Vocabulary
workshop (n) мастерская
merchant (n) купец
manufacturing industry производящая промышленность
compete (v) соревноваться
economically (adv) в сфере экономики
primary sector добывающая промышленность
raw materials сырье
cereals (n, pl) зерновые культуры
minerals (n, pl) полезные ископаемые
process (v) перерабатывать
manufacturing sector сектор производства
service sector сфера (индустрия) услуг
services (n, pl) услуги
distribution (n) распределение благ, товаров, услуг
goods (n, pi) товары
construction industry строительная индустрия
mining industry угольная промышленность
energy industry энергетическая промышленность
job (n) рабочее место; работа
productivity (n) производительность (труда)
output (n) производство; объем производства
banking (n) банковское дело
catering (n) обслуживающий сектор
workforce (n) рабочая сила
decline (n) спад
offshore oil and gas морские разработки нефти и газа
share (n) доля; акция
employment (n) занятость
mixed economy экономика (как система государственного
управления)
state ownership государственная собственность
private enterprise частное предпринимательство
investor (n) инвестор
Text analysis
Assignment 2
Find the Russian equivalents of the following.
A growing source of employment; to employ fewer and fewer people; industrial activity; the workshop of the world; state-owned industries; related products and services; to expand the workforce; merchant ships; to maintain one's position.
Assignment 3
Look through the above text again. Suggest the English for the phrases below.
Быстрое развитие; тяжелая промышленность; производить товары; увеличивать долю частного сектора; импортировать в большом количестве;
страны с развитой промышленностью; обогнать в экономическом развитии.
Assignment 4
On a separate sheet of paper, translate from English into Russian Paragraph 1 of the text beginning with the words «Little more than ...» and ending with the words «... even in Europe». When translating, please keep in mind the norms of the Russian language.
Assignment 5
Fill in the correct word or phrase from the list below. Use the words or phrases only once.
Private, investors; government; goods; oil and gas; range.
1) ___________ and services
2) a wide ___________ of sectors
3) to sell state-owned industries to _____________________________
4) ____________ policy
5) offshore ______________ industries
Assignment 6
Fill in the correct preposition.
1) decline _______ heavy industry
2) to divide _______ three sectors of activity
3) to rise _____ 50 per cent
4) increase _______ productivity
5) to be concerned _________
6) to base the nation's economy _________ state ownership
Assignment 7
Determine which of the following statements are true and which are false. Put T or F in the empty boxes. Rewrite false statements to make them true.
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Early in the twentieth century Britain was «the workshop of the world». |
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At the end of the 20th century there was a decline in the mining and energy industries. |
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Britain's economy is based entirely on private enterprise. |
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Tourism is growing industry. |
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Processing cereals and minerals is the field of the service sector. |
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Assignment 8
Look through the text again. Write down ways (words, phrases) to describe Britain. Use the vocabulary of the text.
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British economy more than a century ago |
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British economy nowadays |
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Assignment 9
Answer the questions about the text (in written form).
1. Why was Britain called «the workshop of the world» more than a century ago?
2. What are the three main sectors of industry in British economy?
3. Which sectors of British industry are increasing in size, and which are decreasing?
4. What was Government policy in Britain throughout the 1980s?
Assignment 10
From the text, select those facts and ideas concerning British economy at the turn of the 20th century (in written form).
Assignment 11
Say what the text is about. Comment on the content of the text (orally).
Assignment 12
Present the general idea of the text in five-six sentences- Do it in written form.