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IV. Decide whether the statements are True (t) or False (f):

  1. The USA is one of the largest countries in the world.

  2. A general statement can be made about the weather, the landscapes or the climate.

  3. The south of the country has been an industrial centre for hundreds of years.

  4. Wheat and corn are grown in the central part of the country.

  5. Economically the USA has outstripped only the countries of the Third World.

  6. Most of the factories and plants are located in the west and near the Great Lakes.

  7. The US economy consists of three main sectors: primary, secondary and tertiary.

  8. Primary economic activities involve processing, and include manufacturing and construction.

  9. Tertiary economic activities involve the output of services rather than goods.

  10. The secondary sector is the most important one and accounts for almost 73% of the annual GDP.

  11. The American economy does what is expected of marketplace competition – gives the Americans the opportunity to compare quality and prices and to decide what they really want to buy.

V. Complete the following sentences:

1. The USA is one of the ….. .

2. …. with Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) as its scientific and cultural centre.

3. No general statement can be made about ….. .

4. …. centre for hundreds of years.

5. It extracts ….. , moreover, the country is a great producer of …. .

6. The US economy consists of ….. .

7. … . fishing and mining, and usually contribute about 4% of the annual GDP.

8. Secondary economic activities involve …… .

9. …. involve the output of services ….. .

10. ….. entertainment and recreation, government.

11. Although the American economy is …… .

12. …… the USA has become one of the most prosperous countries in the world.

VI. Answer the questions, make use of the information stated in the text:

  1. What is the area and population of the USA?

  2. How many states make up the country?

  3. Is it easy to characterize the country?

  4. What part of the country has been an agricultural centre for hundreds of years?

  5. What agricultural products does the USA export?

  6. What are the main sources of the country’s industrial power?

  7. Of how many sectors does the country’s economy consist?

  8. What can you say about primary (secondary, tertiary) economic activities?

  9. Why did the country become one of the most prosperous in the world?

VII. Read the Supplementary Text and summarize it:

U.S. support for liberalizing trade was instrumental in the creation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), an international code of tariff and trade rules that was signed by 23 countries in 1947 and represented over 90 countries by the end of the 1980s. In addition to setting codes of conduct for international trade, GATT has sponsored several rounds of multilateral trade negotiations, and the United States participated actively in each of them, often taking a leadership role.

America’s official policy has been to apply certain principles to trade agreements; theses principles are also the cornerstones of the GATT. The first is non-discrimination. According to this principle, also known as most-favoured-nation (MFN) treatment, all trading partners must be given the same customs and tariff treatment given to the so-called “most-favoured-nation”. The United States now applies this policy to its trade with all its trading partners except for those that, for foreign policy reasons, are specifically excluded by law.

VIII. You are the expert in international economy. Make a report concerning the reasons of prosperity of the USA; compare its economic situation to the one of your own country.

UNIT 8. My Future Profession

Technologist of Meat Products

I. Words and word combinations to remember:

at first sight на перший погляд

nothing but нічого крім

to meet the requirements відповідати вимогам

national cuisine національна кухня

recipe рецепт

to be aware of усвідомлювати

niceties тонкощі

to go with поєднуватись, сполучатись

chemical properties хімічні властивості

starch крохмаль

spice прянощі

to chop рубати

to mince молоти м'ясорубкою

to grill смажити на грилі

to roast смажити на вертелі

to stew тушкувати

cutlet рублена котлета

chop відбивна котлета

back rasher корейка

poultry птиця

game дичина

partridge куріпка

pheasant фазан

delicacy делікатес

gourmand гурман

well – paid job добре оплачувана робота