Using your dictionary, match words in A with their synonyms in B.
| A
| B
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| a) to provide
| а) fee
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| b) to control
| б) to occur, to take place
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| c) to issue
| в) surpass
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| d) banknotes
| г) to address
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| e) coins
| д) resident
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| f) legal tender
| е) paper money
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| g) to refuse
| є) to operate
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| h) payment
| ж) to fix
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| i) to look after
| з) power
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| j) reserve
| и) to get income
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| k) to happen
| і) to announce
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| l) demand
| ї) settlement facilities
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| m) supply
| й) percent
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| n) to exceed
| к) to manage
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| o) interest rate
| л) to vary
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| p) to apply for
| м) to supervise
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| q) to deposit
| н) mediator
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| r) citizen
| о) to calculate
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| s) to make profit
| п) to invest
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| t) to charge
| р) request for
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| u) to act
| с) offer
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| v) intermediary
| т) token money
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| w) authority
| у) stock
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| x) to determine
| ф) to reject
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| y) to fluctuate
| х) to render
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| z) to advertize
| ц) to emit
|
Pre-reading task
Work in small groups.
Now you are going to read about different types of banks: central banks, commercial banks and investment banks (called merchant banks in Great Britain). Which of them, do you think, deal with the public in general, and which specialize in providing services to companies, raising funds for industry on financial markets, etc?
Reading
1.Read text 27 quickly. Were your ideas about the services provided by these banks correct?
Text 27
