Oral Practice. Round Table

None of the countries has ever succeeded in creating strong economy by isolating itself from the

world economic system.

Translate the following questions for the discussion and hold it:

1. What basis are the foreign trade economic relations exercised on?

2. What influence does the competitiveness of goods and services exert on the growth of nations’

exports and, in general, on foreign trade ties?

3. What are the main trends in foreign trade relations anticipated in the near future?

Written Practice

Summarize the unit in a paragraph of about 300—350 words.

U n i t 3. I n t e r n a t i o n a l T r a d e. F o rm s

A n d M e t h o d s

Preview

In this unit we are going to examine: trade (comerce), discounts agent

• specified methods and forms of international

trade (intermediary, intermediator,)re laed

• advantages and disadvantages of free trade

• interaction of different countries and international

organizations- in the intensification

of international trade

Warm-up

Before you start reading the unit think and try to answer the following questions:

1. How do we picture international trade?

2. What forms and methods are applied in international trade?

3. What is known to us about the main participants of trade?

4. What principles is foreign trade policy based on?