- •Mastering economics
- •Doing business
- •Researching the market
- •Marketing
- •Pricing
- •Advertising
- •Promotion
- •Financing the business
- •Money and the banking system
- •Business success stories of all time
- •Basics of economics
- •Essential Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •1* Translate the following words and word combinations or find Russian equivalents.
- •2*Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •3*Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from the box. There are two expressions which you don't need to use.
- •4* Find English equivalents for the following Russian expressions and words.
- •5* Translate the following sentences.
- •Applying for a job
- •7. Dialogue No 1 (168 words)
- •7 Listen to Dialogue No 1 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •8* Complete the dialogue using the words from the box. There are two words which you don't need to use.
- •9* Before you listen to Dialogue No 2 match the expressions in the left column with their translation in the right one.
- •10* Complete the sentences using the expressions from the previous task.
- •Words and Expressions
- •12 Answer the questions.
- •13* Say if the statements are true or false. Prove your point.
- •14* Complete the following sentences by choosing the one correct variant (a, b or c) that best completes the sentence.
- •16* Match the function in the left column with the appropriate expression in the right one and complete the Useful Language box with these expressions accordingly.
- •Types of businesses
- •Essentia! Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •1* Translate the following words and word combinations or find Russian equivalents.
- •2* Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •3* Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from the box. There are two expressions, which you don't need to use.
- •4*Find English equivalents for the following Russian expressions and words.
- •5* Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •Finding out about company profile
- •5* Before you listen to Dialogue No 1 use Glossary to match the words below with their definitions.
- •7 Listen to Dialogue No 1 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •8'Complete the dialogue using the words from the box. There are two words which you don't need to use.
- •9* Before you listen to Dialogue No 2 match the expressions in the left column with their translation in the right one.
- •10 Listen to Dialogue No 2 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •Corporate combinations in the usa
- •Words and Expressions
- •11 Answer the questions.
- •13* Complete the following sentences by choosing the one correct variant (a, b or c) that best completes the sentence.
- •Market structure
- •Exercises
- •1* Translate the following words and word combinations or find Russian equivalents.
- •2* Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •3* Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from the box. There are two expressions, which you don't need to use.
- •4* Find English equivalents for the following Russian f expressions and words.
- •5* Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •Breaking into new markets
- •6* Before you listen to Dialogue No 1 use Glossary to match the words below with their definitions.
- •7 Dialogue No 1 (226 words)
- •7. Listen to Dialogue No 1 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •8* Complete the dialogue using the words from the box. There are two words which you don't need to use.
- •9* Before you listen to Dialogue No 2 match the expressions in the left column with their translation in the right one.
- •10 Listen to Dialogue No 2 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •Competition and market conditions
- •Words and Expressions
- •11 Answer the questions.
- •12* Say if the statements are true or false. Prove your point.
- •13* Complete the following sentences by choosing the one correct variant (a, b or c) that best completes the sentence.
- •15 Match the expression in the left column with synonymous expression in the right one and complete the Useful Language box with these expressions accordingly.
- •Essentials of marketing
- •Essential Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •1* Translate the following words and word combinations or find Russian equivalents.
- •2* Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •3* Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from the box. There are two expressions, which you don't need to use.
- •4* Find English equivalents for the following Russian expressions.
- •5* Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •Marketing mix in action
- •7 Listen to Dialogue No 1 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •8* Complete the text using the words from the box. There are two words which you don't need to use.
- •9* Before you listen to Dialogue No 2 match the expressions in the left column with their translation in the right one.
- •10 Listen to Dialogue No 2 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •Marketing management strategies
- •Words and Expressions
- •11 Answer the questions.
- •12* Say if the statements are true or false. Prove your point.
- •15* Match the expression in the left column with synonymous expression in the right one and complete the Useful Language box with these expressions accordingly.
- •Pricing policy
- •Essential Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •1* Translate the following word combinations or find Russian equivalents.
- •2* Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •3* Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from, the box. There are two expressions, which you don't need to use.
- •4* Find English equivalents for the following Russian expressions.
- •5* Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •6* Before you listen to Dialogue No 1 use Glossary to match the words below with their definitions.
- •7 Listen to Dialogue No 1 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •8* Complete the dialogue using the words from the box. There are two expressions which you don't need to use.
- •9* Before you listen to Dialogue No 2 use Glossary to choose the best definition for each of the expressions below.
- •10 Dialogue No 2 (272 words)
- •10* Listen to Dialogue No 2 between two speakers and say if the statements below are true or false. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •Demand, supply and market equilibrium
- •Words and Expressions
- •11 Answer the questions.
- •12* Decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •13* Complete the following sentences by choosing the one correct variant (a, b or c) that best completes the sentence.
- •Useful Language
- •15 Read what famous people said about price. Make up a story to confirm or to deny the statements made in the quotations below. Use the expressions, from the Useful language box.
- •16 Read what famous people said about demand and supply. Make up a story to confirm or to deny the statements made in the quotations below. Use the expressions from the Useful Language box.
- •Goals of advertising
- •Essential Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •1* Translate the following words and word combinations or find Russian equivalents.
- •2* Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •3* Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from the box. There are two expressions, which you don't need to use.
- •4* Find English equivalents for the following Russian expressions.
- •5* Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •Running an advertising campaign
- •6* Before you listen to Dialogue No 1 match each word on the left with a word on the right to create a phrase connected with advertising.
- •8* Complete the dialogue using the words from the box. There are two words which you don't need to use.
- •9* Before you listen to Dialogue No 2 match the expressions in the left column with their translation in the right one.
- •10 Listen to Dialogue No 2 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •Advertising media
- •Words and Expressions
- •11 Answer the questions.
- •12* Say if the statements are true or false. Prove your point.
- •13* Complete the sentences matching the beginning of the sentence with one of the endings.
- •14* Read the following text and pick out the expressions in bold type to fill in the Useful Language box below, containing six sections for six language functions. Advertising
- •Useful Language
- •Sales promotion
- •Essential Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •1* Translate the following words and word combinations or find Russian equivalents.
- •3. Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from the box. There are two expressions, which you don't need to use.
- •4* Find English equivalents for the following Russian expressions.
- •5* Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •Discussing a promotional campaign
- •6* Before you listen to Dialogue No 1 use Glossary to match the words below with their definitions.
- •7Listen to Dialogue No 1 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •8* Complete the dialogue using the words from the box. There are two words which you don't need to use.
- •9* Before you listen to Dialogue No 2 match the expressions in the left column with their translation in the right one.
- •10 Listen to Dialogue No 2 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •Distribution and sales
- •Words and Expressions
- •11 Answer the questions.
- •12* Say if the statements are true or false. Prove your point.
- •13 Complete the sentences matching the beginning of the sentence with one of the endings.
- •14* Read the following text and pick out the expressions in bold type to fill in the Useful Language box below, containing six sections for six language functions. Personal selling
- •Useful Language
- •The financial objectives of the business
- •Essential Vocabulary
- •1* Translate the following word combinations or find Russian equivalents.
- •2*Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •3*Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from the box. There are two expressions, which you don't need to use.
- •5* Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •5* Before you listen to Dialogue No 1 use Glossary to match the words below with their definitions.
- •7 Listen to Dialogue No 1 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •8* Complete the text using the words from the box. There are two words which you don't need to use.
- •9* Before you listen to Dialogue No 2 match the expressions in the left column with their translation in the right one.
- •10 Listen to Dialogue No 2 between two speakers and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •The financial control of the business
- •Words and Expressions
- •11 Answer the questions.
- •12* Translate the sentences into Russian paying special attention to the expression type.
- •13* Read the text below, pick out words and expressions in bold type and match them with synonymous words and expressions from the box.
- •14* Translate the sentences into English paying special attention to the expressions in bold type.
- •15 Study the expressions in the Useful Language box and the examples below showing different lexical and grammatical ways of-expressing -oiie-antHhe-sanre language function. Useful Language
- •17* Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning and it contains the expression in bold type.
- •The functions of money
- •Essential Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •2* Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •3* Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from the box. There are two expressions, which you don't need to use.
- •4* Find English equivalents for the following Russian expressions and words.
- •5* Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •The history of american money andbanking
- •6* Before you listen to Talk No 1 use Glossary to match the words and expressions below with their definitions.
- •7 Listen to Talk No 1 and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •8* Complete the text using the words from the box. There are two words which you don't need to use.
- •What Is a Gold American Eagle?
- •9* Before you listen to Talk No 2 match the expressions in the left column with their translation in the right one.
- •10 Listen to Talk No 2 and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •11* Fill the gaps in Talk No 3 below with prepositions from the box. You can use every preposition as many times as necessary. There are two prepositions which you don't need to use.
- •12 Answer the questions.
- •13* Say if the statements are true or false. Prove your point.
- •14* Complete the sentences matching the beginning of the sentence with one of the endings.
- •Bill gates and microsoft corporation
- •Essential Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •1* Translate the following word combinations or find Russian equivalents.
- •2* Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •4* Find English equivalents for the following Russian expressions and words:
- •5* Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •Mary kay ash and walt disney
- •5* Before you listen to Talk No 1 use Glossary to match the words and expressions below with their definitions.
- •7. Listen to Talk No 1 and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •8* Complete the text using the words from the box. There are two words which you don't need to use.
- •9.Before you listen to Talk No 2 match the expressions in the left column with their translation in the right one.
- •10 Listen to Talk No 2 and answer the questions below. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •11* Complete the text using the words from the box. There are two words which you don't'need to use
- •John d. Rockefeller and the modern corporation
- •Henry ford and the "universal car
- •Words and Expressions
- •12 Answer the questions.
- •13* Say if the statements are true or false. Prove your point.
- •14* Complete the following sentences by choosing the one correct variant (a, b or c) that best completes the sentence.
- •15 Study the expressions in the Useful Language box and the examples below showing different lexical and grammatical ways of expressing one and the same language function. Useful Language
- •16* Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning and it contains the expression in bold type.
Essential Vocabulary
capital goods - основные средства, средства производства
capital resources - капитал компании, собственные фонды
consumer n - потребитель
consumer goods - потребительские товары, товары народного потребления
economics n - экономика, народное хозяйство
entrepreneur я - предприниматель
entrepreneurship n - предпринимательство
factor of production - движущая сила производства
fee п - вознаграждение, гонорар,
for a fee - за плату
goods n - товар, товары
human resources - кадры, персонал, людские резервы
natural resources - природные богатства
need л - первостепенная необходимость, жизненная потребность
producer n - производитель
product n - продукт, продукция
production n - производство
purchase n - покупка, закупка, и - покупать закупать
resource n - ресурсы, возможности satisfy v - удовлетворять (кого-л.; чьи-л. требования, запросы)
scarcity n - нехватка, дефицит
service n - оказание услуг, обслуживание
survival n - выживание
technological advances - технический прогресс
technology n - техника, технические и прикладные науки
want n - необходимость, потребность, нужда
Exercises
1* Translate the following words and word combinations or find Russian equivalents.
1. to make delivery
2. wide range of goods
3. existing resources
4. necessary for survival
5. beyond what is needed for survival
6. to provide a service
7. to increase efficiency in the workplace
8. to take the risk
9. to start a new business
10. to introduce a new product
2*Translate the following sentences into Russian.
1. In economic terms, a good is a physical object that can be purchased.
2. The need for making choices arises from the problem of scarcity.
3. Resources that can be used to produce goods and services are called factors of production.
4. A natural resource is considered a factor of production only when it is used to produce goods and to provide services.
5. Economists make an important distinction between capital goods and consumer goods.
6. Technological advances in the computer industry, for example, have increased efficiency in the workplace.
3*Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from the box. There are two expressions which you don't need to use.
producers, factors of production, human resource, technology, wants, service, capital resources, consumer goods, entrepreneur, economics |
1. The study of the choices people make in a effort to satisfy their wants and needs is called______________.
2. A ___________ is an action or activity done for others for a fee.
3. The people who make the goods and provide services that satisfy consumers' wants and needs are called _____________.
4. __________are those goods or services that people consume beyond what is needed for survival.
5. Resources that can be used to produce goods and services are called______________.
6. The money and capital goods that are used to produce consumer products are called______________.
7. The use of science to create new products or more efficient ways to produce products is called______________.
8. The ______________ is a person who attempts to start a new business or introduce a new product.