- •Предисловие
- •Цель данного сборника – совершенствование языковых знаний, умений и навыков студентов, а именно навыков чтения и устной речи в рамках профессиональной тематики.
- •Сборник учебных текстов и упражнений включает 7 разделов по основным аспектам бизнеса: международная торговля, маркетинг, менеджмент, финансы, бухгалтерский учёт.
- •Unit I
- •Business Basics
- •Words to remember
- •Tasks to perform
- •4. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •Words to remember
- •1) vary / variety / various
- •2) excite / excitement / excited / exciting
- •3) specify / specific / specification
- •4) involve / involvement / involved
- •5) advance / advanced / advancement / to advance
- •6) suit / suitable / suitability
- •4. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •5. Translate the following definitions. Find the appropriate term for each of them.
- •6. Translate into English using the appropriate terms.
- •7. Extra Reading
- •Tasks to perform
- •1. Read the text again and translate the following phrases from Russian into English.
- •2. Read the definitions and find the words in the text suitable for them.
- •Presenting the results of research
- •1. Give English equivalents of the words and word partnerships used in the text.
- •2. Match the words and word partnerships on the left with the words used in the
- •text on the right.
- •1. Give English equivalents of the words and word partnerships used in the text.
- •2. Match word partnerships on the left with the words used in the text on the
- •right.
- •Unit 3
- •International Business
- •Words to remember
- •1. Give English equivalents of the words and word partnerships used in the text.
- •1. compare / comparison / comparative
- •2. technical / technician / technique
- •3. benefit / beneficial / beneficiary
- •4. domestic / domestically
- •5. nation / national / nationalize
- •6. advantage / advantageous / disadvantage
- •5. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •Extra reading
- •Import / Export
- •Word focus
- •2. to provide or achieve something that other people benefit from
- •Tasks to perform
- •the sentences.
- •5. Translate the following text into English.
- •Words to remember
- •Part 1 An Accounting Overview
- •Words to remember
- •2. to get something that one deserves because of good work
- •Tasks to perform
- •1. Give English equivalents of the words and word partnerships used in the text.
- •2. Match the verbs used in the text with their synonyms.
- •1) accountant / accountancy / account
- •2) summarize / summary
- •3) state / statement
- •4) compute / computation
- •5) compare / comparison / comparative / comparatively
- •6) require / requirement / required
- •7) accurate / accurately / accuracy
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English
- •Extra reading
- •The management accountant
- •Forget the stereotype of accountants: they are now ambitious business strategists.
- •3. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
- •Talk about the job Gabriella does.
- •Words to remember
- •2. one of the parts into which ownership of a company is divided; equity
- •Tasks to perform
- •2. Circle the word which does not belong in each horizontal group.
- •3. Match the following general headings to the groups of five words that you
- •identified above.
- •4. Company Performance
- •Complete the passage below using the appropriate words given below.
- •5. Translate the following text into English
- •Tasks to perform
- •1. Give English equivalents of the words and word partnerships used in the text.
- •2. Match the verbs from the text on the left with their synonyms on the right.
- •3. Fill the gaps with the appropriate word partnership. Translate the sentences.
- •1) prime / primary / primarily
- •2) utilize / utilization
- •3) expand / expansion
- •4) consider / consideration / considering
- •5) expense / expensive
- •6) insure / insurance
- •1. Give English equivalents of the words and word partnerships used in the text.
- •2. Match word partnerships used in the text on the left with the synonymous
- •verbs on the right.
- •4. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •5. Процент – это плата за пользование кредитом.
- •A bank loan
- •A loan from family or friends
- •1. Which are the most popular?
- •2. Which are the safest?
- •3. Which are the easiest to obtain?
- •4. Do you know any other ways of raising finance?
- •Example: raise a loan, raise finance, raise money
- •4. Read these statements and check if you understand the vocabulary.
- •2. Do not accept their money without signing a formal contract.
- •3. Share information openly with them in order to get funding from them.
- •4. They have a reputation for financing technology companies.
- •5. They will not lend money to people starting a business for the first time.
- •6. You must have property to guarantee the loan.
- •refers to.
- •You are business advisors. You will give advice to a pair of entrepreneurs about how to finance a small business they want to start.
- •Before talking to them, decide what type of finance might be suitable for them: a bank loan, a loan from family or friends, a mortgage or using personal savings.
- •You will need to ask them:
- •Prepare some questions and when you are ready, meet the entrepreneurs, discuss their plans with them and give them your best advice.
- •Pair B
- •2. Match the verbs and word partnerships used in the text with their synonyms.
- •1) manage / manager / managerial / management
- •b) She lacked … experience and didn’t get the job.
- •2) evaluate / evaluation
- •Tasks to perform
- •1. Give English equivalents of the words and word partnerships used in the text.
- •2. Give English words and word partnerships used in the text for the following
- •definitions.
- •reasons.
- •1. Give English equivalents of the words and word partnerships used in the text.
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Tasks to perform
1.Complete the following using appropriate words from the texts. You will sometimes have to change the form of the words.
The effects of globalization are:
1.People c…… more with each other across the globe.
2.The economy of many Asian and Latin American countries has g……and d …. .
3.The Internet and email mean that people can sh…. ideas and knowledge.
4.Tr…. between continents is much more widespread.
5.A few small companies can d….. an entire global industry.
6.The environment suffers from the p…. cause by the great increase in air travel.
7.In some cases, small countries can d….. too heavily on a single transnational company.
8.Global companies can ab…. their economic power by failing to pl…. b…. their profits into the economies of the countries in which they operate.
2. Which sentences in Exercise 1 are about the advantages of globalization and which about the disadvantages?
Can you think of any other advantages and disadvantages?
How many of the items you have worn, used, eaten, and drunk today come from another country?
What do you understand by “globalization”? How has it affected you as a consumer?
Unit 4 Financial Aspects of Business Operations
Part 1 An Accounting Overview
Words to remember
accounting (n) – accountancy; the work of keeping a company’s financial records, recording its incomes and expenses, and its business deals
to communicate (v) – to exchange information or ideas; to make information known informed (adj.) – basing on information and knowledge of the situation
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accurate (adj.) – exact; correct
to record (v) – to write information down or to store it in a computer to collect (v) – to bring together in one place; to gather
to classify (v) – to arrange into classes; divide according to a class or type to interpret (v) – to show the meaning of something
to report (v) – to give people information or account of something, e.g. especially of a company’s financial position
status (n) – one’s legal position, or condition
to achieve (v) – to succeed in doing or reaching something
to standardize (v) – to make all the things of one particular type the same as each other
to follow (v) – to act according to a particular plan or set of ideas; to obey regardless (adv.) – in spite of
to state (v) – to say; to express; to put into words common (adj.) – usual; general
to handle (v) – to deal with (to be responsible for doing something) to monitor (v) – to carefully watch and check the situation transaction (n) – 1. payment; 2. a business deal
financial statement (n) – statement showing the financial state of a business, at the end of a particular period of time including balance sheet, profit and loss account, and other necessary information
to reflect (v) – to show
to find out (v) – to learn or discover
procedure (n) – the official or accepted way of doing something, especially something that is done often
to audit (v) – to check and analyze a particular part of an organization’s activities or performance
to compute (v) – to calculate a number or amount to earn (v) – 1. to get money by working
2. to get something that one deserves because of good work
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - an accountant in the USA who is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and who holds a license from the state to work as an accountant
to fulfil (v) – to carry out; to do; to perform rigorous (adj.) – strict
solely (adv.) – only
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to require (v) – to need or make necessary; to demand by right to hire (v) – to recruit; to employ or appoint to a job
whereas (adv) – while
to maintain (v) – (here) to provide someone with
fee (n) – an amount of money paid to a professional person or organization for their services
to apply (v) – (here) to use
timely (adj.) – happening at just the right time; opportune
Tasks to perform
1. Give English equivalents of the words and word partnerships used in the text.
Бухгалтерский учёт (анализ хозяйственной деятельности); |
передавать |
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финансовую информацию; различные заинтересованные стороны; |
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принимать обоснованные финансовые решения; |
собирать и записывать |
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информацию; |
обобщать и толковать информацию; |
сообщать |
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информацию; |
финансовое положение организации; |
стандартизированная |
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система; |
следовать принципам и правилам бухгалтерского учёта; несмотря |
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на тип компании; использовать общепринятые методы; |
обрабатывать |
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информацию; контролировать доходы и расходы; |
суммировать платежи; |
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финансовый документ; отчёт о прибылях и убытках; |
балансовый отчёт; |
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финансовое положение компании; финансовая деятельность компании за |
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период времени; сравнивать одну организацию с другой; |
сравнивать |
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отчётные периоды внутри одной организации; |
самые последние отчёты о |
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прибылях; |
выяснять что-либо; |
специализироваться в области финансового |
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учёта; |
бухгалтер; предоставлять бухгалтерские услуги; |
проводить |
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ревизии отчётности (проверки); |
подсчитывать налоги; |
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частнопрактикующий бухгалтер; бухгалтер, работающий только в частной компании; дипломированный бухгалтер высшей квалификации (аудитор); выполнять жёсткие требования; предоставлять (составлять) финансовые
отчёты; |
бухгалтер, работающий в государственной структуре; |
выплачивать |
заработную плату (жалованье, оклад); тогда как (в то время как); |
получать |
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плату за (гонорар); общепринятые системы финансовой отчётности; предоставлять точную и своевременную финансовую информацию.
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to communicate information |
a) to gather |
2) |
to record information |
b) to divide according to class or type |
3) |
to collect information |
c) to show |
4) |
to classify information |
d) to learn or discover |
5) |
to summarize information |
e) to give |
6) |
to interpret information |
f) to watch and check |
7) |
to handle information |
g) to make a short general statement of the main |
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points |
8) |
to reflect information |
h) to make information known to |
9) |
to provide information |
i) to write down |
10) to monitor information |
j) to deal with |
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11) to find out information |
k) to show the meaning of |
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3. Find the appropriate terms for the following definitions.
financial statement |
income statement |
balance sheet |
auditing |
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tax computation |
expenditure |
revenue |
handle information |
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1)to collect, record, summarize, classify and interpret information means to …..
2)the total amount of money that a company or person spends during a particular period of time is …
3)a statement showing the financial state of a business, at the end of a particular period of time, including its balance sheet, profit and loss account, and other necessary information is …
4)a document showing a company’s financial position and wealth at a particular time, often the last day of its financial year is called a ….
5)calculating an amount of money that a person or a company should pay to the government from the money they earn is ….
6)a statement showing the amount of money earned and spent in a particular period of time by a company is called a ….
7)money that a business receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services is …
8)checking an individual’s or organization’s accounts, their activities is ….