6. Find synonyms among the words:

labour, apparent, factor, obvious, work, to consider, sup­plementary, cost, freedom, amount, to offer, quantity, to change, different, determinant, price, additional, to take into account, liberty, to transform, various, to suggest

7. Find antonyms among the words:

employment, fall, leisure, late, same, low, short, high, dif­ferent, work, small, early, large, unemployment, rise, long

8. Form antonyms to the words using appropriate prefixes:

necessary, efficiency, available, prepared, important, employment, legal, normal, equal

9. Translate the following words combinations:

производство товаров и услуг, производственный фактор, экономическая деятельность, социально-политические проблемы, права человека, таким же путем, в любой момент, ряд вещей, различные воз­растные группы, полная занятость, среднее число часов, постепенное сокращение рабочей недели, увеличение ежегодного отпуска

10. Put the words into the correct order to make up sentences:

1. is, labour, services, directed, the, to, of, production, and, goods.

2. who, the, are, people, take part, also, in, consumers, production, the.

3. of, both, features, are, these, to, subject, change.

4. things, they, will, a, depend, of, upon, number.

5. make, incomes, attractive, higher, more, leisure.

11. Insert proper prepositions:

1. The sum... these individual demands provides the busi­ness person ... the incentive to undertake production.

2.... this reason it is necessary to treat labour somewhat differently ... the other factors.

3. The question ... how many hours ... day a machine should be operated will be judged solely ... terms ... efficiency, output, and price.

4. It must be borne... mind that it is the services... labour which are bought and sold, and not labour itself.

5. The supply ... labour available ... an economist is not the same thing as the number ... people ... that com­munity.

6.... any moment of time, they will depend ... a number ... things.

7. The size ... total population set an upper limit... the supply... labour.

8. The age competition... a population takes account ... the proportions ... the different age groups.

9.... the UK the normal age ... retirement is 65 years.

10. The gradual reduction ... the working week has been accompanied ... an extension ... the annual holiday period.

12. Ask questions to the words in italics:

1. The same question raise additional considerations.

2. They will depend upon a number of things.

1. The age composition of a population takes account of the proportions in the different age groups.

4. The normal age of retirement in the UK is 65years.

5. This amounts to a reduction in the supply of labour.

6. Higher incomes make leisure more attractive.

7. High wage rates may reduce the amount of labour.

13. Open the brackets

1. Labour... to the production of goods and services (to direct).

2. It is also the reason why economic activity... (to take place).

3. The people who ... in production are also consumers (to take part).

4. The sum of those individual demands ... the business person to undertake production (to provide).

5. It is necessary ... labour somewhat differently from the other factors (to treat).

6. There are social and political problems which have ... into account (to take).

7. The question of how many hours per day a machine should be ... will be judged solely in terms of efficien­cy (to operate).

8. Both of these factors are subject... (to change).

9. Two countries might... the same total population (to have).

10. The age range 16 to 65 years ... the working age groups (to cover).