Английский язык. Любинская Н.А - 5 стр.

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      Russia’s President Vladimir Putin spoke about the intention of repaying the
debts to the International Monetary Fund and the Paris Club ahead of schedule on
Nov. 18. Putin said that this decision is dictated “by the government’s aspiration to
decrease expenditures linked to servicing of debts, that is, to lower the interest pay-
ments”.

Language development

III. Fill in the correct word from the list below, then make sentences using the
completed phrases.

           to sign    debt         macroeconomic           government
           take       pay          core                    to decrease

1._________officials             4. _________off             7. _______expenditures
2._________repayment             5. _________figures         8._________place
3._________an agreement          6. _________part

IV. Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions.
an agreement_____, according______, _____ 2008, consultations ____, _____ Paris,
____ December 14, report _____, pay ______, Ministry ____ Finance, speak ______,
repay smth ______ smb, ahead _____ smth, linked _____ smth

V. Make the new words with the base words, using the suffixes and prefixes.

credit                                      announce
sign                                        possible
agree                                       count
pay                                         nation
consider                                    head
prove                                       decide
govern                                      expend
consult

VI. Define Tense and Voice in the following sentences:

1.   Creditors signed an agreement on the repayment.
2.   Russia will pay 100 billion.
3.   Pre-term debt repayment will improve Russia’s macroeconomic figures.
4.   The agreement was confirmed by Russian government officials.
5.   The Russian government may use $7-10 billion from the Stabilization Fund.
6.   A preschedule pay-off will save Russia $700-900 million annually.
7.   Russia should not expect more than a 10 percent discount.