VOCABULARY. Answer the questions

1. faltering – неуверенный, нерешительный, неустойчивый

2. to lodge a complaint – подавать жалобу

3. to adjudicate a dispute – рассматривать спор

4. to reciprocate – 1) отвечать взаимностью; 2) отвечать, отплатить

Answer the questions:

What happened to trade and growth after the economic crisis hit the world in 2008?

What were the aims of the Doha round and why did the talks fail?

What appeared as an alternative to a multilateral deal?

What is the drawback of regional deals?

Why is a Global Recovery Round considered by experts to be a better alternative?

What should the Global Recovery Round focus on?

Suggest the Russian for the following word combinations.

To lower trade barriers, cutting tariffs and red tape, WTO’s mantra, to boost trade, intensifying protectionism, multilateral deal, to achieve a bargain, faltering recovery, potential gains, to place priority on improving the access to the market.

Suggest the Russian for the following word combinations.

За счет кого-то, промышленные товары, подать жалобу, обрабатывающая промышленность, установить крайний срок, заключить сделку, либерализовать торговлю услугами, на долю которой приходится 20% мировой торговли.

VOCABULARY PRACTICE