Учебное пособие по английскому языку для студентов неязыковых вузов специальности "Государственное и муниципальное управление". Касторнова О.Н. - 41 стр.

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Notes:
1. crash - крушение, крах, банкротство.
2. severe – строгий, суровый.
3. prison – тюрьма.
4. to lend (lent, lent) – давать взаймы, одалживать.
5. reasonable – приемлемый, подходящий.
6. to borrow - брать взаймы, занимать.
3. Form new groups of three people, each of whom has read a different
text. Exchange information and complete the chart below.
South Sea Bubble
Tulipomania Wall Street Crash
Where did it
happen?
When did it
happen?
Who was
involved?
What happened?
Why did it
happen?
What were the
consequences?
4. Discuss these questions.
1. What are the similarities and differences in the three speculations?
2. What do you think people will speculate in during the next 20 years?
Reading II. Study the situation
Lottery winners
a) Which of these things do you expect people to do if they win a lottery
“jackpot” (the biggest prize)?
1 give up their job / stay in the same job?
2 stay in their old house / buy a new house?
3 give away money to their family / keep all the money for themselves?
4 eat in expensive restaurants / almost never go out?
b) Read this text about Bert Dunstan and mark the statements below
T (True) or F (False).
Two years ago Bert Dunstan won £12,000,000 on the National Lottery.
Today he is dead. The 53-year-old factory worker was found lying lifeless on
the sofa at his home last weekend.
When Bert won his fortune, he immediately gave up his £200-a-week job
at the local chocolate factory and bought a luxurious (роскошный) new house.
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                Notes:
                1. crash - крушение, крах, банкротство.
                2. severe – строгий, суровый.
                3. prison – тюрьма.
                4. to lend (lent, lent) – давать взаймы, одалживать.
                5. reasonable – приемлемый, подходящий.
                6. to borrow - брать взаймы, занимать.

                3. Form new groups of three people, each of whom has read a different
         text. Exchange information and complete the chart below.

                               South Sea Bubble        Tulipomania           Wall Street Crash
            Where did it
              happen?
            When did it
              happen?
             Who was
             involved?
           What happened?
             Why did it
              happen?
           What were the
           consequences?

         4. Discuss these questions.
               1. What are the similarities and differences in the three speculations?
               2. What do you think people will speculate in during the next 20 years?
               Reading II. Study the situation

                                         Lottery winners
                a) Which of these things do you expect people to do if they win a lottery
         “jackpot” (the biggest prize)?
                1 give up their job / stay in the same job?
                2 stay in their old house / buy a new house?
                3 give away money to their family / keep all the money for themselves?
                4 eat in expensive restaurants / almost never go out?
                b)     Read this text about Bert Dunstan and mark the statements below
         T (True) or F (False).
                Two years ago Bert Dunstan won £12,000,000 on the National Lottery.
         Today he is dead. The 53-year-old factory worker was found lying lifeless on
         the sofa at his home last weekend.
                When Bert won his fortune, he immediately gave up his £200-a-week job
         at the local chocolate factory and bought a luxurious (роскошный) new house.

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