- •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:
VI. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
A paper swap without merger will be acceptable to Novoship’s executives.
German Gref continues to oppose a merger which would consolidate the three companies into a single shareholding.
This transfer of shares would cost the government money.
Terekhin sidestepped the question of whether the proposed merger of the two companies will involve a new share emission.
The Novoship minorities will be hurt, as their shares will not be diluted, at least not before the real merger.
Real merger will not happen within the next five years or so.
VII. Paraphrase the sentences using the words from the text instead of the underlined ones.
1) They didn’t come to an agreement during the last sitting of the board, so the agenda stays the same: how to unite the three companies into a single shareholding.
2) The governor of the region claims it’s impossible to set nautical monopoly for the next 5 years.
3) He strengthened his acting director position when he started a new campaign being a guardian for the state.
4) All subsidiaries and offshore branches have been involved into a new worldwide advertising campaign in order to attract new investments.
5) Again they tried to secure the approval of local authorities for the launching into the market a consignment of food supplements.
6) The Novoship representative admits that negotiations will only go on terms of 50%-share, otherwise the transaction will not take place.
7) They surrendered only after the paychecks were transferred to the bank and the results of the voting were announced.
VIII. Find the words in the text referring to the given definitions.
to avoid smth
close connection
the act of deciding how much money smth might be sold for or the amount of money decided on
limited to only one person or group of people
a possibility or likelihood of something happenning
to be, to be real
Listening
Listen to the recording and answer the following questions:
1. What is the circulation of US News and World Report?
2. How many magazines did Zuckerman own before he bought US News and World Report?
3. How was it/were they called?
4. How much is Zuckerman paying for US News and World Report?
5. How much is the price in relation to the 1983 earnings?
6. How many workers of the US News staff will be dollar millionaires if the deal goes through?
Speaking
I. Speak out:
Comment on the following quotation: “You cannot buy a company merely by buying its shares”.
As a member of the Board of Directors of GM explain what are the benefits that the company expects to flow from building strategic alliances with smaller competitors.
What are the possible disadvantages of the following strategic development elements:
Joint production of engines and new models saves costs
Production economies of scale
Managerial economies of scale
Technical economies of scale
Speedier development times.