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Hometask 1
Ex.1 Translate from Russian into English:
  1. США превратились в центр международной торговли после Второй мировой войны.
  2. Экономическое процветание Португалии образовалось до Второй мировой войны.
  3. Южная Корея и Тайвань - крупные экспортёры товаров народного потребления.
  4. Страны "Тихоокеанского кольца" сочетали быстрый технологический прогресс с экспортом.
  5. Экономический рост большинства стран был основан на стимулировании внешней торговли.
Ex.2  Say the following (see theory on the left "number 0"):
  1. 5.03
  2. 69-00-19
  3. 0.02
  4. -5C
  5. 5:0 (football)
  6. 15:0 (tennis)
  7. room 206
  8. 1905
  9. 7.501
  10.  10:0 (tennis)
  11. 0.623
  12. 0.001
  13.  +35C
  14. 0.225
  15. 2:0 (football)
Ex.3 Read and translate the second part of the text "World economy after World War II"

Hometask 2
Ex.1 How do you say these figures (see theory on the left "saying decimals and fractions"):
27.65  $16.89  0.018  250,347  3/5  1/18  12 ¼  24 2/3  5.871  38.06  18 ½  4/5  ₤5.62  1/5  0.086

Ex.2 Read and translate the third part of the text "World economy after World War II" 


Hometask 3
Ex. 1. Translate from Russian into English:
  1. Средиземноморский экономический центр включал такие страны как Греция, Египет и Римскую Империю.
  2. Страны Тихоокеанского кольца сосредоточились на экспорте товаров народного потребления.
  3. Их экономический рост основывался на дешёвой рабочей силе и быстром технологическом прогрессе.
  4. Европа была поделена на западную и восточную части.
  5. После второй Мировой Войны многие страны Европы решили устранить экономические и политические барьеры.
  6. В 1957г. 6 стран Европы образовали Европейское Экономической Сообщество, чтобы способствовать экономическому процветанию.
  7. Коммунистические страны восточной Европы имели очень скромный экономический рост после второй Мировой Войны.
  8. Плановая экономика этих стран привела к падению коммунизма во многих из них к концу 1980-х г.
  9. Развивающиеся страны – бедные страны.
  10. Они заняли много денег у японских и западных банков в 1970-х г.

Ex.2. Say the following:

1/4, 2/3, 3/4, 7/8, 3/5, 4 3/4, 18 1/2, 24 7/9, 1/3, 1/2

11.02; 0.23; 16.02; 0.06; 0.253; 145.108
10 + 4 = 14                 10 – 4 = 6                   8 : 4 = 2                      6 : 0.5 = 12
25 – 8 = 17                 5 x 4 = 20                   10 : 4 = 2 1/2               1/3+1/4=7/12
75 + 12 = 87               98 : 6 = 16.33
квадратный корень из 121 равен 11
кубический корень из 27 равен 3
кубический корень из 125 равен 5
2 в квадрате равно 4
5 в кубе равно 125

Ex.3 Can you do these mental arithmetic problems?
  1. 23 and 36 is _____
  2. 24 times 8 is ______
  3. 80 minus 20 is _____
  4. 65 divided by 13 is _____
  5. add 10 and 6, multiply by 8, then subtract 40 and divide by 11_____
  6. divide 33 by 11, multiply by 7, add 10, and subtract 16 ____

Ex.4 Read and translate the final part of the text "World economy after World War II"

Hometsak 4
and read the text about three worlds model.
Answer the questions:
  1. Who introduced the term "Third World"?
  2. Characterise the 'first', 'second' and 'third' worlds.
  3. Does the idea of dividing countries into the 'first', 'second' and 'third' worlds remain true now?
Task 2. Get ready for the test about number 0 pronunciation


Home task 5

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences below using the words from the box to show what changes have occurred between last year and this year:

reduced
drop
fallen
decline
raised
gone up
increased
rise
risen
reduction

  1. Tax last year: 10%. Tax this year: 12%.
The government has raised tax.
  1. Cars last year: 2 million. Cars this year: 1.8 million.
There has been a _______ in car production.
  1. Price last year: $50. Price this year: $35.
The price of this product has been __________.
  1. Employees last year: 40. Employees this year: 75.
There has been a ________ in the number of employees.
  1. Orders last year: 40. Orders this year: 8 million.
Orders have _______ this year.
  1. Investment last year: $500,000. Investment this year: $650,000.
The company has _______ investment in new equipment.
  1. Franchisees last year: 120. Franchisees this year: 300.
The number of franchisees has _________.
  1. Budget last year: 100%. Budget this year: -25%
There has been a _________ in the budget.
  1. Sales last year: $30,000. Sales this year: $35,000.
Sales have ________.
  1. Profits per factory last year: $1,000,000. Profits per factory this year: $850,000.
There has been a ________ in profits per factory.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences to describe the information in the bar chart. Choose the words from the box.
(The bar chart is not displayed here. So, check your student group's e-mail)
dramatic

fall
fell
fluctuated
improved
increase
remained at the same level

low
rise
slightly
gradually

rapidly

  1. The bar chart above shows the sales figures for 2004 year.
  2. As you can see, the figures varied from one month to the next.
  3. At the beginning of the year, sales started very _____ at 1,000 pieces.
  4. However, in January there was a _______ increase.
  5. In February and March, the ______ continued but more _______ than in January.
  6. April was a bad month with a sharp ________ to 2,000 pieces.
  7. In May, things ________ and there was a steady __________.
  8. But in June, sales once again ___________.
  9. From the beginning of July to the end of October, sales figures _______   _______ and then _______ in November.
We then saw sales falling ______ in December, ending at 1,000 pieces once again.  

Home task 9:
Find the following information in the Internet:

International trade

  1. Call top trading nations
  2. Call top traded commodities
  3. How many countries are the WTO members?
  4. What are the USA major exports and imports? Call major exporters and importers
  5. What are the UK major exports and imports? Call major exporters and importers
  6. What are Russia’s major exports and imports? Call major exporters and importers

Foreign exchange markets

  1. What are the major world currencies? What designations have they got?
  2. What has happened to the Russian ruble for the past 5 years?
  3. What is an exchange rate?
  4. What’s the difference between fixed and floating exchange rate?


Home task 10
The Perfect Tense (Passive Voice):
Have been V3(ed)


e.g. 1) The e-mail has been already sent. (Электронная почта уже отправлена)
2) The Payments Balance hasn’t been calculated yet.
(Платёжный баланс ещё не рассчитан)

Exercise 1. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect Passive:
  1. A new university (to open) _______ in Kiev today by the Prince of Wales.
  2. Lord Retlaw (to arrest) _____ for drunk driving.
  3. An old painting from a school in Wales (to buy) ____ for $250,000 by an American museum.
  4. An 18 year-old soldier (to kill) _______ in an accident in Devon.
  5. The two lost children (to find) _______ alive and well in a London park.
  6. An unknown actor (to choose) ________ to star in the new film of “Macbeth”

Exercise 2. Translate these word combinations from Russian into English:
1.      валюта уже обменяна
2.      обменный курс только что определён правительством
3.      валюта недавно напечатана
4.      торговый баланс уже подсчитан
5.      товары ещё не произведены
6.      тарифы ещё не установлены
7.       экспорт мяса с недавних пор ограничен
8.      товары уже импортированы

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