Ex.2. Sum up what you remember about the World Trade Organization

Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the words above. Make your own sentences to show that you understand the difference in their meaning.

Ex.10. These words are often confused

politics – policy

1. Honesty is the best ….

2. Only senior management can take … decisions.

3. … is the art of government.

4. It is company … to ensure that all employees receive adequate training for their job.

5. The mayor has been in … all his life.

6. The … of that store is that customers may return merchandise for an exchange, but not for a refund.

7. She refused to get involved in office ….

8. This President thinks more about internal affairs, such as unemployment and education, than about foreign ….

9. I am not interested in ….

10. He has chosen a career in ….

11. Many people disagree with the President’s recent foreign … decisions.

12. The WTO’s agreements bind governments to keep their trade ….

Exercises in Comprehension

Ex.1. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the World Trade Organization?

2. What is its main function?

3. What does the WTO do to fulfil its main function?

4. What are the WTO’s agreements?

5. Who signs these agreements?

6. What do these agreements guarantee?

7. What do they bind governments to do?

8. What is their main purpose?

9. Who oversees international economic relations among governments?

10. Who does the World Bank provides loans to?

11. Where are the WTO headquarters?

Ex.3. Translate into English:

Світову організацію торгівлі було створено в 1995 році. Це одна з наймолодших міжнародних організацій. Вона є єдиною міжнародною організацією, яка має справу з основними правилами торгівлі між країнами. Вона керує торговельними угодами і діє як форум для торгових переговорів. Вона також співпрацює з іншими міжнародними організаціями.

Урегулювання торгових конфліктів – одне з найважливіших завдань Світової організації торгівлі.

Угоди Світової організації торгівлі – це основні правові норми міжнародної торгівлі. Вони гарантують країнам-членам важливі торгові права.

Світова організація торгівлі також регулює торгівлю послугами та інтелектуальною власністю.

Головне управління Світової організації торгівлі розташоване в Женеві (Швейцарія).

Grammar Revision

Infinitive or Gerund? 1. The infinitive is often used when talking about aims and objectives, and the gerund when the verb is the subject of the sentence. He made a decision to start a new life. Learning languages is my hobby. 2. The infinitive is used after adjectives, adverbs, nouns and pronouns; the gerund is used after prepositions and conjunctions. I was surprised to meet him there. She is certain to retire soon. He was shocked. He didn’t know what to do. They have a plan to start a business. After graduating from the University he set up his business. He insisted on restructuring the company. 3. Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive. begin, can’t bear, continue, hate, like, love, remember, start, stop, try, intend, bother, prefer 4. Some of these verbs change their meanings depending on whether they are used with the gerund or the infinitive to remember + infinitive = not to forget to do something to remember + gerund = to remember something done in the past   to regret + infinitive = to be sorry for something you are doing to regret + gerund = to be sorry because of something that happened in the past

to stop + infinitive = to stop so that you can do it

to stop + gerund = to end an action

Ex.1. Divide the verbs in the box into two categories: A-those generally followed by an infinitive, B-those generally followed by a gerund. Some verbs may appear in both categories, depending on their meaning.

	admit, avoid, resist, face, offer, miss, intend, remember, regret, stop, risk, forgive, decide, hate, expect, consider, refuse, start, hope, learn, plan, postpone, imagine, involve.

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