Ex.4. Make up sentences using the present perfect and a superlative adjective.

 

E.g. difficult decision/make

It's the most difficult decision I have ever made.

 

1. cheap hotel/stay in

2. fast car/drive

3. reasonable boss/work for

4. boring presentation/hear

5. difficult customers/deal with

6. good product/produce

7. bad job/have

8. simple computer program/use

9. reliable bank/deal with

10. profitable contract/make

11. bad mistake/make

12. expensive thing/buy

13. big company/work for

14. long meeting/be to

 

 

Speech and Discussion

 

Ex.1. Describe the differences between central banks and other financial institutions in the banking industry.

 

Ex.2. Discuss the role of the National Bank of Ukraine as you see it today. Do you feel it is doing an effective job? Why or why not?

 

Ex.3. Name some big commercial banks in Ukraine. Would you deposit your money in a bank that did not offer state insurance protection?

 

Ex.4. Familiarize yourself with the following idioms. Consult your dictionary and translate the sentences into Ukrainian. Think of situations where you could use them.

1. The gambler broke the bank at the casino.

2. Loan sharks operate outside the law.

3. You can bank on him to do what he promises.

4. He touched all the bases in his talk about the new product.

5. When they could not pay their taxes, they were behind the eight ball because the government fined them more money.

 

Ex.5. Comment on the following:

“A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.”

(Frost)