Card №1 Task Give the main idea of the text. When women run the economy

Task 2. Describe the following graph.



Task 3. Speak on the topic: Running the Business
Card №26
Task 1. Give the main idea of the text.
As gas prices hit record highs, some Americans might be tempted to go electric and ease the pain at the pump. But finding a shiny, new electric vehicle might not be so easy. Drivers looking to buy an EV today might have to wait for months, or more, before the cars are delivered.
And yet, rising fuel prices continue to plague both businesses and consumers, with the national average for gas hitting a record $4.59 a gallon, according to AAA. The rise in fuel costs — a 51% spike from a year ago — comes ahead of a summer travel season that’s expected to be bustling, and at a time when decades-high inflation is stoking recessionary fears among investors.
The low availability of vehicles, including EVs, has been driven in part by supply chain problems — most notably a shortage of semiconductor chips since early 2021 — that have led automakers to idle plants, leaving fewer cars and trucks available for consumers.
Legacy automakers and electric-vehicle start-ups alike reported modest production volumes to start the year, though they expect waning supply chain restraints to help boost EV production during the second half. For now, EVs are still in short supply and are expected to be for the foreseeable future.
Many of the newest EVs — including the Ford F-150 Lightning, GMC Hummer EV, Rivian R1T and Lucid Air — have backlogs of orders and reservations. Even Tesla, the industry leader in EV sales, said some new orders won’t be fulfilled until the summer of next year, depending on the vehicle model.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/24/electric-vehicles-are-in-short-supply-heres-what-you-can-find-as-gas-prices-soar-.html

Task 2. Describe the following graph.

Task 3. Speak on the topic: The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan