Class 08.1.

E3 Group 3

Chapter 5: Economy
Task 1: Fill NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each blank The UK is the (1)..largest economy in the world, with a (2) (GDP) of US $1.93 trillion. It has the (3). in Europe (after Germany). (4) is one of the two largest (5) centers in the world, along with New York City. The UK economy is one of the strongest in Europe; (6)., (7)., and (8) Task 2: Write T if the sentence is right or write F if the sentence is wrong. And correct it. 1 2 UKs agriculture is lowly mechanized and productive By the early 21st century, that banking, insurance business services and other industries services accounted for three fourths of the GDP did not reflect in s shift in GBs economy base There is a large proportion of workforce working in agriculture US, Germany and France are three largest export-import partners of GB Mining is Britains largest export earner During the 19th century, there were many coal and iron mines in the UK British main industries today are banking and finance, steel, transport equipment, oil and gas, and tourism About one fifths British employees work more than a 48-hour a week Children are legally allowed to work until they are 12 Teenagers do not need any permit to start working T/F

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Task 3: choose the best answer 1. What is the rank of the UK in terms of GDP? A.6th B.7th C.8th D.5th 2. Which of the following numbers represents the UKs approximate 2007 GDP? A. 2,772 billion of USD B. 32,137 billion of USD C. 232,137 billion of USD D. 2,232,137 billion of USD

3. How many percent is Britains land arable? A. 45% B. 35% C. 25% D. 15% 4. What kind of goods is leading industrialized nation in export? A. fuels B. manufactured goods C. chemical D. tobacco 5. What age of legal working is in the UK employment law? A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15 Task 4: answer the question: 1. How is economic system in Britain? .. 2. Which shows the lack of enthusiasm for work? .. 3. Which made England become one of the most expensive places to live in? .. 4. What are the British chief exports and imports? . Task 5: discuss two topics below: 1. Not only are we, in the words of Napoleon, 'a nation of shopkeepers', we are also a country of compulsive shoppers. We love to shop! In Britain, shopping is like a way of spending money 2. the UK is one of the leading trading nations in the world.

Key
Task 1:

1. fourth 2. gross domestic product 3. second largest economy 4. London Task 2:

1. F (lowly highly)

5. financial 6. inflation 7. interest rates 8. low unemployment

2. F (omit did not)

3. F (large small)

4. T
5. F (mining the chemical industry)

6. T 7. T 8. T
9. F (12 13)

10. F (the permit form can be obtained from school or local Education Welfare Office) Task 3: 1. A. 6th 2. A. 2,772 billion of US 3. B. 25% 4. B. manufactured goods 5. B. 13 Task 4: 1. private and public 2. leisure, none-manual jobs, working day starts late 3. transport and accommodations 4. exports: manufactured goods, fuels, chemical, food and beverages, tobacco imports: food stuffs, fuels, machinery, manufactured goods Task 5: 1. Not only are we, in the words of Napoleon, 'a nation of shopkeepers', we are also a country of compulsive shoppers. We love to shop! It is our number one leisure activity and accounts for around 37% of all money spent in England. There are not adventurous shoppers (like reliability and brand-name goods). In late 20th century, supper markets moved out of town High street still service.

Shopping centers open at 9am (on Sunday, they open 6 hours) 2. It is the second largest exporter and the third largest importer of commercial services, and the eighth largest exporter and the fifth largest importer of merchandise