Vocabulary

I want to be an economist

V. Speak about how your plans for the future got changed.

VI. Read and translate the text “I want to be an economist”

My name is Oksana, I am sixteen. I study in the Astrakhan College of Building and Economics. I want to be an economist.

And I can explain why I think so. Russia for a long time had the command-and-administrative methods of management. (Every official had extensive power which he did not want to lose.) Economics and economic science were not developing.

The reconstructing of the economic system abolished many ministries and other departments. As a result of the reconstructing, the connections between different areas of our country were broken and our industry and agriculture gone down. However, the reconstructing opened up wide opportunities for a business and marketing economics.

Therefore I took the decision to become an economist.

command - приказывать, командовать, управлять

extensive - экстенсивный, растущий вширь

official - чиновник, должностное лицо

power - власть, сила

economy - экономия, хозяйство

reconstructing - перестройка

to abolish - отменять, уничтожать

ministry - министерство

connection - связь, связи

however - однако

opportunity - удобный случай

marketing - рыночная торговля

therefore - поэтому, следовательно

decision -решение, решимость

to take a decision - принять решение

to become - становиться