Английский язык для экономических специальностей (English for economists) (стр. 10 из 12)
· Provides banking services for financial institutions;
· Serves as federal government’s bank;
·Supervises member banks;
· Manages the nation’s supply of money and credit.
Provides banking services for financial institutions. The Fed provides the kinds of services for banks that banks provide for public. The Federal Reserve Banks hold the reserves of the member banks, i.e. the commercial banks which are members of the Federal Reserve System. The FR Banks supply the member banks with currency if necessary and act to them as lenders by rediscounting bills. The Board determines the reserve requirements of the commercial banks. The Board too really determines discount rates. The Board discount rate corresponds in nature to the English Bank rate, though the Federal Reserve Banks do not always have the same discount rate.
Hold deposit accounts. Banks keep their reserves and other funds on deposit in a kind of checking account at their district bank.
Make loans. Financial institutions, like most businesses must borrow from time to time. When this happens they can go to the Fed for a loan.
Transfer funds. The Federal Reserve System’s wire services and computers enable local banks to transfer funds from one to the other almost instantaneously.
Banker to the Federal Government. The Federal Reserve banks function as the federal government’s banker. They maintain the Treasury Department’s «checking account» and issue and redeem government bonds and other securities.
Supervises and regulates the nation’s banking system. The Federal Reserve System, along with a number of other agencies, is charged with establishing the rules of behaviour for the banking system in general, and its individual institutions in particular. The purpose of these rules is to ensure the safety and soundness of the agencies that handle our funds.
Managers the supply of money and credit. One of the principal responsibilities of the Fed is to see what the nation needs. In addition to the Controller of the Currency and the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), the Federal Reserve supervises nationally chartered and state-chartered banks and state banking agencies.
All national banks must be members of the Federal Reserve System. Incorporated state banks including commercial banks, mutual savings banks, trust companies, and industrial banks may also join the System.
Incorporated banks are those which have a charter from the state to act as an individual. Mutual savings banks are savings banks owned by their depositors. Industrial banks make loans for the purchase or manufacture of industrial products.
II. Exercises on the Text:
3. Give Russian equivalents to:
the nation’s central bank; Board of Governors; the Open Market Committee; the Federal Advisory Council; for 14-year terms; supervise banking; is made up of the seven members; the nation’s money supply; it offers advice; prominent commercial bankers; profoundly affect; to act as lenders; corresponding in nature; banks draw currency; the checks are credited to the deposits’ accounts; are presented for collection; from time to time; wire services; almost instantaneously; government bond and other securities; establishing the rules of behavior; in general; in particular; the safety and soundness; the amount of money and credit in circulation; nationally charted; state-charted; incorporated state banks; mutual savings banks; trust companies.
4. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the Fed? 2. When was the Fed created? 3. What is the structure of the Fed? 4. What are the main functions of the Board of Governors? 5. How many Reserve Districts are there in the U.S.A? 6. What is the primary responsibility of the Open Market Committee? 7. Does the Federal Advisory Council offer advice on the nation’s financial problems? 8. What are the main roles of the Fed? 9. How does the FR Banks work with the member banks? 10. What are presented to the district banks for collection? 11. What are the ways at transferring funds? 12. What does the FR Banks issue and redeem? 13. How does the Fed supervise and regulate the Nation’s Banking System? 14. What financial institutions may be members of the Fed?
5. Sum up what the text says about:
the structure of the Fed;
what the Fed does;
incorporated state banks;
mutual savings banks;
industrial banks;
6. Translate into Russian paying attention to other bank services:
Trusts. A trust arrangement exists when a bank provides safekeeping and management of funds for individuals, estates or institutions such as pension funds. The bank's job is to administer the money entrusted to it wisely and for the benefit of the owner. The bank receives a fee for managing these funds.
Currency Exchange Banks can buy or sell foreign currencies for their own benefit or for their clients. Importers, exporters and travelers are major users of these services. Even domestic travelers may purchase travelers' checks issued by banks.
Safekeeping. Many banks rent safety deposit boxes in their vaults to persons seeking a safe and secure place for their valuables.
Credit Cards. Some banks derive significant revenues from operating bankcard programs. There is usually an annual fee to use the credit card, and the consumer pays interest on the unpaid balance. Merchants pay a fee to the bank as well.
Brokerage. In very recent times (and still on a highly limited basis) some banks have entered the brokerage business. As brokers they buy and sell stocks and bonds for their clients.
Insurance. In a number of states certain banks can sell their customers life insurance policies.
Letters of Credit. Banks may aid commerce by writing letters of credit. In these documents, the bank guarantees one party (such as a seller) that payment will be made if certain conditions are met (such as the delivery of merchandise). Letters of credit are common when goods are bought or sold abroad. There is a fee for providing this letter of credit.
Investments. Banks are permitted to buy U.S. government bonds for their own accounts. Banks may make money in trading such bonds and from the interest paid by the government to the holders of such securities.
Underwriting. When companies (or even units of government) raise money by issuing shares of stocks or by the sale of bonds, they use the services of certain financial specialists. Some very large banks provide such assistance, as do major brokerage companies.
Consulting. A growing business for banks is to give advice to other businesses. Especially significant in recent years is the assistance provided to firms involved in corporate mergers and takeovers.
III. Grammar Exercises
Forms of the Gerund.
| Active | Passive | |
| Indefinite | asking (V-ing)спрашивать | beingasked (being + V3)быть спрашиваемым |
| Perfect | having asked (having + V3)ужеспросить | having been asked (having been + V3)уже быть спрошенным |
Синтаксические функции герундия и способы их перевода на русский язык.
| Подлежащее | |
| 1. Reading is useful | Чтение... |
| Часть сказуемого | |
| 2. Our aim is mastering English | ...овладеть... |
| Дополнение | |
| 3. Shelikes singing | ...пение |
| Определение | |
| 4. There are many ways of solving it | ...решения |
| Обстоятельство | |
| 5. He went there for studying. | ...учебы |
Герундиальныеобороты
Prep. + Noun (прит.п.) + Gerund
Pronoun (прит.)
(Prep.) + N (общ.п.) + Gerund
Example: He speaks of the workers’ (their) doing it.
...чторабочиесделаютэто.
7. Form gerunds using the suffix -ing:
read; explain; govern; create; develop; increase; provide; delivery; establish; distribute; visit; enter.
8. Make the following sentences simple using the Gerund:
1. Do you mind if I take your warranty card for a moment? 2. We must consider the matter thoroughly before we come to any conclusion. 3. I remember that we have seen our department head only once. 4. When he received another letter from his firm he changed his mind. 5. Before he left the office he called on his sales manager.
9. Translate the following sentences into Russian:
1. Cleaning up the river will require a major effort, and considerable expense. 2. Scientists’ working together and their sharing ideas with one another is of great advantage for science. 3. Economists have two ways of looking at economics and the economy. 4. Sellers compete by trying to produce the goods and services buyers want at the lowest possible price. 5. The next step in preparing a personal budget is to draw up a list of all your sources of income. 6. There are numerous reasons people think about owning a business of their own. 7. Instead of using that temporary opportunity to increase the market share for American autos by holding prices at current levels or lowering prices, the auto companies raised their prices. 8. Monetary policy refers to regulating the supply of money as a way of stabilizing the economy. 9. Ricardo is especially famous in international economies for demonstrating the advantages of free trade. 10. Hardly a day passes without hearing a commercial or reading an ad describing the advantages of one kind of program over another. 11. A firm of under 20 employees has a 37 percent chance of surviving four years. 12. Scientists’ constantly exploring the unknown, their looking for new knowledge and the answers to unsolved questions cannot be overestimated.
10. Try to understand the following song paying attention to the Gerund:
I LIKE HAVING A WALK
On Sunday afternoons in the middle of July
I like having a rest just looking at the sky.
I like listening to the birds singing in the trees
- In July...
I like having a walk when the sun shines.
And walking in the rain.
I love thinking of you and all the things you do
- On Sunday afternoons.
On rainy April Sundays I like staying at home.
I like reading a book or simply being alone.
I like watching a film or listening to some music
- In April...
11. Read the text and retell it in Russian:
David Ricardo (1772-1823) Classical Champion of Free Trade
David Ricardo is one of history's most influential economists. Born in England, Ricardo made a fortune on the London Stock Exchange. This wealth gave him the time to write and to serve in Parliament's House of Commons. His most famous work. Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817), marked him as the greatest spokesman for classical economics since Adam Smith.
Ricardo is especially famous in international economics for demonstrating the advantages of free trade.Free trade is a policy in which tariffs and other barriers to trade between nations are removed. To prove his point, Ricardo developed a concept we now call the principle of comparative advantage. Comparative advantage enabled him to demonstrate that one nation might profitably import goods from another even though the importing country could produce that item for less than the exporter.
Ricardo's explanation of comparative advantage went as follows:
Portugal and England, both of whom produce wine and cloth, are considering the advantages of exchanging those products with one another.
· x barrels of wine are equal to (and therefore trade evenly for) ó yards of cloth.
· In Portugal 80 workers can produces barrels of wine in a year. It takes 120 English workers to produce that many barrels.
· Portuguese workers can produce ó yards of cloth in a year. It takes 100 English workers to produce ó yards of cloth.
We can see, Ricardo continued, that even though Portugal can produce both wine and cloth more efficiently than England, it pays them to specialize in the production of wine and import English cloth. This is so because by trading with England, Portugal can obtain as much cloth for 80 worker-years as it would take 90 worker-years to produce themselves.
England will also benefit. By specializing in cloth, it will be able to obtain wine in exchange for 100 worker- years of labor rather than 120.
As a member of Parliament, Ricardo pressed the government to abandon its traditional policy of protection. Though he did not live to achieve that goal, his efforts bore fruit in the 1840's when England became the first industrial power to adopt a policy of free trade. There followed 70 years of economic growth during which the nation became the world's wealthiest industrial power.
Grammar: 1. Participle I
2. Причастныеобороты.
3. Независимые причастные обороты.
I. Language Practice
1. Practise the fluent reading and correct intonation:
- `What do you `usually `do after work, Ann?
-Oh, a lot of things. There’s `always a `lot of `work to do about the house, washing up, doing the rooms, mending clothes.
- No, I `don’t `mean that. `What’s your `favourite pastime?
- Again - `nothing very special. Sometimes I read a little, watch TV or `listen to the music.
- `What’s your father’s hobby?
- He `enjoys carpentry, just making shelves, boxes, stools and so on.
- Oh, his `hobby `seems to be both interesting and useful for the house. By the way, do you know `what are the most `common `hobbies of Englishmen?
- Well, it `isn’t an easy question. As `far as I know, `many `Britishers like `sports and games, others, `gardening or `collecting `different things.
- I see. `What about dancing? Do you like it?
- Oh, very. Actually I’m crazy about dancing. `Do you `mean to `say we’ll `go to a dance?
- Yes, I’d like to. There’s a very good disco at the College Club.
2. Listen to the speaker; read and memorize the following words and phrases:
1. incorporate - регистрироваться
2. subchapter S - раздел в налоговом кодексе США, касающийся налогообложения малых корпораций
3. income tax - налог на прибыль, подоходный налог
4. to prorate - распределять пропорционально
5. returns - отчет, налоговая декларация
6. tax return - налоговая декларация
7. to incur - потерпеть убытки
8. retained earnings account - счет о нераспределенной прибыли
9. C-corporation - (амер.) частная компания с ограниченной ответственностью
10. tax rate - налоговая ставка
Text. Small Business in the USA: An S-Corporation is not always best
Small companies are generally believed to incorporate as S-corporations. S-corporations take their name from a Congressional addition to the income tax law known as subchapter S. The S-corporation enjoying many corporate attributes (the main is that the owners of a corporation do not expose their personal assets to corporate liability), it is treated like a partnership for purposes of determining its Federal income tax liability. At the end of each fiscal year, its total earnings (or losses) are prorated to each shareholder, and these earnings (or losses) are incorporated into their individual income tax returns.
Among the advantages of the S-corporation for small business is no "double taxation" - paying an income tax on corporate net income, and then paying an individual income tax on the dividend income subsequently distributed by the corporation.
Thus, the S-corporation "generally will not be liable for federal income tax." If losses are incurred during the start-up period (or any other period), these losses can be deducted each year from the shareholders' tax returns. All income, losses, credits, and deductions are "washed through" the S-corporation at the end of each fiscal year, and carried directly to the individual tax return for each shareholder. Being emptied out at the end of each fiscal year, the S-corporation has no retained earnings account.