Pensioners, discount, auction, manufacturers, structure, demand, interest, rates, price

 1. Unfortunately,... for our products raised a little last year.

2. They have lowered the... of the product because the average customer can't afford it.

3. The Bank of England has again lowered...; this time from 5% to 4.5%.

4. … produce new goods from raw materials.

5. Companies usually have a … with senior managers at the top and employees at the bottom.

6. In an …, the item for sale is sold to the customer who offers the highest price.

7. In the winter sales the shops often give a … of up to 50%.

8. Because retired people usually receive a pension, they are often called ….

 

These are confused pairs of words. Choose the correct alternative for each sentence

1. INTERVIEWEE / INTERVIEWER

a) The person who usually asks most of the questions at an interview is the …

b) The person who usually answers most of the questions at an interview is the ….

2. FOREIGNERS / STRANGERS

a) Our company has been bought by a German multinational. More and more... are coming from abroad to work in our office.

b) There were two … at the corner table in the restaurant where the employees usually go for lunch: no one had ever seen them before.

3. WHITE-COLLAR / BLUE-COLLAR

a) … workers work in the factory.

b) … workers work in the office.

4. TRAVEL / TRIP

a) Zangief is doing too much business … and wants to cut the number of visits to foreign clients next year.

b) However, he still has to make one important … to the agent in Singapore.

5. Complete each sentence with a verb in the correct form, - ing or to...

 1. I am interested in... more about your special offers.

a) to hear                   b) hearing

 2. I regret... so much money last week.

a) spending                b) to spend

 3. The buyers want... our terms of payment.

a) knowing                b) to know

 4. You don't need... into an argument over this.

a) to get                      b) getting

 5. We should... the software before giving it to users.

a) testing                    b) test

Государственное бюджетное профессиональное образовательное учреждение Республики Крым «Феодосийский политехнический техникум»

 

Контрольная работа

по дисциплине ОГСЭ.03 Иностранный язык в профессиональной деятельности

для студентов 2 курса заочной формы обучения

специальности 38.02.01 Экономика и бухгалтерский учёт

 

ВАРИАНТ 3

 

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Globalisation

Your shirt was made in Mexico and your shoes in China. Your CD player comes from Japan. Today goods are made and sold all over the world, thanks to globalization. We can exchange goods, money and ideas faster and cheaper than ever before. Modern communication and technology, like the Internet, cell phones or satellite TV help us in our daily lives. Globalization is not new. For thousands of years people have been trading goods and travelling across great distances. During the Middle Ages, merchants travelled along the Silk Road, which connected Europe and China. The modern age of globalization started with the Industrial Revolution at the end of the 18th century.

Today it is easier for companies to work in other countries. The Internet gives them the chance of reaching more customers around the world. However, there is a growing debate over globalization. Governments are in favour of globalization because the economy can grow. Other people are not so sure that there are only advantages. Here are some arguments from both sides. Globalization lets countries do what they can do best. If, for example, you buy cheap steel from another country you don’t have to make your own steel. You can focus on computers or other things. Globalization gives you a larger market. Consumers also profit from globalization. Products become cheaper and you can get new goods more quickly.

But globalization causes unemployment in industrialized countries because firms move their factories to places where they can get cheaper workers. Globalization may lead to more environmental problems. Many experts say that we need a different kind of globalization in our world today.