Английский для экономистов и менеджеров. Ульянова О.В - 67 стр.

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12 You will listen to 3 senior Directors of the Three Stars In-
vestment Company discussing the importance of the BRIC countries
(Brazil, Russia, India and China) at a strategy meeting.
Read the following sentences first. Then while listening, decide if they
are true or false, according to what you hear.
1. The economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China are developing very
quickly. _______
2. Brazil is a major player on the world’s energy markets. _______
3. China only produces low value goods. _______
4. Brazil is selling increasing amounts of food to China. _______
5. China has limited energy supplies. _______
6. Rates of HIV infection are decreasing all over Africa. _______
7. Oil has been discovered in Uganda. _______
8. Some countries from Africa may join the BRIC countries. _______
13 Listen again and fill in the missing words.
Bob- Managing Director
Dawn – Finance Director
Dave – Innovation Director
Bob: Dawn, Dave, thanks for coming to this meeting to talk about something
that I think is very important.
Dave: It’s good to be here.
Dawn: I agree, these are important issues.
Bob: Can you both fill me in on developments in the BRIC countries? Dawn,
you first.
Dawn: Here we’re talking about Brazil, Russia, India and China. John
O’Neill of Goldmann Sachs in London recently wrote an influential report on
the future of these four countries.
Bob: What were the key messages of the report?
Dawn: It’s common knowledge that the economies of all four countries
______________________ at incredible speed at the moment ..
Dave: Yes, Russia has become a ______________ on the world’s energy
markets, India’s IT companies are now recruiting amongst the best of the
west’s IT graduates, Chinese industry is quickly moving upwards in the value
chain away from low value goods to _____________________ such as cars,
car parts, electronic and computer components, just as Japan did in the fifties.

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