5. Look up the following synonyms and complete the sentences below using the most suitable word in each case.

a) Advantage – benefit – merit – asset

b) Advantages and disadvantages – pros and cons – pluses and minuses

c) Credit – loan – mortgage

d) To add up – figure out – make (a sum) – sum up –total

e)To assess – calculate – count – estimate – number

a) advantage – benefit – merit – asset

1. The recent economic development has brought a lot of ___ to the region.

2. His excellent background remains one of his greatest ___ .

3. Mitchel’s height gives him a distinct ___ over the other players.

4. They are still considering the ___ of the new advertising tactics.

5. What ___ does membership of the EU give a country?

6. There is little ___ in being self-employed.

7. Communicative ability is an important ___ in this job.

b) advantages and disadvantages – pros and cons – pluses and minuses

1. She thought of ___ of being an only child.

2. At the meeting Mr. Prosser spoke about ___ of the new marketing methods

employed by the company.

3. A good doctor ought to consider all ___ of treatment he is going to prescribe.

4. We weighed up the ___ of taking a car loan and decided against it.

c) Credit – loan – mortgage

1. If you can’t afford to pay cash you can buy the furniture on ___.

2. Nick told me that the ___ on his apartment is worth $90,000.

3. The organization asked for a $2 million ___ to plant new trees in the rainforest.

4. The shop offers interest-free ___.

5. She applied for a bank ___ because she didn’t want to depend on her father’s handouts.

d) to add up – figure out – make – sum up – total

1. Including wine, the bill comes to $70, which together with the transport expenses ___ a total sum of $ 130.

2. The company was forced to pay fines ___-ing $ 200 thousand.

3. I spent all night trying to ___ how much the wedding will cost me.

4. Five percent may not sound much but it’s a lot of money when you ___ it all.

5. He added up the figures and it ___ 8712.25.

6. So, I’ve ___, and I think I can afford a holiday in France this year.

7. They have debts that ___ $100,000.

e) to assess – calculate – count – estimate – number

1. The company ___ the value of the land at $7 million.

2. The damage caused by the flood has not been ___ yet.

3. It’s too early to ___ the benefits of the new legislation.

4. They use a computer to ___ the cost of wages as a percentage of the company’s income.

5. I decided to take the bracelet to a jeweller to have its value ___.

6. She ___ the money left and went to the checkout.

7. In the capital, the unemployed now ___ 12% of the workforce.

6. Look up the following words and find their derivatives and collocations.

- advantage

- benefit

- debt

- expense

Translate the following offhand: влезть в долги, inexpensive, благодетель, disadvantageous, обогатиться за чей-то счет, debtor, покрыть расходы, out of debt, благотворный, to turn to advantage, долг чести, to go to expense, взять верх над, debt relief, воспользоваться в своих интересах, beneficiary, вводить в расходы, the benefit of the doubt, в самом выгодном свете, to be indebted to, взаимовыгодный, for the benefit of, непредвиденные расходы, indebtedness.