Ex.4. Match up two halves of the following sentences from the text. Translate them into Russian

1) There is significant evidence to a) …their forecasts of IPO results in

suggest that… the coming months of 2007 with

investors showing less activity than

was earlier expected for the second

half of 2007.

2) Experience demonstrates that… b) a well-prepared company with

appropriate corporate governance

will command an improved

valuation premium by investors.

3) The investment community expect c) some of the most successful

and the regulatory authorities company IPOs are those where

require,… quality management have been in

place for some time and have been

able to prepare the business for an

IPO.

4) However, investment bankers are d) a company to publish periodic

cautious in… financial and other information

within tight a time term as well

as publishing all price-sensitive

information immediately.

Ex.5. Decipher the following abbreviations and translate them into Russian.

IPO; RTS; MICEX; LSE; NYSE; AIM; NASDAQ; AMEX; LIFFE; LIBOR; LIBID; WTO; IMF; OECD; IFC; FIAC; RSPP; ICCI; SEC; SIB; FSFM; SPO.

Ex.6. Translate the text from English into Russian (at-sight translation in class or in writing at home; listen to the recording and interpret the text consecutively or simultaneously).

Ex.7. Read this additional information on IPO in Russia. Translate the hightlighted expressions. Write out key words/phrases from each paragraph. Reconstruct the information to be consecutively interpreted into Russian by other students.