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Ex.2. Complete the sentences with should have …, could have …, may have …, may not have …, needn’t have …, can’t have …, shouldn’t have …,

  1. You ____ been here a week ago.

  2. He ____ signed that contract. He was on business trip last week.

  3. If she needed money, she _____ asked me.

  4. “Where is the secretary?” “I don’t know. She _____ gone home.”

  5. He ______ got a new job. I’ll phone him tonight.

  6. She hasn’t come. But she _____ got your message.

  7. You _____ made that speech in front of an audience; nobody appreciated it.

  8. You really ______ informed your employer of those changes!

  9. The delegation ______ arrived yet.

  10. You _____ warned him. Why didn’t you?

  11. He _____ spoken to the Personal Manager. I’ve already spoken to him.

  12. You ______ bought that house.

  13. I _____ borrowed him money. It was my mistake.

  14. He ______ invested all the money. I am sure he hasn’t.

Speech and Discussion

Ex.1. Discuss with your groupmates the functions of money. Do you feel it is the best means of exchange? Why or why not?

Ex.2. Speak about your attitude to money. Do you spend all your money? Do you save any money?

Ex.3. Interview your groupmate. Find out how careful he/she is with money.

Ex.4. Familiarize yourself with the following idioms. Consult your dictionary and translate the sentences into Ukrainian. Think of situations where you could use them:

  1. He is a whale at accounting.

  2. We came to terms on the contract and signed it.

  3. My partner is honest; you can set store by his promise.

  4. The basic financial plan was approved, but the accountants met to iron out the wrinkles that remained.

  5. For my money, this project will be very profitable.

Ex.5. How good or bad are you with money? Read the questionnaire and think about your answers.

  1. When you get a present of money (e.g. for your birthday), how much of it do you save?

    1. all of it

    2. most of it

    3. some of it

    4. none of it

  1. How many of the following things did you buy last month?

Jeans, a CD, a computer game, a T-shirt

    1. none of them

    2. some of them

    3. most of them

    4. all of them

3. When you go out with your friends, how much money do you take with you?

  1. none

  2. not very much

  3. quite a lot

  4. all the money I have

4. If you see two things in a shop you really like, do you buy?

  1. neither of them

  2. one of them

  3. sometimes both of them

  4. always both of them

5. Someone asks you to give something to a charity that you like, how much money do you give?

  1. none

  2. a little

  3. quite a lot

  4. all the money I’ve got with me

Results

Mainly “a” answers: You are completely moneywise. Congratulations!

Mainly “b” answers: You are pretty good with money. Keep trying!

Mainly “c” answers: You are a big spender. Take care!

Mainly “d” answers: You have a hole in your pocket.

Ex.6. Comment on the following:

“Money spent on the brain, is never spent in vain”

(Proverb)

lesson 2

Text: Types of Banks

Grammar: Comparison of Adjectives

Terms to remember:

banking

банківська справа

be engaged in (v)

займатися

Central bank

Центральний банк

the Federal Reserve System (the Fed)

Федеральна резервна система

commercial bank

комерційний банк

accept deposits (v)

приймати депозити (вклади)

make a loan (v)

одержати позику, надавати позику

manage customers’ accounts (v)

вести рахунки клієнтів (у банку)

merchant bank

торговельний банк

investment bank

інвестиційний банк

savings bank

ощадний банк

savings account

ощадний рахунок