Task 1. Find in the text the sentences with “The Complex Object” construction and translate them into Russian

Task 2. Translate the sentences from English into Russian paying attention to “The Complex Object” construction:

a) with “to”

1. We know many newly industrialized countries to have weak trade unions.

2. The developing countries want the rich countries to stop imposing tariffs on imports from the Third World.

3. Economists consider land to be the factor of production supplied by nature.

4. As the prices of fuels rise, we expect their production to expand.

5. Some businessmen think trade union regulations to result in fewer jobs.

b) without “to”

1. A rise in the price of a unit of labour will make the firm start using a more capital-intensive technology (капиталоемкая технология).

2. Higher prices for oil make research laboratories work at substitutes for oil.

3. The command economy does not let an individual make free economic decisions.

4. Increased output per worker in agriculture lets more workers be transferred from agriculture to industry.

5. Allocation of additional capital lets a high level of production be maintained with fewer workers.

Task 3. Match the suitable parts to make up sentences with “The Complex Object” construction. Translate the sentences into Russian:

1. Economists believe the price of a) to be a disincentive for potential

land investors.

2. Economists expect the price of ore b) to lease the land as he has enough money to purchase it.

3. We expect rising prices for mineral c) to be high enough to scare off

resources (отпугнуть) all potential tenants.

4. Economists believe a low wage d) to meet the requirements of

level potential investors.

5. We expect farmers e) to be too high to make the

industry profitable.

6. We don’t believe the rent in the f) to change due to a change in its

area condition.

7. Economists don’t believe the g) to rise as its supply reduces.

present-day condition in mining

8. We don’t believe cost of production h) to apply fertilizers on this poor

in mining soil.

9. Economists believe profitability of i) to be a disincentive for business-

housing men to look for capital-intensive

technologies.

10. We don’t expect the farmer j) to be a strong enough incentive for people to look for their substitutes.