Задание 1. Прочитайте и ПИСЬМЕННО переведите текст на русский язык. ПИСЬМЕННО составьте пересказ текста на 10-15 предложений.
WHAT IS ECONOMICS
Let\'s face it: If there\'s one fundamental principle guiding life on earth, it\'s scarcity. There simply aren\'t enough beachfront houses, luxury cars, and seats at the theater for everyone who wants one! And on a more serious note, there\'s not enough food, clothing, and medical care for everyone who needs it.
The entire discipline of economics—and all economic activity—arises from a scarcity of goods and services in comparison to human wants and needs. If there is not enough of something for everyone who wants or needs it, society faces a serious problem: it has to make decision about some basic economic questions.
Throughout history there have always been people who obtained what they wanted or needed by force*. The barbarians who sacked Rome practiced this form of “economic activity,” and in modern times it is practiced by armed robbers. But a society* requires an orderly system* of producing and distributing the necessities and luxuries of life. Such a system is essential to a stable society. Economics is the study of systems of production and distribution—which are called economies—and of their fundamentals, dynamics, and results.
*by force силой
*society общество
*orderly system упорядоченная система
Задание 2. Make true sentences about your country, family and town.
There is
There isn’t
There are
There aren’t
enough food
clothing
luxury houses
jobs
clean water
engineers
money
gas and oil
schools
universities
hospitals
home appliances in my country
in my town
in my family