Listening Basics PartIII

to abolish - ______________________________________________

to violate - ______________________________________________

a refugee - ______________________________________________

a vision - ________________________________________________

3. Listen to the lecture and fill in the following outline

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

I. Introduction: on December, 10, 1948 all the members of the United Nations passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

II. Description of the Declaration:

A. Declaration is _____________________________________

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B.The structure of the Declaration:

1.It contains: __________________________________

2.Four categories of human rights:

a.First, __________________________________

b.Second, ________________________________

c.Third, _________________________________

d.Fourth, ________________________________

3. ―Civil rights‖ means ____________________________

______________________________________________

For example,

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a.freedom of speech is when ___________________

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b.freedom of movement - _____________________

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c.Article 1 says _____________________________

__________________________________________

d.the Declaration prohibits ____________________

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4._____________________ deals with ______________

_______________________________________________

For example,

a.Article 23 states that ______________________

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b.right to equal pay for equal work, i.e. _________

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5.Social rights mainly deals with ___________________

For example,

a.everyone has a right to education

b.parents have a right ______________________

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6.____________________________________________

For example,

people have the right to participate in __________

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C.Significance of the document

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1.For the first time in the history it contains ___________

_______________________________________________

2.The Declaration gives United Nations the power to ___

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For example,

In 1991, South Africa _______________________

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III.Examples of the human rights violations:

A.More than a _______________________________________

B.More than 16 million people are _______________________

C.At least 30 wars ___________________________________

D._________________________________________________

E.There are countries in which women and children _________

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IV. Conclusion: human rights violations are not far away

A.Discrimination and violence, esp. against _______________

B._________________________________________________

C.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides people with _____________________________________________

4.Answer the questions about the lecture

a.What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? When was it passed?

b.Give examples of human rights in each of the following categories:

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civil and political rights; economic rights; social rights;

cultural rights.

c.How do you, personally, benefit from each of the rights listed in this lecture? How would your life be different if you didn't have these rights?

d.If someone is arrested, what rights should they have? For example, should they be allowed to speak to a lawyer?

e.Did you ever have slavery in your country's history? If yes, when was it abolished?

f.How are minority groups treated around the world? In general, do they have the same civil rights as people in the majority?

5. Listen to the lecture once again and write out sentences with the active vocabulary (Ex. 2)

6. Retell the lecture

Part III. Making Inferences

1. Words

Make sure you know the following words from the dialog:

capital punishment

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(death) penalty execution

to prevent

a disabled person to be opposed to to hurt

to fire smb a wheelchair deafness

2. You are going to hear five short talks. After each talk, you will hear a question. Read the answer choices and circle the letter of the best answer.

1.

a.Employers and workers have different ideas about e-mail privacy.

b.Companies that check workers' e-mail are breaking the law.

c.Most companies don't believe in freedom of speech.

d.40% of American companies have e-mail.

2.

a.More than half the countries in the world no longer practice capital punishment.

b.Death is the punishment for all major crimes in the United States.

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c.Research proves that the existence of the death penalty helps to prevent crime.

d.In the year 2000, 108 people were executed in the United States.

3.

a.Children who work will receive higher pay.

b.More and more children will work in industrialized countries.

c.Fewer children will work.

d.Factory work will become less dangerous.

4.

a.Most Americans are vegetarians.

b.Animals have the same rights as people in the United States.

c.Many Americans are opposed to violence against animals.

d.Animals are always hurt in the production of movies.

5.

a.It is almost impossible for a disabled person to find a job.

b.It is illegal to fire a person with AIDS from a job.

c.50 million Americans use wheelchairs.

d.There are more people with disabilities in America than in other countries.

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C. You will hear statistical information about three groups that have suffered or suffering from discrimination today: women, minority groups in the United States, and refugees. Listen to the speaker and complete the following graphs.

1. Women‘s Earning as a Percentage of Men‘s 2. Difference in Educational Attainment by Race and

Age

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3. Refugees around the World

2. Clinton Speaks at Rosa Park’s Funeral

Listen to a piece of news on Voice of America News, November 2, 2005, and fill in the gaps.

Former President ____________ has delivered remarks in

Detroit, Michigan, at Wednesday‘s funeral services for U.S. civil rights ____________ Rosa Parks.

Mr. Clinton said a _____________ act by Mrs. Parks struck a lethal blow to legalized bigotry, and ignited the most significant

_________________ ___________________ in American history. Senators ___________ Clinton, John Kerry and Barack Obama,

civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and _____________ Aretha Franklin are among the large number of political ________________ and

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