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5. Answer the following questions. 
1.
What is urban economics in its broad sense? 
2.
What is a narrower definition of urban economics? 
3.
What do modern cities represent? 
4.
How many related themes is urban economics divided into? What are they? 
5.
How does the geographical location influence the nature and behaviour of the markets? 
6.
What is the scope of work of the urban economist? 
7.
What is the role of transportation in the development of the cities? 
8.
What does rural economics study? 
 
 

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6. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and word combinations from Text 5A.
Urban areas, tools of economics, urban issues, public transit, local government, urban 
spatial structure, expenditures and taxes, market forces, market performance, intra-city location, 
metropolitan area, economic growth, spatial distribution of production. 
 
7. Sort out the following verbs and idioms denoting a degree of success in business under 
three headings: 
Success 
Survival 
Failure 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flourish, fail, go bust, thrive, be a success, reach a break-even point, boom, be head over 
ears in debt, lose count of millions, roll in money, make a considerable profit, succeed, be a 
failure, breakeven, keep one‘s head above water, get a business off the ground, prosper, 
keep/stay afloat, sink, be a flop, survive. 
8. Read and find Russian equivalents to the following English 
proverbs and sayings. Express your thoughts on these topics and 
explain the meaning of them. 

Better give a shilling than lend a half-crown. 

Business before pleasure. 

Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt. 

The busy have no time for tears. 

Bind the sack before it be full. 

By doing nothing we learn to do ill. 

The busiest man finds the most leisure. 

Creditors have better memories than 
debtors.