Allocation of Products and Resources

Pure market economy, without any government control allocates products and resources. As to the command economy, practically speaking, it allows the government to act as a dictator.

Fortunately a community or a country does not have to make a complete choice between the two extremes: the market economy and the command economy. Instead it can compromise and have a mixed economy.

In a mixed economy three quarters of production is carried out by the private sector through the market, though subject to varying degrees of government control. For the other quarter the government is directly responsible through the public sector. Thus the government influences the allocation of the goods and services produced.

Even in the USA, a stronghold of free enterprise, it has been found necessary to control or regulate national income conditions.

As to Britain, today it has mixed economy. In the public sector of British economic life are the nationalized industries like coal and steel, British Rail and BOAC. In the private sector are the majority of the nation’s industries, both large and small, from giants like ICI and BP to small family businesses.

Грамматические упражнения

Образуйте форму множественного числа у следующих существительных.

a cake a mouse

a door a carpet

a fish a language

Вставьте вместо пропусков местоимения. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

Look at (this/these) clouds! I’m sure it’s going to rain.
We saw a film yesterday. Have you seen (them/it)?
That bag belongs to me. That is (his/my) bag.
We amused (ourself/ourselves) by playing cards while we were waiting for the planes.

Переведите на английский язык следующие предложения, используя в качестве сказуемого формы глаголов “to be”, “to have”

Его маленькому брату 2 годика.
У меня есть много интересных фотографий.
Том и Люси не студенты теперь.
У нее не будет экзамена по информатике в понедельник.

Поставьте глаголы в скобках в форму прошедшего простого времени (Past Simple) в следующих предложениях. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

They (to take) a lot of photos there.
I (to be) rather tired at that time.
How … you (to manage) to do it?
We (to start) our business in early 70s.

Поставьте следующие предложения в отрицательную и вопросительную формы. Подчеркните подлежащее и сказуемое, определите время сказуемого, переведите предложения на русский язык.

I was working, when you phoned me last night.
She loved him so much!
Every day I go to work on foot.

Переведите предложения на английский язык, сказуемые которых употреблены в категории Continuous (Present-Past-Future Continuous).

Она сейчас вяжет сыну свитер.
Что ты будешь делать завтра в 6?
Я слушаю радио и читаю конспект.

Задайте 4 типа вопроса к следующим предложениям. Переведите исходные предложения на русский язык.

My story is the same.
They will help you with the problem. Don’t worry!
She typed several mails and was ready to post them.

Переведите текст контрольной работы на русский язык письменно.

8 вариант

A Radio Report on the Stock Markets

On the London stock market yesterday, shares remained close to last week’s record highs. Financial and discount houses were a firm sector, with United Alverson advancing twenty pence to seven pounds sixty-eight. Banks too made further gains, and Key Commerce rose twelve to six seventy-six.

Among the other features, Ainscough and Lee were up nine at four thirty-seven on bid hopes, the Sheldon jumped thirty to two fourty-five on their Monday sale of their Quinton stake. Hale and Owen stuck at two oh four, despite reporting treble interim profits which in fact conceal a setback.

On Wall Street on Tuesday, leading stocks were moderately firmer, though the market was mixed. Falling stocks outnumbered rising ones by seven hundred and ninety-eight to seven hundred and twenty-eight, on a moderate volume of one hundred and one million shares. Bonds were strong.

In Tokyo today there were heavy falls for many shares, especially among the market leaders.

Hong Kong shares slipped back a little.

In Australia, shares fell sharply across the board although trading was subdued.

Грамматические упражнения

Образуйте форму множественного числа у следующих существительных.

a photo a department

a knife a sheep

a story a man

Вставьте вместо пропусков местоимения. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

Did you enjoy (those/this) film?
I’m looking for Mary. (I/she) isn’t at home yet.
This key belongs to her. This is (his/her) key.
I cut (himself/myself) while I was preparing the vegetables.

Переведите на английский язык следующие предложения, используя в качестве сказуемого формы глаголов “to be”, “to have”

Мы хорошие друзья.
Джон и Мэри не будут в Йоркшире завтра.
У нас много полезных советов.
У них будет завтра вечеринка?

Поставьте глаголы в скобках в форму прошедшего простого времени (Past Simple) в следующих предложениях. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

They (to have) to work much last quarter.
… you (to invite) many friends to the party?
She (not to do) the work in time.
I (to decide) to do all my best to get good results.

Поставьте следующие предложения в отрицательную и вопросительную формы. Подчеркните подлежащее и сказуемое, определите время сказуемого, переведите предложения на русский язык.