Exercise 9. Choose all the words that are appropriate in answering the questions

Rewrite false statements to make them true.

Exercise 8. Say whether these sentences are true or false and explain why.

Exercise 7. Fill in the correct preposition.

Exercise 6. Fill in the correct word or phrase from the list below. Use the words or phrases only once.

Exercise 4. Find the English equivalents of the following.

Exercise 3. Find the Russian equivalents of the following.

Exercise 2. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents.

Exercise 1. Answer the questions.

1. When did the City become the financial centre of London?

2. When was it legally permitted to charge interest on a loan of money?

3. Why did the Lords Ordainers expel some of the well-known Lombards?

4. In the 11th century, William the Conqueror granted a special Charter to the
City of London, didn't he? What are the consequences of that grant?

5. What was the image of the City until very recently?

1. stock exchange A. кредитор; ростовщик

2. finance (n) B. канон (закон) церкви

3. moneylender (n) C. банкир

4. banker (n) D. юридически; легально

5. pawnbroker (n) E. финансы

6. loan (n) F. фондовая биржа

7. legally (adv) G. экономика страны

8. borrowing (n) H. ростовщик

9. domestic economy I. заем

10. cannon law J. заем

The strain of heavy royal borrowing; to charge interest on a loan of money; to be central to international finance; medieval cannon law; to refer to the financial world; to conquer a country; the home of the «City gent»; to receive a variety of business privileges.

Столица империи; поселиться (обосноваться) в Лондоне; быть пустынными ночью; получать богатые подарки; играть важную роль; финансовый центр; процент с займа; быть наказуемым в церковных судах.

Exercise 5. Translate in written paragraphs 2 and 3 of the text beginning with the words «A Lombard meant...» and ending with the words «...in the 16th century». When translating, please keep in mind the norms of the Russian language.

Police; moneylenders; insurance; the City; bowler; Bank; premises.

1) The …of England

2) Force …__________

3) a black … hat

4) … from Lombardy

5) … of London

6) to occupy …

7) An… company

1) to be deserted … night

2) dislike …something

3) to be independent … the British domestic economy

4) to go back …the 12^th century

5) to live … the square mile

6) in return … something

7) to refer … the financial world

1. The charging of interest on a loan of money was allowed in the 12th century.

2. The City is only dependent on the British domestic economy.

3. The importance of the City as a financial centre goes back to the time when Lombards settled in London.

4. The territory of the City occupies half of modern London.

5. There are few residential houses in the City.

A. Is the City the financial centre of London?

B. Who and what were Lombards?

Pawnbrokers, the Bank of England, north Italy, the Middle Ages, Lombards, moneylenders, finance, business privileges, banks, insurance and finance companies, the Stock Exchange, the English Crown, substantial gifts, a native of Lombardy.

Exercise 10. Look through the text again and write down ways to describe the situation con­cerning the expulsion of some of the Lombards from Britain.

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