Lesson 5

Ex.4. Familiarize yourself with the following idioms. Consult your dictionary and translate the sentences into Ukrainian. Think of situations where you could use them.

Ex.3. Discuss with your groupmates the advantages and disadvantages of stocks and bonds as a form of investment.

Ex.2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. What shall we do if he (be) late?

2. It will be a pity if you (not get) the job.

3. It will be better if you (use) my computer.

4. If you (come) late again, you (be fired).

5. If you (have) sense, you (buy) these shares a year ago.

6. If you (go) to a job interview, you should be well prepared.

7. If you (not buy) useless things, you (be able) to save more.

8. What you (do) if you (lose) your passport?

9. If I (not be) so busy, I (keep) her company.

10. If we (not advertise) our products, we (not succeed).

11. If you (ring) me yesterday, I (tell) you something very important.

12. If I (not be) so busy then, I (join) you.

13. He (not succeed) in such a risky business if he (not be) such a clever entrepreneur.

14. If Unit Trusts (not put) investors' money into different companies, their risk (be) much higher.

Speech and Discussion

Ex.1. Define the following terms:

s Unit trust

s gilt-edged security

s futures

s options

s swaps

Ex.2. If you’d like to raise capital would you invest your money in government securities? Why? Why not?

1. I have to be careful how I spend my money. I don’t have money to burn.

2. There must be some way to raise enough money to buy a car. We’ve put all our savings together but it isn’t enough. Still, there’s more than one way to skin a cat. I’ll get a second job!

3. I need more work like I need a hole in the head.

4. The boss wasn’t happy with a few of his workers who had begun to leave the office before quitting time. He was afraid they would fall into the habit of leaving early if he didn’t nip it in the bud, so he told them they would have to stop.

5. Let’s skip the small talk, and go straight to the nitty-gritty: what price do you want for the car, and when will you be able to part with it?

Ex.5. Comment on the following:

“Future is purchased by the present.”

(S.Johnson)

Text: Financial Statements

Grammar: Expressing Wishes and Regrets

Terms to remember:

financial statement	™	фінансовий звіт (компанії)
financial performance	™	фінансова діяльність (компанії)
compile (v)	™	укладати; збирати (матеріали тощо)
auditor	™	аудитор; ревізор
annual report	™	річний звіт
profit and loss account (P&L)/income statement	™	звіт про прибутки та збитки; рахунок прибутків і збитків;
revenue	™	дохід; надходження; прибуток
expenditure	™	витрати; витрачання, видаток
turnover	™	оборот
balance sheet	™	баланс; балансовий звіт
mortgage	™	іпотека; застава; заставна
cash flow statement	™	баланс оборотних коштів (активів)
accuse (v)	™	звинувачувати (у чомусь-of)
window dressing	™	“прикраса вітрини”, “причісу-вання балансу”; створення враження високої ліквідності, прикращання дійсного стану справ
creative accounting	™	“творчий бухоблік” (методи завищення прибутку в обліковій практиці)

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