- •Unit 1 history of footwear text a
- •Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •Read and remember the following phrases:
- •Read and translate the following text: history of footwear
- •Answer the questions:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •I. Read and remember:
- •Read the text and define the main idea of it: from the history of the western boot
- •Make up a plan of the text.
- •Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •Questions for discussion:
- •Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •II. Listen to the text ‘shoes in the costume institute’ and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit 2 footwear text a
- •I. Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •II. Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: footwear
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •I. Read and remember:
- •II. Read the text and define the main idea of it: footwear in summer and winter
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •Unit 3 footwear styles text a
- •Read and remember the following phrases:
- •Read and translate the following text: footwear styles
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Complete the sentences with the words from the text:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word combinations:
- •Read and remember:
- •Read the text and define the main idea of it: types of shoes
- •Make up a plan of the text.
- •Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •Questions for discussion:
- •Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •Listen to the text “top types of women’s shoes” and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit 4 footwear for special purposes text a
- •Listen and remember the following words:
- •II. Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: footwear and work
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Complete the sentences with the words from the text:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word combinations:
- •Read and remember:
- •Read the text and define the main idea of it: athletic shoes
- •Make up a plan of the text.
- •Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •Questions for discussion:
- •Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •Listen to the text ‘arch supports in orthopedic footwear’ and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit 5 footwear materials text a
- •Listen and remember the following words:
- •Read and remember the following phrases:
- •Read and translate the following text: footwear materials
- •Answer the questions:
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the text:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word combinations:
- •Read and remember:
- •Read the text and define the main idea of it: coated fabrics in footwear manufacture
- •Make up a plan of the text.
- •Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •Questions for discussion:
- •Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •Listen to the text ‘soling materials’ and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit 6 leather and its preparation text a
- •Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •II. Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: leather
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combination:
- •I. Read and remember:
- •II. Read the text and define the main idea: forms of leather
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •VI. Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit 7 Leather Types text a
- •Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •Read and remember the following phrases:
- •Read and translate the following text: leather types
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •1. Read and remember:
- •II. Read the text and define the main idea of it: the most common leathers
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •II. Listen to the text ‘leather from other animals’ and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit 8 footwear design and designers text a
- •Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •Read and remember the following phrases:
- •Read and translate the following text: footwear design
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Complete the sentences with the words from the text:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word combinations:
- •Read and remember:
- •Read the text and define the main idea of it: training and qualifications
- •Make up a plan of the text.
- •Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •Questions for discussion:
- •Unit IX footwear parts text a
- •I. Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •II. Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: Shoe uppers
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Complete the sentences with the words from the text:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •I. Read and remember:
- •II. Read the text and define the main idea of it: The bottom of the shoe
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •VI. Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •II. Listen to the text ‘the major parts of a shoe’ and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit X lasts text a
- •I. Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •II. Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: Last
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Complete the sentences with the words from the text:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •I. Read and remember:
- •II. Read the text and define the main idea of it: Lasts in shoemaking
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •VI. Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •II. Listen to the text ‘shoe last design’ and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit XI methods of shoe construction text a
- •I. Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •II. Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: Methods of shoe construction
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •I. Read and remember:
- •II. Read the text and define the main idea of it: Shoe сonstruction
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •VI. Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •II. Listen to the text ‘moulded and non-moulded shoes’ and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit XII leather goods text a
- •I. Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •II. Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: Manufacture of gloves and handbags
- •IV. Answer the following questions:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •I. Read and remember:
- •II. Read the text and define the main idea of it: Some historical facts about women’s gloves and handbags
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •Unit XIII horse tack text a
- •I. Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •II. Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: Horse tack: saddles, stirrups and martingales
- •IV. Answer the following questions:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •I. Read and remember:
- •II. Read the text and define the main idea of it: Horse Tack: Bridles and Breastplates
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •II. Listen to the text ‘riding boots’ and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit XIV the genesis of shoe machinery text a
- •I. Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •II. Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: Shoe-making machines
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Complete the sentences with the words from the text:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •Read and remember:
- •Read the text and define the main idea of it: Shoe-sewing machines
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •VI. Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •II. Listen to the text “mothers of invention” and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit XV
- •I. Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •II. Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: cad/cam in Footwear Manufacture
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •I. Read and remember:
- •II. Read the text and define the main idea of it: Shoe uppers and soles design
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •VI. Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •II. Listen to the text ‘cad shoe last design’ and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Unit XVI footwear industry text a
- •Read and remember the words and their translation:
- •Read and remember the following phrases:
- •III. Read and translate the following text: Light industry of Ukraine
- •Answer the questions:
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the text:
- •X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
- •I. Read and remember:
- •II. Read the text and define the main idea of it: The European footwear industry
- •III. Make up a plan of the text.
- •IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.
- •V. Questions for discussion:
- •VI. Render the text in brief in a written form. Text c
- •I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:
- •II. Listen to the text ‘eu footwear industry regulation’ and decide if the statements are true or false:
- •III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:
- •Texts for home reading module I
- •Read and translate the following text: high-heeled footwear
- •Module II
- •Read and translate the following text: stiletto heel
- •Module III
- •Read and translate the following text: the wellington boot
- •Module IV
- •Read and translate the following text: flip-flops
- •Module V
- •I. Read and translate the following text: The best shoe
- •Module VI
- •I. Read and translate the following text: Midsole
- •Module VII
- •I. Read and translate the following text: Outsole
- •Module VIII
- •I. Read and translate the following text: Shoe polish
X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:
Ukraine’s light industry today, to employ, economic segment, potential capacities, wide range of goods, production assets, to embrace, companies producing leather articles and leather footwear, improvement of a life style, wide variety of materials, specialised products, to correspond to a multitude of industrial processes, footwear market, export, import, tolling schemes, shoe production concentration, investment attractiveness, further development
Text B
I. Read and remember:
competitiveness – конкурентоспроможність
fraud – обман, шахрайство
counterfeiting – фальсифікація, контрафакція, підробка
prevalence – розповсюдження, існування
disincentive – стримуючий, гальмуючий
quality-conscious – якісно-свідомий
notably – зокрема, значно
steadily – безперервно, стало
share – частка
relevance – релевантність, актуальність, співвідносність
multilateral – багатосторонній
transparency – прозорість
II. Read the text and define the main idea of it: The European footwear industry
EU aims to promote innovation, competitiveness and competition between companies involved in the footwear sector, combat fraud and counterfeiting, and protect consumers' health and the environment.
Two thirds of the total EU footwear production is actually concentrated in three countries: Italy, Spain and Portugal with Italy producing around 50% of EU production.
The European footwear industry consists of a large number of small enterprises (some 20 employees), most of which are located in regions with little industrial diversity. However, there are differences from one member state to the other: French and German businesses employ about 100 workers, while Spanish and Italian businesses employ about a dozen. The other Member States lie between these two extremes.
The European footwear industry is highly competitive, both on the European Union (EU)'s internal market, and on global markets mostly due to its quality, design and fashion attributes. However, there still exists trade deficit in the footwear sector caused by the growing difficulty of EU industry to compete with countries with low labour costs and less regulation and the strength of the Euro.
The main suppliers of footwear to the EU are China and Vietnam, which together account for more than 60% of the footwear imports into the EU (in value). The main markets for EU footwear are the USA, Russia and Switzerland.
Many potential export markets remain virtually closed. High tariffs and the continued prevalence of different non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in the footwear industry constitute a significant disincentive for SMEs to participate and benefit from international trade. Against this background, increased market access to emerging economies that have a growing middle class is of strategic importance, as these represent a quality-conscious market where the EU has the highest competitive advantage.
The main trade priorities for the footwear sector are as follows: to improve market access for EU products notably by reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers; in view of the limited growth potential of the EU's internal market, and the fact that steadily growing low-priced imports are gaining an ever-increasing share of that market, open export markets are the only way of increasing EU production, or at least maintaining it at present levels.
Based on market access analysis, as well as analysis of NTBs notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) carried out by the Commission services, a number of main barriers have been identified which are of relevance for the multilateral negotiations on non-agricultural market access (NAMA). In particular, the EU has proposed harmonisation and more transparency on barriers such as labelling, certifications of conformity procedures, export restrictions and importers' registration.
In addition to the WTO's multilateral negotiations, market access potential can be improved by efforts to negotiate Free Trade Agreements with markets with high potential such as Korea, India and Mercosur.
The European Union monitors compliance by third countries with bilateral or multilateral obligations, and attempts to abolish barriers by means of available trade policy instruments (such as WTO litigation procedures resulting from the application of the Trade Barriers Regulation).
Brand and product piracy is one of the biggest threats to EU industry. According to OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) estimations, fake products have a share of about 8% of global trade. Apart from legislative and political measures as well as awareness raising, the Commission's Customs Action Plan as well as bilateral Action programmes and Dialogues with non-EU countries help in this matter.