Exercises. 1* Translate the following words and word combinations or find Russian equivalents

1* Translate the following words and word combinations or find Russian equivalents.

1. to provide for material wants

2. to satisfy society's desire for social welfare

3. to set very definite and clear aims

4. to provide professional services

5. small retail stores

6. real estate firms

7. to formulate a written agreement

8. the distribution of profits and losses

9. specific responsibilities

10. to hire workers

11. to pay taxes

12. to invest in the business

13. short-term aim

14. public relations departments

15. board of directors

2* Translate the following sentences into Russian.

1.Organizations are established to meet wants in society.

2. The aims of an organization are normally decided by the board of directors.

3. A business owned and controlled by one person is called a sole proprietorship.

4. A partnership is a business that is owned and con­trolled by two or more people.

5. A partnership contract outlines the distribution of profits and losses.

6. A corporation is owned by stockholders.

7. Stockholders invest in a corporation in order to make a profit.

8. Profitability is the main aim of any business organ­ization.

9. Shareholders and employees benefit from the growth of the company.

10. A number of companies have public relations depart­ments to improve the image of the company.

3* Fill the gaps in the sentences below with the words and expressions from the box. There are two expressions, which you don't need to use.

public at large, shares, closed corporation, distribu­tion, material wants, invest, social welfare, make a profit, limited, provision, commercial wants

1. Private businesses are formed mainly to provide for ___________ (i.e., goods and services) and_________ (i.e., banking, insurance) in society.

2. Government organizations, on the other hand, tend to satisfy society's desire for defence, law and order, edu­cation and_____________..

3. Every organization has very definite and clear aims: to stay in business and____________.

4. Partnership can be general or___________.

5. A partnership contract includes ___________ for adding or dropping partners and dissolving the partnership.

6. A _____________ is owned by a limited number of share­holders.

7. A publicly owned corporation allows its ____________ to be purchased by anyone who chooses to invest in the — business.

8. The image of the company which means how the ____________ views a company can be particularly important.

4*Find English equivalents for the following Russian expressions and words.

1.удовлетворять потребности

2. социальное обеспечение

5. получать прибыль

4. правление (совет директоров)

5. распределение прибылей и убытков

6. вкладывать деньги в бизнес

7. извлекать пользу из

8. широкий круг людей

9. отдел по связям с общественностью

10. конкурентоспособный

5* Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.

1. Организации создаются для того, чтобы удовлетво­рять потребности общества.

2. Правительственные организации удовлетворяют потребности общества в защите, законе и порядке, образовании и социальном обеспечении.

3. Организации ставят перед собой определенные и четкие цели, например - получать прибыль.

4. Акции - это сертификаты на право собственности в корпорации.

5. Акционеры - это лица, которые вкладывают сред­ства в корпорацию путем приобретения пакета ак­ций..

6. Многие врачи, юристы, пекари, дантисты организу­ют индивидуальные частные предприятия для пред­оставления профессиональных услуг.

7. Товарищество - бизнес, которым владеют и управ­ляют двое или более человек.

8. Чтобы избежать конфликтов, партнеры обычно за­ключают письменное соглашение, называемое дого­вором о сотрудничестве.

9. Корпорации имеют право приобретать собствен­ность и ресурсы, нанимать рабочих, заключать кон­тракты.

10. Рост и развитие фирмы - это единственный путь, чтобы гарантировать ее выживание.

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