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5. Work in pairs. Make up your own dialogue «Job Interview». Imagine that Fiona Scott was invited for the interview at Patagonia. Unit 17. Economics – what it is about?

Economics was defined by the late Alfred Marshall, one of the great Victorian economists, as «the study of mankind in the everyday business of life». There are other definitions, but Marshalls definition draws attention to that unique feature of human society: that unlike other animals, man provides for his everyday needs by means of a complex pattern of production, distribution and exchange. Many of the words used by economists are very familiar to us. We know that economists talk and write about such topics as money, prices, wages, employment, taxes, exports and imports, earning and spending. Every day some economic problem or other is mentioned in the newspapers, on the radio and on the television. Economics is a science and part of our everyday lives, for:

• we live in an economic system;

• every day we take part in economic activities;

• we are familiar with the words used by economists.

Economics is about economizing, that is, «making the most of what

we have». For the individual, this means using one's abilities and

spending one's income in the way that gives the most satisfaction or

benefit.

For the community as a whole, it means using the people's skills and energies, the land, the buildings, the machinery and the other economic resources so as to obtain the highest possible standards of living.

The common element in all these decisions is that every choice involves a cost.

In fact, economics is the study of the choice that people make and the actions that they take in order to make the best use of scare resources in meeting their wants.

Vocabulary Bank

economics

экономика

to be familiar with

знать (что-либо), быть в

курсе (чего-либо)

wages

зарплата рабочих

salary

зарплата служащих

that is

то есть

to make the most of

использовать наилучшим

образом

to mean

значить

ability

способность

income

доход(ы)

to satisfy

satisfaction

удовлетворять

удовлетворение

benefit

выгода

community

объединение, сообщество, группа людей, объединенных какими-либо признаками

as a whole

в целом

skill

умение, мастерство

to obtain standard of living

получать, приобретать жизненный уровень

cost

стоимость

in order to

для того, чтобы

to meet wants

удовлетворять потребности

Exercises

1. Answer the following questions.

1. How was economics defined by A. Marshall?

2. What was A. Marshall?

3. Are many words used by economists very familiar to us?

4. What do economists talk and write about?

5. How often are economic problems mentioned in the newspapers, on the radio and on the television?

6. What is economics about?

7. What does it mean for the individual?

8. Every choice involves a cost, doesn't it?

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