The World around Us. Любинская Н.А. - 22 стр.

B.    Language Practice
I.     Say in English how you understand the following :
1.    a period of footdragging
2.    it was urged in part by protectionist forces in the West
3.    bilateral talks
4.    that mirrors the reform process
5.    the other big looming snag
6.    highly politicized subsidies for energy, transport and credit
7.    it would be a useful rod to beat back a capricious bureaucracy

II.  Form adjectives from given nouns and verbs with endings – ful; – ous; �–�
       ive;�–y;�–ative
beauty, fame, danger, progress, courage, instinct, forget, dirt, hate, smoky, de-
light, declare, rain, use, compare, humour.

C. Making a Summary
Making a summary of the text “Time to Trade” we can start with the following:
      The subject of the text is Russia’s accession to WTO. The article was
written in 2002 and at that time the European Union and America just started to
recognize Russia as a market economy.
      At that time Russia, of course, was not a model of market economy. It
was governed by organized crime and arbitrary bureaucratic interference. But
there were some shifts to economics based on demand and supply and obvious
successes in some industries, in particular, in a growing software industry.
– How will you continue your summary?
– Which ideas will you mention by all means?
– Which paragraphs can you omit?

D. Follow-up
What is your opinion?
1. Does Russia need a WTO membership?
2. Is the author right in criticism of certain sides of our life?
3. Do you think the general tone of the article is biased?
4. In what way should Russian customs officials and defence ministry react to
     this criticism?

E. Writing
Write a list of obstacles blocking Russia’s accession to WTO 5 years ago (4 – 5
sentences).




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