- •Unit 1. Basic terms text 1.1 Money and income
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the texts Currency
- •Personal finance
- •Answer the following questions
- •V. Complete the sentences with words from the box. Look at the texts to help you
- •Теxt 1.2 Business finance
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the texts Capital
- •Revenue
- •Financial statement
- •Answer the following questions
- •IV. Complete the crossword. Use the texts to help you
- •V. Do the following assignment
- •VI. Test your English
- •Unit 2 accounting теxt 2.1 Accounting and accountancy
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the texts Accounting
- •Auditing
- •Laws, rules and standards
- •Answer the following questions
- •V. What type of work does each person do, and what is the name of each job?
- •VI. Match the two parts of the sentences
- •VII. Find verbs in the texts that can be used to make word combinations with the nouns below
- •VIII. Give extensive answers to the following questions
- •IX. Test your English
- •Теxt 2.2 bookkeeping
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •Read and translate the texts Double-entry bookkeeping
- •Day books and ledgers
- •Balancing the books
- •IV. Answer the following questions
- •V. Match the words in the box with the definitions below. Use the texts to help you
- •VI. Find pairs of words as they occur in the text
- •VII. Complete the sentences. Look at the texts to help you
- •VIII. Complete the sentences using “debit” or “credit”
- •IX. Think over the questions. Give extensive answers
- •X. Test your English
- •Теxt 2.3 accounting policies and standards
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •Read and translate the text
- •Valuation and measurement
- •Historical cost and inflation accounting
- •IV. Answer the following questions
- •VI. Are the following statements true or false? Find reasons for your answers in the text
- •VII. Complete the table with words from the text and related forms. Put a stress mark in front of the stressed syllable in each word. The first one has been done for you
- •VIII. Think it over and write a report
- •IX. Test your English
- •Теxt 2.4 accounting assumptions and principles
- •I. Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •II. Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the text assumptions
- •Principles
- •Answer the following questions
- •V. Match the accounting assumptions and principles (1-6) to the activities they prevent (a-f)
- •VI. Complete the sentences
- •VIII. Think it over and write a report
- •IX. Test your English.
- •Теxt 2.5 depreciation and amortization
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the text fixed assets
- •Valuation
- •Depreciation
- •IV. Answer the following questions
- •Match the words in the box with the definitions below
- •Math the nouns in the box with the verbs below to make word combinations. Then use some of the word combinations to complete the sentences below
- •Match the two parts of the sentences
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions
- •Test your English
- •Теxt 2.6 auditing
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the text
- •Internal auditing
- •External auditing
- •Irregularities
- •IV. Answer the questions
- •V. Match the job titles (1-4) with the descriptions (a-d). Use the text to help you
- •VI. Match the nouns in the box with the verbs below to make word combinations. Some words can be used twice
- •VIII. Give extensive answers to the following questions
- •IX. Тest your English
- •Unit 3. Financial statements теxt 3.1 The balance sheet
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •Read and translate the texts Assets liabilities and capital
- •Shareholders’ equity
- •IV. Answer the questions
- •V. Are the following statements true or false? Give reasons for your answers
- •VI. Complete the sentences. Look at the texts to help you
- •VII. Make word combinations using a word from each box. Then use the word combinations to complete the sentences below
- •VIII. Do the following task
- •XI. Test your English
- •Теxt 3.2 The balance sheet: assets
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •Read and translate the texts Fixed and current assets
- •Valuation
- •Tangible and intangible assets
- •IV. Answer the questions
- •V. Find words and expressions in the texts with the following meanings
- •VI. Match the two parts of the sentences. Look at the texts to help you
- •VII. Sort the following into current, fixed and intangible assets
- •VIII. Do the following task
- •IX. Test your English
- •Теxt 3.3 The balance sheet: liabilities
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •II. Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the texts Liabilities
- •Accrued expenses
- •Shareholders’ equity on the balance sheet
- •IV. Answer the questions
- •V. Are the following statements true or false? Give your reasons
- •Теxt 3.4 the other financial statements
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •II. Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the texts
- •The cash flow statement
- •Answer the questions
- •V. Which figure in each of the following pairs is higher for a profitable company? Look at the first text to help you
- •VI. Complete the text with words from the box. You will need to use each word more than once
- •VII. Would the following appear as operating, financing or investing activities on a cash flow statement? Look at the example below to help you
- •VIII. Think it over
- •IX. Test your English
- •Text 3.5 financial ratios 1
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations:
- •Read and translate the texts Types of financial ratio
- •Liquidity and solvency ratios
- •Earnings and dividends
- •IV. Answer the following questions
- •V. Find words with the following meanings
- •VI. Make word combination using a word from each box. One word can be used twice. Then use the word combinations to complete the sentences below. Look at the texts to help you
- •VII. Match the two parts of the sentences.
- •VIII. Over to you
- •IX. Test your English
- •Text 3.6 financial ratios 2
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the texts Profitability
- •Leverage
- •IV. Answer the following questions
- •V. Match the two parts of the sentences. Look at the texts to help you.
- •VI. Read the text and answer the questions below
- •VII. Over to you
- •VIII. Test your English
- •Теxt 3.7 cost accounting
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •Read and translate the texts direct and indirect costs
- •Fixed and variable costs
- •Breakeven analysis
- •Answer the questions
- •V. Match the words in the box with the definitions below. Look at a, b and c opposite to help you
- •VI. Sort the following into direct, indirect, fixed and variable costs. Look at a and b opposite to help you
- •VII. Which of the following statements describes:
- •VIII. Over to you
- •IX. Test your English a) Fill in the missing words in the terms below. Choose from the box.
- •Unit 4. Banking теxt 4.1 Financial institutions
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •Read and translate the texts
- •Specialized banks
- •IV. Answer the questions
- •Find words in the texts with the following meanings
- •Before financial deregulation, which types of financial institutions did these types of business?
- •VII. The extracts below are from websites. Which types of banks do the websites belong to?
- •VIII. Over to you
- •Test your English
- •Теxt 4.2 Money markets
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the texts The money markets
- •Common money market instruments
- •IV. Answer the questions
- •V. Are the following statements true or false? Find reasons for your answers in the texts
- •VI. Match the words in the box with the definitions below. Use the texts to help you.
- •VII. Match the two parts of the sentences. Look at the texts to help you
- •VIII. Over to you
- •Test your English
- •Unit 5. Economics and trade теxt 5.1 taxation
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations
- •III. Read and translate the texts. Direct taxes
- •Indirect taxes
- •VIII. Find five verbs in the texts that can be used to make word combinations with ‘tax’
- •IX. Over to you
- •Test your English
- •Теxt 5.2 business plan
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations:
- •Read and translate the texts Market opportunities
- •The company, the product and the market
- •The financial analysis
- •IV. Answer the questions
- •V. Make word combinations using a word from each box. Then use the word combinations to complete the sentences below. Look at the texts to help you.
- •VI. Complete the sentences. Use the texts to help you
- •VII. Use the words below to make word combinations with ‘market’ that have appeared in this book. Then sort the word combinations: which are concerned with finance and which with marketing?
- •VIII. Over to you
- •Test your English
- •Список використаної літератури
- •Про автора
- •Фахова англійська мова
- •18000, М. Черкаси, вул. Смілянська, 2
VIII. Find five verbs in the texts that can be used to make word combinations with ‘tax’
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IX. Over to you
In your country, what percentage of national income goes to the government as tax? Do you know how this compares with other countries?
Test your English
Match each definition on the right with a term from the box. Write the term beside each definition.
Capital gains tax corporation tax creative accounting
excise duty
loophole money laundering progressive tax
tax deductable tax evasion
tax haven tax loss tax shelter
value added tax
1. income tax People pay this tax on the money they earn.
2. _________ Companies pay this tax on their profits.
3. _________ Profits from the sale of assets may be subject to this tax
4. _________ Government tax on things such as cigarettes, alcohol
and petrol
5. _________ This kind of tax means that the more money you earn,
the higher the rate of tax you have to pay.
6. _________ A clever but still legal way of reducing the amount of
tax to an absolute minimum.
7. _________ A country such as Liechtenstein and the Bahamas
where tax is love.
8. _________ A mistake in the law which allows people to avoid
paying tax.
9. _________ These payments are not subject to tax
10. ________ n the accounts the company is seen to make this if
capital expenditure is brought forward to use up profits.
11. ________ This tax is added to the price of goods and services.
12. ________ Avoiding paying tax by giving false information to the
authorities.
13. ________ Investment schemes which allow people to postpone
paying tax.
14. ________ Handling money made from illegal activity.
Key: 29 Taxes
Теxt 5.2 business plan
Practice the pronunciation of the following words:
brilliant, idea, existing, require, opportunity, venture, project, summary, executive, chapter, differentiate, unique, focus, forecast, advantages, achieve, advertising, publicity, incentives, encourage, prefer, implement, details, particular, period, probably, breakeven, various, appendices, curriculum vitae, resume, absolutely, essentially, convince
Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations:
market opportunities – конюнктура ринку;
market opportunity – ринкова можливість, можливість розширення ринку (напр., нерозвинений ринок збуту (сегмент ринку), на який компанія може вийти зі своїм товаром; нереалізований попит на будь-який відсутній на ринку товар, який компанія може задовольнити, розробивши та запропонувавши товар ринку);
venture capitalist - компанія венчурного капіталу; компанія, що спеціалізується на венчурних інвестиціях; підприємець, що йде на ризик;
a summary( Executive Summary) - короткий виклад, зведення, пояснювальна записка;
chapter – розділ;
to focus on the benefit - зосереджуватися на вигоді;
forecasts for the future - передбачення на майбутнє;
to outline - накреслити в загальних рисах; зробити начерк;
incentives to encourage customers - стимули для заохочення клієнтів;
performance – динаміка, результативність діяльності;
a breakeven analysis – аналіз беззбитковості; аналіз діяльності підприємства;
financial ratios – фінансові коефіцієнти;
appendices - додатки;
curriculum vitae (CV) - біографічна довідка; анкетні дані;
to be convinced – бути переконаним;
over-the-counter market - позабіржовий ринок; ринок цінних паперів, які продаються по телефону або через комп'ютерну мережу;
skimming - стратегія високих цін (встановлення високої ціни на новий продукт з метою отримати великий прибуток на початковому етапі, коли ще конкуренція недостатньо висока, а потім поступове зниження ціни);
penetration - проникнення (на економічний ринок якоїсь країни).
