Ex.9. Look at the words and phrases in the box. Match them with the correct definition from the list below
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1. banknotes;
2. a means of payment, esp. coins and banknotes, given and accepted in buying and selling;
3. a means for retaining and accumulating wealth;
4. a single standard or “yardstick” that is used to assign values to, and compare the values of products and resources;
5. anything that is accepted as payment for products and resources;
6. the recording of all money received into and paid out of a company in a book or on a computer file;
7. the worth of something in terms of the money or goods for which it can be exchanged;
8. a large amount of money, goods or property.
Ex.10. Write the appropriate word or phrase in the following spaces. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
1. Our central aim is to make … .
2. Credit cards and cheques are increasingly used as … .
3. Returned goods can be exchanged for goods of an equivalent … .
4. You will be given a higher salary in … for doing a more responsible job.
5. I … my business partner completely.
6. She … most of her parents’ property, but some went to her children.
7. My savings are … interest.
8. A 10% profit after taxes is widely seen as … for making money in a business.
9. One of the most important … of my job is to see that goods are delivered on time.
10. He … $200 to fix his car.
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Ex.11. Below are some of the most common terms used to describe different types of wrongdoing. Translate them into Ukrainian and match these types of wrongdoing to their definitions.
| 1. bribery | a) taking goods secretly and illegally in or out of a country, esp. without paying customs duty; |
| 2. embezzlement | b) illegally giving someone money so that they act in your favour; |
| 3. forgery or counterfeiting | c) any illegal money-making activity; |
| 4. fraud or racket or scam | d) fixing the price of something illegally; |
| 5. market rigging | e) illegally taking money from the organization you work for; |
| 6. money laundering | f) hiding the criminal origin of money such as drug money. |
| 7. smuggling | g) making or faking false documents, banknotes; |
Ex.12. Fill in the missing prepositions.
Fraud
He has tricked people out … their money all his life. He was sacked … his first job when he swindled one … his customers … making him pay the bill three times. He lost his second job when he defrauded his company … several thousand pounds which went straight … his bank account. The end came when he tried to bribe a police officer … offering him a gold watch. … court the judge fined him a large sum … money and sent him … prison … several years.
(of (4), from, by (2), into, in, to, for)
Notes: to trick a person out of his money – видурити у когось гроші
to swindle – обманювати; обдурювати
to defraud – обманювати; відбирати (обманом)
to bribe – пропонувати хабар; підкупити
to fine – штрафувати
Ex.13. These words are often confused
to spend – to waste
| to spend | – to pay money for smth.; to use time and effort to do smth. |
| to waste | – to make poor use of smth. valuable; to use more of smth. than is necessary |