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

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