4. Complete the following sentences according to the information from the text:

1. The European Union is …

2. The EU was established …

3. The European Union’s activities cover …

4. The Member States have set up …

5. Law-making in the EU involves …

6. All legal acts of the EU are …

7. The main forms of EU law are …

8. The Court of Justice has the power …

Vocabulary study

5. Match the verbs with their synonyms:

1) to enhance a) to suggest;

2) to run b) to ensure, to assure;

3) to adopt c) to accept;

4) to propose d) to improve, to increase;

5) to make sure e) to decide, to resolve;

6) to apply f) to manage, to operate;

7) to settle g) to put into operation.

6. Word formation. Analyze how these words are formed. Complete the table.

-an	… (n.)	European (adj.)
-al -al Supra- -al Inter- -ment -al	... (n.) nation (n.) nation (n.) to govern (v.)	political (adj.) … (adj.) … (adj.) … (adj)
-ic	economy (n.)	… (adj.)
-ic	… (n.)	democratic (adj.)
-tion -tion -tion -tion	… (v.) … (v.) to legislate (v.) to regulate (v.)	integration (n.) institution (n.) … (n.) … (n.)

6. Match the following English words and expressions with their Ukrainian equivalents:

1. to run the EU	a) добровільно і демократично;
2. democratic European countries	b) зовнішня політика;
3. intergovernmental and supranational union	c) установи ( інституції) ЄС;
4. the rule of law	d) демократичні Європейські держави;
5. voluntarily and democratically	e) працювати разом заради миру та процвітання;
6. foreign policy	f) верховенство права;
7. to set up common institutions	g) підвищувати Європейську політичну та економічну інтеграцію;
8. EU institutions	h) держави-члени, держави-учасниці;
9. to enhance European political and economic integration	i) міждержавний та наддержавний союз;
10. Member States	j) вирішувати правові спори;
11. to work together for peace and prosperity	k) встановити спільні установи ( інституції);
12. to settle legal disputes	l) управляти ЄС.

6. Compare the meanings of the following legal terms. Fill in the sentences with an appropriate word:

ruling an official decision made by a judge (a court);

regulation an official rule or law that says how something should be done;

legislation a law or set of laws made by a government;

act the formal product of a legislative body;

treaty an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation;

a document in which a contract is set down;

directive an authoritative instrument issued by a high-level body or official.

1. The countries of the summit have signed a peace … .

2. They introduced/proposed … for protecting the environment.

3. They received a written … instructing them to develop new security measures.

4. The program was created by … of Congress/Parliament.

5. It is the recent Supreme Court … on defendants’ rights.

6. Each agency has its own set of rules and … .