Assignment 5. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text.

1) Adam Smith was a Scottish _________ _________ and political _________.

2) Adam Smith _________ Glasgow __________ in 1737, __________ 14.

3) At 11.00 the students __________ __________ on the morning`s lecture, at 12.00 there was a lecture on an __________ __________.

4) Adam Smith __________ Oxford in 1746, before his __________ __________ __________, and two years later became a __________ __________ in Edinburgh.

5) Later he __________ __________ the subject of “the __________ of __________”.

6) In 1759 he published “The Theory of __________ __________”, which was on __________ __________.

7) In the book, he continued __________ a system of “____________________” based on the free __________ of __________ and largely unimpeded by __________ __________.

8) He had __________ devoted a __________ __________ of his __________ to __________ secret acts of __________.

Assignment 6. Complete the sentences in column A choosing the correct ending from column B:

A

1) This university still followed some practices of the medieval universities …

2) At Glasgow Adam Smith studied …

3) Adam Smith was influenced by Hitchison`s views …

4) A fellowship was like a prize, membership of a wealthy club,

which some enjoyed for a few years …

5) He had sponsors, but it was essentially a private enterprise …

6) Published in 1776, this work contained Smith`s famous exposition of the “invisible hand” of competition …

7) After being appointed commissioner of customs and of salt duties for Scotland in 1777 …

8) In his last years he seems to have

B

a) he was not attached to any university.

b) he went to live in Edinburgh with his mother.

c) in admitting students at age 14.

d) as guiding an economic system based on individual self-interest.

e) one on the theory and history of law and one on the sciences and arts.

f) but he rejected some of his teacher`s doctrines.

g) until they wanted to marry.

been planning two major treatises …

h) under Francis Hutchison.

Assignment 7. Answer the questions on the text:

1) When and where was Adam Smith born?

2) What was his occupation (profession)?

3) What university did he enter after receiving his elementary education in Kirkcaldy?

4) What practices did Glasgow University follow?

5) What can you say about the Glasgow timetable and curriculum?

6) Who was A. Smith`s teacher at Glasgow? What did he teach?

7) How did College fellows take their teaching at Oxford?

8) What lectures did A. Smith deliver in Edinburgh?

9) What works by A. Smith do you know?

10) When and where did Adam Smith die?

Assignment 8. Comment on the following. In giving your answers, try to compare the situation at the time of Adam Smith with what you are having at the moment.

1) A fellowship was like a prize, membership of a wealthy club.

2) “It will be his own fault if anyone should endanger his health at Oxford by excessive study, our only business here being to go to prayers twice a day and to lectures twice a week”.

Assignment 9. Look through the above text again. Give a brief account of the life and works of Adam Smith. If you feel that something is missing in your description, use any other source of information.

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