Деловой английский интенсивный курс. Шевелева С. А. Ш37 Деловой английский. Ускоренный курс Учебник
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Unit forty eightFinancial newsText Here is an item on financial news published by The Financial Times which some participant read: DOLLAR AND POUND RISE The dollar and the pound resumed their advances of 1996 against the yen and the D-Mark yesterday. The US currency was helped chiefly by the US stock and bond markets, which rebounded from Thursday's falls. The dollar was also boosted by US construction spending for November, which rose where a fall had been forecast. The figures added to the evidence of recent weeks that the American economy has resumed stronger growth. "The US deceleration is probably coming to an end", said Mr. Peter von Maydell, senior currency economist at UBS in London. The dollar gained 1,5 pfennigs against the D-Mark and YO.5 against the yen to close in London at D.M. 1.557 and Y11.2. But the Tokyo market remained closed for the National Holiday. Sterling rebounded 2.8 pfennigs against the D-Mark after losing 3 pfennigs on Thursday. With trading thin, dealers say that one sale of GBP 50m worth of D-Marks sent sterling about a pfennig higher. The pound closed in London at DM2.635 to the German currency and USD 1.692 to the dollar. It gained on strong consumer credit data and on rising oil prices ![]() Sterling has been the strongest major currency over the Holiday period appreciating almost 2 per cent. Words and expressions
Exercises 1. Match English and Russian equivalents:
2. Find the sentences in the text with the following words:
3. Insert articles: Here is... item on financial news published by.. Financial Times. dollar and.. pound resumed their advances. US currency was helped chiefly by... US stock and bond markets ... dollar was also boosted by US construction spending for November ... dollar rose where... fall had been forecast The figures also say that... American economy has resumed stronger growth. 4. Read as in the examples:
5. Insert prepositions: The dollar gained 1.5 pfennigs... the D-Mark... and Y 0.5... the yen. But the Tokyo market remained closed... the national holiday. Sterling rebounded 2.8 pfennigs... the D-Mark after losing 3 pfennigs. . Thursday. The pound closed. London... DM 2.635 .. the German currency. It gained... strong consumer credit data. 6. Make sentences:
7. Give full words for the following: UBS mth GBP yr FT prev. close 8. Underline the verbs and translate the sentences into Russian: The dollar rose where a fall had been forecast. The figures added to the evidence that the American economy has resumed stronger growth. The US deceleration is coming to an end. The dollar was boosted by US construction spending for November. With trading thin it sent sterling about a pfennig high. It gained on strong consumer credit data and rising oil prices. 9. Write out a few sentences from the text about the position of the pound at that time. 10. Find the answers in the text: What was the strongest currency over the holiday? What sale sent the pound a pfennig higher? What was the position of the pound for spot transactions in New York on November 18? 11. Role play Imagine you are speaking with an Englishman. Ask him a few questions about the words and sentences which were not quite clear to you at the beginning. |