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How do you call people who live in the following countries?1. Austria – 2. Belgium – 3. Bulgaria – 4. Cyprus – 5. The Czech Republic – 6. Portugal – 7. The Irish Republic – 8. The UK – 9. Lithuania – 10. Spain – 11. Sweden – 12. Germany – 13. The Netherlands – 14. Slovakia – 15. Slovenia – 16. Poland – 17. Denmark – 18. Hungary – 19. Italy – 20. Latvia – 21. Greece – 22. Malta – 23. Luxemburg – 24. Romania – 25. Estonia – 26. Finland – 27. France – Translation
Translate the following sentences into English using active vocabulary: 1. Россия поддерживает деловые связи на взаимовыгодной основе с рядом западных стран, Канадой и США. 2. Плодотворное сотрудничество между нашей страной и Великобританией в различных областях началось с установления дипломатических отношений в 1924 году. 3. За последнее время значительно расширились политические, экономические и культурные связи между Россией и странами Евросоюза. 4. Европейский союз – это экономическая организация, основанная в 1951 году. 5. Широкое сотрудничество между странами-партнерами основано на принципах равенства и взаимного уважения. 6. Россия строит свои отношения с другими странами на принципах равенства и взаимовыгодного сотрудничества. 7. Россия постоянно увеличивает свой товарооборот со странами Евросоюза. 8. Обмен в области науки и культуры способствует взаимопониманию и сотрудничеству между народами.
Speaking Use the following words and word-combinations to make up the summary of the text (not more than 15 sentences): 1. supranational features 2. intergovernmental features 3. extreme forms of nationalism 4. to devastate 5. to bring together control (over) 6. to call for 7. intensive coordination of foreign/home policy 8. accession of … to… 9. remit 10. to establish the legal framework 11. to initiate a ratification process 12. to confer legal personality on 13. to submit an application 14. unanimously 15. to agree a mandate 16. to meet a core of criteria 17. the rule of law 18. a functioning market economy 19. to cope with the pressure of competition 20. to assume the obligations of membership 21. adherence to the objectives of 22. to integrate new members 23. accountable 24. to finance policies 25. in a sustainable manner Talking Point 1. How do the country members benefit from the membership in the EU? 2. What countries are the possible candidates to join the EU? Do they meet the requirements of the “Copenhagen criteria”? 3. Is Russia possible to join the EU? Explain your point of view. Part 2 The Structure and Objectives of the EU Pronunciation 1. Note the pronunciation of the following words: consistency solidarity sustainable development frontiers monetary to assert to strengthen acquis communautaire corpus
2. Watch the pronunciation and spelling of the words and word-combinations: human dignity diversity a pillar coherence commissioner to monitor compliance execution agenda court
Warm-up
Work in groups and discuss the following questions: 1. Consult the dictionary and give definitions to the following words: council, parliament, commission. 2. Being an organization of the supranational level what peculiarities of the structure can the EU possess?
Reading Under the Treaty on European Union (the Maastricht Treaty) the main task of the Union is “to organize, in a manner demonstrating consistency and solidarity, relations between the Member States and between their peoples.” To achieve this, the Union has set a number of objectives: - to promote economic and social progress, sustainable development, an area without internal frontiers and economic and monetary union; - to assert its identity on the international scene; - to strengthen the protection of rights through the introduction of a citizenship of the Union; - to create an area of freedom, security and justice; - to build on the acquis communautaire – the corpus of rules established by and in the context of the Union. The Union is founded on the values: respect for human dignity, liberty, democracy, equality, the rule of law and human rights. It has its own symbols: a flag (twelve stars on a blue background), an anthem (Ludvig van Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”), a motto (“United in diversity”), a currency (euro) and a Europe day (9, May). The Union is a form of legal organization consisting of three pillars: - the first corresponding to the European Community; - the second comprising the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP); - the third consisting of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. It has a single institutional framework for the three pillars (essentially consisting of the European Council, the European Parliament, the Council of the Union and the European Commission). This ensures coherence and consistency in the Union’s actions across the pillars. The European Commission consists of permanent civil service directed by commissioners. It has three primary functions: to formulate community policies, to monitor compliance with community decisions, and to oversee the execution of community law. The Commission has shared its agenda-setting role with the European Council, which consists of the leaders of all member-countries. Established in 1974, the European Council meets at least twice a year to define a long-term agenda for European political and economic integration. The Council of the EU is the main decision-making institution of the EC and the EU. It consists of ministerial representatives. All community legislation requires the approval of the Council. The European Parliament serves not only as a consultative body, but also it’s given joint decision-making power over community expenditures. The European Parliament is organized into transnational party groups based on political ideology – the Party of European Socialists, the European People’s Party, etc. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) interprets community law, settles conflicts between the organizations, institutions, and determines whether members have fulfilled their treaty obligations. Scanning
1. Say whether these statements are true or false: 1. The main task of the Union is “to organize, in a manner demonstrating consistency and solidarity, relations between the Member States and between their peoples”. 2. One of the objectives of the Union is to destroy an area of freedom, security and justice. 3. The Union has its own flag, an anthem, a motto, a currency. 4. There is not Europe day as a symbol of the Union. 5. The Union is a form of legal organization consisting of five pillars. 6. The third pillar of the Union consists of the police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. 7. The Union has a single institutional framework for the three pillars. 8. The European Commission has shared its agenda-setting role with the European Parliament. 9. The European Council was established in 1974 and meets at least ten times a year to define a long-term agenda for European political and economic integration. 10. The European Parliament serves as a consultative body of the Union.
2. Answer the following questions: 1. What is the main task of the European Union under the Maastricht Treaty? 2. What are the main objectives set by the European Union? 3. What are the values which the Union is founded on? 4. Does the EU have a flag? What does it look like? 5. The legal organization of the EU consists of the three pillars, doesn’t it? What are they? 6. What primary functions does the European Commission have? 7. When was the European Council established? 8. What is the main decision-making institution of the European Community? 9. Does all community legislation require the approval of the Council? 10. What are the main functions of the European Court of Justice?
Word Study
1. Translate the following lexical units from the text from English into Russian, prepare questions with these lexical units, based on the text: to demonstrate consistency and solidarity, sustainable development, internal frontiers, a monetary union, to assert one’s identity, to strengthen the protection of rights, the corpus of rules, respect for human dignity, diversity, a pillar, a single institutional framework, a commissioner, to monitor compliance with, to oversee the execution of a law, to define a long-term agenda, an agenda-setting role, a joint decision-making power, to settle conflicts, to fulfil treaty obligations. 2. Translate the following word-combinations from Russian into English, restore the context of their use: внутренние границы, усилить защиту прав, выполнять обязательства договора, совместная власть принятия решений, Еврокомиссия, следить за выполнением закона, основной принцип, уважение человеческого достоинства, отстаивать собственную индивидуальность, устойчивое развитие, свод правил, урегулировать конфликты, роль определяющего повестку дня, гарантировать сплоченность действий и постоянство, Общая внешняя политика и политика безопасности, Европейская политика безопасности и обороны, строить долгосрочные планы.
3. Find the words and word-combinations that mean approximately the same in the text, use these lexical units in the examples of your own: 1. to express the quality of always being the same or always being good and loyalty and general agreement between all the people in a group, or between different groups because they all have a shared aim 2. common experience 3. a responsibility or obligation of determining the basic objectives of a meeting 4. a basic principle 5. to control, manage the process of carrying out a rule that people in a particular area must obey 6. to guarantee coordination of actions and perseverance 7. a collection of all the official instructions that say how things must be done 8. borders within the Union 9. constant, permanent growth of smth, so that it becomes bigger or more advanced 10. to resolve disputes 11. the quality of having variety and including a wide range of different people 12. the ability to behave in a way that shows you respect yourself and stay calm, even in a very difficult situation 13. a member of a commission
4. Find the odd-one-out: 1. consistency-coherence-variability-permanency 2. to uphold-to support-to sustain-to contribute 3. to assert-to aver-to confirm-to allege 4. variety-diversity-multiplicity-similarity 5. agreement-compliance-discord-consent 5. Fill in the gaps of the following sentences using active vocabulary: 1. Under the Maastricht Treaty the main task of the Union is to organize relations between the member states and their peoples so that the can ___________. 2. The first objective of the Union consists in promoting _________, an area without _______. 3. The second objective deals with _______ on the international scene. 4. The third objective concerns _______. 5. The Union should be built on _______ - the corpus ________ established by and in the context of the Union. 6. Among the values the Union is founded on the main one is _______. 7. The Union’s motto is “United in _______”.
Speaking
1. What do theses abbreviations stand for? Characterize each of them: EC CFSP ESDP ECJ
2. Use the following words and word combinations to make up the summary of the text (not less than 15 sentences): 1. to demonstrate consistency and solidarity 2. a monetary union 3. to assert one’s identity 4. to strengthen the protection of rights 5. acquis communautaire 6. the corpus of rules 7. diversity 8. a pillar 9. to ensure coherence and consistency 10. a commissioner 11. to define a long-term agenda 12. an agenda-setting role 13. a joint decision-making power 14. to settle conflicts 15. to fulfil treaty obligations Translation Translate the following text from Russian into English using a dictionary: 
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