Английский для социологов. Астафурова Т.Н. - 68 стр.

    15. Current government figures point to an economic ............ but
         they can’t be trusted.
      b) Complete these words by adding the vowels. Each word can
follow the adjective, economic.
      1. g r _ w t h         2. _nd_c_t_rs         3. ñ r_ s _ s
      4. f_r_c_st            5. f_r c_ s           6. t h _ _ r ó
      7. P-l-cy              8. _ _tl_ _k          9. r_c_ss__n
    10. m__s_r_s            11. d_v_l_pm_nt       12. r__n
    13. r_f_rm              14. s t r_ t _ g ó    15. r_c_v_ry
    16. _ n _ _ n           17. s_nct__ns         18. _ _ d
      c) Now complete the following sentences using the words from
the previous excercise:
     1. Economic .......... such as the rate of inflation and the level of
        unemployment, are the signs that economists look for to
        help them produce their economic .......... .
     2. Economic .......... is what a country faces if it builds up too
        great a national debt.
     3. The prospects for a country’s economic future might be called
        its economic.
     4. During a period of economic .......... the government is forced to
        take strong economic .......... to revitalize the economy.
     5. Despite all the talk of political and economic .......... Europe
        seems more divided than ever.
      d) Here are some or the most common expressions you need
when reading or listening to business news. Try to learn their opposites
as well. Choose verbs from the boxes which are the opposite of those
on the left.
   close        impede       scrap               cut         improve
   relax        break off    come out of         harm        privatize
           1. nationalize      INDUSTRY
           2. increase         SOCIAL BENEFITS
           3. go into          RECESSION
           4. damage           INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
           5. tighten          IMMIGRATION CONTROLS


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