Section Overview

Английский язык

Учебное пособие для второго и третьего года обучения в бакалавриате по специальностям «Социология» и «Политология»

UNIT 1

An English-speaking country: Political & Economic Profile

AGENDA

1.1	Lead-in	Section Overview
1.2	Language Input	Developing Vocabulary
1.3	Background information	The Political and Economic Profile of the UK
1.4	Comprehension	Understanding the reading Scanning
1.5	Practice Skills Focus	Fill-in exercises Writing reports Presenting the information
1.6	Dialogue	Managing Public Funds
	Supporting materials	US vs UK budget
1.7	Reading for Cross-Cultural Associations	A short guide to the American political system
1.8	Case Study & Role Play	The UK economy - a fragile state?
1.9	Grammar back-up	Practice with the Infinitive

LEAD-IN

Section Overview

Political scientist Harold Lasswell defined politics as the process of deciding who gets what, when and how. Economics is the study of how societies allocate scarce resources, deciding what to produce, how and for whom. The similarity of these definitions demonstrates a relationship between politics and economics, as both represent methods by which societies make decisions. Economic stewardship is a major concern for any government, raising the question of the nature and extent of its involvement in the economy.

1. Why do you think politicians need Economics?

2. Which of the two concepts would you most possibly agree with – the influence of politics over economics or the influence of economics over politics?

3. What would be your logic in choosing the political and economic characteristics to give a brief description of a country?

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