Text analysis
Assignment 2
Find the Russian equivalents of the following.
First-class materials; hi-fi equipment; to cure or reduce the effects of disease;
to increase rapidly; to do without something; research and development; to find
new high-technology products; the least encouraging conditions.
Assignment 3
Look through the above text again. Suggest the English for the phrases below.
Ведущая компания; больше половины новых рабочих мест; вкладывать
много денег в проведение исследовательских работ и развитие; создавать рабочие места; плохое управление; приблизительно в два раза больше компаний; выпускать дорогие товары.
Assignment 4
On a separate sheet of paper, translate from English into Russian Paragraphs 2 and 3 of the text beginning with the words «ln Britain, there are only...» and ending with the words «...fewer than 100 staff». When translating, please keep in mind the norms of the Russian language.
Assignment 5
Fill in the correct word or phrase from the list below. Use the words or phrases only once.
Successful; poor; small; large businesses; to survive; economy.
1) _____________ business
2) black ______________
3) ______________ management
4) ______________ grow from small ones
5) ______________ small companies
6) to fail ______________
Assignment 6
Fill in the correct preposition.
1) _______ present
2) to invest money _______ R & D
3) to be well-known _______ expensive hi-fi equipment
4) to design _______ someone
5) to be proud _______ something
6) to do __________ Wilkin & Sons jams
7) about twice ____________ many
8) to be involved ____________ something
9) to replace _____________ exploration
Assignment 7
Determine which of the following statements are true and which are false. Put T or F in the empty boxes. Rewrite false statements to make them true.
There are less people who work in service industries than in manufacturing industries in Britain. |
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Because of various economic problems, retailing and banking could not develop at the end of the last century. |
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The goods, which British small manufacturing companies make, are very expensive. |
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Large companies do not invest money in R&D. |
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Assignment 8
Circle all the words that are appropriate in answering the questions.
What does Glaxo make? |
What does BP manufacture? |
What does the Morgan Motor Company produce? |
élite cars high-quality loudspeakers petrochemical products new medicines hi-fi equipment petrol jams waterproof jackets
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élite cars high-quality loudspeakers petrochemical products new medicines hi-fi equipment petrol jams waterproof Jackets
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élite cars high-quality loudspeakers petrochemical products new medicines hi-fi equipment petrol jams waterproof jackets
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Assignment 9
Look through the text again and write down ways to express what each of the following companies is involved in.
Quad Electroacoustics |
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Wilkin & Sons |
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J. Barber & Sons |
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Assignment 10
Use the information in the text to answer the questions (in written form).
1. Are there many successful large companies in Britain?
2. What began to increase rapidly in the 1980s?
3. Why are those small manufacturing companies in the UK, that make expensive
products, successful?
4. Unfortunately, many small businesses fail to survive, don't they? Why do they
fail to survive?
Assignment 11
Turn to the above text again. There are some ideas that have remained uncovered by the questions in the previous Assignment. State these ideas. Ask questions concerning them.
Assignment 12
From the text, select those facts and ideas concerning small businesses (in written form).
Assignment 13
Say what the text is about. Comment on the content of the text (orally).
Assignment 14
Present the general idea of the text in five-six sentences. Do it in written form.