| Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | Translation |
| begin | began | begun | () |
| come | came | come | , |
| choose | chose | chosen | |
| find | found | found | (), |
| get | got | got | ; |
| make | made | made | , |
| mean | meant | meant | , |
| sell | sold | sold | (); |
| spend | spent | spent | , |
| take | took | taken | |
| understand | understood | understood |
Exercise 45 ) Read and translate the following words paying attention to the correct stress. Feel the difference in the meanings!
economy economics
economist economic
to economize economical
) Change the following phrases using adjectives economic or economical:
1. A practical woman. 2. Problems of economics. 3. A crisis in the field of economy. 4. To be careful in the spending of money. 5. Reforms in the field of economy. 6. A law regulating the sphere of economics. 7. A plan of the industrial development of the country. 8. A small car that doesnt use too much fuel. 9. Geography that studies the location of industries, markets, transport.
c)Complete the sentences below with the following words: economy, economics, economist, economic, to economize, economical.
1. An early definition of... was an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. 2. The national... is the system of the management and use of resources of a country. 3. You can... if you compare the prices of goods before buying them. 4. J. M. Keynes was a famous... 5. Inflation may cause a bad... state in a country. 6. If youve got a large family, its more... to travel by car than by train.
Exercise 46 Match the words in the right column with their definitions in the left one.
| 1 economics 2 distribution 3 production 4 wealth 5 goods 6 scarcity 7 demand 8 resources 9 tax 10 market | a) the creation or manufacture of goods and services with exchange value b) a large amount of money and valuable material possessions c) the social science concerned with the production and consumption of goods and services d) the division of the total income of a community among its members e) a compulsory financial contribution imposed by a government to raise revenue f) a source of economic wealth (mineral, land, labour, capital, equipment, personnel, etc.) g) the place or activity of buying and selling particular goods and services h) inadequate supply i) things that are produced in order to be used or sold j) the amount of a commodity that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a specified price |
