V. Read and translate the text.

IV. Look through the table presenting some information on prefixes used to give words a negative meaning or to show a lack. Do the exercise in the fourth column putting the suitable prefix to the words, translate them.

II. Read the international words. Say what Russian words help to guess their meaning. Make up sentences using these words.

I. Study the list of topical vocabulary to avoid the difficulties in understanding the text of this unit. Consult a dictionary to pronounce the words correctly.

ECONOMICS AS A SCIENCE

UNIT 2

XI. Translate the following Russian sentences into English using the vocabulary of the text Scientific English.

1. Множество ученых публикуют статьи о новых открытиях на английском языке.

2. Новые исследования в науке представлены в международных журналах, поэтому студенты заинтересованы в изучении научного английского.

3. Чтобы понять научный английский, необходимо знать общие особенности повседневного английского.

4. В науке обычно пишут о различных предметах, явлениях и процессах.

5. Основные тенденции развития языка науки обусловлены взаимосвязью разных наук.

6. Такие научные термины, как фактор, субъект, эффективность, являются частью обычного языка ученых.

XII. Look through the text in exercise III again, divide it into logical parts and entitle each of them. Speak on the topic “Scientific English” according to your plan.

Allocation _n – распределение

apply _v – применять

available _adj – имеющийся в распоряжении/ наличии

behaviour _n – поведение

be concerned with _v – быть связанным с ч-л, касаться ч-л

face _v – сталкиваться (лицом к лицу)

predict _v – предсказывать; прогнозировать

satisfy _v – удовлетворять

scarce _adj – недостаточный

Social, resource, nature, material, problem, product, service, individual, aspect, human, be interested, group, basis, isolation, objective, reality, model, procedure, economist, controversial, technical, technological, political, economic, adequacy, theory.

III. Read and translate the sentences paying attention to the word supply used in different meanings as noun or verb.

supply n	1. снабжение; поставка 2. предложение (товара) 3. pl запасы; общее количество 4. pl продовольственные припасы; сырье, материалы
supply v	снабжать; поставлять; давать

1. The relationship between the amount of goods for sale and the amount of goods that people want to buy, and the way it influences prices, is called the law of supply and demand.

2. Financial aid of foreign countries is used to buy medical supplies.

3. In some regions of Russia there is a problem of water supply because rivers suffer from the industrial pollution.

4. Trucks loaded with emergency supplies move to small villages of Kenya.

5. Two men were arrested because they supplied drugs to street dealers.

6. «The nation’s fuel supplies are short», – reported one popular information agency.

Prefix	usage	example	exercise
un-	used with many different words to give negative or opposite meaning	unhappy unemployed unpack	__usual, __real __finished, __limited __dress, __learn __available
im-	used before some words beginning with m or p	impossible	__mobile, __perfect __personal
il-	used before some words beginning with l	illegal	__liberal __logical
ir-	only used before some words beginning with r	irresponsible	__reparable, __reversible
dis-	used before some nouns, adjectives and verbs to give negative or opposite meaning	discomfort dishonest disagree	__advantage ____appear __courage
in-	used before a limited number of words	invisible	__active, __adequate __effective, __human __sufficient

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