2. Comprehension check.
Read the text more carefully. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
Flow production is divided into a number of operations and each operation is completed for a group of products before it is moved on to the next operation.
Flow production requires a high degree of standardization.
Flow production doesn't use the concepts of simplification, standardization and specialization.
The choice of production method depends on a few factors.
A business might use a combination of all three production methods.
The nature of product influences the method of production used.
Writing a review of a book, a paper, an article etc.
1. Review is a very brief description of a book, a paper, an article etc., in which someone gives his or her opinion of the piece of writing.
Here are some useful tips for you about writing a review. Pay attention to the expressions that can be used.
When you write a review of a book or any other piece of writing, you should:
a. specify the subject of the piece of writing:
The book (article, section etc) is devoted (dedicated) to ... |
Книгу (статтю, розділ тощо) присвячено ... |
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The book (article, section etc) deals with ... |
У книзі (статті, розділі тощо) розглядається ... |
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The book (article, section etc) under consideration (under discussion / debate) presents
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Книга (стаття, розділ тощо), що розглядається (обговорюється), представляє
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The author
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Автор
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The author attempts (tries)
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Автор намагається
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The essence of the book (article, section etc) is that... |
Суть книги (статті, розділу тощо) полягає у тому, що ... |
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The study emphasizes (stresses) the importance of... |
У дослідженні підкреслюється важливість ... |
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The author states (asserts, affirms) that... |
Автор стверджує, що ... |
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The author considers the possibility of... |
Автор розглядає можливість ... |
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It is also emphasized (stressed, underlined) that... |
Підкреслюється також, що ... |
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Special emphasis (stress) is laid (placed, put) on ... |
Особливий наголос ставиться на ... |
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Particular importance (significance, value, weight) is attached to ... |
Особливе значення ... |
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Reader's attention is called (attached, drawn) to ... |
Увага читачів привертається ... |
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It is also noted that... |
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The obtained data are exemplifies with ... |
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Two important implications (inferences, conclusions) follow from this. |
Із цього випливають два важливі висновки. |
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It follows from the book (article, section etc) that... |
Із книги (статті, розділу тощо) виходить, що ... |
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Hence (therefore, thus) it can be concluded that... |
Отже (таким чином), можна зробити висновок, що ... |
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All things considered, it can be said that... |
Враховуючи все, можна сказати, що ... |
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The book (article, section etc) is very useful (helpful, valuable) for
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Книга (стаття, розділ* тощо) дуже корисна для
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The book (article, section etc) is of great (crucial, paramount) importance for
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Книга (стаття, розділ тощо) має велике (вирішальне, першорядне) значення для
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2. Read the following review of text 11.
Text "Batch production" is devoted to one of the traditional types of production design - batch production.
The author describes batch production as a method of organizing the work when a process of production is divided into a number of operations and each operation is completed for a group of products before it is moved on to the next operation.
It is also noted that under batch production all items in a particular batch move from one process to another simultaneously. Reader's attention is called to the advantages and disadvantages of batch production.
The text is useful for students of Economics.
3. Write the review of text 12.