Англійська мова для економістів (English for Economists)
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Exercise 2. Match words from list A with words from the list B that have a similar meaning:

      A

customer

consumer

protect

activity

manufacturer

investigate

choose

buy

B

end user

producer

study

purchase

buyer

action

safeguard

select  

Exercise  3. Match the words with the correct definitions from the list below:

protection, consumer,market  research, safety, consumerism, resale, client, customer; 

1.  a person or business who buys something from another person or business;

2.  a person who buys and uses goods and services;

3.  a customer of someone who provides a professional service;

4.  an organized movement for consumer protection;

5.  a sale of something again;

6.  the condition of being free or protected from harm;

7.  the study of what products;

8.  action taken against harm or loss, a defense.

Exercise 4. Put an appropriate word into the sentences:

investigated, taste, market research, the resale, accountant, safeguards, has passed, the consumption, customer, clients, consumer, consumers.

1. … have the right to return faulty goods and demand a refund from the

    supplier.

2. Prices of … goods have risen by an average  of 3% in the last 3 month.

3. A good hairdresser never lacks … .

4. Please serve the next … before answering the phone.

5. … of alcohol in that country  is high.

6. The government … new legislation concerning health and safety  in factories.

7. The Consumer’s Association … the rights of the consumer.

8 .We made money on … of our house.

9. My … prepares my tax returns every year.

10. … helped  us design our products to sell better.

11. She has good … in clothes.

12. We … various towns before we decided where to buy a house.

Exercise 5. Answer the following sentences:

1.What do we call people who buying from other individuals or shop, pay for

    services or  order something from a company?

2. Who are the consumers?