V.Write the following dates in English

IV. Write down the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives.

III. Write the following sentences in the Past and Future Tenses.

II.Answer the following questions.

Commentary and Notes to the text

1. appropriate [ə'prəuprɪət] соответствующий; подходящий, уместный

2. costs - затраты, расходы, издержки

3. [dɪ'dʌkt] вычитать, отнимать; удерживать; сбавлять

4. revenue ['rev(ə)njuː] доход; выручка

5. drive [draɪv] побуждение, стимул, внутренний импульс

6. incentive [ɪn'sentɪv] побуждение, стимул

7. exceed [ɪk'siːd ], [ek-] превышать; превалировать, доминировать; преобладать

8. encourage [ɪn'kʌrɪʤ ], [en-] ободрять; поощрять, поддерживать (в чём-л.), стимулировать

9. fluctuation [ˌflʌkʧu'eɪʃ(ə)n ], [-tju-] изменение, колебание; неустойчивость

10. persist [pə'sɪst] оставаться, продолжать существовать

11. due [djuː] to благодаря; вследствие; в результате; из-за

12. overshadow[ˌəuvə'ʃædəu] затемнять; затенять, отбрасывать тень; затмевать, оставлять в тени; быть более влиятельным, важным

13. recur [rɪ'kɜː] возвращаться к (чему-л.; мысленно, в речи); повторяться, происходить вновь

14. trough [trɔf] самая глубокая точка (падения производства, цен); низшая точка (цикла)

1. What is the profit motive?

2. What is an important aspect of the profit motive?

3. When does the company operate at loss?

4. What types of fluctuations in economic activity have economists identified?

5. Is a trend an underlying long-run tendency that persists despite shorter term changes?

6. Seasonal changes are due to the changing seasons of the year, holidays, or the calendar, aren’t they?

7. What are business cycles?

1.Managers must inform customers of new goods.

2.The economist must consult a lawyer.

3.Corporations must support a concept of business ethics.

4.Business owners must study the market.

5.An enterprise must accept the risk.

6.Entrepreneurs must contribute to a wide range of philanthropic projects.

7.A company must determine the demand requirements of the market.

Simple, careful, great, quick, important, young, thin, early, rich, healthy, hot, funny, small, large, pleasant, slow, lazy.

12 января 1947 г.

31 марта 1950 г.

22 сентября 1900 г.

21 декабря 1999 г.

1 мая 2000 г.

8 октября 2001 г.

13 августа 2014 г.

VI. Put questions to the parts of the sentences given in bold type.

1. A motive is a drive, impulse, or desire that moves one to action.

2. The profit motive influences individuals and corporations to undertake economic activity.

3. Business managers are interested in business fluctuations.

4. The profit motive stimulates economic activity in business.

5. Very often a company’s costs exceed its revenues.

6. The profit motive encourages business owners to accept the risks.

7. An enterprise may be able to operate at a loss for some period of time without being forced out of business.

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