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XV. Match the sentences to economic systems:

Command economy Market economy Traditional economy

  1. This economy is very stable and people know what to expect.

  2. Nowadays, these economies are common only among agri­cultural societies in Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

  3. Land and capital goods are owned and controlled by a few people.

  4. The central authority decides what will be produced, how it will be produced, how much will be produced, and how it will be distributed.

  5. A more recent example of this economy was the Soviet Union.

  6. Individuals don't have much choice in the type of work they do.

  7. Individuals are not encouraged to develop new ideas and have few incentives to work hard.

  8. The needs and wants of individuals are not always met.

  9. Day-to-day decision-making is sometimes very slow be­cause a large number of people, called a bureaucracy, are involved in making decisions.

  10. Power is kept in the hands of a few people who often abuse the power for their own benefits.

  11. No one runs the economy. It runs itself.

  12. Economic decisions are made by buyers and sellers.

  13. Land and capital goods are privately owned.

  14. Large numbers of people are involved in making economic decisions.

  15. Individuals are encouraged to develop new ideas and tech­nologies.

  16. The economy is flexible and able to change to meet people's needs.

  17. Individuals who are unable to work have no way of meet­ing their own needs.

  18. There is no guarantee that individuals will succeed in their business or work.

  19. The economy is subject to ups and downs called busi­ness cycles. The down parts of cycles hurt everyone.

XVI. Read and discuss the following proverbs and sayings. What are their Russian equivalents? Do you agree with all of them? Learn them and use in your speech to make it more expressive.

  1. Better die standing than live kneeling.

  2. As many countries so many customs.

  3. He lost his health trying to get wealthy, and then he lost his wealth trying to get healthy.

  4. Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.

  5. The exception proves the rule.

  6. It’s never too late to learn.

  7. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.

XVII. Choose one of the economic systems and make up a dialogue with your partner discussing the advantages and the disadvantages of this system (Try to convince your partner that this economic system is the best one). Role-play the dialogue.

XVIII. Read the text once more. Divide it into logical parts. Find or compose the topic sentences of each part. Make up a logical plan of the text.

XIX. Speak on the topic “Different economic systems”. Use the material of the text and the following plan for your report.

  1. Basic economic systems.

  2. Traditional economies.

  3. Command economies.

  4. Market economies.

  5. Mixed economies.

XX. Discussion topics.

1. What would happen to standards of living in your country if all foreign trade were prohibited? How significant do you think this would be? In what areas would this impact be the strongest?

2. Does everything have a price? Are there some things you would not do regardless of price? (Remember: prices and money are not synonyms; prices may be non-monetary.)

3. Choose any question (problem, topic) relating to Economics and prepare a 5 minute report. Refer to different additional sources to make your report instructive, interesting and informative.