- •Английский язык для студентов экономических факультетов университетов
- •Авторский коллектив: г. И. Коротких, Гал. И. Коротких, н. Э. Бирман, о. А. Гизатулина, о. В. Калиш, н. В. Тунева
- •Предисловие
- •Методические рекомендации по изучению английского языка студентами-экономистами
- •1. Цели и задачи курса
- •2. Чтение как основное коммуникативное умение
- •3. Форма и смысл грамматической конструкции
- •It was supposed that he would write an article on
- •4. Единицы несоответствия в английском и русском языках
- •I wanted him to explain the term macroeconomics.
- •I saw him pay by credit card.
- •5. Методика работы над текстом
- •6. Британский или американский английский?
- •Text a The English We Learn
- •Грамматический обзор 1
- •Утверждения (statements)
- •Общие вопросы (general questions)
- •Специальные вопросы (special questions)
- •Грамматический обзор 2
- •2 ) Have has/ has got/ have/ have got Present Simple Tense
- •Примечания:
- •Expressing Agreement and Disagreement
- •Greetings and Introductions
- •Introductory Note
- •Text b
- •International words.
- •Varieties of English
- •Young Britons avoid learning languages
- •Culture and intercultural communication
- •British and American English
- •Independent reading:
- •Text a The Subject-matter of Economics
- •General questions (общие вопросы)
- •Short answers (краткие ответы)
- •Full answers (полные ответы)
- •Special questions (специальные вопросы)
- •Грамматический обзор 2
- •Likes and Dislikes
- •Preferences
- •Грамматический обзор 4
- •1. Working in pairs discuss the following questions under the headings I – III.
- •2. Give a talk in class on the topic “The Subject-matter of
- •I. Economics and Society
- •II. The subject-matter of economics
- •III. Economic systems
- •Text b University Life in Russia and in Great Britain
- •1) Facilities for studies at your university,
- •2) Subjects you consider to be the most important for
- •3) An ideal curriculum for a faculty of economics.
- •Project work 1
- •Project work 2
- •Independent reading
- •Colleges and University Colleges in the usa
- •A Student in Economics
- •Independent reading:
- •1. Study carefully the meanings of the following words and phrases in bold type from text a to avoid any difficulty in understanding.
- •Passive Voice
- •Ruined Holiday
- •Грамматический обзор 2
- •Grammar in context: Student profile
- •Text b global brands
- •Грамматический обзор 3 Read grammar guide 3 for practicing and developing study skills to cope with difficulties of reading English grammar textbooks.
- •Grammar in context Present simple and present continuous
- •Making Requests
- •Refusing a Request
- •Accepting a Request
- •Expressing Personal Opinions or Personal Points of View
- •Study Notes on Developing Reading Skills
- •1. Previewing.
- •2. Highlighting.
- •3. Annotating.
- •Independent reading
- •Consumerism as an unfortunate by-product of global market economy
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary notes
- •New terms from the last global recession
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Advertising
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Figures, numbers and calculations
- •1. Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
- •1. Give English equivalents of the following:
- •2. Choose English equivalents from the box below
- •2. Calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
- •3. Vulgar Fractions (AmE - Common Fractions)
- •4. Decimal Fractions (Decimals)
- •6. Sums of Money
- •Numerical, statistical or graphical data
- •In economics
- •Text a Statistics and Econometrics
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Text b Tabular and graphical data (Reading for vocabulary building)
- •T here are different types of diagrams:
- •Some advice on describing (orally or in writing) diagrams/charts/graphs
- •Independent reading
- •Introductory Note
- •Economy of the United States (Reading for statistical and numerical data)
- •Table of numerical data (the first has been filled in for you)
- •Phrase bank
- •Travelling to Work in Britain (Presenting a survey results)
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Independent reading:
- •Text a Central Banks and Monetary Policy
- •The Infinitive
- •Функции инфинитива:
- •Grammar in context Gerund or infinitive?
- •Text b Bank Accounts and Cheques
- •Study Notes on Summary Writing
- •Credit cards
- •Vocabular notes
- •Checklist for writing a summary (based on the article Credit Cards)
- •Independent reading
- •Introduction
- •A General History of Money
- •1. Barter exchange and commodity money
- •2. Coins and Paper Money
- •3. Fiat Money
- •4. Fiat Money – Toilet Paper Money
- •Money and Banking (a short historical survey)
- •Vocabulary notes
- •I. Changing the way the pound is measured.
- •Independent reading
- •Text a Company Share Capital
- •Word formation and vocabulary building practice
- •1. Synthetical forms
- •2. The Past Perfect Subjunctive (эта форма омонимична The Past Perfect Tense)
- •3. Analytical forms
- •Grammar in context 1 First and second conditional
- •Grammar in context 2 The third conditional
- •I will return your book on economics I have read it.
- •1. In what way is ownership in a company certified? What do you call people who own shares and stocks?
- •Reading for professional vocabulary text b
- •Text b Business Organizations and Stock Markets
- •Translate into English making use if prompts in the box Рынки сырьевых товаров
- •Asian Crisis Affects Latin American Markets
- •Independent reading
- •Nouriel Roubini: The Economist Who Foresaw the Global Financial Crisis
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Introduction
- •1. Market instability
- •3. The housing market declined
- •4. The credit well dried up
- •5. The Economic bailout is designed to increase the flow of credit
- •Taxation
- •Vocabulary notes
- •1. Статистика по переводам (xtr, сп и pe) :
- •Contents
Vocabulary notes
1) commuter – someone who travels a long distance
to work every day
2) to bear out – to support the truth of…(подтверждать достоверность чего-либо)
3) to overstate – преувеличивать, допускать преувеличение
4) susceptible to – подвержены ч.-либо
NOTE:
“WOULD” is used here to mean a possible situation that you imagine or want to happen. It is also used here for giving opinions about
possible situations.
UNIT 5
TEXT FOR STUDY: Central Banks and Monetary Policy. (TEXT A)
Bank Accounts and Cheques. (TEXT B)
GRAMMAR GUIDE: 1. THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE and THE
GERUND (Ving forms).
2. MODAL VERBS and MODAL CONCEPTS.
3. THE INFINITIVE.
SPEAKING: Drawing conclusions and expressing probability
Topical speaking tasks
READING Topic: Bank Accounts and cheques (TEXT B).
Skill: Reading for specific information.
WRITING: Writing a Summary (Credit Cards).
Independent reading:
TEXT 1. A General History of Money.
TEXT 2. Money and Banking.
TEXT 3. The History of the British Currency.
PRE-TEXT TASKS
Practise the pronunciation and stress of the following key words and word-groups used in banking from TEXT A. Look at their Russian equivalents and try to remember them.
1) deposit [dipozit] – (банковский) вклад, депозит
2) loan [loun] – заем, ссуда, кредит
3) sup`ply of money – money supply – денежная масса, сумма денег (в обращении)
4) notes (BrE) – bills (AmE) = banknotes
5) `savings ac`count – сберегательный счет (в банке)
6) checking account (AmE) – чековый счет, текущий счет
(current account – BrE) (в банке)
7) to lend (out) – давать ссуду/ заем, одалживать
деньги
8) re`serve re`quirements – резервные требования
(к банкам), предписываемые
законом (банковские) резервы
9) open market operations – операции на открытом рынке
10) se`curities – ценные бумаги
11) treasury bonds – казначейские (долгосрочные)
облигации
Study carefully the contextual meanings of the following combinations of words to avoid any difficulty in translating TEXT A.
1) worn-out money – изношенные денежные купюры
2) in the economy at large – в экономике в целом
3) to cut back lending – сократить выдачу ссуд/ кредитов
4) ... it becomes available – они (деньги) становятся доступными
for further lending для дальнейшего кредитования
(available – наличный, имеющийся в распоряжении, доступный
Compare: Is Mr Jackson available? – No, he is out).
5) … doesn’t lie idle for long – не лежат долго без движения
(зд. о деньгах)
6) to set aside – отложить (о денежной сумме)
7) ... it charges on the loans to – он (центральный банк) взимает
the country’s banks как плату за услуги кредитования
банков страны
8) putting the brakes on – тормозя экономический рост
economic growth
9) ... serves as a watchdog to – ... служит в качестве наблюдателя
supervise... (за всей банковской системой)
Work through TEXT A. While translating the text give special attention to the underlined structures with ING-forms. For detailed grammatical descriptions see GRAMMAR GUIDES.