- to construct | - to govern |
- to develop | - to reduce |
- to grow | - to depend |
- to assist | - to perform |
Drill 3. Use the following verbs in the form of Present Participle (Participle I) and Past Participle (Participle II) according to the model and translate them:
Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
- to develop | developing | developed |
- развивать(ся) | развивающийся | развитый |
- to reduce | ||
- to estimate | ||
- to provide | ||
- to bring | ||
- to support | ||
- to finance |
Drill 4. Find the synonyms for the following words and expressions in the text:
To be established | Now |
An aim | Almost |
Huge | To deal with |
Help | Mainly |
Certain | To fight problems |
Drill 5. Find the opposites of the following words and expressions in the text:
Short-term | To increase |
Personal income | To spend money |
More | Country offices |
Wealth | Borrowing |
Drill 6. Guess the terms which can be explained by the following statements:
- A country characterized by low levels of Gross Domestic Product and income per head.
- The charge made for borrowing money in the form of a loan.
- Monetary assets that are used to settle balance of payment deficits between countries.
- All the surrounding conditions which influence growth and development.
- Money received by individuals and firms in the form of wages, salaries, rent, interest, profit, unemployment benefit, state pensions, etc.
Drill 7. Check your comprehension:
- What was the reason for the World Bank establishment?
- How much is the estimated growth of the world population during the next 50 years?
- What is the main aim of the World Bank’s activities?
- What efforts of developing countries governments does the World Bank support?
- What facilities does the World Bank Group provide to developing countries?
- Under what conditions does the World Bank provide loans to developing countries?
- What are the differences between the activities of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund? Enlist them in the box below:
IMF | IBRD |
1. | 1. |
2. | 2. |
3. | 3. |
UNIT III.
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