Самостійна робота № 25

Тема: Економіка країн, мова яких вивчається.

Мета: Оволодіти знаннями; засвоїти особливості країн; систематизувати

знання.

План:

1. Історія економіки США.

2. Економіка США.

Методичні рекомендації:

1. Перекладіть речення українською. Поставте загальні питання до речень, (впр.1)

2. Прочитайте та перекладіть текст українською. Складіть план тексту. Підготуйтесь до переказу.

Впр. 1. Поставте загальні питання до речень.

1. Britain struggled to find a balance between government intervention in the economy and an almost completely free-market economy such as existed in the United States.

2. Prosperity Increased during the late 1950s and in the 1960s, diverting attention from Britain’s decline relative to its main competitors.

3. By the mid 1970s both Labour and Conservative economists were beginning recognized the need to move away from Keynesian economics, based upon stimulating demand by Injecting money into the economy.

Впр.2. Прочитайте та перекладіть текст.

Economy of the United States

New York City, financial center of the United States.

Currency US$ (USD)

Fiscal year October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013 Statistics

GDP $16.66 trillion (Q-2 2013)

GDP growth 1.6% (Q-2 2013)

GDP per capital $49,601 (2012)

GDP by sector agriculture: 1.2%, industry: 19%, services: 80% (2011 )

Inflation 1.5% (August 2012 - August 2013)

Labor force 155.6 million (11.26 mil. unemployed)

Labor force by occupation farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20% managerial, professional, and technical , 37% sales and office, 24% other services (2009)

Unemployment 7.2% (Sep. 2013) (0.1%)

Average gross salary $45,790 (May 2012)

Main industries Highly diversified, world-leading, high-technology innovator, second-largest industrial output in world; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.

US income distribution, 2009

The economy of the United States is the world's largest single national economy. The United States' nominal GDP was estimated to be $16.6 trillion in June 2013, approximately a quarter of nominal global GDP. Its GDP at purchasing power parity is also the largest of any single country in the world, approximately a fifth of the global total. The United States has a mixed economy and has maintained a stable overall GDP growth rate, a moderate unemployment rate, and high levels of research and capital investment. Its five largest trading partners are Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, and Germany.

The US has abundant natural resources, a well-developed infrastructure, and high productivity. It has the world's sixth-highest per capita GDP (PPP). The U.S. is the world's third-largest producer of oil and second-largest producer of natural gas. It is the second-largest trading nation in the world behind China. It has been the world's largest national economy (not including colonial empires) since at least the 1890s. As of 2010, the country remains the world's largest manufacturer, representing a fifth of the global manufacturing output.