Английский язык. Агафонова И.Г - 4 стр.

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wholesale level. 4. A high standard of trading is guaranteed by trade rules.
5. They are observed by brokers and traders. 6. Most of the trading is done by
private treaty. 7. The role of the commodity broker is similar to that of the
stockbroker. 8. Some deals are transacted directly between importer and dealers.
9. The price includes the cost of the goods, insurance and freight. 10. Pay will
usually be demanded against presentation of the shipping documents. 11. These
papers arrive well in advance of the actual goods. 12. The old system of physical
inspection of the commodity has largely disappeared. 13. Sales are conducted by
sample or by description. 14. These depend on meticulous grading and agreed
specifications. 15. Commodity prices are quoted for prompt delivery (“spot”) or
for delivery some months ahead (“forward”). 16. A special term “Futures” (or
“Terminal”) is an abbreviation. 17. The more fully explanatory term is “Contract
for Future Delivery”. 18. Commodity prices tend to fluctuate. 19. They are
subject to changes in demand and supply. 20. The supply of a commodity may
be affected by various facts. 21. On all these facts the market bases its
operations. 22. This is how it works. 23. An actual or anticipated surplus may
cause a drop in prices. 24. Dealers will buy spot and thereby stem the fall.
25. Supplies become scarcer. 26. Dealers will sell at a profit and thus prevent
too steep a rise.


V.     Write out from Text 2 the English equivalents for the following words and
       expressions.
1. товарные рынки, отличаться; 2. разрабатывать, ряд обычаев; 3. торговля,
вести, оптом; 4. высокий уровень, гарантировать, правила торговли;
5. соблюдать, брокеры, торговцы; 6. по частному соглашению; 7. товарный
брокер, подобный, фондовый брокер; 8. сделка, совершать сделку,
непосредственно, дилер; 9. цена, включать, стоимость товаров, страховка и
стоимость перевозки; 10. платеж, требовать, предъявление, отгрузочные
документы; 11. документы, прибывать, раньше подлинных товаров;