Exercises in Word Study

Ex.1. Form nouns from the following verbs: earn, purchase, export, import, sell, borrow.

Ex.2. Give the English for:

Ex.3. Match words that have a similar meaning:

Ex.4. Find suitable opposites to the following words and phrases:

visible exports, to sell; to lend; to waste; important; to ban.

Ex.5. Consult your dictionary and translate the following word combinations into Ukrainian:

Capital export; controlled exports; currency export; duty-free export; food exports; invisible exports; unpaid exports; visible exports.

Consumer imports; dutiable import; free import; merchandise imports; prohibited imports; protected import; token import.

Ex.6. Look at the words and phrases in the box. Match them with the correct definition from the list below:

1. an item, a service, an idea that is sent from one country to another to be sold;

2. an item, a service, an idea that is brought into one country from another;

3. goods, as opposed to services, that are sold to other countries;

4. services such as banking, insurance and tourism that are brought from other countries;

5. an agency of the United Nations that lends money to encourage trade and economic development in poor countries;

6. a situation where a country exports more goods than it imports;

7. condition in which there are more goods imported than exported;

8. the transport of goods by sea or air.

Ex.7. Write the appropriate word or phrase in the following spaces. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

exporting; imports; restrictions; import; invisible exports; visible import; imported; exports; exceeded; purchased.

1. She ... a new car.

2. Sales of the new product... our estimates.

3. Canada ... wheat in great quantities.

4. This wine is ... from France.

5. Foreign technology is a significant ....

6. This country.... luxury items to Northern Europe.

7. Tourism is the most important part of the Cypriot....

8. Sixty percent of the goods they ... come from Asia.

9. Sometimes governments put... on foreign trade.

10.This ... company will be 100 years old next year.

Ex.8. Fill in the missing prepositions. (of (2), in, at (2), by (3), on (2), for, through, to)

A country spends money ....goods it imports and gains money ... its exports.

Valuable though foreign trade is ... keeping domestic prices down ... creating competition ... home and providing large markets abroad, governments may have to put restrictions ... it, which they usually do ... subjecting imports ... customs duties or ... restricting some types ... exports.

Customs authorities must make sure that imported goods are not sold ... a lower price than that... their country ... origin.

Exercises in Comprehension

Ex.1. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the principal aspects of foreign trade?

2. What are exports?

3. What are imports?

4. What do we call visible exports?

5. What do we call invisible exports?

6. Why are exports important?

7. What are imports?

8. What is known as visible imports (invisible imports)?

9. What are imports paid for by?

10.What is a trade surplus?

11.When do we speak about a trade deficit?

Ex.2. Sum up what you remember about:

♦ exports

♦ imports

Grammar Revision The Gerund

1. The gerund has the following forms:

2. We use the gerund:

♦ as the subject of a sentence Exporting will be our main objective next year.

♦as the object of a sentence I've always enjoyed reading.

♦ after certain verbs: admit, mind, appreciate, avoid, consider, can't stand, can't help, delay, enjoy, finish, imagine, involve, postpone, propose, risk, stop, suggest The manager proposed organizing an exhibition.

♦ after prepositions: after, before, by, when, while, without

The company launched this product without doing the necessary research.

♦ after verbs and expressions followed by prepositions:

be interested in, be good at, be fond of, be for/against, be used to, instead of, feel like, think of/about, look forward to, succeed in, approve of, insist on, object to I'm interested in learning more about this technology.

♦ after these expressions: it's no use, it's not worth, it's no good, to have difficulty

It's no use asking him. He won't tell the truth.

Ex.1. Put the verbs in brackets into the gerund. Translate.

1. Stop (argue) and start (work).

2. The boss is against (make) any complaints.

3. I am thinking of (retire) and (go) to Ukraine.

4. If he puts his money into that business he risks (lose) everything.

5. If a thing is worth (do) at all it is worth (do) well.

6. He hates (borrow) money.

7. I can't stand their (waste) so much time.

8. I thanked him for (solve) the problem quickly.

9. I suggest (postpone) the meeting.

10. It's no good (complain). Nothing can be done.
11.1 can't help (think) about the interview.

12. We avoid (keep) late hours. Our working day begins very early.

13. The secretary admitted (steal) the money.

14. I believe he is capable of (solve) this problem.

Ex.2.Finish these sentences using a gerund.

1. My favourite activity is ... .

2. He can't stand ...

3. He is good at... .

4. Some people just can't help ... .

5. We are used to ....

6. I am interested in ... .

7. This company is worth ....

8. The customer wants to know who was responsible for ... .

9. I feel like ....

10.He admitted ....

11. I am thinking of... .

12. ….. was the key to the company's success.

13. It's no use ....

14. Avoid ....

Ex.3.Complete these sentences using the gerund form of one of the verbs:give, get, make, have, lose, help, work, discuss, get, worry, meet, analyse, cry, buy, reduce

1. He is interested in ... the shares of this company.

2. It's no use ... over spilt milk.

3. This job involves ... our international transactions.

4. We are looking forward to ... the new Sales Manager.

5. It isn't worth ... about it.

6. You risk ... bad results.

7. As we don't agree about company policy we avoid ... this subject.

8. We don't mind ... overtime, if it helps the company.

9. You mustn't insist on ... him. He doesn't want it.

10.By delaying we risk ... this contract.

11.1 can't imagine not ... a computer in my office.

12.He apologized for ... this serious mistake.

13.He is very pleased with ... the job he wanted.

14.It's no good ... her advice - she never listens.

15. Overstaffing should be solved by ... the workforce.

Ex.4. Comment on the following:

"It is happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust" (S. Johnson)

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