b) Listen to extract two and :
I- provide the figures given to speak about:
1. Date when the great depression took place : 1929
2. Date at which GATT was brought into force: 1948
3. Number of countries signing up for GATT then: 23
4. The Uruguay Round : half a century after GATT’s creation.
5. The number of participating governments in the Marrakech meeting deciding to extend WTO’s rules : 120
6. Volume of goods crossing borders each year in $ : more than 15 trillion
7. Volume of goods traded per hour in $ : about 2 billion
8. Date at which the Seattle meeting took place: 1999
II – What did the extension of rules decided by governments meeting within the framework of WTO at Marrakech cover? (Tick where appropriate).
- Trade in goods
- Trade in services
- Intellectual properties
- Agricultural products
III – In Seattle, the demonstrators accused the WTO of: (Tick where appropriate).
- Threatening the environment.
- Causing job losses.
- Harming the developing countries.
- Triggering financial crises.
- Imposing unfair competition.
