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Vocabulary
to distribute – розподіляти;
scarcity - дефіцит,нестача;
to provide – забезпечувати;
supply –постачання;
demand– попит;
interrelationships - взаємозв’язок;
consumer– споживач;
income - прибуток, надходження;
resource endowments - вкладання ресурсів;
unemployment – безробіття;
living standards – життєві стандарти;
consumption– споживання;
expenses– витрати;
economy– економіка;
economics – економіка ( навчальна дисципліна);
economic – економічний;
economical– економний;
distinction– відмінність;
the basis for analysis – підґрунтя для аналізу;
efforts– зусилля;
scarce resources – мізерні ресурси.
II. According to the text, are the following statements true or false? If they
are false, give the correct statement:
1. The subject matter of economics is unemployment.
2. Economics is the study of how goods and services 'get produced and
sold.F
3. All economical questions arise from the fundamental fact of scarcity T
4. We can define economics as «the study of mankind in the everyday
business life». F
5. Some areas of study in economics can be classified into those under the
heading of supply, those under the heading of demand and those based on
interrelationships between supply and demand.
6. Macroeconomics is concerned with the choices individuals make in
determining how to spend their income. F
7. Low rates of inflation reflect stable valuations of goods and services in
terms of money. T
8. Nature provides all of the things society wants. F
VI. Put the right word from the box in the sentences. Use the same words
more than one time:
1.The study of … is of great use even to those students who have no wish to
become professional.
2. … recommendations may be of high value to governments but
governments do not always rely on them.
3.You can_ … if you compare the prices of goods before buying them.
4._J.M. Keynes and K. Marx were two famous … .
5.If you've got a large family, it's more … to travel by car than by train.
6.The_system of country is usually called the national … .
7.The people in that town live very … .
8.An early definition of … was «an inquiry into nature and causes of the
wealth of nations».
9.The aim of that book is to form a theory of the role of government in …
life.
10. The … are monitoring the prices and levels of consumption of different
goods and services.
VII. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the box: