Sentences.
a) expansion n 1) ( , , )
2) , ; ,
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b) to expand v 1) , ,
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1. When air is warmed it expands and becomes lighter.
2. Rapid expansion of private health insurance is one of the characteristics of market economy.
3. Each cycle of recession is followed by a new period of economic expansion.
4. Expansion of gases when heated is a law of nature.
5. The company has abandoned plans for further expansion.
6. The aim of this gymnastic exercise is to expand the chest muscles.
7. Our trade with China is steadily expanding.
8. The director plans to expand the firm into an international company.
Ex. 2. Match the words and word-combinations listed in the box with their Russian
Definitions.
| inventories, boom, to hire, depression, standard of living, expansion, layoff, business cycle, total output |
1.
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2. , ,
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3. .___________________
4. - .______________________
5. , , , .___________________
6. ,
(, ).__________________
7. .____________________
8. , .
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Ex. 3. Group the following words into six synonymous groups.
| depression breakdown well-being to lay off | boom to fire to cut back job | to reduce storage slump prosperity | work bad luck inventories toil | stock to lower recession to dismiss failure |
Ex. 4. Replace the words in italics by synonyms from Ex. 3.
1. Businesses may fire workers.
2. Businesses may cut back their purchases of raw material because they have built up them in
excess stock.
3. In 1933 businesses went bankrupt at a record rate.
4. Reduction in production and additional worker layoffs lead to a slump.
5. When people speak of business cycles, they think of things like well-being and depression
Ex. 5. Translate the words and phrases given in brackets.
1. ( ) of the business cycle ( ).
2. The rate of () is very high.
3. The way to smooth out ( ) is not found yet.
4. ( ) consumers and businesses begin to reduce ( ).
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5. Economists () that ( ) in the next few months.
6. After ( ) the economy ( ) begins ().
7. Business may ( ) workers, reduce ( ) and reduce
production because they have built up ( ).
8. The period of recession is ( ).
9. The worst depression in American history, is known as ( ).
10. In 1933 numbers of people lost their () because more than 4,000 (
) closed ().
Ex. 6. Translate into Russian. Mind the translation of prepositions like and as.
1. What a beautiful house! Its like a palace.
2. What does he do? Hes a teacher, like me.
3. Some sports like motor racing can be dangerous.
4. Like the manager, she also has to make important decisions.
5. Everybody is ill at home. Our house is like a hospital.
6. The situation with sales has not been like last year.
7. Before joining us he worked as a sales manager for a cosmetic company.
8. It is not like them to keep us waiting for the deliver; they are usually very punctual.
9. After the company reorganization we started to work as an independent division.
10. As mentioned earlier this evening, we have a guest speaker.
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