Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases. To be scheduled to do smth; to verify; to abide by; to focus on; to apply; verification measures; START I; to rule out; an option; a stockpile; transparency;

To be scheduled to do smth; to verify; to abide by; to focus on; to apply; verification measures; START I; to rule out; an option; a stockpile; transparency; a breakthrough; the ABM Treaty; testing a missile defense system; outmoded; to constrain; to scrap; to withdraw; an accord; a top foreign policy priority; a notification; a provision; to do on-site inspection.

Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.

Проводить инспекцию на местах; прозрачность; договор по ПРО; средства проверки; уделять внимание; договор СНВ-1; положение/статья договора; запас; вариант; планируется; придерживаться; применять; испытание системы противоракетной обороны; договор; ограничивать; главный приоритет внешней политики; прорыв; разрушать; устареть; уведомление; проверять; выйти (из договора), исключать.

Read the article again and complete the following statements using the active words and phrases.

1. The US Secretary of State is scheduled to...
2. Both the US and Russia are now looking for ways to...
3. The discussions were focusing on how to...
4. The US President announced he was prepared to reduce...
5. There will be a big concentration on transparency so...
6. The Secretary of State sounded less optimistic about a breakthrough in...
7. US officials consider the ABM treaty outmoded, but Russian president...
8. The ABM Treaty constrains...
9. US officials want to scrap...
10. Missile defense remains...
11. What the US does not want to lose is...
12. Verification measures include...

Answer the questions on the article.

1. Who is the US Secretary of State scheduled to meet?
2. What deal does the article focus on?
3. What ways do Russia and USA look for in the nuclear field?
4. What do the discussions between the Russian president and US Secretary of State focus on?
5. What is the US president prepared to do?
6. Does the US Secretary of State sound optimistic about any breakthrough in the talks?
7. How do the US officials consider the ABM treaty?
8. What does the ABM Treaty constrain?
9. What remains one of the US administration's top foreign policy priorities?
10. What important provisions are there in the START I and START II agreements?

6. Using the «package words» express your agreement or disagreement with the following.

1. The discussions between the Russian president and the US Secretary of State focus on human rights issues.
2. The US administration considers the ABM Treaty outmoded.
3. The ABM Treaty does not prevent the US administration from developing its missile defense systems.
4. The reduction of offensive weapons is Moscow's top foreign policy priority.