What kind of a corporation do you prefer? Explain why.

 

12. Work in pairs and make up the dialogues:

a) You are going to form a corporation. Ask a lawyer how to organize it.

b) You are two friends. You both run your own business. But one of you has a sole proprietor ship and other has a corporate form of business. Try to prove each other that your kind of business is more advantageous.

c) You are two partners and you are thinking of incorporating. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of corporation.

 

13. Project work: divide into 4 groups and make the presentation of your corporation. For the help use the following questions:

1) Give the name to your corporation.

2) What does your corporation deal with?

3) What of corporation do you have and why?

4) What troubles are you going to meet establishing the corporation?

5) Is your business profitable?

MODULE 4

FUTURE SPECIALITY

 

Part 1 «PROFESSION OF AN ECONOMIST»

 

1. Think about your associations with the profession of an economist. Complete the mind map:

2. Read the text and try to find the meaning of the words which are in bold:

 

MY FUTURE SPECIALITY

A modern world can offer a great varietyof professions. But while choosing any of them a person should take many factors into consideration, such as: wages and salary, job-satisfaction, opportunities to travel and to develop himself. For me, the most important criterion is job-satisfaction and that’s why I have chosen the profession of an economist.

I believe this profession is interesting and I could have good career prospects in the future. But on the other hand, it is necessary to have both perfect theoretical and practical special knowledge in different fields of economy. Though it is a hard work I hope to do well with the studies and after passing the state examinations to get the qualification of an economist.

At the university students make acquaintance with the principles of economic activity. A great deal of time they spend on studying commerce and its functions, customer’s demand, commerce and trade turnover, material base and finance. They study methods of management and plan the commerce development on the basis of analysis of economic activity in commercial firms and establishments. Besides, future economists get to know how to calculate the introduction efficiency and technical expenses, to plan money costs and count productivity.

This theoretical knowledge is enriched by the practice that will help the students to solve different commerce-technological problems and make the correct managerial decisions in the future.

My speciality is considered to be very important and urgent nowadays. Modern commerce has a tendency of transition to the market relations. And as a result different forms of property appear: commercial banks, join-stock companies and sole proprietorships. The work here will demand deep knowledge not only in economics but also in computer science.

There are two aspects I’d like to deal with in the future. They are marketing and advertising. I’m interested in international marketing that’s why I need have proper knowledge in a foreign language. These skills can help me to get information about companies and customers’ needs, demand for products and services and a situation in the international markets from a foreign literature and periodicals.

If a company wants to be successful in a market it in necessary to promote its product. That’s why special events, such as: product shows, exhibitions and presentations are held. These events comprise communication mix where people from various countries can take part. And here language knowledge can also be helpful.

Advertising is a part of marketing. And I presume that it will be my primary occupation in future. I want to devote my life to it, as the role of advertising is very important. It is a powerful tool that formulates demand, promotes sales, informs buyers about company’s products and services and creates the company’s image.

Such are my plans for the future. As you can see they are rather complicate and far-reaching. And I hope, in spite of the fact that my future speciality is quite difficult and requires discipline and high quality of work, there will be a great possibility to reveal my knowledge and personal qualities.

 

VOCABULARY

totake into consideration to calculate job-satisfaction join-stock company opportunity to do well advertising to get a qualification of to make acquaintance with economic activity customer’s demand commerce turnover primary occupation trade turnover methods of management personal qualities computer science to be enriched by the practice a tendency of transition to the market relations to require discipline and high quality of work

to count urgent wages salary deep prospects proper demand to be successful to presume to devote to promote buyer far-reaching possibility to reveal establishment expenses costs

EXERCISES

3. Match the words to make the phrase:

 

to take into discipline and high quality of work

to make demand

principles of productivity

commerce companies

customer’s practice

methods of management

to be enriched by acquaintance with

to count the qualification

far-reaching economic activity

to require plans

to reveal consideration

join- stock turnover

to get knowledge and personal qualities

 

4. Fill in the gaps with the words from the list:

job-satisfaction market relations productivity money costs

get the qualification be enriched proper knowledge primary occupation

to promote make acquaintance advertising

 

a) The students who have done well with all their studies and passed the state examinations, _____ of an economist.

b) Theoretical knowledge must _____ by the practice.

c) For many people, the most important criterion of the future profession is _____.

d) At the university students _____ with the principles of economic activities.

e) I’d like to devote my life to _____ as it plays a very important role nowadays.

f) It is necessary to know how to plan _____ and to count _____.

g) Today modern commerce has a tendency of transition to the _____.

h) Future economists study how _____ products in the market.

i) I believe my _____ in future will be connected with computer science.

j) _____ in a foreign language could help me to find a well-paid job.

 

5. Find the synonyms among the following words:

opportunity solution rational occupation trend expenses wages to calculate to provide qualification to show to deal with to give to count

to suppose to take into consideration buyer requirement to reveal proper property salary deep to pay attention ownership demand decision

establishment speciality costs to cope job important possibility tendency company urgent customer to presume optimum

6. Translate the sentences from Russian:

1. Моя будущая профессия требует дисциплины и высокого качества работы.

2. Я хочу посвятить свою жизнь экономике, поэтому я должен иметь хорошие специальные знания и получить квалификацию экономиста.

3. Студенты нашего факультета постоянно обогащают свои теоретические знания практикой.

4. Если ты хочешь стать высококвалифицированным экономистом, тебе следует успешно учиться и получить глубокие знания в планировании экономики, денежных затрат и методов управления.

5. Знания иностранного языка и информатики смогут дать мне возможность найти высоко оплачиваемую работу.

6. В будущем я собираюсь иметь дело с рекламой.

7. Реклама – это часть маркетинга. Ее основной функцией является продвижение товаров на рынке.

8. Моим основным занятием будет маркетинг.

9. Студенты экономического факультета знакомятся с деятельностью коммерческих фирм.

10. Заработная плата играет немаловажную роль в получении удовлетворения от работы.

11. Он хорошо справляется с работой, поэтому у него есть все шансы получить повышение по службе.

12. Коммерция имеет дело с финансами, торговым оборотом и затратами.

13. Новая должность позволили ему раскрыть его деловые качества и показать великолепные специальные знания.

14. Многие специальности требуют дисциплины и высокого качества работы.

15. Он должен был обеспечить компанию информацией о потребительском спросе на рынке.

16. Очень важно правильно выбрать методы управления, чтобы добиться успеха.

 

7. Agree or disagree with the statements and prove your opinion:

· The profession of an economist is very important today.

· The profession of an economist is considered to be a prestigious one.

· Theoretical knowledge should be enriched by the practice.

· The profession of an economist is quite difficult (boring).

· The profession of an economist requires special knowledge in different fields.

· Deep knowledge of a foreign language can help you to find a well-paid job.

· Advertising plays a big role in our life today.

· If I had a chance to choose a profession again I wouldn’t prefer to be an economist.

 

8. Working in two groups think about advantages and disadvantagesof being an economis t. Make up the list and preset it to the class.

9. Prepare the topic «My future speciality» according to the plan:

a) Importance of the speciality nowadays;

b) Your criteria for choosing a speciality;

c) Advantages of the speciality;

d) Disadvantages of the speciality;

e) Plans for the future (your primary occupation).

 

LINKING WORDS

Consequences and reasons:

 

as a result it leads to due to thanks to so

so that’s why because (as) that is because of

 

Sequencing and concluding:

firstly (secondly, thirdly) then after that also besides moreover in addition to additionally what’s more finally at last

in conclusion to conclude to sum up summing up generally speaking in general all in all

Contrasting:

on the one hand on the other hand nevertheless however though (although) furthermore

in spite of this fact in comparison with in contrast to but both … and neither …nor

Giving examples:

for example

such as

especially

Linking paragraphs:

I’d like (want) to tell you about

I’d like to start (begin) with

To begin with, I’d like to say that

Introducing the topic (the next point), I’d like to talk about

Speaking about …, it is necessary to say (point out, mention, stress)

Speaking about …, we should say some words about

Speaking about …, we shouldn’t forget to say

Firstly (first of all) I want to say that

It is not a secret It is (widely) known that As it is known As far as I know In fact

I’d like also (now) to Frankly speaking If I’m not mistaken There’s one more thing to be noted As for

Giving opinion:

in my opinion my opinion is that from my point of view of I think (suppose, guess, believe) personally I believe It depends (on)

as I see it the way I see it if you ask me I wouldn’t say that All things considered, I must say that

Asking for opinion:

What’s your opinion? What do you think about it? Do you agree?

Don’t you agree? Don’t you think so? Does anyone object?

 

Agreement:

I agree with you. I’m of the same opinion. I partially agree that (with you) I totally agree that...

No doubt, it’s a good idea. That’s a good point. I think you are right.

Doubt:

I doubt it. I doubt if it is possible. I’m not at all sure that...

I’m not quite certain that... I don’t think it is realistic. Maybe....

Disagreement:

If you don’t know a person well: That’s a good idea, but... Yes, it’s quite true, but... I’m afraid I can’t agree with you on that. I’m not sure I quite agree... Perhaps, but don’t you think that... I see what you mean, but...

If you know a person well: I can’t agree with you here. I’m afraid I disagree with you. I don’t agree at all. You can’t be serious!

Interrupting:

Sorry to interrupt you, but... Sorry for interrupting you, but... Excuse my interrupting you...

By the way... I’d just like to say that...

 

БИБЛИОГРАФИЧЕСКИЙ СПИСОК

 

Анфиногенова, А.И. Практикум по разговорному английскому языку и переводу для абитуриентов и студентов университетов: Учебное пособие/А. И. Анфиногенова.– СПб.: Союз,2003.-397 с.

Балк, Е.А. Английский в диалогах и ситуациях: Учебное пособие/Сост.: Е. А. Балк, М. М. Леменёв.– М.: ИНФРА – М, 2001. – 134 с.