- •Университет Сервиса и экономики
- •Организация обслуживания туристов
- •Содержание
- •Введение
- •Краткие методические указания
- •Part I unit 1. Globalisation
- •A) Study the following words and word combinations:
- •B) Make up 10 sentences using these words. Exchange your lists with your partner and translate them into Russian.
- •Make sure you know how to pronounce these words, transcribe them and check with a dictionary:
- •Give synonyms to the words:
- •Translate the word combinations into Russian without using a dictionary, then check with a dictionary:
- •Work in small groups, make up sentences with these word combinations.
- •Match the words and their definitions:
- •Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •A) Read the text:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Work in small groups, find sentences which contain the words of exercise 2, translate them without using a dictionary. Compare your work with that of your partner.
- •Translate the first, the second, the third and the last abstracts of the text in written form, entitle them. Choose the best translator.
- •Render the text following the tips:
- •A) Read the text: text b Positive and Negative Effects of Globalisation
- •Translate the word combinations into Russian without using a dictionary, then check with a dictionary:
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •A) Read the text: text c Anti-Globalisation
- •Render the text: Проблемы глобализации
- •12. Discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 2. World economy
- •1. A) Study the following words and word combinations:
- •3. Make sure you know how to pronounce these words, transcribe them and check with a dictionary:
- •4. Give synonyms to the words:
- •5. A) Translate the word combinations into Russian without using a dictionary, then check with a dictionary:
- •6. Match the words and their definitions:
- •7. Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •8. Translate the sentences into English:
- •9. A) Read the text:
- •10. Read and memorize the dialogue. Represent it in class.
- •Introducing something surprising:
- •Render the text: Как поправить дела в мировой экономике
- •Discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 3. Economy of europe
- •1. A) Study the following words and word combinations:
- •B) Make up 10 sentences using these words. Exchange your lists with your partner and translate them into Russian.
- •2. Make sure you know how to pronounce these words, transcribe them and check with a dictionary:
- •3. Give synonyms to the words:
- •4. A)Translate the word combinations into Russian without using a dictionary, then check with a dictionary:
- •Work in small groups, make up sentences with these word combinations.
- •5. Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •Match the word combinations with their Russian equivalents:
- •A) Read the text:
- •8. Before reading tasks:
- •Text b Economic Development Of Europe
- •9. Render the article: Европа дороже Америки
- •10. Discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 4. Economy of russia
- •1. A) Study the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Give synonyms to the words:
- •3. Give antonyms to the words:
- •4. A) Translate the word combinations into Russian without using a dictionary, then check with a dictionary:
- •5. Match the word combinations with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •7. Match the words and their definitions:
- •A) Read the text: Economy of Russia
- •Industry and Trade
- •Study the dialogue on the current state of the Russian economy. Make up your own opinion on the problems raised in the dialogue. Share your ideas with the class.
- •10. Mikhail and Maxim are discussing the question how a rise can be seen in the Russian economy. Use the notes below to write the conversation. Then practise reading your conversations to each other.
- •11. Lena and Oleg are discussing the question why Russia is still experiencing economic decline. Use the notes below to write the conversation. Then practise reading your conversations to each other.
- •12. Render the text: Россия как страна незавершенных реформ
- •13. Discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 5. Economy of the united states of america
- •A) Study the following words and word combinations:
- •Make up 10 sentences using these words. Exchange your lists with your partner and translate them into Russian.
- •Give synonyms to the words:
- •A) Translate the word combinations into Russian without using a dictionary, then check with a dictionary:
- •Match the word combinations with their Russian equivalents:
- •Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •Match the words and their definitions:
- •A) Read the text: Economy of the United States
- •A) Read the text. Think of a title for it.
- •Render the newspaper article: Мир больше не пляшет под дудку Америки
- •10. Discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 6. Economy of japan
- •A) Study the following words and word combinations:
- •Make sure you know how to pronounce these words, transcribe them and check with a dictionary:
- •Give synonyms to the words:
- •A) Translate the word combinations into Russian without using a dictionary, then check with a dictionary:
- •Match the word combinations with their Russian equivalents:
- •Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •Match the words and their definitions:
- •A) Read the text: Economy of Japan
- •9. A) Read the article.
- •10. Translate the sentences into English:
- •12. Discuss the following questions:
- •Part II unit 1. Entrepreneur
- •A) Study the following words:
- •Match the words and their definitions:
- •Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •A) Give Russian equivalents to the following words and expressions:
- •Explain in your own words the meaning of these terms.
- •Match the definitions and see if you were right:
- •A) Can you give a definition of an entrepreneur and list traits typical of entrepreneurs? Read the following text and find out whether you were right:
- •Put each of the sentences together and translate them:
- •Make up 10 questions based on the text and ask each other in turn. Render the text.
- •A) Read the article.
- •14. A) Read the information about one of the World's richest men Ingvar Kamprad, ikea founder and restore missing questions:
- •15. Render the text: Содержание предпринимательской деятельности
- •16. Discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 2. Famous entrepreneurs
- •A) Study the following words:
- •Match the words and their definitions:
- •A) Give Russian equivalents to the following words and expressions:
- •Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •A) Read the text: Steve Jobs
- •Make up 10 questions based on the text and ask each other in turn.
- •Render the text.
- •10. Summarize your own opinion of the problem discussed in the article in a single paragraph. Use the following linking ideas:
- •What's Your Entrepreneurial Personality Type?
- •11. A) Read the interviews, clarify any difficult terms with a dictionary or glossary:
- •12. Render the text: Опра Уинфри - самая богатая женщина
- •Discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 3. Social entrepreneurship
- •A) Study the following words:
- •Match the words and their definitions:
- •Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •A) Give Russian equivalents to the following words and expressions:
- •A) Can you give a definition of social entrepreneurship and list traits typical of social entrepreneurs? Read the following text and find out whether you are right:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate the first abstract of the text in written form, entitle it. Choose the best translator.
- •Put each of the sentences together and translate them:
- •Make up 10 questions based on the text and ask each other in turn.
- •Render the text.
- •Is it told about a social or business entrepreneur in this article?
- •10. A) Complete the dialogue between the interviewer and Dr. Randal Pinkett, a successful businessman. Choose from the words in the box.
- •11. Read Henry Ford quotations for entrepreneurs. Are the following statements true or false? Provide your arguments:
- •12. Render the text:
- •Discuss the following questions:
- •Part III unit 1. Tourism. Definition, classification and prerequisites.
- •A) Study the following words:
- •Match the words and their definitions:
- •Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •A) Work in groups of four. Make a list of forms of tourism you know. Think of brief definition of each of them and discuss in the group.
- •A) Can you give a definition of tourism and list the 3 basic forms of tourism and then by combining them list categories of tourism? Read the following text and find out whether you are right:
- •Make up 10 questions based on the text and ask each other in turn.
- •Render the text.
- •9. A) The text you are about to read describes the early history of tourism. Discuss in pairs what events and conditions in society do you think first led to tourism?
- •10. A) Read the interview with Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla who tells Bali Post why he's pushing for higher tourism targets.
- •11. Render the text: «Британцы едут в Россию испытать дедовщину»
- •12. Discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 2. Tourism in russia
- •A) Study the following words:
- •Match the words and their definitions:
- •Translate the sentences into English:
- •Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Work in small groups, find sentences which contain the words of exercise 2, translate them without using a dictionary. Compare your work with that of your partner.
- •Translate the first abstract of the text in written form, entitle it. Choose the best translator.
- •Put each of the sentences together and translate them:
- •Make up 10 questions based on the text and ask each other in turn.
- •Render the text.
- •9. A) The text you are about to read describes the trends in business travel in Russia. Discuss in pairs what events do you think helped to develop business travel in our country?
- •10. Read the article below about airport hotels.
- •In most of the lines 1 - 12 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.
- •If a line is correct, write correct, if there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word.
- •Checking in to a working base
- •11. Render the text: в России продолжается спад въездного туризма
- •12. Discuss the following questions:
- •Part IV texts for supplementary reading единые задания к текстам:
- •Historical precedents of globalisation
- •Theodore levitt and his role in developing term globalisation
- •The state of world trade
- •U.S. Economy in worst hiring slump in 20 years
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A) Read the text: Economy of the United States
The United States has an economy in the world roughly comparable to that of the European Union, with a GDP for 2006 of 13.22 trillion dollars. The United States has a quasi-socialized mixed economy where corporations and other private firms make the majority of microeconomic decisions regulated by government.
Since the end of World War II, the U.S. Economy has been characterized by relatively steady growth and low unemployment. In recent years, the primary economic concerns have centered around two areas: the national debt (caused by government deficit spending) and the external debt (caused by a trade imbalance of more imports than exports.)
The first ingredient of a nation's economic system is its natural resources. The United States is rich in mineral resources and fertile farm soil, and it is fortunate to have a moderate climate. It also has extensive coastlines on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as on the Gulf of Mexico. Rivers flow from far within the continent, and the Great Lakes - five large, inland lakes along the U.S. border with Canada - provide additional shipping access. These extensive waterways have helped shape the country's economic growth over the years and helped bind America's 50 individual states together in a single economic unit.
The second ingredient is labor. The number of available workers and, more importantly, their productivity help determine the health of an economy. Throughout its history, the United States has experienced steady growth in the labor force, and that, in turn, has helped fuel almost constant economic expansion.
Third, there is manufacturing and investment. In the United States, the corporation has emerged as an association of owners, known as stockholders, who form a business enterprise governed by a complex set of rules and customs. Brought on by the process of mass production, corporations such as General Electric have been instrumental in shaping the United States. Through the stock market, American banks and investors have grown their economy by investing and withdrawing capital from profitable corporations. Today in the era of globalization American investors and corporations have influence all over the world. The American government has also been instrumental in investing in the economy, in areas such as providing cheap electricity, and military contracts in times of war.
While consumers and producers make most decisions that mold the economy, government activities have a powerful effect on the U.S. economy in at least four areas. Strong government regulation in the U.S. economy started in the early 1900s with the rise of the progressive movement; prior to this the government promoted economic growth through protective tariffs and subsidies to industry, built infrastructure, and established banking policies, including the gold standard, to encourage savings and investment in productive enterprises.
The federal government attempts to guide the overall pace of economic activity, attempting to maintain steady growth, high levels of employment, and price stability. At its disposal, the government uses powerful tools to forward a growth and stability agenda. Adjusting spending and tax rates (fiscal policy) or managing the money supply and controlling the use of credit (monetary policy), it can slow down or speed up the economy's rate of growth—in the process, affecting the level of prices and employment.
For many years following the Great Depression of the 1930s, recessions—periods of slow economic growth and high unemployment—were viewed as the greatest of economic threats. When the danger of recession appeared most serious, government sought to strengthen the economy by spending heavily itself or cutting taxes so that consumers would spend more, and by fostering rapid growth in the money supply, which also encouraged more spending. In the 1970s, major price increases, particularly for energy, created a strong fear of inflation—increases in the overall level of prices. As a result, government leaders came to concentrate more on controlling inflation than on combating recession by limiting spending, resisting tax cuts, and reining in growth in the money supply.
Ideas about the best tools for stabilizing the economy changed substantially between the 1960s and the 1990s. In the 1960s, government had great faith in fiscal policy—manipulation of government revenues to influence the economy. Since spending and taxes are controlled by the president and the U.S. Congress, these elected officials played a leading role in directing the economy. A period of high inflation, high unemployment, and huge government deficits weakened confidence in fiscal policy as a tool for regulating the overall pace of economic activity. Instead, monetary policy—controlling the nation's money supply through such devices as interest rates—assumed growing prominence. Monetary policy is directed by the nation's central bank, known as the Federal Reserve Board, with considerable independence from the president and the Congress.
b)Put 10 questions to the text. Use 5 types of questions (general, special, alternative, disjunctive and question to the subject). Ask each other in turn.