- •Введение
- •Topic 1. An introduction to economics
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the international words and guess their meanings:
- •III. Are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Fill in the gaps using the words given: Scarcity, income, interact, society, trends, management, economics, economy
- •V. Translate into English
- •VI. Answer the questions
- •Topic 2. The basic economic problem
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the words and guess their meanings:
- •III. Are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Complete these sentences with the words in appropriate form and translate the sentences into Russian:
- •V. Translate into English:
- •VI. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 3. Factors of production
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •II. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •III. Make sentences by adding a suitable beginning to the following:
- •IV. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •V. Fill in the gaps using the words given
- •VI. Translate into English
- •VII. Answer some questions:
- •Starting a business
- •Types of business
- •Sole Trader
- •Partnership
- •Private Limited Company
- •Public Limited Company
- •The sole proprietor
- •Partnerships
- •Corporations
- •Companies and Organizations Background information about the organization.
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •III. Complete the sentences using the proper forms of the verbs in the brackets:
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Answer the questions:
- •Topic 5. Company structure
- •Study carefully the meaning of the following phrases and word combinations
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •III. Complete these sentences using the words from the list below and translate the sentences into Russian:
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Answer some questions on the Text:
- •Topic 6. Accounting
- •Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •III. Read and translate the definitions of the basic accounting terms:
- •IV. Agree or disagree with the statements:
- •V. Fill in the gaps using the words given:
- •VI. Complete as in the text:
- •VII. Translate from Russian into English:
- •VIII. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 7. Financial statements
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •III. Read and translate the definitions of the basic financial terms: assets and liabilities
- •V. Fill in the gaps using the words given:
- •VI. Are the following statements true or false?
- •VII. Complete the sentences referring to the information from the text.
- •VIII. Translate from Russian into English:
- •IX. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 8. Money and its functions
- •Vocabulary
- •Different kinds of money
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the words and guess their meanings:
- •IV. Complete these sentences using the words from the list below and translate the sentences into Russian:
- •V. Are the following statements true or false?
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 9. Banks and banking
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read and translate the definitions of the basic banking services terms: Banking services
- •III. Complete these sentences with appropriate words оr word combinations and translate the sentences into Russian:
- •IV. Complete the following sentences in any way you like.
- •V. Translate into English:
- •VI. Summarize the contents of the Text using these questions as an outline.
- •Topic 10. Banking system
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read and translate the definitions of the basic banking terms:
- •III. Choose the necessary word and put it in the sentence:
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Answer some questions:
- •Topic 11.
- •International banking and international economic institutions world bank
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the words and guess their meanings:
- •III. Are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Fill in the gaps using the words given
- •V. Translate into English
- •International monetary fund
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the words and guess their meanings:
- •III. Which of the following is true?
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Answer some questions on the Text:
- •Topic 12. Monetary policy
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Suggest the Russian equivalents:
- •II. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •III. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •V. Translate into English using all the active possible
- •VI. Answer the questions:
- •Topic 13.
- •Import and export
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Read the words and guess their meanings:
- •III. Are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Fill in the gaps using the words given
- •V. Read and translate into Russian:
- •Incoterms 2000
- •Incoterms (The most common ones are shown with *.)
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Answer the questions:
- •Topic 14.
- •Insurance
- •Memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •II. Substitute the proper English words from the list below for the Russian words in brackets.
- •III. Are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. The following sentences relate to various aspects of insurance. Choose the word which best fits each space.
- •V. Translate into English
- •VI. Answer some questions on the Text:
- •Topic 15.
- •International investing
- •Investors
- •Memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •Comprehension check
- •The risks of international investing
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •II. Complete sentences according to the information in the text.
- •III. Which explanation of economic terms is correct?
- •IV. Read and translate the definitions of the basic investment and securities terms:
- •V. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •VI. Choose the necessary word and put it in the sentence:
- •Interest
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •6.030509 «Учет и аудит», 6.030504 «Экономика предприятия»
- •98309 Г. Керчь, Орджоникидзе, 82.
Comprehension check
I. Give English equivalents to the following:
Тесно связано, усилия по стабилизации, предотвратить инфляцию, распределение фондов, безопасное хранение, процент не выплачивается, зарабатывать, более высокая процентная ставка, вкладчики, ликвидность денег, основная прибыль, хранилище, опираться на, колебания, банковское обслуживание частных лиц, принимать депозиты, широкий спектр услуг, банковская гарантия, гарантировать платеж,
II. Read and translate the definitions of the basic banking services terms: Banking services
1. Electronic funds transfer system (EFTS) 2. Automated teller machine (ATM)
3. Liquidity
4. Secured loan
5. Unsecured loan
6. Collateral
7. Line of credit
8. Revolving credit agreement 9. Mortgages
10. Letter of credit
11. Safe custody
12. Trusts
13. Brokerage
14. Consulting
15. Draft
16. Bank draft
17. Bank overdraft
18. Bill of exchange
19. Sight draft
20. Banker’s acceptance |
— a means of performing financial transactions through a computer terminal or telephone hookup. — a system that allows customers to effect deposits, withdrawals, and funds transfers at any time by using a specially encoded access card and an electronic device instead of human tellers. — the ease with which an asset can be exchanged for money without a significant loss of value. — a loan protected by a pledge from borrowers to forfeit to lenders something of value if the loans are not repaid. — a short-term loan in which the borrower is not required to put up collateral. — real or personal property that a firm or individual owns and that is pledged as security for a loan. — a standing agreement between a bank and a firm in which the bank specifies the maximum amount it will make available to the borrower for a short-term unsecured loan.
— long-term loans specifically for the purchase of real estate. — a document in which the bank guarantees one party (such as a seller) that payment will be made if certain conditions are met (such as delivery of merchandise); letters of credit are common when goods are bought or sold abroad; there is a fee for providing this letter of credit. — a service offered by most commercial banks when they accept deeds, documents, jewelry and other items of property for storage in safe custody on behalf of customers. — the provision of safekeeping and management of funds for individuals or institutions such as pension funds. The bank’s job is to administer the money entrusted to it wisely and for the benefit of the owner; the bank receives a fee for managing these funds. — buying and selling stocks and bonds for their clients. — giving advice to other businesses; assistance provided especially to firms involved in corporate merger takeovers. — an order to pay a sum of money that is written by the drawer (the person who is to receive the money). — a check drawn on a particular bank and obtained from that bank by a debtor for the payment of a debt where the creditor will not accept the debtor’s personal check or the debtor does not have a bank account. — enables customers to overdraw within agreed limits and at any time (to take more money out of a bank account than it contains). — a written order, signed by the person giving it, requiring to pay a certain sum of money to another person on demand or at a fixed time. — a bill of exchange payable at sight, i.e. payable when presented irrespective of when it was drawn. — a written promise by a bank, issued on behalf of a buyer, to pay a designated firm a certain amount by a particular date.
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