- •Часть 1 (1 семестр)
- •I. Anticipating the Issue
- •II. Background Reading
- •Introduction to Economics
- •III. Vocabulary Reinforcement
- •2. Match the words having opposite meanings.
- •3. Complete: use appropriate information from the text to finish the following sentences.
- •4. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Understanding Expressions: give the best explanation for each of these phrases used in the text.
- •2. According to the text, mark these statements t (true) or f (false).
- •3. Give the best definition for the following economic terms.
- •5. Give profound answers to the following questions.
- •1. What do these words refer to in the text?
- •2. Find the paragraphs of the text dealing with the following concepts.
- •V. Speaking
- •VI. Writing
- •Factors of Production
- •I. Anticipating the Issue
- •II. Background Reading
- •Factors of Production.
- •III. Vocabulary Reinforcement
- •1. Match the following nouns with their definitions.
- •1. Match the words having similar meanings.
- •2. Match the words having opposite meanings.
- •3. Complete: choose the key concept that best completes the sentence.
- •5. Complete: use appropriate information from the text to finish the following sentences.
- •6. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.
- •7. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Understanding Expressions: give the best explanation for each of these phrases used in the text.
- •2. According to the text, mark these statements t (true) or f (false):
- •3. Give the best definition for the following economic terms.
- •Give profound answers to the following questions:
- •1. What do these words refer to in the text?
- •2. Find the paragraphs of the text dealing with the following concepts.
- •V. Speaking
- •Giving your opinion
- •Discussion
- •Simulation
- •VI. Writing
- •Unit 3 Economic Systems. Market and Market Economy
- •I. Anticipating the Issue
- •II. Background Reading
- •Types of Economies. Market and Market Economy
- •III. Vocabulary Reinforcement
- •1. Match the words having similar meanings.
- •3. Form antonyms to the following words by means of prefixes or suffixes. Use a dictionary to make sure you are right.
- •1. Which of the words and phrases below are associated with the following: 1) the concept of the market, 2) the concept of traditional economy?
- •3. Complete: use appropriate information from the text to finish the following sentences:
- •4. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations:
- •5.Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Understanding Expressions: give the best explanation for each of these phrases used in the text.
- •2. According to the text, mark these statements t (true) or f (false):
- •3. Explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations.
- •5. Comment on the following sentences in economic sense.
- •7. Give profound answers to the following questions.
- •3.Find the paragraphs of the text dealing with the following concepts.
- •V. Speaking
- •International Economic Summit
- •VI. Writing
- •I. Anticipating the Issue
- •II. Background Reading
- •Supply, Demand and Price
- •III. Vocabulary Reinforcement
- •1. Match the words having similar meanings.
- •2. Match the words having opposite meanings.
- •Word Fields
- •Complete: choose the proper word from the box to complete the following sentences.
- •2. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.
- •3. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Understanding Expressions: give the best explanation for each of these phrases used in the text.
- •2. According to the text, mark these statements t (true) or f (false).
- •3. Say what the following economic terms mean.
- •5. Comment on the following sentence from the point of view of the laws of supply and demand.
- •7. Complete the following sentences.
- •2 Find the paragraphs of the text dealing with the following concepts.
- •V. Speaking
- •Raising Sales
- •VI. Writing
- •Unit 5. Marketing and Marketing Techniques. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.
- •I. Anticipating the Issue
- •1. Discuss your answers to the following questions.
- •II. Background Reading
- •III. Vocabulary Reinforcement
- •1. Match the words having similar meanings.
- •1. Which of the words and phrases below are associated with the following: 1) a “Marketing Mix”, 2) business crimes?
- •3. Complete: use appropriate information from the text to finish the following sentences.
- •4. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Understanding Expressions: give the best explanation for each of these phrases used in the text.
- •2. According to the text, mark these statements t (true) or f (false).
- •3. Give the best definition for each of these economic terms.
- •5. Give profound answers to the following questions.
- •1. What do these words refer to in the text?
- •V. Speaking
- •Introducing a New Product
- •VI. Writing
- •I. Anticipating the Issue
- •II. Background Reading
- •III. Vocabulary Reinforcement
- •1. Match the words having similar meanings.
- •Word Fields
- •3. Complete: use appropriate information from the text to finish the following sentences.
- •4. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Understanding Expressions: give the best explanation for each of these phrases used in the text.
- •2. According to the text, mark these statements t (true) or f (false).
- •3. Give the best definition for the following economic terms.
- •5. Give profound answers to the following questions.
- •1. What do these words refer to in the text?
- •2. Find the paragraphs of the text dealing with the following concepts.
- •V. Speaking
- •Discussion
- •The Debate
- •VI. Writing
- •I. Anticipating the Issue
- •II. Background Reading
- •Employment and Unemployment
- •III. Vocabulary Reinforcement
- •1. Match the following nouns with their definitions.
- •1. Match the words having similar meanings.
- •1. Which of the words and phrases below are associated with unemployment?
- •2. Which of the words below can make word partnerships with the word economic?
- •3.Complete: choose the words from the box that best complete the following sentences. Not all the words will be used.
- •4. Complete: use appropriate information from the text to finish the following sentences.
- •5. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •7. Comment on the following sentences.
- •8. Give profound answers to the following questions.
- •1. What do these words refer to in the text?
- •2. Find the paragraphs of the text dealing with the following concepts.
- •VI. Writing
- •I. Anticipating the Issue
- •II. Background Reading
- •Finance. Financial System.
- •III. Vocabulary Reinforcement
- •1. Match the words having similar meanings.
- •1. Cross out the verb in column a that cannot be used with the corresponding noun in column b.
- •4. Complete: use appropriate information from the text to finish the following sentences.
- •5. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Understanding Expressions: give the best explanation for each of these phrases used in the text.
- •2. According to the text, mark these statements t (true) or f (false).
- •3. Give the best definition for each of these economic terms.
- •5. Give profound answers to the following questions.
- •1. What do these words refer to in the text?
- •2. Find the paragraphs of the text dealing with the following concepts.
- •V. Speaking
- •VI. Writing
- •I. Anticipating the Issue
- •II. Background Reading
- •III. Vocabulary Reinforcement
- •3. Match the following word partnerships as they appear in the text.
- •4. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Understanding Expressions: give the best explanation for each of these phrases used in the text.
- •3. According to the text, mark these statements t (true) or f (false).
- •4. Give the best definition for the following economic terms.
- •7. Give profound answers to the following questions.
- •VI. Writing
- •I. Anticipating the Issue
- •II. Background Reading
- •Inflation
- •III. Vocabulary Reinforcement
- •1. Which of the words and phrases below are associated with the measures of inflation?
- •2. Find the words and phrases in the text associated with high inflation.
- •2. Complete: use appropriate information from the text to finish the following sentences.
- •3. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.
- •4. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Understanding Expressions: give the best explanation for each of these phrases used in the text.
- •2. According to the text, mark these statements t (true) or f (false).
- •3. Illustrate the consequences of high inflation using the information from the text.
- •4. Give the best definition for the following economic terms.
- •6. Explain the relationship between the terms in each of these pairs.
- •1. What do these words refer to in the text?
- •2. Find the paragraphs of the text dealing with.
- •A. Giving your opinion
- •The Effects of Inflation in the 1970s
- •How inflation affected the u.S. Economy
- •Inflation.
- •Explain how the effects of inflation might be offset by increases in output and employment.
- •Why might a small decrease in a large rate of inflation satisfy government economists but upset consumers?
- •VI. Writing
5. Translate: give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.
Уровень безработицы; полная занятость; фрикционная безработица; сезонная занятость; динамично развивающаяся экономика; спад экономической активности; работники, занятые неполный рабочий день или месяц, (частично безработные); создавать новые рабочие места; выплата пособий по безработице; неизбежные траты; угрожать экономической стабильности государства; имеющиеся вакансии.
6. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Вынужденная безработица возникает, когда работник может и хочет работать при данном уровне заработной платы, но не может найти работу.
2. Добровольная безработица связана с нежеланием людей работать, например, в условиях понижения заработной платы. Она усиливается во время экономического бума и снижается при спаде экономики; ее масштабы и продолжительность различны у лиц разных профессий, уровня квалификации, а также у различных социально-демографических групп населения.
3. Сезонная безработица зависит от колебаний в уровне экономической активности в течение года, характерных для некоторых отраслей экономики; структурная же безработица обусловлена изменениями в структуре спроса на труд, когда образуется структурное несовпадение между квалификацией безработных и требованием свободных рабочих мест.
4. Раньше люди предпочитали работать на одном месте всю жизнь, теперь ситуация изменилась. Иногда люди становятся безработными, когда они меняют место жительства. Создание новых рабочих мест, возможно, снизит уровень безработицы. 5. Считается, что фрикционная безработица не является угрозой экономической стабильности.
6. Известно, что во время депрессии снижаются занятость, зарплата, цены.
IV. Reading
A. Reading for the Main Idea
Read the text to understand the main idea of it and try the following tasks.
1. Choose the statement that best summarises the main idea of the text.
Expert economists advise government officials about the causes and cures of economic problems, unemployment being one of them.
Unemployment is unavoidable, inefficient and discouraging.
Paying attention to both the unemployment statistics and the reasons for unemployment economists recognize several main types of unemployment which hurt the economy.
2. Answer the following questions.
What main statistics related to economic problems do economists consider?
What main types of unemployment are recognized by economists?
What are the main impacts of unemployment?
B. Reading for Details
Read the text again to understand details and try the following tasks.
1. Understanding Expressions: give the best explanation for each of these phrases used in the text.
Unemployment rate; unemployment dole; employment is becoming more flexible; causes and cures of economic problems; high and low unemployment; the economy scales back; the economy picks up; some amount of unemployment is inevitable; natural resource constraints; to sustain jobs.
2. Understanding Expressions: match these words as they occur in the text and give the best explanation for each of these phrases.
large-scale a) growth
economic b) promotion schemes
decreased economic c) ladder
lay off d) activity
economic e) statistics
employment f) human resources
economic g) public spending
employment h) slowdown
waste i) stability
unemployment j)workers
3. According to the text, mark these statements T (true) or F (false):
Full employment means a zero unemployment rate.
Some amount of unemployment is inevitable in any economy.
Frictional unemployment is a threat to economic stability.
Unemployment wastes human resources.
The whole institutional structure and dynamics of the national economy influence the ability of an economy to generate and sustain jobs.
4. Explain the relationship between the terms in each of these pairs.
1) frictional unemployment – structural unemployment; 2) seasonal unemployment – cyclical unemployment; 3) economy is scaling back – economy is picking up; 4) to employ – to lay off, 5) unemployed people – underemployed people.
5. Give the best definition for each of these economic terms.
Employment promotion schemes, full employment, a healthy economy, a dynamic economy, offshore outsourcing, households, available jobs, a threat to economy.
6. Choose the variants that best explain the ideas of the sentences below.
Full employment does not mean a zero unemployment rate.
Some unemployment is inevitable.
Full employment is unavoidable.
Full unemployment cannot be avoided.
The public authority of any nation today has the primary responsibility of minimizing the level of unemployment and aiming for the full employment condition.
The public authority should create new jobs.
The public authority should do their best to try and cope with unemployment.
The public authority should seek to achieve full employment.