- •Рецензенты:
- •Предисловие
- •Vocabulary list
- •(Present Simple)
- •Вопросительная форма
- •Другие глаголы
- •Vocabulary list
- •Why is Juanita in trouble?
- •Where is she now?
- •What does Mrs. D'Orsey want to know? grammar exercises
- •Activity
- •Compare the work of Jenny Hopper and Gary Hoffman. Make use of the following grid.
- •Compare yourself with a member of your family, another student in the class, or a famous person.
- •Write the story of a typical day in your life.
- •Activity
- •Describe any member of your group using questions in the table so that your group mates can guess whom you mean.
- •Activity
- •Write a short article based on the above interview for the local newspaper.
- •Take the role of a famous person who you know something about. Your partner interviews you and asks about your daily life. Section с
- •Section a
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Activity
- •Activity
- •Section с
- •1. Work
- •2. Home
- •3. Origins and family
- •4. Here and there
- •5. Weather
- •6. Interests
- •Vocabulary list
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Imagine that you were in the bank one day and saw a bank raid take place. The police want to know what you saw. Write a story of what happened.
- •Narrate an interesting (mysterious) story you once witnessed.
- •Edwina d'Orsey
- •Juanita Nunez
- •Miles Eastin
- •Social Contacts
- •1. Making an invitation
- •3. In the restaurant ordering a meal
- •Vocabulary list
- •Section в
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Write a short paragraph about a famous living person and summarize his/her career so far.
- •Have you done any exciting or interesting things? Write down two or three. Find out what other people in your class have done. Section с
- •Identifying yourself
- •Vocabulary list
- •Настоящее совершенное время (Present Perfect II)
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Edwina d'Orsey about Miles Eastin's work record.
- •Mr. Burnside about the particulars of the audit procedure.
- •Section с
- •Incoming calls (when you receive the call)
- •Identifying yourself when you pick up the phone
- •Vocabulary list
- •Section в
- •Vocabulary list
- •Why was there much work to do to make the fma board more impressive?
- •There were many supporters of Alex Vandervoort on the board, weren't there?
- •Who was Alex's strong supporter?
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Go over Ex. 2 Grammar Exercises Unit III once again. Draw up the layout of Eastin's flat.
- •2. You are looking for accommodation. Another student in your class is a landlord. You make a telephone call to your prospective landlord. Ask him/her about the apartment she/he lets.
- •Inviting introductions from participants
- •Inviting someone to state his/her position
- •1. If you didn't hear:
- •2. If you didn't understand:
- •Section a
- •Vocabulary list (Part a)
- •Vocabulary list (Part b)
- •Отрицательная форма
- •Вопросительная форма
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Using the model above, say what you think Roscoe Heyward, Nolan Wainwright, Edwina d'Orsey are going to do next week.
- •Using the model above, say what you are going to do next week. Write six or eight sentences.
- •Imagine that you are in charge of fma. Discuss with the rest of the class what changes you would like to make. Make definite decisions, write them down and say what the results will be.
- •Section a
- •Vocabulary list
- •Употребление времени Present Simple в значении будущего времени в придаточных предложениях времени и условия
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Roscoe Heyward becomes President
- •Alex Vandervoort is elected.
- •Indirect questions
- •Information to find out:
- •Information about the company:
- •Information to find out:
- •Vocabulary list
- •Factors of production: labor. Labor market
- •Vocabulary list
- •Why did Alex summon Dick French?
- •Dick French didn't have to make a statement, did he?
- •What did the pr head assume?
- •The money policy committee divided two by two, didn't it?
- •Did Jerome Patterton have to cast the decisive vote?
- •What was the outcome of the meeting? grammar exercises
- •College
- •Passport
- •Driving licence
- •Introducing opinions, attitudes
- •Vocabulary list
- •Factors of production: land, capital. Entrepreneurship
- •Contributions of Entrepreneurs
- •Vocabulary list
- •What question did the reporter ask?
- •Fma required ten dollars to open an account, didn't it?
- •What tactics did the people adopt?
- •Why was the big branch almost helpless?
- •How did the New York Stock Exchange react to the bank-in?
- •The bank finally capitulated, didn't it? grammar exercises
- •Imagine that you had an interview for a job of an assistant operations officer at fma a few days ago. Report the interview to the class.
- •Заключение
- •Литература
- •Contents
Vocabulary list
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to produce — производить n. production — производство n. producer — производитель |
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commodity — товар |
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service — услуга |
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to consume — потреблять n. consumption — потребление n. consumer — потребитель |
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to emphasize — подчеркивать, выделять |
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to define — определять n. definition — определение |
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Economics — экономика (предмет, дисциплина), экономическая теория |
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economy — экономика (хозяйство) adj. economic — экономический (относящийся к экономике) adj. economical — экономичный (приносящий экономию) v. to economize — экономить, экономно расходовать |
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exchange — обмен |
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scarcity — дефицит, редкость |
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resources — ресурсы |
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to allocate — распределять, размещать n. allocation — распределение, размещение |
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to develop — развивать(ся) |
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to apply — применять |
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to involve — вовлекать |
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to constitute — составлять |
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household — семья, семейная единица |
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to acquire — приобретать |
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tangible — материальный |
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welfare — благосостояние |
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to be exhausted — зд. быть использованным |
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constraint — ограничение |
NOTES:
1. to reconcile the conflict — зд. погасить конфликт, примирить
2. virtually limitless desires — фактически безграничные желания
3. competing claims on — зд. различные притязания на
4. to test smth against the facts — проверять что-либо фактами
■ Ex. 1. Choose a suitable title for the passage from the list below. Support your point of view.
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Major economic problems.
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Economics and economy.
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What is economy?
Every group of people must solve three basic problems of daily living: what goods and services to produce, how to produce these goods and services, and for whom to produce these goods and services.
Economics is the study of how society decides what, how, and for whom to produce.
Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Greek for oikos (house) and nomos (custom or law), hence "rules of the house(hold)."
By goods we mean physical commodities such as steel, cars, and strawberries. By services we mean activities such as massages or live theatre performances which can be consumed or enjoyed only at the instant they are produced. In exceptional circumstances, society may find that some of the questions about what, how, and for whom to produce have already been answered; until the arrival of Man Friday, Robinson Crusoe need not worry about the 'for whom' question. In general, however, society must answer all three questions.
By emphasizing the role of society, the definition places economics within the social sciences, the sciences that study and explain human behaviour. The subject matter of economics is that part of human behaviour which relates to the production, exchange, and use of goods and services. The central economic problem for society is how to reconcile the conflict between people's virtually limitless desires for goods and services, and the scarcity of resources (labour, machinery, and raw materials) with which these goods and services can be produced. In answering the questions what, how, and for whom to produce, economics explains how scarce resources are allocated between competing claims on their use.
Economics is about human behaviour. Economists analyse problems, not the subject matter of economics. Economists aim to develop theories of human behaviour and to test them against the facts.
The modern market economy is populated by three types of economic agents, whose interaction constitutes economic activity: consumers, producers, and the government. The main social purpose of the economy is to produce goods and services for the satisfaction of the needs and wants of consumers.
Consumers, typically, represent households that .provide labour, and other resources to produce against an income which they use to purchase consumer goods or to save.
Producers, typically, represent enterprises or firms that acquire factors of production, or inputs – labour, land, and capital – from households and combine them to produce outputs, or commodities which can be classified into goods-tangible commodities – and services. The activities of firms move around the sale of their output at a profit.
The third basic element, the government, is involved with the economy, on the one hand, as a producer and consumer and, on the other hand, as a regulator, supervisor and promoter of economic activities.
The economic agents are engaged in a complex web of transactions involving factors of production and outputs. However, the volume of the commodities that can be produced and purchased is limited by the scarcity of resources. This fact has two important consequences as regards economic decision-making:
a) the utilization of resources has to be efficient. In terms of the welfare of economic agents, the utilization of resources is efficient when every opportunity has been exhausted to make some individuals better off without hurting the interests of others;
b) individual economic agents and society as a whole cannot simply use more, they have to make compromises between alternative uses.
Given these constraints, consumers, producers, and the government have to make rational decisions over available resources. Rational decisions reflect choices that draw maximum profit from given resources or obtain desired results with the minimum efforts or cost.
■ Ex. 2. Answer the following comprehension questions, based on the text.
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What are the three basic problems of daily living every group of people must solve?
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What does Economics study? Why is it placed within the social sciences?
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What is meant by goods? By services?
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Comment on the central economic problem for society.
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In what way is Economics connected with human behaviour?
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Whose interaction constitutes economic activity? Expand on their roles.
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What is the volume of commodities to be produced and purchased limited by? What consequences does this fact involve?
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What stands for the notion “national decisions”?
■ Ex. 3. Say whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE according to the text.
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By services economists mean physical commodities which must be immediately consumed.
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Society must choose which of the three basic economic questions to answer.
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Economics explains how deficit resources are distributed among the members of the society.
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The subject matter of Economics is the part of human behaviour connected with the processes of production, use and consumption of goods and services.
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The central economic problem for society is how to produce goods and services.
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Economists analyse the subject matter of Economics, that is the connection between human behaviour and production/consumption processes.
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By goods economists mean commodities having a material form, such as machines, wood, food products etc.
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There are special circumstances when society may find that some of the questions about what, how and for whom to produce have already been answered.
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Producers typically represent households that acquire factors of production from firms and combine them to produce outputs.
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The scarcity of resources limits the volume of the commodities that can be produced and purchased.
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It is necessary to make rational decisions over available resources.
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The utilization of resources is efficient only if every opportunity has been exhausted to improve the welfare of same individuals without hurting the interests of others.
■ Ex 4. Put the following sentences in the right order.
A The social sciences are those explaining human behaviour.
B Economists analyse problems, not the subject matter of economics.
C They also test their theories against the facts.
D By emphasizing the role of society, the definition places economics within the social sciences.
E They aim to develop theories of human behaviour.
F That part of human behaviour which relates to the production, exchange and use of goods and services is the subject matter of economics.
■ Ex 5. Be ready to render the passage in the form of a presentation. Structure your presentation according to the classical model.