- •Demand and Supply
- •Vocabulary notes
- •I. Translate from Russian into English
- •II. Match the words in English with their Russian equivalents
- •III. True or False?
- •IV. Complete the table.
- •V. Fill in the blanks with the words in the frame.
- •VI. Choose the correct answer.
- •VII. Read the text below and translate it into Russian.
- •VIII. Translate from Russian into English.
- •IX. Discussion Questions.
- •Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
- •Vocabulary notes
- •I. Match the words from the text with their corresponding definitions.
- •II. Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence.
- •III. Fill in the spaces with the words below:
- •IV. Read the text below. Choose the best alternative from the box to fill in each of the gaps.
- •V. Which of the following statements are the concern of microeconomics and which of macroeconomics?
- •VI. Translate from Russian into English.
- •Unemployment
- •Vocabulary notes
- •I. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •II. Consult the dictionary and give Russian equivalents for the followin:
- •III. Find words or expressions in the text which correspond to the following definitions:
- •IV. True or false?
- •V. Fill in the gaps with the words from the frame.
- •VI. Choose the correct answer.
- •VII. Translate into English
- •VIII. Discussion Questions
Vocabulary notes
the demand curve кривая спроса
the laws of demand and supply законы спроса и предложения
benefit прибыль, выгода, польза
utility общественная полезность
the supply curve кривая предложения
conceivable price возможная цена
actual markets фактически существующие рынки
conspicuous consumption потребление напоказ
market transaction рыночная сделка
Tasks
I. Translate from Russian into English
потребление, в основном, кривая спроса, расчет прибыли, количественный, качественный, предпочтения и маловажность, современный, постоянный, переменные, доминировать на рынке, ось, нисходящая кривая, закон спроса, бесчисленный, исключение, эффект замещения, выполнять требования, потребление напоказ
II. Match the words in English with their Russian equivalents
1) market transaction a) устойчивый спрос
2) supply b) возможная цена
3) sale c) потребление напоказ
4) benefit d) рыночная сделка
5) commodity e) предложение
6) strong demand f) производить
7) conceivable price g) предмет потребления, товар
8) to produce h) продажа, сбыт
9) conspicuous consumption i) прибыль, выгода
III. True or False?
1. Much economic analysis focuses on the relation between prices and quantities demanded.
2. Marshall viewed demand in a cardinal context, in which utility could be quantified.
3. Consumption or demand is primarily, but not exclusively, a function of price.
4. With quantity on the vertical axis and price on the horizontal axis, the demand curve slopes downward from left to right.
5. A consumer buys less of a commodity at higher prices when a negative income effect dominates over the substitution effect.
6. Innumerable studies of demand in actual markets having demonstrated the existence of downward-sloping demand curves.
7. Consumption is the key concept of microeconomics.
8. Classical economists contributed a lot to the development of the theory of demand.
IV. Complete the table.
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