Материалы и вопросы для подготовки к экзамену

Темы 1. Economics as a science

I. Ответьте на вопросы, выполните задания и составьте высказывание по теме

1. What is the very starting point of economic activities?

2. Why does every society have the problem of scarcity?

3. What do you understand by the term "utility"?

4. When did the development of the modem economics begin?

5. What do economists do?

6. Which ways of looking at economics exist?

7. What definition of “economics” do you know ?

8. What is the common definition of economics?

9. What does a word “economy” mean?

10. What does economizing mean for individuals and society?

11. Why should we study economics?

12. What problems does economics deal with?

13. What was A.Smith’s point of view on the role of government in economics?

14. Give definitions to micro- and macroeconomics.

15. What are the concerns of the macroeconomist ?

16. What is the important task of microeconomics?

II. Соотнесите слова в левой колонке с их определениями и переведите на русский язык, выучите определения на английском языке.

1)consumer a) a big company, or a group of companies acting

together as a single organization

2)corporation b) the amount of money of usefulness that something has

3)value c) the amount of money for which something is sold, bought, or offered.

4)scarcity d) someone who buys and uses products and services

5)price e) the group of people who govern a country or state

6)government f) a situation in which there is not enough of something

7)utility g) the amount of money that something is worth

III. Выполните тестовое задание

(1)Economics is about …

(А ) economizing (В ) the output of services and goods( С) the exchange of services and goods

(2)The main types of economic activity are …

(А ) producing of finished goods and semi-finished goods

( В) production , consumption exchange

( С) the output of services and goods

(3)Production includes …

(А ) the exchange of services and goods

( В) the output of services and goods

( С) the making of some physical object

(4)This system of exchange depends on …

(А ) the use of money

(В ) the use of goods and services

(С ) the exchange of services and goods

(5)Consumption means …

(А ) the output of services and goods

(В ) the using up finished goods and semi-finished goods

( С) the using up of goods and services

(6)The iron is made into steel and the wheat is made into flour in…

(А ) processing (В ) extracting С ) manufacturing

(7)The steel is made into knives and the flour is made into bread. Steel and flour are…

(А) semi-finished

(В) finished goods

(8)Steel forks are …

(А) semi-finished

(В) finished goods

(9)Finished goods …

(А ) are complete in themselves

(В ) must be assembled before they can be used

(С ) are the results of the processing stage

(10)The manufacturer sells his products to the wholesaler, the wholesaler sells to the retailer, and the retailer sells to the consumer

(А ) True (В ) False

(11)The manufacturer sells his products to the wholesaler, the retailer sells to the wholesaler, and the wholesaler sells to the consumer

(А ) False (В )True

Темы 1,2,3.Theeconomyof the UK (the United States, the Russian Federation)

Ответьте на вопросы, выполните тестовое задание и составьте высказывание по темам.

1. What is the American (British, Russian) economy based on?

2. Does the UK (the United States, the Russian Federation) rank first in the world in the total value of its economic production?

3. What is a key componentof the UK economy (the US economy, Russian economy)?

4. What important minerals are vital to the country’s industrial strength?

5. What do secondary economic activities involve?

6. Which are the manufacturing regions in the USA (the UK, the Russian Federation)?

7. What are the leading categories of manufactured goods in Britain (Russia the USA)?

8. What does the electronic equipment industry include?

9. What is Rolls-Royce Company famous for?

10. Britain remains an important producer of cotton and woolen textiles, doesn’t it?

11. What can you say about the quality of British clothing?

12. Is GB(the United States, the Russian Federation)aworld leader in agriculture production?

13. Which are the most productive agricultural regions?

14. What ranks as the most valuable product of American (British, Russian) farms?

15. What are other leading farm products in order of value (important crops and chief livestock)?

16. Are sheep Britain’s chief livestock?

17. What do tertiary economic activities involve?

18. Is the United States the world’s leading trading nation?

Выполните тестовое задание

1. What part of the USA is densely populated?

(А) the Eastern part of the country (В ) the Western part of the country

(С ) the Southern part of the country

2. New York is one of (modern) …………………….cities in the world.

(А ) the modernest (В ) the most modern ( С) more modern

3. U.S. productivity and standard of living remain among the highest in the industrial world

( А) true (2 ) false

4. The federal government made huge investments in infrastructure - canals and post roads in the 19th century.

(1 ) true ( В) false

5. The federal government made huge investments in interstate highways and orbiting Earth satellites in the 20th century.

(1 ) true (2 ) false

6. The government has never provided social welfare programs.

(А ) true (В ) false

7. The government supports and promotes the development of agriculture.

(А ) true (В ) false