II. Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты к следующим словам и словосочетаниям:

1. международная торговля и инвестиционный климат – International trade and investment climate

2. двусторонние соглашения – bilateral agreements

3. посредством улучшения внешних экономических отношений – through improving external economic relations

4. уровень экономической интеграции – level of economic integration

5. расширение и улучшение законодательной базы – expansion and improvement of the legal base

6. эффективное привлечение иностранного капитала – effective attraction of foreign capital

7. были подписаны в первую очередь – were signed in the first place

8. в регулировании современной системы – in regulating the contemporary system

9. первостепенной важности – оf particular importance

10. пошаговое развитие – step-by-step development

11. широкомасштабное сотрудничество – wide scale cooperation

12. соглашение о партнерстве – agreement on partnership

13. основной торговый партнер – major trading partner

14. региональная структура внешней торговли – regional structure of foreign trade.

III. Ответьте на следующие вопросы по содержанию текста:

1. What are the basic criteria in concluding bilateral agreements?

The basic criteria in concluding of bilateral agreements are:

1. Satisfaction of needs of Belarus through improving external economic relations.

2. Working out of the main concept of development and improving economic relations with foreign countries and block of countries (EU, the USA, East Europe, the CIS, South-East Asia and etc.) and increasing the level of economic integration with them.

2. What is of the uppermost importance for the Republic of Belarus?

The uppermost importance for the Republic of Belarus is the step-by-step development of mutual relations in politics, trade, finance, science, education, culture, and other areas with the European Union (EU)

3. What was laid down in 1995?

In 1995 the beginning of the legal realization of wide scale cooperation with EU was laid down by signing an agreement on partnership and cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the European Union.

4. What are two basic perspectives of the development of foreign trade in Belarus?

Two basic perspectives of the development of foreign trade in Belarus are: eastern – with the CIS, and western – with distant foreign states.

IV. Поставьте глаголы в The Present Continuous Tense или The Simple Future Tense для выражения будущего.

1. – Where you (to go) at the weekend? – To the seaside.

Where are you going at the weekend? – To the seaside.

2. – Is Mr. Dane in the office? – No, he (to be) in the office in an hour.

Is Mr. Dane in the office? – No, he will be in the office in an hour.

3. – When you (to meet) Mr. Cartright? – At 9. – Why so early? – Because at 10 I (to have talks) with the manager.

When are you meeting Mr. Cartright? – At 9. – Why so early? – Because at 10 I will having talks with the manager.

4. – Have you signed the contract with the British company? – Not yet. I (to do) it tomorrow.

Have you signed the contract with the British company? – Not yet. I will do it tomorrow.

5. – You (to accept) the Sellers’ prices? – I’m not sure.

Are you accepting the Sellers’ prices? – I’m not sure.

6. – Who (to study) the latest catalogues of American companies? – I will.

Who will study the latest catalogues of American companies? – I will.