Translate sentences from Russian into English paying attention to sequence of tenses.

1. Он знал, что спрос на этот металл увеличился.

2. Газеты сообщали, что компания приобрела 10% акций этой иностранной фирмы.

3. Эти данные говорили о том, что производство многих товаров сократилось.

4. Они надеялись, что выпуск товаров длительного пользования вырастет в следующем году.

5. Мы полагали, что чистый доход выше этой цифры.

6. Экономисты считали, что рост будет более значительным.

7. Они решили, что будут введены ограничения на экспорт сырья.

8. Работодатели считали, что они легко привлекут дополнительную рабочую силу.

9. Они знали, что это отрицательно скажется на экономике страны.

10. Они помнили, что новые правила вступили в силу уже в прошлом месяце.

Role-play

FINANCING A LOAN

Situation

You’d like to purchase a car but do not have entire amount of money needed. You intend to borrow some money. Luckily your friend works in the commercial bank.

What you must decide

Determine the best way to finance a loan

Work in pairs (Student A and Student B)

Student A

You want to buy a car, but only have enough money to buy an old one. Nevertheless you don’t want to give up the idea completely, and think that you would rather make use of your bank’s credit facilities. A loan can be obtained from a commercial bank. You know that you may be financing a loan during the next several years. But you’ve never borrowed before and as a newcomer in this sphere you don’t have any idea how to start this process.

Make use of the helpful phrases:

• From what I’ve heard ….

• Wouldn’t it be a good idea to ….

• The difficulty is ….

• There is a relatively simple way of doing that ….

• Don’t you think it would be better to ….

• I don’t know what to begin with ….

• There is a little chance of ….

• I know it’s risky but I’ all optimistic about ….

• The thing that worries me most is ….

Student B

You’ve been a true friend of A. since college. As a bank officer you are well informed about all aspects concerning a bank’s credit facilities. You want to help a give A. some practical advice how to discuss a loan, to raise a loan and to pay off a loan. You insist on an understanding of three basic steps to negotiate a loan: you should compare loan sources, compute interest, determine repayment time.

Make use of the helpful phrases:

• I see no reason why ….

• In the circumstances the only chances seems to be ….

• The thinking behind my proposal is ….

• I consider it absolutely essential ….

• I want to explain exactly why I’m proposing to ….

• I understand you may feel hesitant about … but I can assure you that ….

• While I realize you must have some doubts about ….

• It’ll cause no problem.

• There’s only way of dealing with the problem.

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