Chapter I

My Speciality

UNIT I

My institute

Reading

I study at the Cheboksary Cooperative Institute. It is a branch of the Russian University of Cooperation. Our institute is one of the leading educational establishments in the region. It was founded in 1962. There are many departments at our institute and I study at the faculty of Economy and specialize in finance (taxation, economy of an enterprise, accounting). I am a second-year student. After graduating from the Institute I will be able to work at different economic departments, accounting offices, banks, tax departments, audit committees. I can perform a variety of useful tasks. Economists, accountants, tax officials analyse changes in the economy, monitor prices, forecast economic development.

Our institute trains highly qualified specialists with deep knowledge in economics, accountancy, the analysis of economic activity, finance, taxation etc.

We study general and special subjects. To cope with difficult economic tasks we must be well-educated and know many subjects such as Accountancy, Statistics, Management, Marketing, Finance, Budget, Economics, Taxation, etc.

In all countries of the world the complexity of economic activity is gradually growing. And this leads to an increasingly important role of an economist, an accountant, a banker, a tax official. In my opinion, to be a good specialist we should understand the economic system, the structure of taxes, the basic principles of economic system and accounting, the fiscal policy of the state in general.

Comprehension

1. Answer the questions.

1. Where do you study?

2. Are there many faculties at your institute?

3. What subjects do you study?

4. In what spheres will you be able to work after graduating from the Institute?

5. How can you characterize a highly qualified specialist?

6. Why do you think the work of an economist important?

7. Why have you chosen this profession?

Vocabulary

2. Match each job title with the correct definition.

1) bank manager	a) the person who is responsible for the financial side of running a business
2) accountant	b) the person who is responsible for an individual bank
3) tax inspector	c) someone who prepares balance sheets
4) finance director	d) the person who checks the accuracy of the records of a company
5) economist	e) a government official who checks that you are paying enough tax
6) auditor	f) the person who is responsible for the economic side of a business activity

3. Fill in the correct word from the list below.

Economic, tax, accounting, basic, deep, fiscal, a second-year, educational

1. a …………..official

2. …………….principles

3. …………….activity

4. …………….knowledge

5. …………….policy

6. …………….offices

7. …………….establishments

8. ……………. student

4. Fill in the correct preposition.

1. I study … the faculty of Economy.

2. The person is responsible … the talks.

3. He works … a tax department.

4. She has deep knowledge … Accounting.

5. I hope we will be able to cope … this difficult task.

6. Do you deeply understand the structure … taxes?

7. Our company has many branches all … the world.

8. When I graduate … the university I hope to find a well-paid job.

9. He is responsible … the financial side of a business activity.

10. The complexity … economic activity is gradually growing.

11. …my opinion, we should learn a lot of things to become a good specialist.