- •«Финансовый университет
- •Предисловие
- •Часть 1:
- •Часть 2:
- •Into the Modern Era (1950s – Present)
- •Vocabulary list
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Violence in Schools
- •Ian says:
- •Unit II
- •Vocabulary list
- •Text b What are Microeconomics and Macroeconomics?
- •Vocabulary List
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Part 2 Text a The system of higher education in the United States
- •Text b Education in the United States
- •Community Colleges
- •The Ivy League
- •Glossary
- •Unit III
- •Opportunity Costs
- •Vocabulary list
- •Planned Economies
- •Market Economies
- •Vocabulary list
- •Mixed Economy
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •How to Choose a University Course
- •Unit IV Part 1 Competition
- •Vocabulary List
- •Vocabulary List
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Part 2 TextA
- •Strengths and Weaknesses of a Student
- •How to be motivated to start studying
- •Instructions:
- •Tips & warnings
- •How to be a good student
- •Instructions:
- •Unit V Part 1 Money: History and Functions
- •History of the word “money”
- •Functions of money
- •Money as a medium of exchange
- •Money as a store of value
- •Money as a unit of account
- •Vocabulary list
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Money and the Meaning of Life
- •Respect & recognition
- •Personal satisfaction
- •Unit VI Part 1 Forms of Money
- •Commodity money
- •Metallic money
- •Metallic coins
- •History Paper money
- •Obligations
- •Gold Standard
- •Gold Exchange Standard
- •Vocabulary List
- •Intrinsic value, bill of exchange, scarcity, durability, fiat money, nominal value, gold standard, legal tender
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •It’s All Who You Know
- •The Effect of Part-Time Jobs on Students
- •Unit VII
- •Movements in individual prices and in the general price level
- •Measurement issues
- •Consumer Price Index
- •Measurement problems
- •Nominal and real variables
- •Vocabulary list
- •Hyperinflation
- •Vocabulary list
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Part 2 From College to Career
- •Navigate Change: 3 Tips to Manage the Transition from College to Career
- •1. Small Steps
- •2. Small Dreams
- •3. Big Belief
- •1. Do you prefer to study…
- •2. Do you study best…
- •3. Do you prefer to work…
- •Goldsmith to Banker
- •Vocabulary list
- •Text b The Bank of England
- •Vocabulary list
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Career: Economist
- •Unit IX Part 1 Globalization
- •The Pros and Cons of Globalization
- •Vocabularylist
- •Interaction, globalization, cross-border, controversial, vulnerability, interdependence, integration
- •Text b Russia and Globalization
- •Vocabulary list
- •Writing
- •Part 2 Why learn languages?
- •10 Good reasons why you should be learning a foreign language
- •Text a British educational and foreign language policy
- •I. Single European Market
- •II. European Monetary Institute
- •III. Ecb and the euro
- •Vocabulary List
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Part 2 Defining a 21st Century Education: At a Glance
- •Appendix I Communication Skills
- •Greetings and Introductions
- •Introductions – Social Language
- •Informal Greetings: Arriving
- •Informal Greetings: Departing
- •Travel Greetings - Social Language
- •Social Contacts: Starting a Conversation
- •Five Basic Facts
- •Hobbies / Free Time
- •Social Contacts: Speaking to Strangers; Special Days
- •Interrupting
- •Special Days
- •Social Contacts: Small Talk
- •Social Contacts: First Name, Last Name Or Title?
- •Expressing opinion
- •Making Suggestions
- •Construction
- •Stating a Preference
- •Construction
- •Disagreeing
- •Giving Advice
- •Construction
- •Contrasting Ideas
- •Construction
- •Asking for Information and Explanations
- •Construction
- •Task: Make up short dialogues using the above constructions. Demanding Explanations
- •Construction
- •Telephoning (I) Telephone English - Important Phrases
- •Telephone English - Leaving Messages
- •Telephoning (II) Business Telephone Conversation Patterns
- •Interrupting
- •Negotiations
- •Glossary
- •Negotiations Stages. The language
- •1 Opening the Negotiations
- •2 Clarifying Proposals
- •3 Exploring the Zone of Bargaining and Options
- •4 Bargaining
- •5 Entering the Critical Phase
- •Identifying obstacles:
- •6 Closing
- •The Negotiation Process
- •Language to use to show understanding/agreement on a point:
- •Language to use for objection on a point or offer:
- •Markus Opens the Negotiations
- •Appendix II
- •Summary Writing
- •If you must use the words of the author, cite them.
- •Gist Writing
- •Getting the gist
- •Appendix III
- •I. Preparation and Planning
- •I.1 Essential Preparation and Planning Checklist
- •I.2 Other questions concerning physical aspects.
- •II. Structure of an Oral Presentation
- •II.1.D Give title and introduce subject
- •II.1.E Give your objectives (purpose, aim, goals)
- •II.1.F Announce your outline.
- •II.3 The end or conclusion
- •II.3.A Content
- •II.3.B Dealing with difficult questions
- •Summary of Part II
- •III. Visuals
- •Vocabulary of graphs/chart
- •IV. A Relationship with the Audience
- •V. Body Language
- •VI. Voice and Pronunciation
- •Заключение
- •List of Literature
- •Internet sources:
- •Благодарности
- •Contents
Vocabulary list
a directive – директива
centralplanninganddirection – центральноепланированиеируководство
tocomplywith – подчиняться, соответствовать incompliancewith – в соответствии с
a production target to meet – производственнаязадача, которуюнадовыполнить v. to meet (the target, the challenge, the expectations)
to overproduce – перепроизводить n. overproduction
to intervene – вмешиваться n. intervention
private ownership – частнаясобственность
public property– общественнаясобственность
syn. common ownership
personal property – личнаясобственность
state-ownedproperty – государственнаясобственность
Notes
an overall aim – общаяцель
to enjoy a basic standard of living – иметьсреднийуровеньжизни
to duplicate production – дублировать производство
to divert - отвлекать
obsolete – устарелый, вышедший из употребления
delaysandqueues – перебои с товарами и очереди
private supplies of capital – частныйкапитал
surplus income available for investment in new business activities – дополнительныйдоход (излишекдохода), которыйможновложить (инвестировать) вновоедело (бизнес)
to pursue one’s own interests – преследовать свои интересы
to move the production possibility frontier outwards – продвинутьвпередпределпроизводственныхвозможностей
toprovidefreeorsubsidizedsupplies – обеспечить бесплатное или субсидированное предоставление (товаров, услуг)
a cornerstone – краеугольный камень
to alter swiftly – быстро меняться
Ex 1. Suggest the Russian equivalents:
each factory is set a production target to meet; to divert resources to wherever it wants; new ideas rarely come forward; tend to be slow when responding to changes; new advanced products; products which are favored; they try to make the largest profits possible; provide free or subsidized supplies; produce goods and then advertise heavily; a firm which switches from labour-intensive production to a new one; a decline in the prosperity of the nation.
Ex 2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text.
The type of system chosen is …… in ……, in which businesses operate.
An economic system is the way in which a country uses its …… to satisfy the demands of …… for goods and services.
It is …… that there should be enough goods and services for all.
Industries are asked…… these plans and each industry and factory is set ……
The state can use its control of the economy …… to wherever it wants.
It is ……that have led to many nations …… planned economies over recent years.
There is no…… for individuals to work hard in planned economies.
Command economies tend to …… when …… to changes in people's tastes and fashions.
Some ……and unattractive products may be……
The system is based on …… with ……of ……
In a market economy it is ……who decide what is to be produced.
The economy …… automatically to meet changing demands.
…… of the market system is that production …… to meet changing demands.
Ex 3. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following:
имеющиеся в распоряжении ресурсы; управлять использованием ресурсов; управление экономикой; отказываться от плановой экономики; иметь высокий жизненный уровень; иметь общие черты; подчиняться 5-летнему плану; значительное количество; ставить производственные задачи; полученная прибыль; стимул к эффективной работе; перебои и очереди; реагировать на изменения спроса; предсказывать изменения спроса; основная проблема, стоящая перед…; процветание нации;широкомасштабное вмешательство правительства; принимать законы; быстро меняться; конкурирующие фирмы; автоматически изменяться (приспосабливаться); быть конкурентоспособным; частные фирмы; фирмы, принадлежащие государству и управляемые им; краеугольный камень; иметь серьезные последствия для...; трудоемкое производство; сокращать производство; быть уверенным в...; не хватает уверенности в...; дорого платить за что-либо. |
Ex 4. Match each term with the appropriate explanation.
a market economy, rival firms, consumers, an economic system,
planned economies
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Ex 5. Answer the questions and do the assignments.
What is an economic system?
What does a standard of living depend on?
What is a planned economy? What are its main features?
Give the advantages of a planned economy.
What causes delays and queues for some products?
What is a market economy?
What’s the main difference between a market economy and a planned economy?
Do changing demands affect production? In what way?
What is the mechanism of producing goods and services in a market economy?
Give the advantages of a market economy.
Ex 6. Read the following text and do the assignments after it.