- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1. Find the names of banking and financial institutions mentioned in the dialogue and the text and rnatch them with the definitions given in the exercise.
- •2. Using the words in brackets as a guide ,explain the meaning of the following terms:
- •3. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false sentences:
- •4. Study the following example:
- •5. Complete the following:
- •Important
- •7. Combine the words listed below into meaningful two or three word expressions as possible:
- •8. For each of the following phrases, find the expression in the text that explains it:
- •9. Fill in the blanks:
Important
orderly
spicified
legal
payable
stable
matured
proper
sufficient
movable
profitable
transferable
7. Combine the words listed below into meaningful two or three word expressions as possible:
account |
credit |
revenue |
association |
company |
savings |
bank |
exchange |
state |
benefit |
equaliza tion |
stock |
bond |
finance |
trust |
business |
government |
transaction |
brokerage |
house |
umon |
board |
loan |
employment |
central |
land |
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charter |
premium
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8. For each of the following phrases, find the expression in the text that explains it:
1) restricted range of services;
2) services having to do with trusts and estates;
3) services having to do with buying and selling securities;
4) bank which gets its charter from the state;
5) stocks and bonds;
6) a place where stocks are bought and sold;
7) the fund in which the gold and foreign currency reserves of Great Britain are held;
8) bonds with a very short life span before the government buys them back again;
9) economic policy which regulates the level of money or liquidity;
9. Fill in the blanks:
In every capital city there are numerous institutions which make loans. There are numerous ..... institutions. One can also borrow money from the ..... , though their major function is accepting deposits. People who need a loan for the purchase of land can apply for it to a …. If you need to borrow money for the purchase or repair of your house or just make saving deposits you can call at a ….. Many individual companies run ..... which are formed by combining savings of the people working there. They make loans to their members at a low …. .Anyone having problems with trusts or estates can seek advice at a …. .They deal with …… matters. People interested in the purchase of stocks or shares usually go to a
..... which specializes in handling ….. .