- •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:
11. Match the economic terms (1-10) to their definitions (a-j):
1 |
interest rate |
a |
total value of goods and services produced in a country |
2 |
exchange rate |
b |
general increase in prices |
3 |
inflation rate |
c |
cost of borrowing money |
4 |
tax incentives |
d |
price at which one currency can buy another |
5 |
labour force |
e |
percentage of people without jobs |
6 |
government bureaucracy |
f |
people working |
7 |
gross domestic product |
g |
low taxes to encourage business activity |
8 |
unemployment rate |
h |
money from overseas |
9 |
foreign investment |
i |
official rules / regulations |
10 |
balance of trade |
j |
difference in value between a country’s imports and exports |
TESTS
1. Give translation to the following words: supply
1. производство
2. успех
3. предложение, поставка
4. занятие
5. конкуренция
2. Give translation to the following words: decision-making process
1. процесс подготовки поставок
2. процедура проведения заседания
3. поставка товара
4. поставка товара по договору
5. процесс принятия решения
3. Give translation to the following words: auctioneer
1. аукцион
2. частный долг
3. обязательство (долговое)
4. аукционер
5. платеж
4. Give translation to the following words: demand
1. предложение
2. спрос
3. оплата
4. производство
5. долг
5. Give translation to the following words: currency
1. издержки
2. предложение
3. рост
4. чек
5. валюта
6. Give translation to the following words: schedule
1. налог
2. дефицит
3. разрешение
4. график
5. таблица
7. Give translation to the following words: amount
1. равно
2. количество
3. размер
4. около
5. близко
8. Give translation to the following words: quantity demanded
1. бюджет
2. долг
3. деньги
4. рост производства
5. величина спроса
9. Give translation to the following words: inverse relationship
1. экономические взаимоотношения
2. экономические проблемы
3. экономические затраты
4. обратная пропорция
5. обратная зависимость
10. Give translation to the following words: quantity supplied
1. размер прибыли
2. величина предложения
3. размер снабжения
4. величина доступа
5. качество снабжения
11. Give translation to the following words: bargaining
1. окончание переговоров
2. начало переговоров
3. снабжение
4. ведение переговоров
5. снабжение
12. Give translation to the following words: equilibrium price
1. стартовая цена
2. окончательная цена
3. равновесная цена
4. разница в ценах
5. изменение цены
13. Guess which words from the sentences below are missing:
___________ have a lot to do with all economic systems and with all our life.
1. demand and supply
2. equilibrium price
3. the economic tools
4. the books on Economics
5. economic institutions
14. Guess which word from the sentences below is missing:
A ______ is an institution or mechanism which brings together buyers and sellers of particular goods, services, or resources.
1. supply
2. demand
3. market
4. joke
5. phenomena
15. Guess which word from the sentences below is missing:
They should understand how a free market economy ___.
1. works
2. counts
3. goes
4. shows
5. makes
16. Guess which word from the sentences below is missing:
Markets exist in many forms.
1. grow
2. stand
3. goes
4. exist
5 come
17. Guess which words from the sentences below are missing:
Some markets are highly ________, involving face-to-face contact between demander and supplier.
1. complex
2. personal
3. readable
4. strict
5. impersonal
18. Give correct form of the verb: to devote
Adam Smith ________all his life to making economics a science.
1. devotes
2. devote
3. devoted
4. has devoted
5. had been devoted
19. Give correct form of the verb: to receive
The grant _________ was of great help.
1. receives
2. received
3. is receiving
4. has received
5. receiving
20. Give correct form of the verb: to publish
Adam Smith ____________ his work “An Inquiry into Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nation” in 1776.
1. has published
2. was published
3. was publishing
4. published
5. had been published
TESTS
1. Choose two right variants of translation:
Demand is a schedule showing the various amounts of a good or service buyers are willing and able to purchase at each of a series of possible prices during a specified period of time.
1. Спрос - это таблица, показывающая различные количества товара или услуги покупателям, которые они готовы и в состоянии купить по каждой из серии возможных цен в течение определенного периода времени.
2. Спрос – это шкала того, сколько товаров или услуг покупатели готовы купить и могут продать по каждой из серии возможных цен в течение определенного периода времени.
3. Спрос – это показатель того, сколько товаров или услуг покупатели готовы и в состоянии купить по одной из возможных цен за определенный период времени.
4. Спрос отражается в таблице, показывающей различные количества товара или услуги покупателям, которые они готовы и в состоянии купить по каждой из серии возможных цен в течение определенного периода времени.
5. Спрос – это показатель того, сколько товаров или услуг покупатели готовы и могут купить по одной из возможных цен в течение определенного периода времени.