Exercise 1
Match the terms with their definitions.
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Securities, share, dividend, stock, interest, asset
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ценные бумаги, реально переходящие из рук в руки
— сертификаты акций и облигаций; акционерный капитал корпорации (обыкновенные и привилегированные акции) ___________________
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ценные
бумаги (любые денежные документы, титулы собственности, которые можно использовать как залог, обеспечение)
______________________
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процент
(сумма, уплачиваемая должником кредитору за пользование деньгами; участие в капитале) _______________________
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часть прибыли компании, распределяемая среди акционеров
____________________________
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актив
(собственность юридического или физического лица); активы могут быть финансовые (кредиты, ценные
бумаги), капитальные (недвижимость, машины
и оборудование), нематериальные (репутация, патенты) ____________________
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акция, участие в капитале компании (ценная бумага, дающая право на долю в акционерном капитале компании)
_______________
Exercise 2. Tick (√) the correct characteristics for each
business type or write ‘possibly’ if the characteristic could apply
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Sole trader
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Partnership
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Private limited company
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Public limited company
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One owner
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Two or
more owners
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Quoted
shares
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Limited liability
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Unlimited
liability
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Exercise 3
Complete the following sentences joining the
suitable part.
1. In
the USA ‘stocks’ has the
same meaning as ________ in the UK
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a) ‘shares’
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b) ‘securities’
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c) ‘bonds’
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2. Describing
______________ dictionaries name stocks and shares, bills of exchange, life
assurance policies.
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a) investment
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b) dividend
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c) securities
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3. A
financial market is any mechanism for trading financial __________ or claims.
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a) funds
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b) assets
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c) obligations
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4. These
days there is frequently no physical market place – __________ are conducted by
telephone or over the computer.
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a) purchases
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b) transactions
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c) contracts
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5. Financial
markets promote ______________________ by providing mechanisms by which
Investors and Borrowers can contact each other.
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a) savings and investment
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b) capital
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c) assets
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6. Market
opinion of the company is reflected in the price of the shares if they are
_________ on a stock exchange.
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a) sold
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b) bought
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c) quoted
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7. The
company may convert some of its accumulated ________ into extra shares which issued
to members at no charge.
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a) money
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b) reserves
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c) bonds
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8. The amount of funds the business
needs to finance working capital is reduced by the current _________________ of
the company.
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a) policy
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b) liabilities
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c) investments
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9. There is no ______________ in
ordinary shareholders’ investment.
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a) security
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b) safety
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c) hope
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10. The dividend paid will depend
upon the level of _________________ and the company’s dividend policy.
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a) profit
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b) losses
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c) inflation
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Exercise 4
Match the words and expressions in the box with
the headings below
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losses
securities
jump
share
price
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gains
equities
retreat
climb
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bonds
dividends
shareholders
brokers
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closing
price
price-earnings
ratio
shares
investors
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Poor
performance
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Good
performance
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Financial
products
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People involved
in the stock market
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Financial
data
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Exercise 5
Match the names of the different stock indices
to their descriptions
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CAC
DAX Dow FTSE
NASDAQ S&P
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- index of 500 large
- index of 4,000 US companies,
many of them in the technology area, and some quite small _______
- index of 30 large,
well-established US companies, chosen by the editors of the Wall Street
Journal ________
- index of 30 large German
companies _________
- index of 40 large French
companies __________
- index of 100 large
