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Ex. 1. Read and translate the text. Use the vocabulary.
Ex. 2. Find the verbs related to the following nouns: 1. Development; 2. consumer; 3. growth; 4. investment; 5. expansion óâåëè÷åíèå; 6. unemployment; 7. production; 8. construction; 9. exporter; 10. recovery (âîçâðàò); 11. maintenance; 12. preparation; 13. payment; 14. organization; 15. reduction; 16. resumption (âîçîáíîâëåíèå).
Ex. 3. Find the adjectives related to the following nouns: 1. nation; 2. benefit; 3. favour; 4. economy; 5. significance; 6. cooperation; 7. money; 8. industry; 9. importance.
Ex. 4. Find the synonyms for the following words and expressions in the text: 1. to implement policy; 2. earnings; 3. significant; 4. personal income; 5. growth; 6. foreign exchange reserves; 7. steady economic growth; 8. high rates of economic growth; 9. major branches of economy.
Ex. 5. Find the opposites of the following words and expressions in the text: 1. international; 2. inflow; 3. rise; 4. producer; 5. deficit; 6. supply; 7. employment numbers; 8. a major economic slow down; 9. to increase; 10. retail.
Ex. 6. Supply the following phrases with the appropriate prepositions: 1. high rates … economic growth; 2. a rise … household incomes; 3. an increase … the production … goods and services; 4. price situation … the world commodity markets; 5. to service foreign debt … time; 6. inflation has slowed down … more than 1.2 times; 7. to approve a budget surplus … 2002 … 1.6% … GDP; 8. to service obligations … full; 9. thanks … co-operative efforts; 10. to lead … some favourable trends; 11. to join … the group of countries; 12. demand … Russian exports; 13. Russia’s accession … the WTO; 14. to admit … the organization … standard terms and conditions.
Ex. 7. Find the equivalents for the following phrases in the text: 1. ïðåâûøàòü òåìïû ïðèðîñòà ìèðîâîé ýêîíîìèêè â öåëîì; 2. ñïîñîáñòâîâàòü íàðàùèâàíèþ îáúåìîâ âûïóñêà ïðîäóêöèè ýêñïîðòî-îðèåíòèðîâàííûìè ïðîèçâîäñòâàìè; 3. óñòîé÷èâûé ïðèòîê âàëþòû ïî êàíàëàì âíåøíåòîðãîâûõ îïåðàöèé; 4. ñïîñîáñòâîâàòü ïîääåðæàíèþ ñèëüíîãî ïëàòåæíîãî áàëàíñà; 5. ïðîâîäèòü äåíåæíî-êðåäèòíóþ ïîëèòèêó; 6. óòâåðæäàòü ïðîôèöèòíûé áþäæåò; 7. èñïîëíÿòü âíåøíèå è âíóòðåííèå îáÿçàòåëüñòâà; 8. ðàñøèðåíèå ïîòðåáèòåëüñêîãî è èíâåñòèöèîííîãî ñïðîñà; 9. óâåëè÷åíèå ÷èñëåííîñòè çàíÿòûõ â ýêîíîìèêå è ñíèæåíèå óðîâíÿ áåçðàáîòèöû; 10. âûñîêèå òåìïû ðîñòà ÂÂÏ; 11. íîìèíàëüíûå äåíåæíûå äîõîäû íàñåëåíèÿ; 12. ñóùåñòâåííàÿ âåëè÷èíà àêòèâíîãî ñàëüäî òåêóùèõ îïåðàöèé; 13. ñîâåðøåíñòâîâàòü çàêîíîäàòåëüñòâî.
Ex. 8. Give definitions of the following economic terms using the words in the brackets: 1. International reserves (monetary assets, to use, to settle, balance of payments, deficit, countries). 2. International trade (exchange, goods, services, countries, exports, imports). 3. Monetary policy (tool, macroeconomic policy, to involve, regulation, money supply, credit, interest rates, in order to, to control, level, spending, economy). 4. Foreign debt (money, to owe, government, foreign, lender). 5. Unemployment (non-utilization, labour, capital, resources, as a result, actual, output of the economy, below, potential, gross national product).
Ex. 9. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the most important results of the development of the Russian economy during the last two years? 2. What changes have affected the economic developments in Russia? 3. What is the main aim of the monetary policy? 4. What are the results of the co-operative efforts of the Bank of Russia and the Russian government in pursuing the monetary policy? 5. What is the official position of Russia in preparing to join the World Trade Organization?
Date: 2014-12-21; view: 1157
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