Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the words above. Make your own sentences to show that you understand the difference in their meaning

Ex.13. These words are often confused

Fraud

Ex.12. Fill in the missing prepositions.

Ex.11. Below are some of the most common terms used to describe different types of wrongdoing. Translate them into Ukrainian and match these types of wrongdoing to their definitions.

1. bribery	a) taking goods secretly and illegally in or out of a country, esp. without paying customs duty;
2. embezzlement	b) illegally giving someone money so that they act in your favour;
3. forgery or counterfeiting	c) any illegal money-making activity;
4. fraud or racket or scam	d) fixing the price of something illegally;
5. market rigging	e) illegally taking money from the organization you work for;
6. money laundering	f) hiding the criminal origin of money such as drug money.
7. smuggling	g) making or faking false documents, banknotes;

He has tricked people out … their money all his life. He was sacked … his first job when he swindled one … his customers … making him pay the bill three times. He lost his second job when he defrauded his company … several thousand pounds which went straight … his bank account. The end came when he tried to bribe a police officer … offering him a gold watch. … court the judge fined him a large sum … money and sent him … prison … several years.

(of (4), from, by (2), into, in, to, for)

Notes: to trick a person out of his money – видурити у когось гроші

to swindle – обманювати; обдурювати

to defraud – обманювати; відбирати (обманом)

to bribe – пропонувати хабар; підкупити

to fine – штрафувати

to spend – to waste

to spend	– to pay money for smth.; to use time and effort to do smth.
to waste	– to make poor use of smth. valuable; to use more of smth. than is necessary

1. Let’s get down to business about the contract details. We’ve ______ enough time already.

2. Where is he going to ______ his winter vacation?

3. Don’t ______ your time on him. He is not worth it.

4. He ______ $50 to repair the motor in his car.

5. Governments ______ taxpayers’ money.

6. We are not doing anything special, just _____ the time.

7. He ______ a lot of time with his girlfriend.

8. The builder ______ wood by ordering too much.

9. He’s too difficult, so dealing with him is a _______ of time.

10. She had to throw away the spaghetti. What a _______ of good food!

11. They don’t have any money to ______ on luxuries.

12. We ______ so much time because the machine keeps breaking down.

13. That new computer is a ______ of money.

14. Thank you for ______ so much time listening to our complaints.

Exercises in Comprehension

Ex.1. Answer the following questions:

1. What is money?

2. What objects did different groups of people use as money many years ago?

3. What are the most commonly used objects today?

4. What are the main characteristics of money?

5. What functions must money perform?

6. Why is money used as a medium of exchange?

7. Why does money serve as a measure of value?

8. Why can money be characterized as a store of value?

9. What do you enjoy spending money on?

10. How do you feel about borrowing money? Would you worry about being in debt?

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