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Аналитики не верят, что Обама остановил рецессию экономики США
Text 14 Eurozone delays €12bn loan for Greece
2. Read the Text and answer the questions below
3. Find the English matches for the following Russian words
4. Match the following English words and combinations with their Russian equivalents
5. Explain in your own words the meaning of the collocations given below and translate them into Russian
7. Make up a project on whether there are some prospects for Russia to be in the European Union or in the World Trade Organisati
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Аналитики не верят, что Обама остановил рецессию экономики США


По мнению экономистов, вероятность наступления новой рецессии в США в ближайший год составляет 33%. Аналитики сомневаются, что Федеральная резервная система может каким-либо образом изменить эту ситуацию, утверждает The Wall Street Journal.

Мало этого, 15% опрошенных изданием специалистов уверены, что экономика США уже вступила в рецессию.

Нынешняя оценка вероятности новой рецессии в США является самой высокой с момента выхода страны из предыдущего спада, кроме того, она на 4 процентных пункта выше уровня, зафиксированного предыдущим, августовским опросом.

Экономисты также в среднем понизили прогноз роста ВВП США в будущем году до менее чем 2,5%.

Президент США Барак Обама на этой неделе заявил телеканалу Эн-би-си, что его администрации удалось стабилизировать экономику страны.

"Мы смогли стабилизировать экономику, и это огромное достижение, — заявил глава государства. — Но это еще не все. Самое важное сейчас — вернуть американцам рабочие места".

Обама отметил, что разработанный им "Законопроект о создании рабочих мест в Америке" ( на общую сумму $447 млрд) является ключевым элементом плана по улучшению финансово-экономической ситуации в стране. "Этот пакет мер купит нам страховку от второй волны рецессии, поможет росту экономики и вернет людям работу, — сказал президент. — Это именно то, чего американцы ждут уже сегодня.


Text 14

Eurozone delays €12bn loan for Greece


1. Give your views of the ideas before reading the Text :

a) What do you know about the history of Eurozone , its members and economy ?

b) What problems do some Eurozone countries face now ? How do they handle them ? Are there any special relations and support between them ?

2. Read the Text and answer the questions below :

Eurozone finance ministers on Monday failed to commit to a ссылка скрытаon the payment turns up the pressure on the Greek parliament to pass €28bn in spending cuts and tax increases, agreed to with international lenders last month. The austerity package has ссылка скрытаin Athens, and the Greek government faces collapse if it cannot get backing for the new measures in a confidence vote scheduled for Tuesday.

However, the move by finance ministers to delay commitment to the payment could sow more uncertainty in financial markets where the euro was weaker on Monday morning. Greece needs the €12bn tranche or it will default on its sovereign debt in mid-July, and senior European Union officials had signalled the emergency meeting of ministers, who gathered in Luxembourg explicitly to debate Greece’s debt woes, would produce a firm promise to disburse the aid.

Instead, Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxembourg prime minister who chairs the 17-member group of euro members, said no commitment would be forthcoming until Greece acted.

“We have to wait for the final approval of the programme on which Greece reached agreement with its European partners,” Mr Junker said after the meeting broke up in the early hours on Monday. “As the vote by the Greek parliament has been fixed for the end of June, we cannot make an engagement without knowing if the Greek parliament ... endorses the commitments made by Greece.”

The single currency was under pressure on Monday after the failure to agree to the funds disbursement overnight. Yields on Spanish and Italian bonds were also widening against German Bunds amid the uncertainty.

Even if Greece receives the €12bn in the coming weeks to prevent a default in July, the finance ministers acknowledged Athens will require a new bail-out to ensure the country will not default early next year.

There were signs that the bitter fight over that new bail-out, expected to amount to €120bn, was subsiding. Germany and some of its northern allies have been pushing for the new rescue to include measures pressuring private bondholders to swap their current holdings for new bonds that would not be repaid for seven years.

Instead, in a statement issued at the end of their meeting, the ministers said they had agreed to a more voluntary programme where bondholders would be urged to buy new, longer-maturing Greek bonds once their current holdings expire, rather than cashing out.

The statement said ministers would meet again in early July to discuss details of the new financing programme.
  1. Why did Eurozone finance ministers fail to commit to aid payment to Greece ?
  2. What is a controversial austerity package for Athens ?
  3. What will the decision to delay a sign off on the payment lead in Greece to?
  4. How does Greek economic instability influence the situation in Eurozone ?
  5. In what way can Greece reach agreement with its European partners ?
  6. What is going on with the single eurocurrency , Spanish and Italian bonds as well as German Bunds ?
  7. What voluntary programme had the Eurozone ministers finally agreed to ? What did Germany along with its northern allies suggest ?

3. Find the English matches for the following Russian words :

клясться ; жесткий пакет ; столкнуться с катастрофой ; беспрецедентный долг ; окончательное одобрение ; союзники ; утихать.

4. Match the following English words and combinations with their Russian equivalents : Commit to an aid payment – pass a controversial austerity package – delay sign off on the payment –get backing for the new measures - debate debt woes – disburse the aid – endorse the commitments – require a new bail-out – push for the new rescue

- заполучить поддержку для новых мер

- откладывать оформление платежа

- принимать противоречивую , жесткую программу

- осуществлять финансовую помощь

- выдвигать новое средство спасения

- требовать новый залог

- подтверждать обязательства

- выплачивать помощь

- обсуждать проблемы по долгам

5. Explain in your own words the meaning of the collocations given below and translate them into Russian:

- tranche

- senior EU officials

- make an engagement

- private bondholder

6. Find the words corresponding to the definitions given below :

1. causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement ;

2. a sudden failure of something, such as an institution, a business or a course of action ;

3. money, food, etc. that is sent to help countries in difficult situations ;

4. lack of success in doing or achieving something ;

5. accept that something is true ;

6. a struggle against somebody/something using physical force .

7. Make up a project on whether there are some prospects for Russia to be in the European Union or in the World Trade Organisation .

8. Render the following text . Sum all the main points of an article, providing sufficient detail to support the main ideas. The summary has to cover the main points clearly in a limited space and must also follow an organized structure.


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