- •ВВЕДЕНИЕ
- •PART I
- •Unit 1
- •Text A. About Myself
- •Text B. What is Economics?
- •Grammar
- •Unit 2.
- •Text A. My Friend Tatiana
- •Text В. Definitions of Economics
- •Grammar
- •Unit 3.
- •Text A. My Family
- •Text B. Three Types of Economists
- •Unit 4.
- •Text A. My University
- •Text B. Economics at the University of Cambridge
- •Grammar
- •Unit 5.
- •Text A. The Russian Federation
- •Text В. Economy of Russia
- •Grammar
- •Unit 6.
- •Text A. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •Text B. Economy of the United Kingdom
- •Unit 7.
- •Text A. American Values
- •Text B. American Economy
- •Grammar
- •Unit 8.
- •Text A. Australia
- •Text В. Economy of Australia
- •Grammar
- •Unit 9.
- •Text A. What Jobs Do Economics Graduates Get in the United States?
- •Text B. Looking for a Job
- •Grammar
- •PART II
- •Unit 1. ECONOMICS
- •Text A. Modern Economic Thought
- •Text B. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
- •Unit 2. ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
- •Text A. Capitalism
- •Text B. Planned Economies
- •Unit 3. FUNDAMENTAL LAWS OF ECONOMICS
- •Text A. Law of Demand
- •Text B. Law of Supply
- •Unit 4. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
- •Text A. Inflation
- •Text В. Unemployment in the USA
- •Unit 5. MARKET
- •Text A. Competition
- •Text В. Natural Monopoly
- •Unit 6. MACROECONOMIC PARAMETERS
- •Text A. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- •Text В. Business Cycles
- •Unit 7. MANAGEMENT
- •Text A. Management
- •Text B. Key Traits of Successful Leaders
- •Unit 8. MARKETING
- •Text A. Marketing
- •Text B. Brand Names
- •Unit 9. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
- •Text A. The World Bank
- •Text B. The International Monetary Fund
- •PART III
- •Lives of Great Economists
- •Biography of Adam Smith (1723 — 1790)
- •Biography of David Ricardo (1772 — 1823)
- •Biography of J. S. Mill (1806 — 1873)
- •Biography of Karl Marx (1818 — 1883)
- •Biography of Thornstein Veblen (1857 — 1929)
- •Biography of Alfred Marshall (1842 — 1924)
- •Biography of Carl Menger (1840 — 1921)
- •Biography of John Maynard Keynes (1883 — 1946)
- •Autobiography of Ragnar Frisch (1895 — 1973)
- •How I Became an Economist by Paul A. Samuelson
- •Autobiography of Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich (1912 — 1986)
- •Biography of Milton Friedman (1912 — ...)
- •Autobiography of George J. Stigler
- •Autobiography of John F. Nash, Jr. (1928 — ...)
- •Works of Great Economists
- •An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
- •Principles of Economics
- •General Theory of Employment, Interest and Mone
to like Например:
I would like you to finish your work.
to find Например:
I find у our story to be very interesting.
Grammar Task C. Translate into English.
1. Я видел, как она ехала на велосипеде. 2. Я заметил, как он выходил из дома. 3. Я почувствовал, что кто-то смотрит на меня. 4. Я слышал, как он играл на гитаре. 5. Мы наблюдали за тем, как он подъехал ко входу в кинотеатр. 6. Я почувствовал, что кто-то идет за мной. Я заметил чью-то тень на стене. 7. Я услышал, что кто-то кричит на улице. 8. Мы наблюдали, как Майкл покупал розы. 9. Я слышал, как ты вошла в комнату. 10. Она меня рассмешила. И. Она разрешила прийти позже. 12. Не заставляй меня плакать.
Grammar Task D. Translate into English.
1. Вы хотите, чтобы пицца была готова через 15 минут? 2. Вы знаете его как хорошего студента? 3. Мне кажется, что ваша история очень интересная. 4. Мы ожидаем, что они хорошо проведут у нас время. 5. Я хочу, чтобы он закончил эту работу. 6. Я хочу, чтобы она приехала к нам как можно скорее. 7. Я видел, как она танцевала с Майклом. 8. Я бы хотел, чтобы вы слушали меня внимательно. 9. Я хочу, чтобы вы немедленно прекратили говорить. 10. Я хочу, чтобы вы позволили мне использовать словарь на экзамене. 11. Вы хотите, чтобы работа была сделана сегодня?
Unit 9.
Text A. What Jobs Do Economics Graduates Get in the United States?
The important thing to understand about finding a job with an economics degree is that employers are less interested in whether you have
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a specific skill, like being able to find the intersection of the supply and demand curve, than they are in the package of skills that people with economics degrees have. Here is a small secret: most of the skills which people use on the job they learn on the job.
An undergraduate degree in economics trains you to "think critically" about a variety of complicated situations. For example, you learn about the elasticity of demand. This theory illustrates how price setting for firms is more complicated than just "raise price to increase profits" — sometimes this strategy will lower profits. Learning about elasticity is not only useful because it is an important business concept, but also because it teaches problem solving skills. Economics students also learn how to figure out what the right questions to ask are about business situations, solve problems, work with numbers, and a variety of other skills.
What this means is that employers know that, if they want someone who is a good thinker and who is going to be able to learn the specific job skills which they need, then they should hire an economics major. This is why statistics show that average starting salaries for students with economics majors are even higher than those with business majors.
Many jobs in business do not require students to have a business degree or a major in a specific field like "accounting." Employers are happy to hire students with undergraduate degrees in economics. They are often looking for good mathematics skills, good writing skills, ability to use a word processing program such as Word and a spreadsheet program such as Excel. Some jobs require skill in using a statistics program. Computer programming skills are definitely an advantage. Almost any programming language will appeal to most employers.
Job titles in business include any kind of "analyst" or "consultant" title, "economist", "research assistant", and others. Economics majors can also apply for entry level positions in business as long as there isn't a specific requirement to know marketing or some other skill which an economics major might not learn
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These days a lot of economics majors are finding jobs in the banking and financial services sector of the economy.
A number of government agencies and government-related organization like to hire students with economics degrees to do many types of work. These jobs often involve doing research on programs. They work to find out how well they are working or evaluating different options for a new program being considered. In many cases, people with undergraduate degrees in economics will be a part of a team of researchers, some of who have graduate degrees.
Job titles in the government include "economist", "research assistant", and others. Employers will be looking for skills which are similar to those needed for business. Again, students with degrees in economics are eligible to apply for government jobs.
VOCABULARY
specific skill |
— конкретный навык |
intersection of supply and demand curve |
— пересечение кривой |
to train |
предложения и спроса |
— подготавливать, тренировать |
|
complicated |
— сложный |
elasticity of demand |
— эластичность спроса |
price setting |
— ценообразование |
problem solving skills |
— навыки решения поставлен |
to figure out |
ных задач |
— вычислять |
|
variety of other skills |
— множество других навыков |
to hire an economics major |
— брать на работу выпускника |
экономического факультета starting salary |
— начальная заработная плата |
word processing program |
— текстовый редактор |
spreadsheet program |
— редактор электронных таблиц |
definitely |
— определенно |
appeal to |
— нравиться кому-либо |
entry level positions |
— стартовые позиции |
to be considered |
— быть принятым во внимание |
eligible to apply |
— могут (имеют право) подавать |
|
заявление о приеме на работу |
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Questions to the Text
1.What are employers interested in?
2.What is the "small secret" mentioned in the Text?
3.What does the undergraduate degree in economics teach you
to do?
4.What skills do economics student have?
5.Why are employers happy to hire students with undergraduate degree in economics?
6.What are the job titles for business economists?
7.What is the job of the government economist?
8.What are the job titles of the economists in the government?
Exercise 70. Fill in the gaps with the words from the Text.
1.Employers are... interested if you have a specific skill.
2.Economics students are being able to find the ... of the supply and demand...
3.Most skills people learn on the ...
4.Economic theory illustrates how ... is more complicated that "just raise price to increase profits".
5.Employers hire economics major if they need someone who
is a...
6.Employers are happy to hire students with undergraduate
degree in...
7.Almost any ... language will appeal to most employers.
Exercise 71. Translate into English.
1. Важно понимать, что наймодатели более заинтересованы в целом наборе навыков, которыми обладают выпускники экономических специальностей. 2. Большинство навыков люди приобретают на работе. 3. Учеба на экономических факультетах подготавливает вас критически осмысливать множество сложных ситуаций. 4. Студенты экономических факультетов учатся работать с числами и ставить правильные вопросы. 5. Статистика показывает, что средняя начальная
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