Economic issues

Question 1

What do we call an increase in economic activity?

Answer 1

A recovery.

Question 2

What do we call the highest point of economic activity?

Answer 2

A boom.

Question 3

What do we call a decline in economic activity?

Answer 3

A recession.

Question 4

What do we call the lowest point of economic activity?

Answer 4

A slump.

Question 5

Translate OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development).

Answer 5

Organizacija za ekonomsko sodelovanje in razvoj.

Question 6

Translate CPI (Consumer Price Index).

Answer 6

Indeks rasti cen življenskih stroškov.

Question 7

Translate RPI (Retail Price Index).

Answer 7

Indeks rasti maloprodajnih cen.

Question 8

Translate FDI (Foreign Direct Investment).

Answer 8

Neposredne tuje investicije.

Question 9

Translate PPP (Purchasing Power Parity).

Answer 9

Pariteta kupne moči.

Question 10

Translate AGR (Annual Growth Rate).

Answer 10

Letna stopnja rasti.

Question 11

Translate scarcity of resources.

Answer 11

Pomanjkanje virov.

Question 12

Translate consumption.

Answer 12

Poraba

Question 13

Translate “razpoložljivost delovne sile”.

Answer 13

Availability of labour.

Question 14

Translate “razpoložljivost virov”.

Answer 14

Availability of resources.

Question 15

Translate expenditures.

Answer 15

Odhodki.

Question 16

Translate market economy.

Answer 16

Tržna ekonomija.

Question 17

Translate perfect competition.

Answer 17

Popolna konkurenca.

Question 18

Translate utility.

Answer 18

Koristnost.

Question 19

Translate public tender.

Answer 19

Javni razpis.

Question 20

Translate national output.

Answer 20

Nacionalni proizvod.

Question 21

Translate welfare.

Answer 21

Blaginja.

Question 22

Translate “javna poraba”.

Answer 22

Public spending

Question 23

Translate “ekonomska politika”.

Answer 23

Economic policy.

Question 24

Translate “indeks rasti cen na drobno”.

Answer 24

Retail price index.

Question 25

Translate "kupna moč".

Answer 25

Purchasing power.

Question 26

Translate "razcvet/konjunktura".

Answer 26

Boom.

Question 27

Join by using a relative clause: The workers in the production will go on strike. They haven’t received their salaries for three months.

Answer 27

The workers in the production, who haven’t received their salaries for three months, will go on strike.

Question 28

Join by using a relative clause: Here is a mobile phone. I was telling you about it.

Answer 28

Here is a mobile phone which I was telling you about.

Question 29

Join by using a relative clause: The model was launched five months ago. It’s not doing well.

Answer 29

The model that/which was launched five months ago isn't doing so well.

Question 30

Rephrase the sentence by using the phrase in the bracket: Poor economic policy has led to a severe crisis in manufacturing. (arise from)

Answer 30

A severe crisis in manufacturing has arisen from poor economic policy.