The World around Us. Любинская Н.А. - 25 стр.

II. Verbs of “demand”
The EU demanded that Russia liberalise its gas market.
Mr. Putin insisted that EU summit mention the supposed abuse of ethnic Rus-
sians’ civil rights in Latvia.
        The simple verb is used for all persons in a noun clause after the follow-
ing verbs:
 demand                        recommend                be necessary
 insist                        urge                     be required
 require                       advise                   be essential
 suggest                       request                  be important

Examples:      The manager required that all employees attend the meeting
               Both sides require that the contract be signed immediately

Say whether the sentences below are correct or not.
1. It was important that money was collected for the cause.
2. The law requires that students attends schools regularly.
3. The supervisor recommended that all employees took a course in speed
     reading.
4. They insisted that she not called before 8.00 a.m.
5. The police require that a driver renewed his license every three years.

C. Making a Summary
How will you introduce the text?
Look at the title and subtitle. Very often they are quite suggestive.
You could start like this: “The text tells us about the attitude of the most elite
world clubs to Russia’s attempts to join the WTO.”
Compare this text with the previous one. It is obvious that the attitude has
changed from friendly and encouraging to critical and disapproving.
Now follow the order of headings collected in A and finish the summary.

D. Follow-up
Answer the following questions:
1. Why is Chechnya a constant point of criticism?
2. Do you think the world democratic communities are right in saying that
      Russia meddles with its neighbours?
Compare the article with the previous one. How did the general tone change? Do
you accept the criticism or do you think it is undeserved?




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