- •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
1. Match the words having similar meanings.
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physical capital
meet
factors of production
information
confront
whole, total
satisfy (demands)
oppose
entrepreneurship
equipment
behaviour
fixed assets
data
business undertaking
machinery
conduct
aggregate
production resources
2. Match the words having opposite meanings.
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supplementary
ongoing
input
supply
shortage
manufactured
temporary
output
demand
excess, surplus
raw
prime
D. Word Fields
Which of the things below belong to capital goods and which of them belong to consumer goods?
TV sets; factories; machines; food; clothing; tools; computers; railroads; automobiles; tractors; airplanes; furniture.
E. Word Usage
1. Complete: use an appropriate preposition where necessary.
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in(4),on, for, of, with, through
Economic information takes … meaning when it is viewed … the most useful lens.
Macroeconomics is concerned … large-scale economic activity.
All kinds of wildlife belong … the category … land.
An economy cannot create goods if it is lacking … natural resources.
Some factors of production are fixed … size.
There is a great demand … home computers.
Small cars are … demand nowadays.
2. Linking: match the first half of each sentence with the most appropriate second half.
1. Economists study economic behaviour through … |
a) all the resources made and used by people. |
2. Macroeconomics is concerned with … |
b) all the natural resources that are used to produce goods and services. |
3. Microeconomics is concerned with … |
c) no output can be produced. |
4. Scarcity is the result of … |
d) the distinction between variable and invariable factors. |
5. Land includes … |
e) vision, skill, ingenuity and willingness to take risks. |
6. Labour includes … |
f) microeconomics and macroeconomics. |
7. Capital includes … |
g) unlimited wants and limited resources. |
8. Entrepreneurship includes … |
h) all the human time, effort and talent that go into the making of goods. |
9. Without variable factors of production … |
i) the effect of widespread unemployment on the whole nation. |
10. The basis of cost analysis and the law of returns is … |
j) individuals, families, and businesses. |