- •Part II. Finance Unit 1 a country's economy
- •I. Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea.
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word.
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. Africa's Strong Growth
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •VII. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps with words or word-combinations from the list.
- •I. Listen to the recording and fill in the data on the economy of Aland and Beland.
- •II. Listen to the recording one more time and answer the following questions.
- •I. Using information of International Financial Programme, summarise the situation in Brazil.
- •II. Translate the following article into English: Япония: как обуздать дефляцию?
- •Unit 2 Mergers and takeovers
- •Useful language
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea. Text 1. Merger Mania As Telecoms Goes Multimedia
- •III. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •IV. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and create your own sentences using them:
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. Novoship Agrees To Merge Limit, As Russian Ship Monopoly Vetoed
- •VI. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •I. Speak out:
- •II. Read the following information and discuss the questions that follow.
- •Unit 3 The Consumer Society
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea.
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Find the sentences in the text that prove the following statements and comment on them:
- •IV. Circle the most appropriate synonym according to the contextual meaning of the word:
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. The pr Industry Today
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •Fill in the table with the suitable words and expressions to describe all possible pros and cons for each mean of Mass Media:
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Unit 4 Commodity markets
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea. Text 1. China Effect Convulses Commodity Markets
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Complete the following lines with the words from the text:
- •IV. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. Gold Market
- •VI. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •VII. Read text II attentively and finish the statements choosing the best variant.
- •VIII. Find words and phrases in text II corresponding to the following definitions
- •I. Listen to the text and write a short review on Kuala Lumpur trading in palm oil.
- •II. Listen to the recording and write down information about:
- •1. Using information from the recording write a short report for your imaginary client dealing with tea export.
- •2. Don't forget to give a title to your report, briefly summarise the information and give your recommendations in the end. Unit 5 Company finance
- •I. Read the following text and comment on the six effective cost-control strategies outlined in it. Text 1. Do-It-Yourself Growth Capital
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Rewrite the sentences using the words and word-combinations from the text instead of the underlined ones.
- •IV. Fill in the gaps with the words or word-combinations from the list.
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it.
- •VI. Answer the following questions.
- •VII. Give definitions to the words from the text. Make up your own sentences using them.
- •VIII. Circle the most appropriate synonym to the word according to its contextual meaning.
- •I. Speak out:
- •Unit 6 Bankruptcy and receivership
- •Useful language
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea. Text 1. Micky McDonald Ran Westbeach For Five Years. Then It Went Bankrupt.
- •II. Choose the best variant:
- •III. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Find the words in the text referring to the given definitions:
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. Lawsuit Bursts Balloon Of Party-goods Chain
- •Unit 7 Stocks, shares and investment
- •Useful language
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea. Text I. Apple Pie Stock Options
- •I1. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •III. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •IV. Find English equivalents in the text to the word-combinations that follow:
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. Sound Investing During Market Volatility
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •VII. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •VIII. Continue the list of synonyms with the words from the text:
- •II. Listen again and answer the following questions:
- •Unit 8 Exchange and interest rates
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea. Text 1. Forces Behind Exchange Rates
- •I1. Answer the following questions:
- •III. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Give definitions to the words from the text according to their contextual meaning:
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. The Dollar's Decline Accelerates
- •VI. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •Vi1. Find the words in the text referring to the following definitions:
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps with the words or word-combinations from the list:
VIII. Find words and phrases in text II corresponding to the following definitions
any of various alloys based on iron containing carbon
lack of effectiveness or success
a metallic material, such as steel, brass, or bronze, consisting of a mixture of two or more metals or of metallic elements with nonmetallic elements.
to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away
a strip or margin; border
a vertical passageway into a mine
the condition of being used up; consumption
to protect against financial loss through future price fluctuations, as by investing in futures
a small piece of something larger; fragment
a device using three-way catalysts to reduce the obnoxious and poisonous components of the products of combustion (mainly oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and unburnt hydrocarbons) from the exhausts of motor vehicles
Listening
I. Listen to the text and write a short review on Kuala Lumpur trading in palm oil.
II. Listen to the recording and write down information about:
1. The 15 primarty products mentioned in the report.
2. The four different rates of tax mentioned.
3. The effects of different taxes on income for the exporting countries.
4. Reasons for the rise or fall in income.
Speaking
A) Read the following and answer the question "Why?" according to the plan.
Grain trade.
Filling granaries, not stomachs.
Thanks to good harvests, world grain prices have fallen. Yet some importing countries are still going short. Instead of shooting up — as happened during the past two decades, the amount of grain traded internationally this year will be no higher than last year, and 7% lower than in the record year of 1981. Why?
Plan
Stockpiles.
Policy changes under the food importers.
Exporters' subsidies.
4. Dollar.
b) Make a 2 -4 minute report on the following topics:
Financial instruments and ways of investment.
Commodity markets in Russia: modern tendency of developing.
Writing
1. Using information from the recording write a short report for your imaginary client dealing with tea export.
2. Don't forget to give a title to your report, briefly summarise the information and give your recommendations in the end. Unit 5 Company finance
Lead-in
Work with a partner to discuss the following questions:
What finance and lease options can you suggest for customers equipment and assets?
Does leasing equipment offer business a competitive edge by minimizing tax liability, conserving credit and capital, and protecting against equipment obsolescence?
Suggest a convenient way to acquire the equipment business needs without all the hassles.
What financial programs can offer significant benefits related to economics, liquidity, cash flow, overall financial statement management, and capital creation?
Useful language
loan capital |
заемный капитал |
convertible bonds |
конвертируемые облигации |
nominal value |
номинальная стоимость |
rights issue |
предложение новых акций акционерам пропорционально пакетам акций, которые они уже имеют (обычно по более низкой цене) |
rule-of-thumb |
произвольное решение произвольный, приблизительный |
defunct |
вышедший из бизнеса |
mesh |
поймать в сети; опутывать сетями |
lucrative |
прибыльный, доходный, выгодный |
to live up (new) demands |
отвечать (новым) требованиям |
slog |
сильный удар |
to weed out |
избавиться от чего-либо, удалить |
gung-go |
полный желания, ретивый |
flagship |
самый крупный (важный), флагман |
accounting profit |
бухгалтерская прибыль |
backward shifting |
сдвигание назад |
buffer stocks |
резервные запасы |
bonus issue |
бонусная эмиссия акций: выпуск новых акции, предлагаемых имеющимся акционерам компании (по цене ниже рыночной или бесплатно) |
equity capital |
акционерный капитал |
face value |
нарицательная стоимость, номинальная стоимость |
gearing |
отношение заемного капитала компании к ее акционерному капиталу; гиринг |
deregulation |
сокращение объёма вмешательства государства в экономику |
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