Text b: Belarusbank

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Belarusbank’s history goes back to 1922. It is the largest commercial bank of the Republic. For many decades it has been preserving the best traditions of Belarus’ financial system and is considered one of the most reliable banks in the country. In a fast developing Belarus, it is recognized⁴⁸ as a leader in the national banking system. And this is not only due to the fact⁴⁹ that it possesses⁵⁰ the largest assets⁵¹, foundation capital, and number of customers, but also to the significant contribution⁵² that the bank makes into the development of the country’s economy.

Belarusbank is a universal commercial bank that offers a lot of banking services. It is oriented toward⁵³ working with private persons and corporate customers. As for the position of Belarusbank within the national banking system it should be noted that 45 percent of all attracted funds⁵⁴ and one third of all granted loans⁵⁵ fall on the bank. It holds about 90 percent of the population cash means⁵⁶.

Belarusbank’s leadership on the domestic market is becoming more and more stable with every year. The top – priority guidelines⁵⁷ of the bank include support of national producers and foreign investors, increasing bank shares in foreign trade, expanding the range of banking products and services.

Belarus bank’s customers are able not only to receive a wide variety of banking services, but they also have an opportunity to solve practically any problem related to running⁵⁸ “private business”. The bank offers services such as lending⁵⁹, leasing⁶⁰, factoring⁶¹, both domestic and international, investment banking, etc. A wide network of correspondent accounts⁶² allows the transfer of payments in any currency to any country of the world.

The bank is an active member of international payment system such as EUROPAY, VISA, and the national payment system, BELKARD.

As for credit operations, the bank prefers enterprises that deal with transport, communication, woodworking, mining, metallurgy, trade, manufacture, etc. Among the major bank’s borrowers there are large industrial enterprises such as Belaruskaliy, Polimir, Belneftekhim and Belarussian Metallurgy Steel Works which export their products to more than 100 countries around the globe in the amount of more than $ 1 billiard annually.

Exercise I. Summarize the text giving the most important information.

UNIT 7

Job Hunting. People and their Jobs

Vocabulary study

1. to earn [ə:n] – зарабатывать.

2. job hunting [´dʒɔb ´hʌntɪŋ] – поиск работы.

3. a skill [skɪl] – мастерство, искусство, умение.

4. long division [´lɔŋ dɪ´vɪʒən ] – письменное деление столбиком.

5. attitude [´ætɪtju:d] – позиция, отношение.

6. search [sə:tʃ] – поиск.

7. impatience [ɪm´peɪʃəns] – нетерпение, нетерпеливость.

8. despair [dɪs´pɛə] – отчаяние, безысходность.

9. a position [pə´zɪʃən] – должность, место.

10. ads (advertisements) [əd´və:tɪsmənts] – объявления, реклама.

11. a recruiter [rɪˈkru:tə] – вербовщик, агентство по найму.

12. a cover letter [´kʌvə ´letə] – сопроводительное письмо.

13. to enclose [ɪn´kləuz] – прилагать.

14. a resume [´rə(ɪ)zjuməɪ] – резюме.

15. to benefit [´benɪfɪt] – приносить пользу, получать пользу, извлекать

выгоду.

16. networking [netwə:kıŋ] – сетевой поиск.

17. to respond [rɪs´pɔnd] – отвечать, реагировать, отзываться (на что-либо).

18. a request [rɪˈkwest] – просьба.

19. a job opening [´dʒɔb ´ɔupenɪŋ] – вакансия.

20. to refer [rɪˈfə:] – отсылать к кому-либо, направлять.

21. to fit in [fɪt] – соответствовать, подходить.

22. a report [rɪˈpɔ:t] – отчет.

23. a brochure [´brəuʃ(u)ə] – брошюра.

24. an applicant [´æplɪkənt] – претендент, заявитель.

25. an application form [ֽæplı´keıʃn ´fɔ:m] – анкета.

26. a curriculum vitae (CV) [kə´rɪkjuləm ´vaiti:] – краткое жизнеописание,

биография.

27. a marital status [´mærɪtl ´steɪtəs] – семейное положение.

28. background [´bækgraund] – сведения, данные.

29. an employer [ɪm´plɔɪə] – работодатель, наниматель.

30. consideration [kən´sɪdə´reɪʃən] – внимание.

31. to improve [ɪm´pru:v] – улучшать, совершенствовать.

32. to promote [prə´məut] – способствовать.

33. acceptance [ək´septəns] – принятие, прием.

34. imaginative [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv] – обладающий творческим воображением.

35. flexible [´fleksəbl] – гибкий.

36. to mind [maɪnd] – возражать.

37. wage [weɪdʒ] – заработная плата рабочих.

38. an unemployed [ֽʌnım´plɔıd] – безработный.

39. a graduate [´grædjuıt] – выпускник высшего учебного заведения.

40. income tax [´ınkәm ´tæks] – подоходный налог.

41. to retire [rɪˈtaɪə] – уходить в отставку, на пенсию.

Exercise I. Read the following international words and guess their meaning. Mind the stress.

ֽSatis´faction, ac´tivity, e´ffective, ´positive, ´candidate, ca´reer, po´sition, ´pyramid, pri´ority, ´interview, ´brochure, fa´miliar, re´lax, ´perfect, ´resume, pro´fessional.

Exercise II. Memorize the following pairs of derivatives.

to satisfy – satisfaction

to develop – development

to refer – reference

to relax – relaxation

to apply – application

to employ – employer

to differ – difference

to recommend – recommendation

activity – active

priority – prior

profit – profitable

practice – practical

profession – professional

education – educational

person – personal

success – successful

Exercise III. Transform as in the models.

Model 1: successful – successfully

effective, clear, annual, perfect, close, personal

Model 2: to study the company’s annual report – I’m going to study the company’s annual report.

to earn enough money for living; to market myself; to enclose my cover letter with the resume; to leave business cards with the people I contact; to ask for a job; to sell myself in the interview.

Model 3: to explain how I fit in with the company – I’m thinking of explaining how I fit in with the company.

to answer newspaper ads; to talk to recruiters; to project myself as a competent professional; to apply for the position of an accountant; to send a curriculum vitae to the company.

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