- •Лепешкина г.Г., семенова е.Г.,
- •Сontents
- •§1. Органы речи и их работа 226
- •Part I. Country studies
- •Geographical outline of the uk
- •3. Pronounce the following words paying attention to the pronunciation of ending -(e)s.
- •8. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative. Ask special questions about the words in italics.
- •9. Define the meaning of the verb “to be”.
- •11. Explain the use of the Indefinite Tenses in the following sentences.
- •13. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative.
- •14. Complete the following sentences using Present Indefinite, Past indefinite and Future Indefinite.
- •I think…
- •1. England; 2. Wales; 3. Northern Ireland; 4. Scotland
- •Lesson 2. Government and politics Grammar: Имя существительное. Род,число и падеж существительных. Артикль. Phonetics: Понятие гласных и согласных звуков.
- •2. Pronounce the following verbs. Mind the pronunciation of endings a) –(e)s; b) –ed.
- •I think…
- •19. A) Make written translation of the text. Make use of the words given after it. On the blessing of monarchy
- •Lesson 3 Economy
- •Phonetics: Долгие и краткие гласные звуки.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •2. Pronounce the following words paying attention to the short and long vowels.
- •3. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Make them negative and interrogative.
- •4. Insert the verb “to be”.
- •5. Insert “it is” or “there is”.
- •6. Insert personal and possessive pronouns.
- •7. Insert demonstrative pronouns.
- •8. Translate the sentences, paying attention to reflexive pronouns.
- •9. Insert indefinite pronouns.
- •10. Insert the article where it is necessary.
- •12. Give Russian equivalents.
- •15. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer.
- •16. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •17. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •18. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •Lesson 4. Education Grammar: Имя прилагательное. Степени сравнения прилагательных. Сравнительные конструкции. Phonetics: Словесное ударение.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •2. Mark stresses in the following words.
- •3. Write the following adjectives in the comparative and superlative degree.
- •4. Use the correct form of the adjectives given in brackets.
- •5. Form Participle I of the following verbs.
- •6. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative. Ask special questions about the words in italics.
- •7. Complete the following sentences using Continuous Tenses.
- •8. Open the brackets using the Active or the Passive Voice.
- •9. Insert articles where necessary.
- •11. Ask all possible questions.
- •12. Use the proper degree of comparison.
- •I think…
- •17. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •18. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •Образование с 16-ти лет
- •Образование с 18-ти лет
- •Unit II. The united states of america
- •The 13 original British-American colonies:
- •3. Distribute the words according the type of reading.
- •4. Write the three forms of the verbs.
- •7. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the verbs in the Passive Voice.
- •8. Use the verbs in brackets in the Passive Voice.
- •9. Change the following sentences from Active into the Passive Voice.
- •10. Insert the article where it is necessary.
- •I think…
- •14. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •15. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •Hawaii; 2. California; 3. Alaska; 4. South Dakota
- •Lesson 2. Government and politics Grammar Revision: Модальные глаголы Phonetics: Ритмика
- •4. Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •5. Insert modal verbs.
- •5. Open the brackets using the Active or the Passive Voice.
- •8. Give Russian equivalents.
- •11. Think of the correct place for each of the following words in the passage below.
- •12. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer.
- •13. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •14. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •15. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •16. A) Make written translation of the text.
- •America, the beautiful
- •Lesson 3. Economy Grammar: Времена группыPerfect Phonetics: Транскрипция
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •9. Choose the correct form of the Participle.
- •11. Give Russian equivalents.
- •14. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •15. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •The distribution of industries
- •Lesson 4. Education Grammar: Порядок слов в предложении. Phonetics: Фразовое ударение
- •6. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentences.
- •System of education in the usa
- •8. Give Russian equivalents.
- •11. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •12. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •13. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •Test on unit 2
- •Unit III. Canada
- •Geography and Nature of canada. General Facts
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •4. Give 3 forms of the following verbs.
- •5. Give the Degrees of Comparison.
- •6. Read and translate the sentences paying attention to Adverbial Subordinate Clauses.
- •7. Open the brackets using the right form of the Adjective.
- •From the history of Canada
- •10. Give Russian equivalents.
- •14. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer.
- •15. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •16. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •17. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •Lesson 2. Political System Grammar: The Perfect Continuous Tenses Phonetics: Интонация. Нисходящий тон.
- •2. Read the following sentences with the Falling Tone:
- •5. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Active Voice or the Passive Voice.
- •6. Give Russian equivalents.
- •9. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer.
- •11. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •12. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •Lesson 3. Economy Grammar: Безличные предложения Phonetics: Интонация. Восходящий тон.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •8. Give Russian equivalents.
- •1. Saskatchewan 2. Yukon 3. Ontario 4. Quebec
- •11. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer.
- •12. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •13. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •14. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •Lesson 4.Education Grammar: Словообразование Phonetics: Интонация. Нисходяще-восходящий тон.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •2. Read the sentences with rising-falling tone.
- •7. Insert the modal verbs “can”, “may”, or “must”.
- •11. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer.
- •12. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •13. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •14. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •15. Read the text and find answers to the following questions.
- •Education in Canada
- •Test on unit 3
- •Part II. Introduction into economics
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •1. Classify the words according to the type of their reading.
- •3. Read and translate the following words.
- •8. Study §4.1 in Essential Grammar.
- •9. Form Participles I and II.
- •10. Define the functions of the Participles. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •11. Define the part of speech of the italicized words. Translate the sentences.
- •12. Find in the text “people and economy”: 1) a) Participles I and II and define their functions; b) nouns as attributes; 2) state the tense forms of all the predicates in the text.
- •18. Fill in the blanks with the Vocabulary on the text.
- •19. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer:
- •20. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •21. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •22. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •23. Make up a plan of the text.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •1. Classify the words according to the type of their reading.
- •6. Define the function of this, these, that, those. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •7. Translate the word combinations into Russian.
- •8. Define the part of speech of the italicized words. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •13. Think of synonyms (antonyms) to the following words.
- •14. Insert prepositions.
- •15. Fill in the blanks with the Vocabulary on the text.
- •16. Find in the text definitions of the following:
- •17. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer:
- •18. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •19. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •20. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •21. A) Make written translation of the following. Microeconomics vs. Macroeconomics
- •22. Make up a plan of the text.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •1. Classify the words according to the type of their reading.
- •2. Read and translate the following words.
- •4. Translate the word combinations into Russian.
- •5. A) Study the following information.
- •6. Study § 4.3 in Essential Grammar.
- •7. Define the functions of the Gerund in the sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •8. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian. Pay attention to Gerund.
- •9. Define the part of speech of the –ing form. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •10. Define the functions of the infinitives in the sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •17. Fill in the blanks with the Vocabulary on the text.
- •18. Find in the text definitions of the following:
- •19. From the text write out all the tpes of markets and try to explain the difference between them.
- •20. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer:
- •21. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •22. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •23. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •24. Make written translation of the following. Types of Production
- •25. Speak on the production and market.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •1. Classify the words according to the type of their reading.
- •6. Define the degrees of comparison of the adjectives in the sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •7. Study § in 5.1
- •8. Translate the sentences with the Complex Subject into Russian.
- •9. Change the following sentences from active into passive.
- •16. Fill in the blanks with the Vocabulary on the text.
- •17. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer:
- •18. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •19. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •20. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •21. From the text write out the advantages and disadvantages of the division of labour.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •1. Classify the words according to the type of their reading.
- •2. Complete the table with the derivatives.
- •3. Translate the word combinations into Russian.
- •4. A) Study the following information.
- •5. Study § 6 in Essential Grammar.
- •6. Find the sentences containing the Absolute Participial Construction. Translate them into Russian.
- •7. 1) Find in the text “public and private sectors of economy” 1) Participles I and define their functions. 2) State the tense forms of the predicates in the text.
- •13. Fill in the blanks with the Vocabulary on the text.
- •14. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer:
- •15. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •16. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •17. Arrange sentences according to the text.
- •18. Make up a plan of the text.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •1. Classify the words according to the type of their reading.
- •2. Read and translate the following words.
- •3. Fill in the table with the derivatives.
- •4. A) Study the following information.
- •5. Study § 5.1 in Essential Grammar.
- •6. Find the sentences with the Complex Object. Translate them into Russian.
- •7. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian. Pay attention to the Complex Object.
- •8. Explain the use of articles in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •9. Find in the text “monopolies and competition” 1) the –ing forms and define their part of speech. 2) State the tense forms of the predicates in the text.
- •15. Fill in the blanks with the Vocabulary on the text.
- •16. Find in the text definitions of the following:
- •17. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer:
- •18. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •19. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •20. Arrange sentences according to the text.
- •21. Make up a plan of the text.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •1. Classify the words according to the type of their reading.
- •2. Read and translate the following words.
- •3. Fill in the table with the derivatives.
- •4. A) Study the following information.
- •5. Study § 8 in Essential Grammar.
- •6. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •7. Find the sentences with asyndetically connected clauses and translate them into Russian.
- •8. Put the verb into the correct form.
- •9. Read the sentences. Pay attention to the second conditional. Translate them into Russian.
- •10. Define which type of conditional sentences these are.
- •11. Put the verb into the correct form.
- •12. State the tense forms of the predicates in the text ”income and interests”.
- •18. Fill in the blanks with the Vocabulary on the text.
- •19. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer:
- •20. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •21. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •22. Arrange sentences according to the text.
- •23. Make up a plan of the text.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •1. Classify the words according to the type of their reading.
- •2. Complete the table with the derivatives.
- •3. A) Study the following information.
- •4. A) Translate the following phrases into Russian.
- •11. Fill in the blanks with the Vocabulary on the text.
- •12. Find in the text definitions of the following:
- •7. From the text write out the sources of profit.
- •8. Ask questions to the underlined words.
- •13. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer:
- •14. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •15. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •16. Arrange sentences according to the text.
- •18. Speak on profits.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •1. Classify the words according to the type of their reading.
- •6. Inthe text “stock markets” 1) State the functions of non-finite forms of the verb. 2)State the tense forms of the predicates.
- •12. Fill in the blanks with the Vocabulary on the text.
- •13. Find in the text definitions of the following:
- •14. Read the sentences from the text, underline the verbs and state their tense form.
- •15. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
- •16. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English, using the verbs in the Present Indefinite, Present Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous.
- •17. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Present Tenses.
- •18. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer:
- •19. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •20. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •21. Arrange sentences according to the text.
- •22. Make up a plan of the text.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •5. Translate word combinations paying attention to nouns as attributes.
- •13. Fill in the blanks with the Vocabulary on the text.
- •14. Find in the text definitions of:
- •15. Read the sentences from the text, underline the verbs and state their tense forms.
- •16. Insert the proper form of the verb to be. Use the Present Indefinite Tense.
- •17. Translate the following sentences from the text into Russian. Pay attention to the word one.
- •18. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the word one.
- •19. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer:
- •20. Agree or disagree.
- •21. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •22. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •23. Read the following information.
- •24. Check yourself. Match the corresponding parts.
- •Some information about British Money
- •25. Read the text. Money
- •26. Make up a plan of the text.
- •§ 2. Классификация английских звуков
- •Согласные
- •Гласные
- •§ 3. Особенности английского произношения
- •§ 4. Английский алфавит
- •§ 5. Понятие о транскрипции
- •§ 6. Фразовое ударение
- •It is `not on the `table. I do `not `like it. He can`not `do it.
- •§ 7. Ритмические группы
- •§ 8. Изменение словесного ударения под влиянием ритма
- •It's `number seven`teen.
- •I have `eighteen `pens,
- •§ 9. Логическое ударение
- •§ 10. Английская интонация
- •§ 11. Нисходящий тон
- •§ 12. Восходящий тон
- •§ 13. Нисходяще - восходящий тон
- •Морфология
- •Существительные, употребляющиеся только во множественном числе
- •Артикль
- •Определенный артикль
- •Употребление определенного артикля.
- •Неопределенный артикль
- •Употребление неопределенного артикля.
- •Нулевой артикль
- •Употребление артиклей с именами собственными
- •Существительное в качестве определения
- •Способы перевода существительных в функции определения
- •Местоимения (личные, притяжательные, возвратные)
- •Степени сравнения прилагательных
- •Неопределенные местоимения some, any
- •Наречия времени, употребляемые с видовременными формами
- •§ 1. Числительное (the numeral)
- •Дробные и смешанные величины
- •2/3 Two thirds
- •4/9 Four ninths
- •3/5 Three fifths
- •9/10 Nine tenths
- •Глагол “to be”
- •Is Great Britain a parliamentary monarchy?
- •Is Great Britain a parliamentary monarchy? – Yes, it is.
- •Is Great Britain an absolute monarchy? – No, it is not/ it isn’t. Глагол “to have”
- •I have got enough time to visit the British Museum.
- •I have not (haven’t) got enough time to visit the British Museum.
- •§1. Словообразование
- •§2. Модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты
- •Функции и значения модальных глаголов
- •§3. Страдательный залог (Passive Voice)
- •§4. Неличные формы глагола §4.1. Participle (Причастие)
- •§4.2. Инфинитив и его функции в предложении
- •§4.3. The Gerund (Герундий)
- •§ 5.Инфинитивные обороты §5.1. Объектный инфинитивный оборот «сложное дополнение» (Complex Object)
- •§5.2. Субъектный инфинитивный оборот «сложное подлежащее» (Complex Subject)
- •§6. The Absolute Participle Construction (Независимый причастный оборот)
- •§7. Бессоюзное присоединение определительных и дополнительных придаточных предложений
- •§8. Conditional Sentences (Условные предложения)
- •§9. Reported Speech (Косвенная речь)
- •Irregular Verbs
- •Лингвострановедческий комментарий
- •Vocabulary
- •Список использованной литературы:
- •Лепешкина Галина Геннадьевна
- •Семенова Елена Григорьевна
- •Cтавцева Екатерина Владимировна
- •Введение в экономику
18. Make up a plan of the text.
19. Speak on the forms of ownership.
LESSON 6.Monopolies and Competition
Grammar Presentation: Сложноедополнение.
Grammar Revision: Сравнительные конструкции. Страдательный залог.
MONOPOLIES AND COMPETITION
Economists consider every business to have competition. Merriam-Webster defines competition in business as "the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most faVorable terms." It may stimulate innovation, encourageefficiency, or drive downprices. According tomicroeconomic theory, no system of resource allocation is more efficient than pure competition. Competition, according to the theory, causes commercial firms to develop new products, services, and technologies. This gives consumers greater selection and better products. The greater selection typically causes lower prices for the products compared to what the price would be if there was no competition (monopoly) or little competition (oligopoly).
Scientists believe competition to exist at different sizes; some competitions may be between two members of a species, while other competitions can inVolve entire species. In an example in economics, a competition between two small stores would be considered small compared to competition between several mega-giants. As a result, the consequences of the competition would also vary- the larger the competition, the larger the effect.
In addition, the level of competition can also vary. At some levels, competition can be informal and be more for pride or fun. However, other competitions can be extreme and bitter; for example, some human wars have erupted because of the intense competition between two nations or nationalities.
Honestly evaluating your competition will help you better understand your own product or service and enable you to know how best to distinguish your company in the consumer’s eyes and it points to opportunities in the market.
Although in a perfect market competition is unrestricted and sellers are numerous, free competition and large numbers of sellers are not always available in the real world. Our strict definition of a perfectly competitive market is a market in which every firm is too small to affect the market price.
If a firm can appreciably affect the market price of its output, then the firm is classified as an “imperfect competitor”. Imperfect competition prevails in an industry whenever individual sellers have some measure of control over the price of output in that industry. Imperfect competition does not imply that a firm has absolute control over the price of its product but at least some discretion in its price decision.
How imperfect can imperfect competition get? People know the extreme case to be monopoly. A monopoly (from the Greek language monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service, in other words a firm that has no competitors in its industry. Monopolies are characterized by a lack of economic competition for the good or service that they provide and a lack of viable substitute goods. It may arise from a variety of different causes. Primary characteristics of a monopoly are:
Single Seller: For a pure monopoly to take place, only one company can be selling the good or service. A company can have a monopoly on certain goods and services but not on others.
Significant Barrier of Entry: If a company has a monopoly on a good or service, it becomes prohibitively difficult for other firms to enter the industry and provide the same good or service.
No close substitutes: Monopoly is not merely the state of having control over a product; it also means that there are no close substitutes available that fill the same function as the monopolized good.
Price maker: Because a single firm controls the total supply in a pure monopoly, it is able to exert a significant degree of control over the price by changing the quantity supplied.
It is possible to distinguish in practice four kinds of monopoly. State planning and central control of the economy often mean that government has the monopoly of important goods and services, e.g. most national authorities monopolize the postal services within their borders. A different kind of monopoly arises when a country, through geographical or geological circumstances, has control over major natural resources or important service. It is called natural monopolies. Legal monopolies occur when the law of a country permits certain producers, authors and investors a full monopoly over the sale of their own products. Besides, there are exclusive monopolies. But they are rare today.