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Vocabulary Focus. Ex. 1.Mind the use of the verbs lend, borrow, owe.
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Ex. 1. Mind the use of the verbs lend, borrow, owe.
1) If you borrow money, somebody gives you it on a temporary basis:
He is always borrowing money but he usually pays it back quite quickly.
2) Lend is the opposite of borrow. It is an irregular verb:
Could you lend me some money? The bank has lent us $5000.
3) Owe means to have debts; to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you
I owe Janet ten pounds. We still owe $1000 on our car (= We still need to pay $1000 before we own our car). I think you owe (= should give) me an explanation/apology.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs lend, borrow, owe.
1) She … some money from me. 2) The bank … me $12, 000. 3) I … five pounds from my brother and forgot to pay it back. 4) We … money from the bank at 8% interest. 5) If you … someone money, you have to give them a particular amount of money because you have bought something from them or have … money from them. 6) Money that you … is called a debt.7) The word is … from Latin. 8) The bank will … you money at a lower interest if you provide a security.
Ex. 2. The text contains a number of common verb-noun partnerships (e.g. to lend money, to finance international trade). Match up the verbs and nouns below to make common collocations. Give their Russian equivalents.
| A | B |
| 1) influence 2) restrain 3) exchange 4) issue 5) make 6) offer 7) raise 8) receive 9) underwrite 10) charge 11) do | a) advice b) bonds c) business d) currencies e) deposits f) funds g) interest h) profits i) security issues j) monetary base k) inflation |
Ex. 3. Match the definitions in A with the words from the text in B.
| A | B |
| 1) the currency supplied by the Central bank both to the commercial banks and to private circulation | a) to underwrite securities |
| 2) to place money in a bank; or money placed in a bank | b) yield |
| 3) how much money a loan pays, expressed as a percentage | c) maturity |
| 4) available cash, and how easily other assets can be turned into cash | d) to (a) deposit |
| 5) the date when a loan becomes repayable | e) deregulation |
| 6) to guarantee to buy all the new shares that a company issues, if they cannot be sold to the public | f) a monetary base |
| 7) when a company combines with another one | g) liquidity |
| 8) taking care of all a client's investments | h) a merger |
| 9) ability to pay liabilities when they become due | i) portfolio management |
| 10) a group of companies, operating in different fields, that have joined together | j) a conglomerate |
| 11) when a company buys or acquires another one | k) solvency |
| 12) the ending or relaxing of legal restrictions | l) a takeover |
Ex. 4. Match the Russian words and word combinations from A with their English equivalents from B.
| A | B |
| 1) последний кредитор в критической ситуации | a) a collateral/security |
| 2) обязательный резерв | b) to restrain inflation |
| 3) сдерживать инфляцию | c) spread/margin |
| 4) платежеспособность | d) a lender of last resort |
| 5) разница между себестоимостью и продажной ценой; | e) a required reserve |
| 6) срок погашения платежа | f) credit standing/rating/worthiness |
| 7) погасить долги | g) a merger |
| 8) доход по ценным бумагам с фиксированным процентом | h) to secure/guarantee |
| 9) поглощение | i) maturity |
| 10) слияние | j) to settle a debt |
| 11) учетная процентная ставка | k) solvency |
| 12) имущество | l) yield |
| 13) обеспечение кредита, залог | m) a discount interest |
| 14) гарантировать, ручаться | n) a takeover |
| 15) кредитоспособность | o) to make a loan |
| 16) получить заём | p) assets |
| 17) предоставлять ссуду | q) to make loan |