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Vocabulary on the text

account, v (for) входить во (что-л.) в размере, количестве; составлять (определённую) часть от общего количества (чего-л.).

apartment, n квартира

approximately, adv. ‒ приблизительно, близко, около, почти, приближённо (Syn: about, roughly, almost)

assure, v гарантировать, обеспечивать. (Syn: ensure, guarantee)

bulk, n ‒ основная масса, большая часть (чего-л.) (Syn: majority)

calculate, v 1) вычислять; подсчитывать; калькулировать (Syn: compute, count) 2) (on, upon, for) рассчитывать на что-л. (Syn: count, reckon, rely) 3) обычно предназначать (для чего-л.) 4), думать, полагать

currently, adv. теперь, в настоящее время; ныне

dam, n дамба, плотина, насыпь; запруда (Syn: levee, dike)

decrease, v 1) уменьшаться, убывать, сокращаться to decrease fromto … - уменьшаться с … до... to decrease by … - уменьшаться на ... to decrease in smth. - уменьшаться в (чём-л.) (Syn: decline, fall) (Ant: increase, enlarge, grow, strengthen) 2) уменьшать, сокращать

disadvantaged, adj. малоимущий, неимущий. (Syn: deprived). Политически корректный эвфемизм, заменяющий слово "бедняк"

employ, v предоставлять работу; нанимать to be employed by smb - работать, служить у кого-л. (Syn: hire)

enormously, adv. ‒ весьма, очень, чрезвычайно (Syn: extraordinarily, extremely)

entrepreneur, n бизнесмен, делец, предприниматель (Syn: employer)

experienced, adj. знающий, опытный (Syn: mature)

extend, v а) простираться, тянуться; длиться (Syn: reach, stretch) б) расширять (о помещении)

face, v сталкиваться (с неприятностями)

foundation, n основание

fulltime, adj. занимающий всё рабочее время, занимающий полный рабочий день

giant, n великан, гигант; титан

guarantee, v обеспечивать гарантию, страховать

income, n доход, приход, прибыль; заработок

insure, v = ensure страховать, застраховывать

machinery, n машинное оборудование; машины

median, adj. занимающий срединное положение (Syn: middle, neutral).

operate, v (smth ) заведовать, управлять (Syn: manage, conduct)

productivity, n производительность, продуктивность

purity, n ‒ чистота, беспримесность

quadruple v 1) учетверять, увеличивать в четыре раза; умножать на четыре (Syn: quadruplicate) 2) учетверяться, увеличиваться в четыре раза

reflect, v отражать (Syn: show).

remainder, n остаток; остатки, оставшаяся часть (Syn: leftover, residue)

shortterm, adj. краткосрочный (Syn: short-dated)

soyabean, n ‒ 1) соя 2) соевый боб

subsidize, v субсидировать, финансировать, дотировать, ассигновать

triplev а) утраиваться б) утраивать

turn out, v выпускать, производить

valley, n долина (Syn: vale, dale)

baby boom демографический взрыв, всплеск рождаемости

be covered by покрывать, обеспечивать (денежным) покрытием

free enterpriseсвободное предпринимательство

labour force рабочая сила

mobile home передвижной дом.

parttime employment = part-time job работа, предполагающая неполную занятость; работа на полставки

public education государственное образование

public housing государственное жилищное строительство;бюджетное жилищное строительство

public sector государственный сектор экономики

purchasing power ‒ покупательная способность, платёжеспособность

rural electrification электрификация сельских районов

single detached home особняк

town house 1. городской дом, дом на одну семью в городе. 2. таунхауз, городской особняк, часто с примыкающим участком

unemployment compensation = unemployment insurance пособие по безработице

Phonetic exercises

        1. In the dictionary find the transcription of the following words.

Enterprise, enormously, quadriple, annually, wealthy, variety, insure, guarantee, remainder, giant, entrepreneur, foreign, especially, generation, career, employee, approximately, earner.

        1. Before you start working at the text practice the sounds in the following words. Explain the difference in the pronounciation of letter “a”.

[ei] make, play, case, face [a:] class, apartment, farmer, markets

[æ] annual, detached, has, bank [aiə] variety

[ɔ] all

        1. Write the Past Participle of the following verbs. Read them aloud paying attention to the ending –ed.

Triple, reflect, produce, turn, consider, live, include, marry, play, support, finance, subsidize, extend, estimate, employ, help.

Grammar exercises

        1. Read the sentences and translate them into Russian. Explain the usage of the Present Perfect Tense.

              1. The nation’s income and productivity have risen enormously over the past 70 years.

              2. From the foundation of the Republic, the U.S. federal government has strongly supported the development of transportation.

              3. It has developed river valleys and built dams and power stations.

              4. It has extended electricity and scientific advice to farmers, and assures them a minimum price for their basic crops.

              5. The labor force has grown especially rapidly since 1955 as a result of the increased number of working women.

              6. Part-time employment has increased as well.

              7. American industries have become increasingly more service-oriented.

              8. Of 12.6 million new jobs created, almost 85 percent have been in service industries.

              9. Careers in technical, business and health-related fields have particularly experienced employee growth in recent years.

        1. Read and translate the sentences with the Present Perfect Tense into Russian. Make them interrogative and negative.

  1. The availability of water has been an important factor in America’s growth.

  2. In recent years there has been a great increase in the number of engineers and scientists employed in American industries as companies emphasize research and the development of labour-saving machines.

  3. The growing use of machines to perform routine tasks in agriculture, industry and other fields has brought about a shift of workers to new employment.

  4. Though some have been displaced because of automation, most have been absorbed by new industries and by the growth of service and leisure industries.

  5. Other changes have taken place in the business world.

  6. Atomic energy has created a wide range of new activities.

  7. Electronics has become a major industry, employing more than a million people.

  8. The United States has long had a reputation as a pioneer in ingenious technology — from incandescent lights, sewing machines and cotton gins to telephones, television equipment, computers, airplanes and spaceships.

        1. Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Tense.

  1. Since the 1930-s American capitalism (to undergo) a radical change.

  2. The country's reliance on private initiative and enterprise (to produce) impressive growth.

  3. Technological advancement (to accelerate) changes in American agriculture.

  4. It should be noted that in the past 30 years agricultural lands ( to be concentrated) in fewer and fewer hands as a result of the fact that large-scale specialized farms replaces small family farms.

  5. On the one hand farming (to become) too productive to be profitable to many American farmers.

  6. Low crop prices, which (to result) from overproduction, often do not bring farmers enough income to live on.

  7. The U. S. president Bush recently (to impose) restrictions and the taxes on the import of steel from Russia.

  8. The USA (to experience) massive trade deficit.

  9. This trade imbalance (to promote) growth in the rest of the world; other countries were able to sell more of their products to the United States, and these sales (to provide) them with export benefits.

  10. While the U. S. trade deficit (to benefit) foreign economies, it (to create) severe distress for the American economy.

8. Insert prepositions.

The United States has large reserves … all the more widely used minerals except tin. These minerals include coal, petroleum, nuclear fuels, natural gas, iron, copper, bauxite, lead, zinc, stone, and many others. The country produces enough … some minerals to supply all its own needs and to ship … other countries as well. The country lacks a sufficient supply of some of the minerals required … modern industries. These must be shipped … the United States. They include tin, nickel, manganese, chrome, cobalt, industrial diamonds.

Most … the petroleum and natural gas deposits are located … the sedimentary basins … the flanks of the Cordillera, … California … the western side, on the High Plains; the principal coalfields are … the eastern United States, the main producing areas are in the Appalachian Plateau region.

Keys: of; of; to; for; into; of; in; on; in; on; in.