- •Предисловие
- •Содержание
- •Unit I the workshop of the world
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Using prefixes dis-, il-, ir-, un-, non-, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now you know that Britain used to be the “workshop of the world”. Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit I. The Victorian boom and the Great Exhibition
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the prepositions:
- •Now read the third text of this Unit. It touches upon the problems of transformation of the economy in Britain in the 19th century. The transformation of the economy
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now read the last text of Unit I. It tells about some other interesting features of Victorian economy. New consumers
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •29. Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •30. Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences. Unit II how it all started
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •4. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •7. Find the proper definition:
- •8. Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •9. Using prefixes dis-, il-, ir-, un-, non-, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •10. Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now you know how it all started in Great Britain. Read the following text, which deals with the main idea of the first text of this Unit. Job changes and job records. Death in the city
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •17. Translate into Russian:
- •18. Fill in the prepositions:
- •19. Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •20. Now read the third text of this Unit. It tells about women and urban life in Victorian Britain. Woman's mission. Private view: Victorian letters as source material
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •22. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •23. Translate into Russian:
- •24. Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •25. Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •26. Fill in the prepositions:
- •27. Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Unit III made in britain
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Using prefixes dis-, in-, un-, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now you know what happened in Britain after the Second World War. Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit 3. The Economy of Great Britain after the Second World War (part 1).
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the prepositions:
- •Now read the third text of this Unit. It touches upon the problems of further transformation of the economy in Britain. The Economy of Great Britain after the Second World War (part 2).
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences. Test
- •Choose the correct alternative to fill in the gap. Only one answer is correct.
- •Choose the correct alternatives to fill in the gaps. Two answers are correct for each sentence.
- •A) Make a report on the modern economic situation in Russia.
- •Unit IV the welfare state: food for thought
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •4. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •5.Translate into Russian:
- •6.Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •7.Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Welfare State
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the prepositions:
- •Now read the third text of this Unit. It touches upon the problems of shortcomings of welfare state. Welfare state: Criticism and Response
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Insurance, to drop, labour, productivity, counterproductive, charity, paternalistic, self-interested, bureaucracy, to administer.
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences. Test
- •Choose the correct alternative to fill in the gap. Only one answer is correct.
- •Choose the correct alternatives to fill in the gaps. Two answers are correct for each sentence.
- •A) Make a report on the Nordic welfare state model.
- •Unit V choosing a career Job Hunting
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –ance, - ment,- ion, -ship, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Using prefixes dis-, il-, ir-, un-, non-, -in, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Match the personal characteristics (1-6) to the questions (a-f).
- •Match the transferable skills (1-8) to the professional behavior (a-h).
- •Look at the following common interview questions. Write the type of question (a-c) next to each question (1-12).
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit V. What are Internships?
- •Vocabulary
- •Do You Know How to Get Experience?
- •In summary
- •Exercise
- •Translate from English into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Fill in the right word from the table:
- •Complete the phrases for demonstrating transferable skills using the correct verbs in brackets.
- •The perfect interview
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Say if these statements are True or False using the information from the text.
- •3. Answer the following questions.
- •Secretarial jobs
- •Would you like to start a business?
- •Vocabulary
- •1.Choose the right answer
- •2.Complete the sentences using the text.
- •3.Answer the following questions.
- •4.Give the summary of the text in 5 sentences using as many new words as possible.
- •5.May be some day some of you will start a business of your own. Let us check if you have abilities for that.
- •6.Test Are you adventurous? Give answers to these questions and be honest!
- •What you will get: compensation for your work
- •Unit VI the power of economics and economists
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1.Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3.Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4.Translate into Russian:
- •5.Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •6.Find the proper definition:
- •7.Choose the right answer:
- •8.Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •9. Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit VI. Adam Smith
- •15.Translate into Russian.
- •16.Read the following text and try to understand it. The economy
- •Unit VII why we study economics?
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1.Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4.Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –ance, - ment,- ion, -ship, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •9.Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •10. Read the following text which deals with the main idea of the first text of this Unit.
- •1. Соотнесите слова и их определения.
- •2. Переведите следующие слова и выражения на английский язык.
- •3.Переведите следующие слова и выражения на русский язык.
- •4.Выберите правильный вариант ответа.
- •6.Ответьте на вопросы.
- •7. Choose the correct word:
- •8.Translate the definition of the term the economy given at the end of the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1.Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4.Translate into Russian:
- •5.Read the text: Retailers and wholesalers
- •6.Read these groups of words and translate them into Russian:
- •7.Combine two sentences using and in doing so, as in the example:
- •8.Write down a few short sentences defining the term wholesaler and translate them into Russian.
- •9.Compare your definition with the following one:
- •10.Translate the text into Russian: Newspaper item to translate: h & m market conditions improving
- •Demand, supply, and markets
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given below:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4. What do definition in a column correspond to? Fill in Column b:
- •6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
- •7. Fill in the blanks using the words from the bottom:
- •8. Find examples of the use of the Participle I Active where it is:
- •9. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.
- •10. Adjectives can be formed by combining two words, for example long term (para 1). These adjectives are hyphenated only when they come before a noun.
- •11. Match the economic terms (1-10) to their definitions (a-j):
- •2. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •3. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •4. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •5. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •Markets, prices, and money
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given below:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4. What do definition in a column correspond to? Fill in Column b:
- •5. Find a pair of synonyms
- •6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions: with, of in, at, on, by, to
- •7. Fill in the blanks using the words from the bottom:
- •9. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.
- •10. Some nouns are always followed by the same preposition(s). Match the prepositions with the nouns below. In some cases it may be possible to use two prepositions
- •11. Match the verbs (1-8) with the word or phrase (a-h) that has a similar meaning
- •2. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •3. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •4. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •5. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •6. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •7. Choose two right variants of translation:
Skim the text to answer the questions.
Why were so many people involved in making manufactured goods in early Victorian times?
What caused a great deal of interest at the time and brought no little anxiety?
What did the concern about population growth lead to?
What kind of information did the early censuses give?
Why was life in towns better than life in the countryside?
Which problems did the urban population face with?
Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
prominence |
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continue |
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increase |
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Anxiety |
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Rapidly |
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Gloomy |
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unprecedented |
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Poverty |
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miserable |
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Pure |
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Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
Many families in Britain came to earn a living from ______ rather than from agricultural work.
At the same time, the country's population ______ more rapidly than ever before.
The gloomy Thomas Malthus predicted that, unless checked, rapid population growth would outstrip food supplies, leading to ______.
In 1851, the schedules required fuller information, including ______.
This information was usually collected by ______.
Over the previous 70 years, the population of Britain had risen at an ______ rate.
The population was decimated by ______ such as the Black Death.
The towns offered a better chance of work and higher wages than the ______.
On the other hand, the countryside was ______.
In 1851, a boy born in inner Liverpool had a ______ of only 26 years.
Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
зарабатывать на жизнь |
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промышленный |
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сельскохозяйственный труд |
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тенденция |
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Подъём |
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вовлекаться |
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предсказывать |
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превосходить |
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домашнее хозяйство |
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история человечества |
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17. Translate into Russian:
a great deal of interest |
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no little anxiety |
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wartime disruption |
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crucial change |
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the costs of migrating |
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desperately unhealthy |
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stalk the cities |
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Polluted water |
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Swarms of flies |
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urban environment |
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