The profession of an economist in corrections
I. Read and learn the following words and phrases:
agency – орган
responsible – ответственный
perfect – отличный, совершенный
taxation – налогообложение
to detect – раскрывать (преступления)
to investigate – расследовать
a crime / crime – преступление / преступность
to develop – разрабатывать
audit – аудит, проверка, ревизия
inventory – товарно-материальные запасы
check – проверка, контроль
production – производство
foreman – мастер
sales – продажа, сбыт
sales manager – коммерческий директор, зав. отделом сбыта
inventory manager – руководитель службы мат.-тех. снабжения
merchandise – товары
accountant – бухгалтер
to make up a report – составлять отчет
II. Read the text: my future profession
I am a second-year cadet of the Academy of law and management of the Federal Penal Service. Our educational establishment trains specialists for correctional institutions. The work of an economist is very responsible. He must know laws and principles of market economy and financial policy of the government. So the students of economics study a lot of subjects which will be useful for their future work: Accounting, Marketing, Management, Higher Mathematics, Statistics. We also must get a perfect knowledge of computers.
After graduating from the Academy many of us will work at correctional institutions as production foremen, sales managers, inventory managers, experts on merchandise, accountants and so on. So we are taught to organize production at corrections, to make all kinds of financial reports, balances and production plans.
Managing the time of prisoners is one of the major problems of institutional managers. Labour is viewed as a part of reformative process. So prison industry tries to find suitable ways to occupy inmates’ time and meet the financial interests of the community.
Work programs known as prison industry has been utilized to meet a variety of goals:
to make a profit for the prison
to reduce idle time
to enforce prison discipline
to punish
to rehabilitate
New programs were developed to help provide inmates with the skills needed to enter the job market upon leaving the institution.
Moreover after graduating our students can work at the Economic Crimes Investigation Departments. So we must be able to detect and investigate economic crimes, to develop methods of audit and inventory check.
I’m sure that my profession is difficult but very important and I’ll be able to perform well under the operational conditions.
III. Do the following exercises:
Exercise 1. Find and read the international words from the text. Guess their meaning.
Exercise 2. Translate the following derivatives:
economy – economist – economics – economical – economically – to economize; special – specialist – specialization; to correct – correction – correctional; finance – financial; to account – account – accountant – accounting; to manage – manager – management; to know – knowledge; to investigate – investigator – investigation; to tax – tax – taxation; to produce – producer – product – production.
Exercise 3. Translate the word combinations from English into Russian.
Market economy; laws and principles; to get a perfect knowledge; we are taught; to make up a report; economic crimes; Economic Crimes Investigation Department; to develop methods; to detect and investigate crimes; to make a profit; idle time; to enforce discipline; to enter the job market; to provide inmates with the skills; upon leaving the institution; a part of reformative process; one of the major problems; to find suitable ways; to occupy inmates’ time; to meet the interests.
Exercise 4. Match English and Russian equivalents.
1) inventory check a) налоговая инспекция
2) taxation agency b) мастер производства
3) audit check c) ревизия товарно-материальных ценностей
4) production foreman d) производственный план
5) sales manager e) зав. отделом сбыта
6) inventory manager f) зав. отделом мат.-тех. снабжения
7) production plan g) аудиторская ревизия (проверка)
Exercise 5. Make up correct word combinations.
to detect reports financial crimes
to know crimes correctional reports
to make up knowledge perfect institutions
to get specialists responsible knowledge
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train laws and principles economic job
Exercise 6. Insert prepositions where necessary.
1. Every economist must know laws and principles … market economy.
2. The work … an economist is very responsible.
3. Our Academy trains workers … correctional institutions.
4. After graduation … the Academy we’ll be able to work … the Economic Crimes Investigation Departments.
5. We are taught to organize production … correctional institutions.
6. New programs were developed to help provide inmates … the skills needed to enter the society … leaving the institution.
7. Managing the time … prisoners is one … the major problems … institutional managers.
Exercise 7. Complete the sentences.
1. We must know laws and principles of … … and … … … … … .
2. We also must get … … … … .
3. We are taught to … … … … … … , … … … … … .
4. After graduating from the Academy we can work at … … … or …
5. Many of us will work at corrections as … … , … … , … … .
6. Work programs have been utilized to … … … .
7. New programs help to provide inmates with the skills … … … upon leaving the institution
8. Labour is viewed as … … … .
9. Prison industry tries to occupy … … and … … … … … .
Exercise 8. Answer the questions on the text.
What important things a good economist must know ?
Where can you work after graduating from the Academy?
What duties can the economists at the corrections perform ?
What important things are you taught?
What is one of the major problems of institutional managers?
What goals of prison programs can you name?
What do you think is the most important one?
What do you do to become a good specialist?
Exercise 9. Speak about your future profession.
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