Intermediate test (I and II module) Name, group: Ixtiyor Zakirov Sanjarovich, Group 21-03. F2 Task Complete these definitions with words or expressions from the box

Task3.Listen to six business news stories from American radio stations, and complete the chart below.

News item	Which industry or industries are mentioned?	Which economic sector or sectors are involved?	Which companies or organizations are named?	Is this good, bad or mixed news for the industry?	What figures are mentioned?
1	Oil	Primary	OPEC (organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)	Bad	$3 droping to $63.20, 13 nations, 40% of world’s total supply, 1m barrels a day
2	Software	Secondary	Microsoft	Good	$4.37 billion profit, $4.29 billion, 9% rise in turnover to $15.06 billion
3	Automobiles	Secondary	Hyundai	Good	38% fall in profit, 3^rd quarter, 213million profit, 1.5billion loss
4	Manufacturing	Secondary,tertiary and quaternary	An American consulting Company	Good	6^th largest manufacturing country, top 10, 15 years, 9 th place, 1% dip in global manufacturing value abbed
5	Airlines and aeroplane-airplane manufacturers	Tertiary and secondary	Association of European airlines, Airbus	Mixed	25 years, 24.300 new aircraft, US$ 2.8 trillion, 1.215 plans a year, 2026, 4,9% annual passenger traffic growth
6	Farming-agriculture, biofuels	Promary and secondary	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	Good	Price rises of between 20% and 50%, 10 years

Task 4. Choose one of the topics and write an essay.


Should governments spend more money on improving roads and highways, or should governments spend more money on improving public transportation (buses, trains, subways)? Why?

Many people believe that governments should spend more money on improving roads and highways. However, other people think that more money should be spent on improving public transportation. Personally, I think that both of these opinions have their advantages and disadvantages.

The first reason for improving public transportation is overpopulation. The number of cars is rising dramatically. As a result of this fact, the contemplation of air is increasing that leads to irreversible aftereffects such as the presence of acid rains and different kinds of human diseases. So, the improving of public transportation will reduce pollution. The second reason for this is the possibility to decrease the amount of traffic jam that also has a huge influence on air pollution. Moreover, it will save time and people's money. One does not have to pay for gas for his car, car insurance, repair, oil change and etc. The third reason for this is a sharp decrease in the level of car accidents. People will feel more secure in this case. Road accidents have become a violent issue and people feel that the Government should do something to reduce the accidents happening on the roads daily.