III. Make up a plan of the text.

IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.

V. Questions for discussion:

1. What is the aim of the EU in the footwear sector?

2. Where is major European footwear production concentrated?

3. What does the European footwear industry consist of?

4. Are there any differences in footwear sector in different contries? If any, give examples.

5. What are the main suppliers of footwear to the EU?

6. What problems does the European footwear industry face?

7. What are the main trade priorities for the footwear sector?

8. What is the mission of WTO?

9. What barriers are of relevance for the multilateral negotiations on non-agricultural market access?

10. What are the perspectives for the development of the EU footwear industry?

VI. Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c

I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:

1. to confront – зіштовхуватись

2. fraudulent – сфальсифікований, обманний

3. to circumvent – обдурити, обійти

4. preferential – той, якому віддають перевагу, пільговий

5. to combat – боротися, протидіяти

6. to investigate – розслідувати

7. alleged – підозрілий, можливий

8. internal market – внутрішній ринок

9. approximation – наближене значення, тотожність

10. provision – забезпечення

11. transposition – перегрупування, переміщення

12. to adhere – жорстко дотримуватись

13. application – застосування

14. labelling – маркування

II. Listen to the text ‘eu footwear industry regulation’ and decide if the statements are true or false:

1. Some economic operators have taken fraudulent activities to circumvent commercial policy measures and mislead EU consumers by claiming an EU origin of products that in reality have been produced elsewhere.

2. OLAF has been investigating alleged fraud cases in order to ensure that footwear is classified in a uniform manner throughout the Community.

3. The Single Market enhances employment and commercial opportunities, widens choice of goods and services, decreases prices, increases worker mobility and international competitiveness.

4. Disbalance of the legislation of the various Member States on a minimum common labelling system has enabled manufacturers to provide consumers with better information and increased transparency.

5. The Directive doesn’t influence the footwear sector, including competition, chemicals, environment, intellectual property, health and safety at work and trade.

III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:

1. What has been the object of constant concern in recent years?

2. What aspects does the Directive of the European Parliament and Council cover?

APPENDIX

Texts for home reading module I

1. Read and translate the following text:

High-heeled footwear

High-heeled footwear (often abbreviated as high heels) is footwear which raises the heel of the wearer's foot significantly higher than the toes. When both the heel and the toes are raised equal amounts, as in a platform shoe, it is generally not considered to be a "high-heel". This tends to give the illusion of longer and more slender legs. High-heels come in a wide variety of styles, and the heels are found in many different shapes, including stiletto, pump, block, tapered, blade, and wedge.

While high heels today are mostly associated with female shoe styles, and the term high heeled shoe is generally understood to refer to styles of footwear almost exclusively worn by women, there are numerous shoe designs worn by both genders which have elevated heels, including cowboy boots and cuban heels. According to high fashion shoe websites like Jimmy Choo and Gucci, a "low heel" is considered less than 6 centimeters, while 6 centimeters to 8.5 centimeters heels are considered "mid heels," and anything over 8.5 centimeters is considered to be a "high heel".

Raised heels are stated to have been a response to the problem of the rider's foot slipping forward in stirrups while riding. The "rider's heel," approximately 1-1/2" high, appeared around 1500. The leading edge was canted forward to help grip the stirrup, and the trailing edge was canted forward to prevent the elongated heel from catching on underbrush or rock while backing up, such as in on-foot combat. These features are evident today in riding boots, notably cowboy boots.

The simple riding heel gave way to a more stylized heel over its first three decades. Beginning with the French, heel heights among men crept up, often becoming higher and thinner, until they were no longer useful while riding, but were relegated to "court-only" wear. By the late 1600s men's heels were commonly between three and four inches in height.

In 1533, the diminutive wife of the Duke of Orleans, Catherine de'Medici, commissioned a cobbler to fashion her a pair of heels, both for fashion, and to increase her stature. They were an adaptation of chopines (elevated wooden soles with both heel and toe raised not unlike modern platform shoes), but unlike chopines the heel was higher than the toe and the "platform" was made to bend in the middle with the foot.

High-heeled shoes quickly caught on with the fashion-conscious men and women of the French court, and spread to pockets of nobility in other countries. The term "well-heeled" became synonymous with opulent wealth.

Both men and women continued wearing heels as a matter of noble fashion throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. When the French Revolution drew near, in the late 1700s, the practice of wearing heels fell into decline in France due to its associations with wealth and aristocracy. Throughout most of the 1800s, flat shoes and sandals were usual for both sexes, but the heel resurfaced in fashion during the late 1800s, almost exclusively among women.

Throughout the last sixty years high-heels have fallen in and out of favour several times, most notably in the late 90s, when lower heels and even flats predominated. Lower heels were preferred during the late 60s and early 70s, as well, but higher heels returned in the late 80s and early 90s. The shape of the fashionable heel has also changed from block (70s) to tapered (90s), and stiletto (50s, 80s, and post-2000).

Today, high-heels are typically worn by women, with heights varying from a Cuban heel of 1½" height to a stiletto heel (or spike heel) of 4" or more. Extremely high-heeled shoes, such as those higher than 5", are normally worn only for aesthetic reasons and are not considered practical. Court shoes are conservative styles and often used for work and formal occasions, while more adventurous styles are common for evening wear and dancing. High-heels have seen significant controversy in the medical field lately, with many podiatrists seeing patients whose severe foot problems have been caused almost exclusively by high-heel wear.