Study the list of goods made in Belarus. Which of them do you or members of your family make use of? Why?

Footwear, bags, fridges, microwave ovens, cookers, cotton (flax, woolen) clothes, freezers, tableware, cosmetics, TV-sets, bicycles, furniture, construction materials, confectionery, washing machines, meat and milk products.

Useful language High(good)-quality, reliable, energy-efficient, fully automatic, practical, cheap, stylish, well-made, tasty, value-for-money (стоит своих денег), user-friendly (удобный для пользователя), hardwearing (износостойкий), economical

Use the model: My family make use of an LCD TV-set made in Belarus because it’s reliable. I often buy the Belarusian meat products because they are tasty.

Exercise 3.

Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Give reasons for your answers.

1. A number of Belarusian products is world-known for their high quality.

2. The geographic location of Belarus benefits country’s economic development.

VOCABULARY

Exercise 1.

Match the English words (phrases) with their Russian equivalents.

1) Gross Domestic Product	a) грузовой автомобиль с откидными бортами
2) household appliance	b) панель приборов
3) roll off the assembly line	c) машинное оборудование
4) extractive industry	d) черная металлургия
5) payload capacity	f) обрабатывающая промышленность
6) drop-side truck	g) седельный тягач
7) challenge	h) металлокорд
8) output	i) топливный мазут
9) machinery	j) сходить с конвейера (сборочной линии)
10)manufacturing industry	k) интегральная схема
11) dashboard	l) грузоподъемность
12) mining dump truck	m) внутренний валовой продукт (BBП)
13) performance	n) сложная задача
14) steel cord	o) добывающая промышленность
15) labour force	p) продукция, выпуск изделий
16) integrated circuit	q) выполнение
17) fuel oil	r) бытовой прибор
18) fifth-wheel tractor	s) рабочая сила
19) iron and steel industry	t) карьерный самосвал