The acronyms of International Organization for Standardization are different in different languages.

No matter if products, systems or devices meet the standards they still perform well.

ISO standards make the development, manufacturing and supply of products and services less efficient.

VIII Translate into English:

1. Міжнародна Організація Стандартизації є найбільшим розробником та видавцем міжнародних стандартів у світі.

2. Міжнародні стандарти є обов’язковими для виконання.

3. Членами Міжнародної Організації Стандартизації є 162 країни.

4. Міжнародна Організація Стандартизації це неурядова організація, яка встановлює зв’язок між урядовим та приватним секторами.

5. Кожен товар іноземного виробництва, що імпортується на територію України повинен пройти процедуру сертифікації.

IX Make up sentences with the terms:

International Organization for Standardization, non-governmental, public and private sectors, on the one hand, governmental structure, on the other hand, national partnerships, industry associations, сonsensus, to be reached, requirements of business, medical devices.

X Speak on the topic using the following words and word - combinations:

ISO, the world's largest, developer, publisher, International Standards, a network, institutes, to coordinate, acronyms, different languages, founders, a non-governmental organization, a bridge, public, private, on the one hand, governmental structure, on the other hand, roots, national partnerships, industry associations, needs of society, manufacturing, distribution, mechanical engineering, poor quality.

TEXT B

 

I Read and remember:

1. to disseminate – розповсюджувати

2. a broad choice – широкий вибір

3. to underpin – підтримувати

4. to diverge – відрізнятися, відхилятися

5. know-how – ноу-хау

6. to preserve – охороняти

II Read text and define the main idea of it:

 

BENEFITS OF ISO STANDARDS

For businesses, the widespread adoption of International Standards means that suppliers can develop and offer products and services meeting specifications that have wide international acceptance in their sectors. Therefore, businesses using International Standards can compete on many more markets around the world. For innovators of new technologies they speed up the dissemination of innovations and their development into manufacturable and marketable products. The worldwide compatibility of technology which is achieved when products and services are based on International Standards gives customers a broad choice of offers and insures quality, safety and reliability of products and services. They also benefit from the effects of competition among suppliers.

The technological and scientific bases underpinning health, safety and environmental legislation are provided by ISO standards for the benefit of governments. They are also an important source of technological know-how. By defining the characteristics that products and services will be expected to meet on export markets, International Standards give developing countries a basis for making the right decisions when investing their resources and thus avoid squandering them.

For trade officials, International Standards create “a level playing field” for all competitors on those markets. The existence of divergent national or regional standards can create technical barriers to trade. International Standards are the technical means by which political trade agreements can be put into practice. The International Standards contribute to the quality of life in general by ensuring that the transport, machinery and tools we use are safe and standards on air, water and soil quality, on emissions of gases and radiation and environmental aspects of products can contribute to efforts to preserve the environmen t.