Manual de engleza - Calina Olga

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INTRODUCTION The study of business, a major component of our economy, is increasingly important to all. Everyone in our economy interacts with business – through the products we buy, the advertisements we hear, the jobs we hold and the money we invest. From many perspectives, it is important that young people understand the role of business in our society and begin to comprehend what their relationship is to business and the economy in which they live. The fundamental objectives of this book focus on introducing students to the world of business and helping prepare them for a more meaningful and beneficial interaction with businesses and our economy. A basic understanding of the business world and the knowledge of economics are needed by everyone who plans a career in business. The materials presented are designed to facilitate the accomplishment of the following main goals: - Aid students in acquiring a vocabulary of business and economic terms; - Provide students with an understanding of the many activities, problems and decisions involved in operating a business successfully under the present economic conditions; - Help students enrich their economic culture. This book comprises eight basic chapters (1 - 4 chapters are written by Olga Calina, 5 - 8 chapters – by Adela Talpă) and each chapter is accompanied by many other sub-chapters. Each new theme contains the explanation of business and economic terms in English, their translation into Romanian and Russian. The texts are followed by many activities such as pair-work, group-work, individual work, and by such communicative instructive methods as simulation, role-play, problematization, case study, etc. This book is intended primarily for the students of cycle I who study English for economic purposes and for all the others who are interested to study business in English and such aspects of economic realities as management, marketing, accounting, finance, etc. This book also presents some historical data on the money and banking industry development, the accounting origin and others. As this is a language course we can give only a general view of the economic sectors, we do recommend those ones interested in enhancing the sectorial knowledge to consult the books on the reference list. We wish to express a great deal of appreciation to all the teachers at the Chair of Applied Modern Languages who have supported us in publishing this book. The Authors