X. Answer the questions to the article using active vocabulary

1. What is the fundamental difference in political views between the USA and such countries as Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine?

2. What is the aim of the USA’s policy towards the Middle East?

3. What does the Bush administration accuse Islamist fundamentalists and their sponsors of?

4. What do the Arabs, for their part, blame US and Israeli military occupations for?

5. What do US and Israeli military occupations in the Middle East trigger?

6. What link does there exist between military interventions and terrorism?

7. Will it heighten further tensions between East and West if this fundamental conflict of views continues?

8. Why does the continuing hardship of military occupation play into the hands of religious fundamentalists?

9. What is the only means of halting violence and terrorism in the Middle East according to the author of the article? Do you share this point of view?

XI. Turn to current press material

Find an article on the topic “Military Activities, Hostilities Conflicts and Terrorism” in a current Russian or English newspaper and render it using active vocabulary. Prepare questions on the article for discussion.

http://www.mid.ru

http://www.en.rian.ru

http://global.nytimes.com

http://www.washingtonpost.com

http://themoscownews.com

http://www.themoscowtimes.com

http://cnn.com

http://www.independent.co.uk

http://www.thetimes.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk

http://www.aljazeera.com

Приложение

THE ANALYSIS OF A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Introduction

• The title of the article is

• The article under analysis / consideration / discussion / review is

• The article is entitled

• The author of the article is

• The article is published in

• The article is taken from

• The subject / topic / problem / current issue of the article is

• The problem was caused by / resulted from / was a result of

• The objective / main aim of the author is

• The article deals with / tackles / raises / bears on the problem of

• The article is devoted to

• The article provides ample food for thought for the readers

Main Body

The Author’s Technique

• The author looks at / takes a quick look at / explores / examines the problem of

• The author informs the readers that / describes / characterizes / shows / illustrates / defines / portrays /discusses / demonstrates / introduces / analyses / suggests / recommends

• The author foresees / predicts / claims / contends / admits / asserts / criticizes / acknowledges

• The author brings to light / highlights / stresses / lays stress on / draws the readers’ attention to / points out / puts emphasis on / emphasizes / focuses on / comments on

Developing Arguments

• Sequencing

Firstly / First of all / Secondly / Thirdly / Then / Next / After that / Finally / Eventually

• Addition

Furthermore / moreover / in addition to / to add to that / besides / what’s more / apart from this

• Contrast

Nevertheless / however / despite this / in spite of / actually / in fact / on the one hand …on the other hand / although / even though / whereas / at the same time