Vocabulary

cash - наличные деньги, наличный расчет

deal - сделка, соглашение, договор

drop - снижение, падение

shareholder - акционер

takeover - поглощение (другой компании); приобретение контрольного пакета акций

employee - служащий; работающий по найму

buyout - выкуп

software - программное обеспечение

advertising - рекламная деятельность, рекламный бизнес

strike – зд. забастовка

propose - предлагать; вносить предложение

appear – появляться; быть показанным по телевидению

reject - отвергать, отклонять

undervalue - недооценивать, занижать

compete - конкурировать; соперничать

anger – зд. вызывать гнев; раздражать

avoid - избегать

support - поддерживать

negotiate - вести переговоры, обсуждать

fair – зд. честный, справедливый

hostile - вражеский, неприятельский

yet - ещё, кроме того, помимо этого, вдобавок, к тому же, также

2. Match the words with the definitions:

purchase risk movie price report knowledge market progress dollar week

a place or area where goods are sold, bought or traded; an economic system in which the prices of things are decided by how many there are and how much money people are willing to pay for them a period of time equal to seven days the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale United States money, one hundred cents that which is known; learning or understanding the chance of loss, damage or injury the story about an event that which is bought movement forward or toward improvement or a goal a motion picture; a film

listening

3. Listen to the text and answer the questions:

1. According to the speaker, when did the competition between Microsoft and Google take a new turn?

1. on February first

2. on February third

3. on February forth

4. on February fifth

2. According to the speaker, Microsoft made a public offer to buy the Internet company Yahoo. How much was Microsoft’s offer worth?

1. almost five billion dollars in cash and stock

2. almost forty-five billion dollars in cash and stock

3. almost thirty-five billion dollars in cash and stock

4. almost forty-five million dollars in cash and stock

3. According to the speaker, how much is Yahoo said to want for one share?

1. thirty dollars a share

2. forty dollars a share

3. thirty-one dollars for share

4. forty-one dollars for share

4. According to the speaker, Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers need to negotiate a new agreement with the Screen Actors Guild. When does the current contract with the actors union end?

1. June thirtieth

2. June thirteenth

3. July thirtieth

4. July thirteenth

5. According to the speaker, Yahoo rejected the Microsoft’s offer to be bought. Who said the price offered by Microsoft undervalued Yahoo?

1. Google’s board of directors

2. Yahoo’s board of directors

3. Yahoo's employees

4. Yahoo's shareholders