Хватова Н. И. ст преп. Киселева А. В. Леденева Т. В. Пособие по домашнему чтению к роману С. Фрея «Поглощение»
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LISTENING: You will hear a stock market specialist who is talking about the NASDAQ (North American Securitie Dearlers Automated Quotations), the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Listen and choose the correct answer to the following questions. 1. What percentage of American shares are traded on the NASDAQ? a less than 25% b about 40% c over 70% d more than 50% 2. How many companies are listed on the NASDAQ? a nearly 550 b over 50,000 c about 5,500 d around 1,500 3. How is the NASDAQ different from other stock exchanges? a sales take place on the trading floor b transactions are done electronically c prices are set by supply and demand d orders are taken by a broker who makes bids for a customer 4. Which of the following is NOT true about the NYSE? a dealers shout out bids and offers b orders can be placed via computer c Market Makers sell and buy stock from their inventories d specialists handle transactions in a specific stock 5. What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average used for? a to select the highest yielding stocks on the NYSE b to determine the stock prices of 30 companies c to measure different sectors of the economy d to indicate how the US stock market is performing ASSIGNMENT TO UNIT 7 1. Get ready to answer the questions in class, make a list of topic vocabulary for each question and use it in your speech:
2. Find in the text colloquial style synonyms for the following formal style expressions: (p.118) to get secret information (p.119) to be wrong (p.119) what’s wrong? (p.119) to do lots of research 3. Find in the text the English equivalents for the word combinations given below and recollect the context in which they were used:
4. Fill the gaps with topic vocabulary 1. Bartholomew added a good deal of _______ to some otherwise boring hours. 2. Investors were hoping to ____________ some of their losses. 3. They had _________ ed a fortune worth about $5 billion in today’s money. 4. Andrew shot a quick glance at Chambers. To his surprise the older man remained calm, almost ___________. 5. He owes his success rather to his __________than to his talent. 6. You have all seen that I don't have a problem _____ing ____ _____ tyrants. 7. But I will promise you that if I get even a whiff of anything _______at NASO, my people will be in there like storm troopers. 8. The country’s leaders are calling for ______________ and moderation. 9. Smith was __________ reproach now. 5. Translate into English: 1. Он старался скрыть внутреннее смятение под напускным хладнокровием. 2. У него не было никаких реальных оснований для того, чтобы вкладывать президентский капитал в Пенн-Мар. 3. Мы не можем допустить, чтобы столь крупный банк, как NASO, инвестировал такой большой капитал и набрал такое количество займов. Все мы знаем, какую огромную роль он играет на фондовом рынке. 4. Уоллес Борман, председатель правления NASO, является одним из самых уважаемых людей в Нью-Йорке. Я не знаком с ним лично, но в финансовом мире он имеет репутацию человека весьма благоразумного. Я знаю, что он никогда не поставит свой банк под удар. Мои помощники заверили меня, что он надежно контролирует ситуацию. 5. Заверяю вас, что г. Борман не является тираном. Он в высшей степени компетентен. Плюс под его руководством работают очень талантливые люди, и, как мне доложили, он практикует согласованное принятие решений. Он большой сторонник коллективного согласия. Он никогда не принимает односторонних решений. Это не театр одного актера. Кроме того, совет директоров принимает очень активное участие в работе NASO. Он никогда не допустит, чтобы банк пошел на неоправданный риск. 6. Write a formal letter in Victor Farinholt’s name where he explains the reasons for investing the President’s money in Penn-Mar. LISTENING 1. Complete the sentences with one of these words: down, to(2), by, from, of, at, up
2. Listen to a radio stock market report and complete the table. Calculate any prices which are not given.
ASSIGNMENT TO UNIT 8 1. Get ready to answer the questions in class, make a list of topic vocabulary for each question and use it in your speech:
2. Revise topic vocabulary from Units 5-7 and get ready for a quiz. 3. Find in the text the English equivalents for the word combinations given below and recollect the context in which they were used:
4. Fill the gaps with topic vocabulary 1. You would think Bhutto would have waited a couple of days to raise the________. 2. ‘All right’, he ___________ed, ‘I probably made a mistake.’ 3. Everyone ___________ed the treaty as critically important to achieve peace. 4. Lex Sotos’ manner of speech was bitter and ___________. His eyes were filled with _________. 5. We could hardly __________ a small figure moving towards us. 6. Lex Sotos was arrogant to the point of being ___________. 7. One doesn’t have too many people to ______ _____ in and one desperately needs at least one. 8. The autographed pictures of sports celebrities ___________ the walls. 5. Translate into Russian in writing: 1. This telephone call did mean two very important things. First, Penn-Mar management was going to embrace or endorse Veens's higher bid, which would significantly lower the odds of success of any other competing bid. Second, it meant that DuPont was backing out, and they were the only real competition. 2. "As you both are well aware, National Southern is not only a coequity investor with Veens in the transaction. We are also the agent for the consortium of domestic and international banks that provided twenty-eight billion dollars for the deal. We felt it was important to get out here and meet face-to-face as quickly as possible. So, here we are." "Yes, here you are." Sotos' tone was sarcastic. "What percentage of the shares did you get in the tender?" "Ninety-eight point six percent." Falcon offered the detail. "We closed out the other one point four percent with a back-end merger yesterday." "That's an appropriate term." Sotos laughed caustically. "Back-end merger." His tone was bitter. 6. Write a character sketch of Cassandra Stone in 120-180 words. Compare her to Jenny and Alexis. LISTENING: You will hear several short talks. For each talk you will read three questions, followed by four answers ((a-d). Choose the best answer to each one.
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