Практикум по английскому языку

Федотова И. П., Пичугина Е. И.  
 
 
 
ПРАКТИКУМ  
ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ 
ЯЗЫКУ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Хабаровск 
Дальневосточный институт управления – филиал РАНХиГС 
2019 
Дальневосточный  
Институт 
Управления 

УДК 811.111(075.8) 
ББК 81.2Англ-923 
Ф 342 
 
 
Рецензент:  
Скрипник Г. М. – кандидат педагогических наук, доцент, профессор кафедры 
гуманитарных дисциплин Дальневосточной академии физической культуры 
 
 
 
Федотова, И. П.  
Ф 342   Практикум по английскому языку / И. П. Федотова, Е. И. 
Пичугина. – Хабаровск : Дальневосточный институт управления – 
филиал РАНХиГС, 2019. – 78 с. 
  
 
Практикум предназначен для обучающихся по  экономическим 
направлениям подготовки в организациях высшего образования и призван 
обеспечить  преподавателя и обучающегося заданиями и упражнениями 
для расширения и контроля знаний по лексическим и грамматическим 
темам английского языка. 
 
 
 
УДК 811.111(075.8) 
ББК 81.2Англ-923 
 
 
 
 
Печатается по решению редакционно-издательского совета 
Дальневосточного института управления – филиала РАНХиГС 
 
 
 
© Федотова И. П., Пичугина Е. И., 2019 
© Дальневосточный институт управления – 
филиал РАНХиГС, 2019  

ОГЛАВЛЕНИЕ 
 
 
Part I  Grammar Tests............................................................................................ 4 
Tenses, Active and Passive Voices ........................................................................ 5 
The Infinitive .......................................................................................................... 9 
The Participle ....................................................................................................... 12 
The Gerund ........................................................................................................... 15 
Part II  Lexical Tests ............................................................................................. 19 
Family Life ........................................................................................................... 19 
Khabarovsk Territory and Khabarovsk ................................................................ 22 
State System of Russia ......................................................................................... 27 
Ecological Problems ............................................................................................ 30 
Education .............................................................................................................. 37 
Foreign Trade ....................................................................................................... 43 
Specialty and Career ............................................................................................ 49 
Economics and National Economy ...................................................................... 59 
Business English .................................................................................................. 69 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ 
 
Практикум по английскому языку предназначен для проведения 
практических занятий и занятий текущего контроля по дисциплинам 
«Иностранный язык» и «Иностранный язык в профессиональной сфере» со 
студентами первого, второго и третьего курсов, обучающимся по 
экономическим направлениям подготовки.  
Целью 
практикума 
является 
закрепление 
и 
проверка 
знаний 
обучающихся по лексическим и грамматическим темам английского языка, а 
также расширение общего кругозора обучающихся в экономической сфере.  
Практикум состоит из двух разделов, каждый из которых ориентирован 
на конкретный языковой материал и содержит разнотипные задания для 
работы. Типы заданий соответствуют заданиям электронного тестирования, 
что также поможет подготовить обучающихся к проверке знаний по 
английскому языку с помощью электронных средств. Задания практикума 
могут быть использованы в предлагаемой последовательности, в связке 
«грамматика-лексика», а также выборочно в соответствие с задачами 
конкретного занятия. Разнотипные задания, предлагаемые в пособии, - 
подбор правильной формы, множественный выбор, соотнесение понятий, 
структурирование официального документа, подбор заголовков, выделение 
главной идеи текста, краткое сочинение, перевод – дают возможность 
проверить три аспекта деятельности на английском языке (чтение, говорение, 
письмо).  
Материал практикума рекомендуется преподавателям, обучающимся в 
образовательных организациях среднего и высшего обучения, а также для 
самостоятельной работы.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ЧАСТЬ I ГРАММАТИЧЕСКИЕ ЗАДАНИЯ  
PART I  GRAMMAR TASKS 
TENSES, ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICES 
 
TASK 1 
I. Translate paying attention to tense forms 
1. We shall discuss the price problem with the British businessmen next week. 
2. There are many joint ventures and foreign enterprises in our city. 
3. My friend was looking through his business plan when the telephone rang. 
4. The head of the company is having talks with the city authorities now. 
5. Not all employees have paid taxes this month. 
6. They had provided the expedition with the latest equipment by June. 
7. The lecture had been delivered by 2 o'clock. 
8. He promised that he would tell us about his world tour next week. 
9. He believed a fine memory was absolutely necessary for the post. 
10. A whole range of economic factors influences the resources. 
II. Replace Passive Voice forms with Active ones, make all necessary changes 
1. The land is fertile and well watered. 
2. They grow mostly corn and wheat there. Much livestock is also raised here. 
3. California oranges, grapefruit, lemons are shipped all over the states and to 
other parts of the world. 
4. The working week is between 35 and 40 hours long. Overtime is quite 
common and is generally paid. 
5. Newspapers, magazines and fresh food are sold on Sundays. 
6. If the law is broken, criminal proceedings may be taken. 
7. Many officials and the public demand that the Sunday trading rules should be 
abolished in the UK. 
8. The names of all the partners are printed on the stationary of the partnership. 
9. Limited Liability Companies are divided into public and private ones. 
10. All partnerships and companies are regulated by the law of the UK or by 
Acts of Parliament. 
 
 
 

TEST 2 
I. Translate paying attention to tense forms 
1. Professionalism depends on the quality of knowledge. 
2. Adam Smith made a great contribution to economics. 
3. Recently we have reached a new agreement on how to distribute tax revenues 
among the Federation members. 
4. There are new types of accounts, chegue cards, insurance cover for the 
investment services. 
5. A personal loan is for a fixed period of time usually 3-5 years. 
6. The Taxation Ministry of Russia is cooperating closely with its Western 
counterparts to borrow Western experience. 
7. After he had won the first prise in the Tchaikovsky Music Contest he became 
famous all over the world. 
8. When she came back to the office, the secretary was still rifling through some 
papers. 
9. People accept money in exchange for goods and services. 
10. The workers of tax services can solve many problems facing our country. 
II. Replace Passive Voice forms with Active ones, make all necessary changes  
1. High technology industries are more developed than heavy engineering. 
2. More and more new factories are built in different parts of the country. 
3. Speaking about the cities of the United Kingdom the first mention should be 
made of London as a major commercial industrial centre. 
4. Glasgo is a major port on the River Clyde where shipbuilding industry is 
developed.  
5. Three quarters of the United Kingdom’s land are dedicated to agriculture. 
6. About 2% of the population of the United Kingdom is engaged in agriculture. 
7. The District of Columbia, a federal area, is governed by the Congress. 
8. The Union was formed of the original thirteen states in 1787. 
9. Shipbuilding, electronics, automobile industry, space research are highly 
developed in the States. 
10. The richest farming region of America (consisting of Illinois, Iowa, and 
Nebraska) is known as the Corn Belt. 
 
 
 
 
 

TEST 3 
I. Translate paying attention to tense forms 
1. Deputies have submitted a lot of amendments to the draft budget about 
restructuring debts. 
2. Leeds, a centre of clothing industry, produces woolen articles. 
3. The standard working day in the United Kingdom and the USA starts at 9.00 
a.m. 
4. Most businesses in the United Kingdom operate in the form of a partnership, 
Limited Liability Company or a branch of a foreign company. 
5. The charters state all the powers of the corporations. 
6. Sport market deals in actuals, the actual physical product, for immediate 
delivery. 
7. Whatever period of time the Busness Plan is to cover, it will state what the 
objectives of the company are to be. 
8. Not so many years ago the presence of an auditor suggested that a company 
was having financial difficulties.  
9. A Profit and Loss Statement, or a Profit and Loss Account, shows the income 
or loss of the company for the period. 
10. National Canada Ltd.  has an urgent need for Programmer Analysts who 
wish to work in a high technology atmosphere.  
II. Replace Passive Voice forms with Active ones, make all necessary changes  
1. When a company is registered a certificate of corporation is issued by the 
Registrar. 
2. An individual business is owned by one person 
3. The stockholders elect director to operate the corporation. 
4. The corporations are to receive their charters from the state authorities. 
5. A Limited Liability Company is headed by the board of directors, elected by 
shareholders. 
6. In large companies the managing director is often assisted by a general 
manager. 
7. The choice having been made, all the alternatives had been rejected. 
8. Economic   environment   is   determined by   the   economic   policies   of the 
government, fiscal and monetary policies being the major factors. 
9. The European Economic Community or the Common Market was established 
in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome. 
10. When a payment was made the metal was weighed out. 
 
 
 

TEST 4 
I. Complete the sentences matching the beginning of the sentence with one of 
the endings 
1. A financial institution pays interest on saving deposits__________________. 
2. A common type of savings accounts among financial institutions is _______. 
3. The length of repayment of the loan is important in____________________. 
4. Even wealthy consumers consider the use of credit necessary____________. 
5. Credit payments for TV-sets, major appliances and other expensive items 
___________. 
6. The amount paid by the borrower for privileges of using the money_______. 
7. The money market account offers variable interest rates________________. 
8. If the loan is not repaid according to the terms of the agreement__________. 
9. The loan is secured by the property, which is forfeited if________________. 
10. The creditor evaluates information about the purchaser and_____________. 
 
a) usually run from one to five years 
b) the loan terms are not met 
c) determining the amount of the monthly payment 
d) assigns that person a credit rating accordingly 
e) when purchasing expensive items such as houses and automobiles 
f) to attract a pool of money it can lend 
g) that usually higher than those of regular savings or now accounts 
h) the lender may take the borrower’s collateral 
i) is called the interest 
j) a regular savings account, or a passbook account