier or distributor?
- •Task 12. A) Define the meaning of the word “трейдер” in Ukrainian. Let the following headlines from Ukrainian mass media be your clues.
- •What is Trade?
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Lesson 2
- •Trade or Commerce?
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Verb or noun?
- •Vocabulary building Bimonthly / biweekly biyearly etc.
- •Forms of Trade
- •Vocabulaty Notes:
- •Lesson 3
- •Which word?
- •Trade vs. Trades
- •International Trade
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •Lesson 4
- •Modern Patterns of International Trade
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
Lesson 3
Task 1. Study the following words.
Which word?
Trade vs. Trades
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Task 2. Categorize the following words frequently used before “TRADE” according to certain criteria. What are the criteria involved?
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land |
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brisk |
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barter |
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export |
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foreign |
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money |
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interior |
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bilateral |
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overseas |
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invisible |
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domestic |
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depressed |
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mail-order |
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multilateral |
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cross-border |
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international |
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wholesale |
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triangular |
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instalment |
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external |
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entrepot |
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frontier |
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visible |
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internal |
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inland |
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import |
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home |
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maritime |
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Task 3. a) Match the terms in column A with their opposites in column B.
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b) Which of the above terms can be translated as:
“видима торгівля”;
бартерна, мінова торгівля;
внутрішня торгівля;
пожвавлена торгівля;
роздрібна торгівля;
сухопутна торгівля;
торгівля у розстрочку?
Task 4. Define three groups of synonyms among the following words.
1. Home trade; |
5. internal trade; |
9. domestic trade; |
2. inland trade; |
6. frontier trade; |
10. international trade; |
3. foreign trade; |
7. external trade; |
11. cross-border trade. |
4. interior trade; |
8. overseas trade; |
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Task 5. “Odd man out.” In each line cross out a word (word combination) that in its meaning differs from the others. Explain your choice.
triangular trade – bilateral trade – overseas trade;
land trade – maritime trade – inland trade;
illicit trade – retail trade – wholesale trade;
brisk trade – cross-border trade – depressed trade;
cross-border trade – frontier trade – domestic trade;
external trade – invisible trade – internal trade;
foreign trade – barter trade – money trade;
external trade – international trade – internal trade;
Task 6. Practice reading the following words.
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Task 7. Read the text.