Деловой английский. Ускоренный курс (стр. 35 из 48)
The ВВС receives... but... advertising .
The ВВС... channels.
• National radio is controlled... and... four...
There are many local... private... theВВС.
Their programmes consist...
9. Translate into Russian the sentence starting with:
'The IBA is rlesponsible....'.
10. Role play
Imagine you are speaking with an English businessman. Ask him a few questions about:
• English newspapers
• English radio
• English television programmes
Tell him what television programmes you like.
Text
Here is an item on financial news published by The Financial Times which some participant read:
DOLLAR AND POUND RISE
The dollar and the pound resumed their advances of 1996 against the yen and the D-Mark yesterday.
The US currency was helped chiefly by the US stock and bond markets, which rebounded from Thursday's falls.
The dollar was also boosted by US construction spending for November, which rose where a fall had been forecast. The figures added to the evidence of recent weeks that the American economy has resumed stronger growth. "The US deceleration is probably coming to an end", said Mr. Peter von Maydell, senior currency economist at UBS in London.
The dollar gained 1,5 pfennigs against the D-Mark and YO.5 against the yen to close in London at D.M. 1.557 and Y11.2. But the Tokyo market remained closed for the National Holiday.
Sterling rebounded 2.8 pfennigs against the D-Mark after losing 3 pfennigs on Thursday. With trading thin, dealers say that one sale of GBP 50m worth of D-Marks sent sterling about a pfennig higher.
The pound closed in London at DM2.635 to the German currency and USD 1.692 to the dollar. It gained on strong consumer credit data and on rising oil prices
Sterling has been the strongest major currency over the Holiday period appreciating almost 2 per cent.
Words and expressions
| item | короткая статья (в газете) | |
| to publish | опубликовать | |
| to read (read, read) | читать | |
| to rise (rose, risen) | поднимать (ся) | |
| advance | (фин ) повышение | |
| yen (=y) | йена | |
| chiefly | ['¶Öfl] | главным образом |
| bond | облигация | |
| stock and bond market | рынок ценных бумаг и облигации | |
| to rebound | вернуться на прежние позиции | |
| fall | падение | |
| to boost | ускорить | |
| to forecast (forecast, | предсказывать | |
| forecast) | ||
| figure | ['fIg@] | цифра |
| evidence | данные | |
| deceleration | замедление | |
| UBS = United Bank of Switzerland | Объединенный банк Швейцарии | |
| to gain | повышаться | |
| pfennig | пфениг | |
| to close | курс валюты в конце рабочего дня биржи | |
| trading | торги, операции с ценными бумагами и другими финансовыми инструментами | |
| thin | вялый, неактивный | |
| with trading thin | поскольку торги идут вяло | |
| dealer | биржевой маклер | |
| GBP = Great Britain Pound | английский фунт стерлингов | |
| worth | стоящий | |
| spot | слот условия сделки, означающие расчет на второй рабочий день после ее заключения | |
| to appreciate | [@'prISIeIt] | повышаться (о курсе валюты) |
Exercises
1. Match English and Russian equivalents:
| against the yen | повысить, вырасти | |
| to come to an end | против (по сравнению с) | |
| to gain | иеной | |
| with trading thin | поскольку операции с бумагами идут неактивно | |
| GBP 50m worth of D-Marks | подойти к концу | |
| немецкие марки на сумму 50 | ||
| to close at D. M. 1.557 | млн. фунтов стерлингов | |
| Рынок закрылся на период | ||
| праздничных дней. | ||
| The market closed for the | Курс марки на момент за | |
| holiday | крытия биржи составил 1.557 | |
| The dollar resumed its ad | Курс доллара стал расти | |
| vances | благодаря ... | |
| The dollar was boosted by. . | Курс доллара снова стал рас | |
| ти. | ||
| The sterling rebounded. | Курс фунта вырос. | |
| It sent sterling higher. | Активность рынка ценных | |
| бумаг и облигаций снова | ||
| возросла. | ||
| The stock and bond markets | Благодаря этому курс фунта | |
| rebounded. | вырос. | |
| It rose where a fall had been | Он возрос, хотя предсказали | |
| forecast. | его падение. | |
| The figures added to the evi | Положение экономики США | |
| dence of recent weeks. | снова стало улучшаться. | |
| The American economy has lesumed stronger growth | Эти цифры говорили о том же, что и данные последних недель. | |
2. Find the sentences in the text with the following words:
| • to rise to gain to resume its dvances to rebound from falls to be boosted | • to send the pound higher fall to lose deceleration |
3. Insert articles:
Here is... item on financial news published by.. Financial Times.
dollar and.. pound resumed their advances.
US currency was helped chiefly by... US stock and bond markets
... dollar was also boosted by US construction spending for November
... dollar rose where... fall had been forecast
The figures also say that... American economy has resumed stronger growth.
4. Read as in the examples:
| • Example | November 18, 1996 the eighteenth of November nineteen ninety six |
| May 1, 1997 April 1,1999 | |
| December 25, 1998 July 4, 1996 |
| • Example | 2% two per cent |
| 3% | 7% | 10% | 75% | 100% |
| • Example | 1.692 one point six nine two |
| 1.557 | 1.5 |
| 1.6870 | 2.8 |
| 1.6860 | 3.3 |
| 1.6798 | 9.5 |
| • Example | 0.5 о point five |
| 0.8 | 0.4. | 0.7 | 09 |
| • Example | 50 one sale of 50 million English pounds sterling worth of Deutsch Marks |
| 60 | 70 | 80 | 100 | 115 |
5. Insert prepositions:
The dollar gained 1.5 pfennigs... the D-Mark... and Y 0.5... the yen.
But the Tokyo market remained closed... the national holiday.
Sterling rebounded 2.8 pfennigs... the D-Mark after losing 3 pfennigs. . Thursday.
The pound closed. London... DM 2.635 .. the German currency. It gained... strong consumer credit data.
6. Make sentences:
| the news | ||
| • this is | the item | |
| these are | the facts | published by |
| the information | the Financial Times | |
| the figures | (FT) |
| • the pound | the USA | |
| the yen | is the currency unit of | Germany |
| the dollar | Great Britain | |
| the D-Mark | Japan | |
| the franc | Italy | |
| the lira | France |
7. Give full words for the following:
UBS mth
GBP yr
FT prev. close
8. Underline the verbs and translate the sentences into Russian:
The dollar rose where a fall had been forecast.
The figures added to the evidence that the American economy has resumed stronger growth.
The US deceleration is coming to an end.
The dollar was boosted by US construction spending for November.
With trading thin it sent sterling about a pfennig high.
It gained on strong consumer credit data and rising oil prices.
9. Write out a few sentences from the text about the position of the pound at that time.
10. Find the answers in the text:
What was the strongest currency over the holiday?
What sale sent the pound a pfennig higher?
What was the position of the pound for spot transactions in New York on November 18?
11. Role play
Imagine you are speaking with an Englishman. Ask him a few questions about the words and sentences which were not quite clear to you at the beginning.
Text
On the eve of their departure to Moscow the participants had some free time and Mr. Hill proposed they should make a trip to Oxford.
Oxford, first and foremost, is known for its University. The University began itself in the middle of the 12th century, and by 1300 there were already 1,500 students. At this time, Oxford was a wealthy town, but by the middle of the 14th century, it was poorer, because of a decline in trade and because of the terrible plague, which killed many people in England.
Relations between the students and the townspeople were very unfriendly, and there was often fighting in the streets. On the 10th February 1355, the Festival of St. Scholastica, a battle began which lasted two days. Sixty-two students were killed. The townspeople were punished for this in two ways: they had to walk through the town to attend a special service on every St Scholastica's day until 1825. Worse than this, the University was given control of the town for nearly 600 years.
Nowadays there are about 12,000 students in Oxford, and the University and the town live quietly side by side.
When the coach came to Oxford the participants bought some colourful books on Oxford, maps and some souvenirs. Then they went sightseeing and stopped near Trinity College.
Tatjana: The college looks great. I wonder how old it is.
David: I myself am an Oxford graduate but I don't remember when exactly it was founded. Let's look in the guide book. Oh, it was started in 1315.
Tatjana: Is it the oldest college?
David: Oh, no. Jesus College and some others are much older.
Tatjana It's very beautiful. I'd like to study here. Is the chapel open to the public?
David: Yes, it is. Let's go and look. The choir of this college is famous in England They sing on TV every year at Christmas
Words and expressions
| university | ["jünI'v@s@tI] | университет, институт |
| middle | середина | |
| in the middle of | в середине | |
| poor | бедный | |
| poorer | беднее | |
| decline | снижаться | |
| to kill | убивать | |
| townspeople | горожане | |
| to fight | бороться | |
| fighting | сражение | |
| Festival of St. Scholastica | праздник студентов Средние века | |
| to last | длиться | |
| to punish | наказывать | |
| nearly | около, почти | |
| quiet | [kwaI@t] | спокойный |
| quietly | спокойно | |
| side | сторона | |
| side by side | рядом, бок о бок | |
| colourful | цветной,яркий | |
| Trinity | Троица | |
| graduate | ['gr{dju@t] | выпускник |
| to found | основывать | |
| Jesus | Иисус | |
| choir | [kwaI@] | хор |
Exercises
1. Read as in the examples:
| • Example | the twelfth the twelfth century |
| the first the second the third the ninth | the sixth the seventh the eighth the fifth | the eleventh the thirteenth the fourth the tenth |
| • Example | 1300 thirteen hundred |
| 1400 | 1500 | 1900 | 2000 |
| • Example | 1,500 one thousand five hundred students |
| 1,300 | 2,500 | 3,700 | 9,800 |
| • Example | 12,000 twelve thousand students |
| 13,000 | 25,000 | 36,000 | 48,000 |
| • Example | on the 10th February 1355 on the tenth of February thirteen fifty five |
| on the 1st May 1267 | |
| on th 2nd April 1487 | |
| on the 3id December 1533 |
2. Insert prepositions: