- •English for future Bankers and Financiers
- •Рецензенты:
- •Л.А. Коняева;
- •Т.И. Добрыдина
- •Content
- •Unit 1. Interbank Relations and financial market averages Part 1. Reading practice
- •1. Make up several sentences of your own using the vocabulary notes. Read them aloud for your group-mates and ask someone to translate.
- •2. Read and translate the dialogue.
- •4. Read and translate text a Text a
- •5. Answer the following questions based on text a:
- •6. Explain the following expressions:
- •9. Using the words in brackets, explain the meaning of the following terms:
- •10. Fill in the blanks with a proper word or phrase.
- •11. Read and translate Text b using a dictionary Text b
- •12. Answer the following questions based on text b:
- •13. Make up sentences of your own using the following expressions from text b.
- •14. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false sentences.
- •15. Match the following words with the correct definition from the list.
- •16. Look through the text and then fill the spaces with the words below. Translate the text into Russian.
- •Part 2. Speech practice
- •Situation 1
- •Situation 2
- •Brainstorming activity
- •Problem 2
- •Final discussion
- •Unit 2. Foreign Exchange Part 1. Reading Practice
- •Vocabulary notes
- •1. Make up several sentences of your own using the vocabulary notes. Read them aloud for your group-mates and ask someone to translate.
- •2. Read and translate the dialogue.
- •3. Answer the following questions based on the dialogue:
- •4. Read and translate Text a Text a
- •5. Answer the following questions based on text a:
- •6. Explain following expressions:
- •7. Choose the right answer:
- •8. For each of the following phrases find the expression in the text which it explains.
- •9. Fill in the blanks with proper words or phrases.
- •10. Read and translate text b using a dictionary Text b
- •11. Answer the following questions based on text b:
- •12. Make up sentences of your own using the following expressions from text b.
- •13. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false sentences.
- •14. Using the words in brackets, explain the meaning of the following terms:
- •15. Match the following words with the correct definition from the list.
- •Part 2. Speech Practice
- •Situation 1
- •Situation 2
- •Brainstorming activity
- •Problem 2
- •Final discussion
- •Part 1. Reading Practice
- •1. Make up several sentences of your own using the vocabulary notes. Read them aloud for your group-mates and ask someone to translate.
- •2. Read and translate the dialogue.
- •3. Answer the following questions based on the dialogue:
- •4. Read and translate Text a Text a
- •5. Answer the following questions based on text a:
- •6. Explain following expressions:
- •7. Choose the right answer.
- •8. Complete the following sentences in English:
- •9. Read and translate Text b using a dictionary
- •10. Answer the following questions based on text b:
- •11. Make up sentences of your own using the following expressions from text b.
- •12. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false sentences.
- •13. Match the information in column a with the correspondent information in column b.
- •14. Using the words in brackets, explain the meaning of the following terms:
- •15. Look through the text and then fill the spaces with the words below. Translate the text into Russian.
- •Part 2. Speech Practice
- •Situation 1
- •Situation 2
- •Problem 2
- •Final discussion
- •Unit 4. The Global Money Market options. Futures Part 1. Reading Practice
- •1. Make up several sentences of your own using the vocabulary notes. Read them aloud for your group-mates and ask someone to translate.
- •2. Read and translate the dialogue
- •3. Answer the following questions based on the dialogue:
- •4. Read and translate Text a Text a
- •5. Answer the following questions based on Text a:
- •6. Using the words in brackets, explain the meaning of the following terms and phrases:
- •7. Match the information in column a with the correspondent information in column b.
- •8. Choose the word or phrase in brackets that would best substitute for the word or phrase in bold print in the following sentences:
- •9. Fill in the blanks with proper words or phrases.
- •10. Read and translate Text b using a dictionary Text b
- •11. Answer the following questions based on text b.
- •12. Make up sentences of your own using the following expressions from text b.
- •13. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false sentences.
- •14. Complete the following sentences in English:
- •15. Match the following words with the correct definition from the list.
- •16. Look through these texts and then fill the spaces with the words below. Translate the text into Russian.
- •Part 2. Speech practice
- •Situation 1
- •Situation 2
- •Unit 5. Trading on the stock exchange floor Part 1. Reading Practice
- •1. Make up several sentences of your own using the vocabulary notes. Read them aloud for your group-mates and ask someone to translate.
- •2. Read and translate the dialogue
- •3. Answer the following questions based on the dialogue:
- •4. Read and translate Text a Text a
- •5. Answer the following questions based on text a:
- •7. Choose the word or phrase in brackets that would best substitute for the word or phrase in bold print in the following sentences.
- •9. Match the information in column a with the correspondent information in column b.
- •10. Read and translate Text b using a dictionary Text b
- •11. Answer the following questions based on text b:
- •12. Make up sentences of your own using the following expressions from text b.
- •13. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false sentences.
- •15. Using the words in brackets as a guide, explain the meaning of the following terms:
- •16. Match the following words with the correct definition from the list.
- •17. Look through these texts and then fill the spaces with the words below. Translate the text into Russian.
- •Part 2. Speech Practice
- •Situation 1
- •Brainstorming activity
- •Problem 2 (this problem requires creative approach to its solving)
- •Final discussion
- •Unit 6. Investment Risk and mutual funds Part 1. Reading practice
- •Vocabulary notes
- •1. Make up several sentences of your own using the vocabulary notes. Read them aloud for your group-mates and ask someone to translate.
- •2. Read and translate the dialogue
- •3. Answer the following questions based on the dialogue:
- •4. Read and translate Text a Text a
- •5. Answer the following questions based on text a:
- •6. Explain the following expressions.
- •7. Choose the right answer:
- •8. Using the words in brackets, explain the meaning of the following terms:
- •9. Choose the word or phrase in brackets that would best substitute for the word or phrase in bold print in the following sentences.
- •10. Read and translate Text b using a dictionary Text b
- •11. Answer the following questions based on Text b:
- •12. Match the information in column a with the correspondent information in column b.
- •13. Make up sentences of your own using the following expressions from text b.
- •14. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false sentences.
- •15. Match the following words with the correct definition from the list.
- •16. Look through these texts and then fill the spaces with the words below. Translate the texts into Russian.
- •Part 2 Speech Practice
- •Situation 1
- •Situation 2
- •Brainstorming activity Problem 1
- •Problem 2
- •Final discussion
- •Список рекомендуемой литературы
- •Словари
- •Ольга Валерьевна Жиронкина English for future Bankers and Financiers
- •6 50992, Г. Кемерово, пр. Кузнецкий, 39. Тел. 75-74-16
15. Look through the text and then fill the spaces with the words below. Translate the text into Russian.
Trader, Spot, risk exposure, fluctuating, forward, foreign exchange markets, currency rate.
Knowledge of how the ... (1) work and the ways in which ... (2) can be reduced is indispensable for business managers today. Of course, the problem of ... (3) currency values is not so serious if payment must be made right away. .... (4) market prices of foreign currencies normally change little from day to day. However, if payment must be made weeks or months in the future, there is considerable uncertainty as to what spot... (5) will be on any given future date. When substantial sums of money are involved, the rational commercial... (6) will try to guarantee the future price at which currency can be purchased. This is the function of the... (7) exchange market—to reduce the risk associated with the future purchase and delivery of foreign currency by agreeing upon a price in advance.
Part 2. Speech Practice
Step 1. Study the following text about Zurich currency exchange.
В Швейцарии четыре валютные биржи. Наиболее крупной из них является Цюрихская валютная биржа, образованная в форме ассоциации. На ее долю приходится около 65% биржевого оборота валютных сделок.
Членами биржи являются банки, получившие лицензию на осуществление операций с иностранной валютой и принявшие на себя все обязательства, вытекающие из действия Закона о банковской деятельности и устава валютной биржи. Банки обязаны утвердить и представить список брокеров и дилеров, уполномоченных ими совершать операции с иностранной валютой, которые также должны получить лицензию на право осуществления операций с иностранной валютой.
Члены биржи подразделяются на две группы: обладающие лицензией типа А: 25 коммерческих банков, получивших лицензию осуществлять операции с иностранной валютой на бирже; и лицензией типа Б. Они имеют право покупать и продавать валютные контракты на внебиржевом рынке, а на бирже могут осуществлять операции с иностранной валютой только через членов биржи, обладающих лицензией типа А. Члены биржи, обладающие лицензией типа А, должны быть банками с местонахождением в кантоне Цюрих и быть зарегистрированы в качестве акционерного общества в Швейцарии. Члены биржи, обладающие лицензией типа Б, должны отвечать необходимым квалификационным требованиям, получить рекомендации по крайней мере от двух «полных» членов валютной биржи (обладающих лицензией типа А). Они могут быть представителями иностранных брокерских компаний и фирм.
Системы предоставления, продажи и покупки мест на бирже не существует. Члены биржи, обладающие лицензией типа А, обязаны уплатить вступительный взнос в размере 300 тыс. швейцарских франков, а также уплачивать ежегодные взносы, размеры которых зависят от объема совершенных операций на бирже. Члены биржи, имеющие лицензию типа Б, уплачивают только ежегодные взносы, размеры которых варьируются в зависимости от вида деятельности от 50 до 5 тыс. швейцарских франков.
Требования в отношении минимального размера капитала членов биржи не установлены. В настоящее время на Цюрихской валютной бирже зарегистрировано свыше 100 иностранных членов, обладающих лицензией типа Б. Кроме того, к участию в операциях на бирже допущены три иностранных банка, обладающих лицензией типа А (хотя формально они не являются членами биржи).
Иностранные брокерские компании могут учреждать свои филиалы и представительства, однако осуществлять операции по покупке и продаже валютных контрактов они могут только через членов биржи, обладающих лицензией типа А. При этом по крайней мере один служащий отделения иностранной брокерской компании должен быть гражданином Швейцарии с местом жительства в кантоне Цюрих.
Органы государственного регулирования биржи — Кантональная комиссия по финансовым рынкам.Степень участия коммерческих банков на рынке иностранной валюты высока. На их долю приходится основной объем всех операций. Однако для их осуществления они должны получить лицензию в кантональных органах государственной власти.
Step 2. Render the text in English using the vocabulary notes.
Steps 3.Role play the following situations. Use the information from the text.