Repérez les erreurs qui se sont glissées dans certains des énoncés suivants et corrigez-les.
1- It is no longer economic to keep this factory open. (correct)
2- The main election issue will be the economics. (economy) 3- He has been teaching economic at University for several years. (economics) 4- It is more economic to buy in bulk. (economical) 5- The Americans have taken to building more economic cars. (economical) 6- Japan has gone through one of its worst economical crisis since the 1930s. (economic) 7- It does not make economical sense to own a car in New York City. (correct) 8- Brazil has launched an economy drive to curb its expenditure and put the economic back on its feet again. (economy) 9- The president helped the firm to economise 20% on cost. (correct) 10- Nubukpo, a Togolese economist is best remembered for his views. (correct)
Economic ou economical? Complètez les expressions suivantes par le mot qui convient.
1- An …(economic)... rent 2- an ..(economic)….analyst 3- an …(economic)… indicator
4- to be …(economical) ... with one’s money 5- to be …(economical)... with the truth 6- …(economic)…. management 7- an …(economic)… factor 8- an …(economical).. car.
Trouvez le mot qui correspond à chaque définition (economy/-ic/-ical/etc..)
1- ….. qui permet de gagner de l’argent. (economical)
2- …... activités industrielles, commerciales et financières d’un pays. (economy) 3- …. Lié à l’économie (economic) 4- …. Domaine du savoir, discipline (economics) 5- …… Rentable (economic) 6- …… Aspect économique (economic) 7- …….. Spécialiste de l’économie (economist)
Parmi la liste des mots suivants, quels sont ceux qui sont proches par leur sens de « faire des économies » ? Entourez -les.
Profitable thrifty cheap
Inexpensive free complementary Costly frugal penny-pinching Tight-fisted open-handed extravagant Scrimping parsimonious lavish Wasteful Il existe plusieurs expressions avec le mot “économie”. Trouvez l’équivalent anglais des expressions suivantes.
1- Faire des economies (F)
2- Uneéconomie de temps(A) 3- Faire des économies sur tout(G) 4- Les économiesd’énergie(C) 5- L’économie de marché(D) 6- Uneéconomiedirigée (H) 7- Faire des économies de bouts de chandelle (E) 8- Un procédé qui permet des économies de temps et d’argent (J) 9- Une grande économie de moyens (K) 10- Il n’y pas de petites économies (I) 11- Economises ta salive (B)
a- A saving in time b- Don’twasteyour breath ! c- Energy conservation d- The free enterprise economy, the free market e- Make cheeseparing economies f- Save money, save up, put up money aside g- Scrimp and save h- A state-controlled economy i- Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves j- Time saving/money saving device k- Very restricted means
Complètez les phrases par economic/ economical/ economy, etc..
1- America has ended most of its …(economic)... sanctions against India and Pakistan, imposed as punishment for their nuclear tests. 2- The IMF gave qualified approval to a cautious package of …(economic)... rescue measures for Russia. 3- Japan threw Russia an …(economic)... lifeline in the form of an 8000000 aid package. 4- Diesel-fuelled cars have proved to be extremely …(economical).. and have gained favour with consumers. 5- Most forecasters expect that America’s …(economy)… will slow down this year as consumer spending calms down. 6- Professional forecasters, including the central bank, have consistently understated the strength of America’s …(economy).. 7- Against all expectations the …(economy)... soared in the last three months of 1999. 8- Half a dozen …(economists)…. from the University of Chicago have been awarded the Nobel Price for their work on …(economics).. and related subjects. 9- It is the …(economy).. , stupid!, was one of the slogans of Bill Clinton’s campaign.
