II. Vocabulary exercises
1. Match the term with its definition.
1. consumer
| a. the worth of something to its owner
| 2. advantage
| b. something that puts you in a better position than other people
| 3. value
| c. health, comfort and prosperity
| 4. wealth
| d. a person who buys goods and services
| 5. prosperity
| e. giving something that you own to somebody for a period of time
| 6. borrowing
| f. the money used in a country
| 7. gift
| g. a condition in which a person or community is doing well financially
| 8. currency
| h. a person or organization that invests money
| 9. investor
| i. an area, a country etc. to which goods may be sold
| 10. market
| j. something that you give someone as a present
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2. Fill in the blanks using the words and words combinations given below:
consumers, economists, exchange rate, supply, flexibility, wages
demand, essential commodities, productivity, labour
1. People think of … as being the desire for a certain economic product.
2. The demand for some products is such that … do care about changes in price when they buy more units of product.
3. The definition of the demand is given by the … .
4. On the top of our personal scale of preferences are … …. .
5. The production of goods and services is called the … .
6. In order to make the best decision … must be kept in mind.
7. The economists talk about the … in a market economy.
8. … … is the price of one currency in terms of another.
9. The major categories of … that are based on the general level of skills needed to do any kind of job.
10. At times, … are determined by the influence of organized labour.
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