- •Part II. Finance Unit 1 a country's economy
- •I. Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea.
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word.
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. Africa's Strong Growth
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •I. Listen to the recording and fill in the data on the economy of Aland and Beland.
- •VII. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps with words or word-combinations from the list.
- •II. Listen to the recording one more time and answer the following questions.
- •I. Using information of International Financial Programme, summarise the situation in Brazil.
- •II. Translate the following article into English: Япония: как обуздать дефляцию?
- •Unit 2 Mergers and takeovers
- •Useful language
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea. Text 1. Merger Mania As Telecoms Goes Multimedia
- •III. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •IV. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and create your own sentences using them:
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. Novoship Agrees To Merge Limit, As Russian Ship Monopoly Vetoed
- •VI. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •I. Speak out:
- •II. Read the following information and discuss the questions that follow.
- •Unit 3 The Consumer Society
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea.
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Find the sentences in the text that prove the following statements and comment on them:
- •IV. Circle the most appropriate synonym according to the contextual meaning of the word:
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. The pr Industry Today
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •Fill in the table with the suitable words and expressions to describe all possible pros and cons for each mean of Mass Media:
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Unit 4 Commodity markets
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea. Text 1. China Effect Convulses Commodity Markets
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Complete the following lines with the words from the text:
- •IV. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. Gold Market
- •VI. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •VII. Read text II attentively and finish the statements choosing the best variant.
- •VIII. Find words and phrases in text II corresponding to the following definitions
- •I. Listen to the text and write a short review on Kuala Lumpur trading in palm oil.
- •II. Listen to the recording and write down information about:
- •1. Using information from the recording write a short report for your imaginary client dealing with tea export.
- •2. Don't forget to give a title to your report, briefly summarise the information and give your recommendations in the end. Unit 5 Company finance
- •I. Read the following text and comment on the six effective cost-control strategies outlined in it. Text 1. Do-It-Yourself Growth Capital
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Rewrite the sentences using the words and word-combinations from the text instead of the underlined ones.
- •IV. Fill in the gaps with the words or word-combinations from the list.
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it.
- •VI. Answer the following questions.
- •VII. Give definitions to the words from the text. Make up your own sentences using them.
- •VIII. Circle the most appropriate synonym to the word according to its contextual meaning.
- •I. Speak out:
- •Unit 6 Bankruptcy and receivership
- •Useful language
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea. Text 1. Micky McDonald Ran Westbeach For Five Years. Then It Went Bankrupt.
- •II. Choose the best variant:
- •III. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Find the words in the text referring to the given definitions:
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. Lawsuit Bursts Balloon Of Party-goods Chain
- •Unit 7 Stocks, shares and investment
- •Useful language
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea. Text I. Apple Pie Stock Options
- •I1. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •III. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •IV. Find English equivalents in the text to the word-combinations that follow:
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. Sound Investing During Market Volatility
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •VII. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •VIII. Continue the list of synonyms with the words from the text:
- •II. Listen again and answer the following questions:
- •Unit 8 Exchange and interest rates
- •Read the following text and be ready to summarise the main idea. Text 1. Forces Behind Exchange Rates
- •I1. Answer the following questions:
- •III. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •IV. Give definitions to the words from the text according to their contextual meaning:
- •V. Read the text and point out the main ideas which are discussed in it. Text II. The Dollar's Decline Accelerates
- •VI. According to the text, are the following statements true or false?
- •Vi1. Find the words in the text referring to the following definitions:
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps with the words or word-combinations from the list:
II. Listen to the recording one more time and answer the following questions.
1. How much money is Pastore asking 800 creditor banks to lend?
2. How much was held up after Brazil hadn’t met the IMF's terms?
3. In the new IMF agreement, Brazil promises to slash inflation, cut public spending, increase exports and curb imports. Which of these words means (a) to make more and (b) to make less?
4. For how long does Brazil want to borrow money? What has been the usual lending period?
5. Brazil is asking for a period when it does not have to make repayments. How long is it asking for? What is the usual "grace period"?
6. What other two payments is Brazil asking banks to cut?
7. Is Brazil paying interest on its loans at the moment?
8. Are banks losing money in Brazil?
9. How less in fees does Brazil want its creditor banks to charge next year?
10. By how much will Brazil be in arrears in November?
11. What are the two opposite opinions banks have about the proposals?
12. By how much is Brazil asking its creditor banks to increase their lending?
13. How much will Brazil's total debt be this year? And next year?
14. Is Brazil's economy improving or declining?
15. What are the banks waiting for before they lend any money?
16. What is the law that Brazilian Congress does not want to pass?
17. Why does the Brazilian government say inflation is rising?
18. What is current inflation rate in Brazil?
19. Why do other people think inflation is rising?
20. What assurance do the banks want before they lend money?
Speaking
Make a report (not less than 710 minutes) about the present economic situation in any country.
Writing
I. Using information of International Financial Programme, summarise the situation in Brazil.
II. Translate the following article into English: Япония: как обуздать дефляцию?
«Дисбаланс двух факторов, величины долга и покупательной способности денег, в конечном итоге приводит к серьезному дисбалансу всех, или практически всех, экономических переменных», – эти слова Ирвинга Фишера из его классической статьи 1933 года, посвященной теоретическому обоснованию экономических депрессий, относились к США. Однако в наши дни эта же фраза может быть использована и для описания положения другой крупнейшей экономики – Японии.Наиболее существенным фактором, определяющим сегодняшнее положение японской экономики, является снижение цен. Хотя масштаб их падения пока не достиг уровня Великой американской депрессии (в то время цены упали на четверть), дефлятор ВВП, распространенный определитель реального уровня цен, упал на 6% по сравнению с пиковым уровнем 1993 года. Сочетание падающих цен и слабого экономического роста ведет к падению номинального ВВП. С начала 1997 года, когда он находился на пиковом уровне, по второй квартал этого года, данный показатель сократился на 5.5%. За год, предшествовавший второму кварталу 2001 года, номинальный ВВП упал на 3%, в то время как за этот квартал он сократился в среднегодовом исчислении более чем на 10%.В условиях падения цен реальные процентные
ставки становятся положительными. В настоящее время, несмотря на нулевой уровень номинальных процентных ставок, реальные процентные ставки в краткосрочном периоде в Японии составляют 2%. Для сравнения, реальные краткосрочные процентные ставки в США составляют примерно –1%. В настоящее время кредитно-денежная политика в Японии существенно жестче, чем в США, что усугубляет долговые проблемы государственного и частного секторов экономики.
За период с 1991 по 2001 гг. соотношение общей величины государственного долга к ВВП выросло с 61% до 131%, превысив уровень всех других стран входящих в Организацию экономического сотрудничества и развития (OECD). Есть серьезные опасения, что рост государственного долга Японии может выйти из-под контроля. По мнению ученых, это может произойти уже через 3-7 лет.