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9.Когда я был студентом, я мечтал прыгнуть с парашютом. Я записался на подготовительные курсы, но когда подошла моя очередь прыгать, я
почувствовал такой страх, что передумал.
10.Обычно подростки пробуют наркотики из любопытства, а затем появляется зависимость.
11.Аромотерапия влияет на людей различными способами. Некоторые запахи помогают снять усталость, другие же взбадривают.
12.Преимущество этого плана в его простоте.
13.Это только усложнит ситуацию, если мы пригласим его старую подружку.
14.Руководство больницы попросило волонтерские организации помочь найти (добыть) деньги на покупку нового операционного оборудования.
15.Он выглядел шокированным, когда я сказал ему об этом.
16.Родители должны быть бдительными к симптомам болезни.
17.Многие люди занимаются экстремальными видами спорта, им нравится чувствовать возбуждение.
18.Вы ищете временную или постоянную работу?
VII. Discuss the following questions with your partner(s). Make use of the active
vocabulary of the chapter.
1.Have you ever had disagreement with your parents over fashion and style? What was the disagreement? Please explain.
2.Styles and fashions change. Give examples of some styles and fashions that have changed in the last few years.
3.Do you think parents should tell their teenage children how they should wear their hair and what kind of clothing they should wear? Who should make these decisions? At what point should a person make his or her own decisions about these matters?
4.Do you think school administrators have the right to tell students how they should dress at school? Do students have the right to wear whatever they want at school? Do you think students should wear uniform to school? Please explain your answers and give examples.
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CHAPTER 6
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Part 1: Global Trade
Words to remember
global (adj.) – relating to the whole world: a global catastrophe/problem share (v.) – to use or have something at the same time as someone else
trade (n.) – the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or countries
competition (n.) – the activities of companies that are trying to be more successful than others: fierce/stiff competition / competition between/among
benefit (n.) – an advantage you get from a situation: benefit for get/gain/receive a benefit / derive a benefit from something
income (n.) – money that someone gets from working or from investing money: income of / on high/low incomes / weekly/monthly/annual income high-/low-/middle-income
source of income (=way of earning money)
nutrient (n.) – a substance in food that plants, animals, and people need to live and grow obstacle (n.) – a difficulty or problem that prevents you from achieving something landlocked (adj.) – enclosed by the land of other countries and having no sea coast subsidy (n.) – money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen edge (n.) – an advantage over other people
infrastructure (n.) – the set of systems within a place or organization that affect how well it operates, for example the telephone and transport systems in a country infrastructure (n.) – the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively
gap (n.) – a large difference between things or groups: gap between require (v.) – to need or make necessary
persuade (v.) – to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to them and making them believe it
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Exercises
I. Give English equivalents of the words and word combinations from the text.
Конкуренция; очевидно; улучшать жизненные условия; препятствие; лодка среднего размера; прилив; приносить пользу, выгоду; доход; находиться в невыгодном положении; субсидия; питательные вещества; поразительный контраст; само собой разумеется; оказывать помощь; обращать внимание; путь из бедности; доступ к океану; гавань; вносить вклад во что-л.; конкурентное преимущество; ключ к успеху.
II. Give synonyms.
To make less, advantage, rivalry, difference, to make better, to need, to become wider, to convince.
III.Identify a word by an explanation. Make your own sentences with these words.
1.a difficulty or problem that prevents you from achieving smth
2.area with no access to the ocean
3.natural chemicals that help plant grow
4.an amount of money that the government pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service
5.area of water where ships and boats are safe
6.movement of the ocean toward the beach and away from the beach
7.system of roads, trains, harbors, and so on
8.relating to the whole world
9.the activities of companies that are trying to be more successful than others
10.money that is earned from doing work
11.people who buy things
12.things that people buy
IV. Insert prepositions where necessary.
1.Capitalism has spread … most corners of the world since the late 1980s.
2.Free trade brings … it more competition, which … turn brings advantages … consumers.
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3.An open economic system can be the key … improving the lives of people.
4.My room in the hotel was with the view of the harbor filled … medium-sized boats and some huge ships.
5.He pointed … the best beaches on the map.
6.Nowadays gap … rich and poor countries is wider than it was in the past.
7.Anyone not familiar with the Internet is … a serious disadvantage.
8.There is an easy access … the countryside by rail.
9.The problem of infectious diseases is an obstacle … developing economy in many countries.
10.It goes … saying that people weak … diseases cannot contribute … the economy of the country.
11.It’s time to pay your attention … the committee’s recommendations.
12.It is possible for government policy to prepare the path … … poverty …
landlocked countries.
V.Paraphrase using your active vocabulary.
1.There is no obstacle to making our company relating to the whole world.
2.Since the supermarket opened, many small local shops have lost up to 50% of their business activity.
3.Consider the potential advantages of the deal to the community.
4.Disabled people succeed in overcoming many difficulties in everyday life.
5.The government pays some money to farmers to produce particular crops.
6.She war has badly damaged the country’s basic systems and services.
7.The cause of the accident is still unclear and makes necessary further investigation.
8.Their argument failed to convince me.
VI. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words from the list below.
1.The _________ economy has become increasingly unstable.
2.We _________ responsibility for meeting the targets.
3.Seventy per cent of the country’s ________ is with Europe.
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4.I haven’t had much _________ from my stocks and shares this year.
5.There's a lot of _________ between computer companies.
6.One of the many _________ of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected.
7.Tiredness was the biggest ________ in the way of their attempt to rescue the climbers.
8.The government is planning to abolish __________ to farmers.
9.The weakness of the pound should give manufacturers a ___________.
10.The ________ between rich and poor is still widening.
11.The cause of the accident is still unclear and _________ further investigation.
12.The war has badly damaged the country's __________.
13.He is trying to __________ local and foreign businesses to invest in the project.
Competition, to require, gap, infrastructure, to persuade, global, benefit, trade, to
share, income, obstacle, subsidy, competitive edge.
VII. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1.Все основные препятствия к миру были устранены.
2.Доступ к финансовой информации очень важен для нашего успеха.
3.На борту самолета было 125 пассажиров и экипаж.
4.Чтобы поддерживать инфраструктуру необходимо много денег.
5.Наша компания заработала большую прибыль в этом году в отличие от наших конкурентов.
6.Эта почва содержит ценные питательные вещества.
7.Нам придется разделить ответственность за эти ужасные события.
8.Открытая экономическая система может снизить бедность и улучшить жизненные условия.
9.Некоторые бедные страны находятся в невыгодном положении из-за их географического положения.
10.Само собой разумеется, что люди ослабленные болезнями не могут внести вклад в экономику страны.