Assignment 3

Look through the above text again. Suggest the English for the phrases below.

Быстрое развитие; тяжелая промышленность; производить товары; увеличивать долю частного сектора; импортировать в большом количестве;

страны с развитой промышленностью; обогнать в экономическом развитии.

Assignment 4

On a separate sheet of paper, translate from English into Russian Paragraph 1 of the text beginning with the words «Little more than ...» and ending with the words «... even in Europe». When translating, please keep in mind the norms of the Russian language.

Assignment 5

Fill in the correct word or phrase from the list below. Use the words or phrases only once.

Private, investors; government; goods; oil and gas; range.

1) ___________ and services

2) a wide ___________ of sectors

3) to sell state-owned industries to _____________________________

4) ____________ policy

5) offshore ______________ industries

Assignment 6

Fill in the correct preposition.

1) decline _______ heavy industry

2) to divide _______ three sectors of activity

3) to rise _____ 50 per cent

4) increase _______ productivity

5) to be concerned _________

6) to base the nation's economy _________ state ownership

Assignment 7

Determine which of the following statements are true and which are false. Put T or F in the empty boxes. Rewrite false statements to make them true.

Assignment 8

Look through the text again. Write down ways (words, phrases) to describe Britain. Use the vocabulary of the text.

Assignment 9

Answer the questions about the text (in written form).

1. Why was Britain called «the workshop of the world» more than a century ago?

2. What are the three main sectors of industry in British economy?

3. Which sectors of British industry are increasing in size, and which are decreasing?

4. Whatwas Government policy in Britain throughout the 1980s?

Assignment 10

From the text, select those facts and ideas concerning British economy atthe turn of the 20th century (in written form).

Assignment 11

Say what the textis about. Commenton the content of the text (orally).

Assignment 12

Present the general idea of the text in five-six sentences- Do it in written form.

GRAMMAR REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT