- •Доброва т. Е., Копыловская м. Ю. Worldwide news (listen and speak)
- •Методическая записка
- •Раздел in class содержит:
- •Text 1.
- •4 A). Match these words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of expressions above:
- •In Class
- •B - Comprehension Test 1
- •A - Comprehension Test 1
- •?Text 2.
- •4 A). Match these parts
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •In Class
- •B - Comprehension Test 2
- •A - Comprehension Test 2
- •Text 3.
- •4 A). Match these parts
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •In Class
- •1. Listen to the Webcast Britain in hot water over alleged Taliban meetings and do the exercises below.
- •2. Match positions with the names
- •3. Group these names into these two columns. Provide some arguments to justify your decision.
- •C - Comprehension Test 3
- •B - Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 4.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •5.Translate the sentences:
- •B - Comprehension Test 4
- •A – Comprehension Test 4
- •Text 5.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •In class
- •1. Listen to the Webcast Oil row threatens European supply.
- •2. Match the names with the positions.
- •3. Group these word combinations into these columns following the principle: who is/are actor(s)? what action ?
- •4. Give the synonyms to the words: to feud, a stand-off c - Comprehension Test 5
- •B - Comprehension Test 5
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- •Text 6.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •5.Translate the sentences:
- •B - Comprehension Test 6
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- •Text 7.
- •4 A). Match the words:
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •5. Translate the sentences:
- •B - Comprehension Test 7
- •A - Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 8.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •In class
- •1. Listen to the Webcast Obama’s Landmark Speech and do the exercises.
- •Text 9.
- •4 A). Match these words
- •4 B).Fill in the gaps with the help of expressions above:
- •In Class
- •B - Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 10.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.
- •5. Which is not related to bones?
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 11.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.
- •5. Arrange these words in the right order. Do not add any prepositions.
- •C – Comprehension Test 1
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 2
- •Text 12.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.
- •In class
- •1. Listen to the Webcast Ice use drops, heroin use rises and do the exercises.
- •2. What do these countries Denmark, the Netherlands, Jamaica, The Check Republic have in common?
- •3. Listen and decide “who is who”?
- •C – Comprehension Test 1
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.
- •In class
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.
- •5. Translate these sentences into Russian
- •In class
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 15.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B).Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 16.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B).Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •5. What do words Watergate, Monicagate, Irangate, Cablegate have in common? What does this affix mean? Speak about scandals when newspapers teemed with these words.
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Testing section
- •6. Israel says it took the action
- •8. Palestinian leader blamed Israel for the deaths and said that
- •T1- Variant 2
- •8. After accession the Centre of European Reforms is going to provide both countries with
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- •10. The Bulgarian Ambassador to the uk
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- •1. Pakistan's President is
- •2. Analysts say
- •4. It was one of the attacks in the past six months
- •8. John Bolton believes that situation in Pakistan is
- •1. What is the current state of affairs in Liberia? Where is Charles Taylor now?
- •Vocabulary 2
- •1. Is the illegal entrance to Australia still an acute problem?
- •Vocabulary 3
- •1. How often is the extradition practiced in politics? What can be a reason for this?
- •Vocabulary 4
- •1. What is the current state of affairs of Iran’s nuclear program?
- •2. Work out a set of measures to prevent a threatening scenario and discuss it. Try to predict possible countermeasures of Iran.
- •Vocabulary 5
- •1. Study and speak about the consecutive steps undertaken by the European community to protect the European economy from unpredicted shut-offs.
- •2. Map out the most problematic areas
- •Vocabulary 6
- •1. Find information about latest terrorist attacks committed on public transport.
- •2. Speak about security measures that can be undertaken to protect civilians from terrorist attacks.
- •Vocabulary 7
- •1. Speak about the current state of affairs of us-Russian cooperation in the sphere of the most advanced technologies.
- •2. Suggest a joint project and present it to an imaginary body which is to decide whether invest your project or not.
- •Vocabulary 8
- •1. Speak about b. Obama’s policy in the Middle East.
- •2. Work out a declaration on us-Middle East cooperation in the sphere of education.
- •Vocabulary 9
- •1. Find information about the latest multinational space missions and speak about them.
- •2. Think about possible tasks of such a mission in a five years. How can the goals change with time?
- •Vocabulary 10
- •1. What is being done by scientists to prevent damage to cosmonauts’ health?
- •2. Discuss the possible recommendations to space tourists
- •Vocabulary 11
- •1. Study the media information related to drug issues. What are the most flagrant cases?
- •2. Set up an imaginary commission which is to deal with police involvement in drug trade. What experts should be invited? Why?
- •Vocabulary 12
- •1. What countries are the most successful in their war on drugs?
- •2. Compose a charter of an international organization which can aim to protect society from the drug-related crime.
- •Vocabulary 14
- •1. What is the situation in Cuba like today?
- •2. Compose three possible scenarios of Cuba’s development in the next decade?
- •Vocabulary 14
- •1. What natural disasters are most often reported in news programs?
- •2. Analyse the measures of airports and airlines in April,2010 after Iceland’s volcano eruption?
- •Vocabulary 15
- •1. Why situation in the Korean Peninsula is especially dangerous?
- •2. Write a note of protest of one party to another bearing in mind the situation in the Korean Peninsula.
- •Vocabulary 16
- •1. Why has Julian Assange’s case acquired the worldwide publicity?
- •2. Write a norm for the International Law that can help local jurisdictions to deal with the
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- •Ice use drops, heroin use rises
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- •Israel kills 17 in response to Palestinian attacks
- •International intervention needed in Pakistan: experts
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A – Comprehension Test 3
Restore this news story with the help of these words and word combinations.
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Text 13.
Castro's departure fails to stir Cubans
At home
1.Discuss the following
a) When and how did Fidel Castro become the head of Cuban State? What office did he hold before July, 31 2006? How did his brother Raul replace him?
b) Explain what you see in this picture. What details help the artist to make his idea clearest?
2. Look at the text title and complete the sentences according to their possible occurrence in the text.
After almost half a century in power...
Fidel Castro is a revolutionary icon - famous for..
During his 49 years in power…
Most leaders of his kind don’t leave office except…
Other countries have adopted a much more rational approach to Cuba and…
3 a). Form adjectives from these verbs
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exclude |
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progress |
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3 b). Fill in the gaps with the help of expressions above:
In 2002 the press reported a threat to certain breeds of the Queen's _________ dog from "a controversial EU convention".
In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. questioned US military interventions against __________ movements in the Third World.
Majority Leader Eric Cantor joins us for an __________ interview.
Afghanistan is now perceived to be the second-most ________ country in the world behind Somalia.
Studies on social support show that having one or two close and _________ friends is at least as valuable to emotional health as having a large group of friendly acquaintances.
This does not mean that a father can't become deeply ________ to the child, but it often seems to be a different type of attachment – not less or better than the mother's, just different.
Beginning with the end in mind is the second habit of highly _________ people.
The emergence of economically advanced welfare states leads to ________ value changes.
4 A). Match the words
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a smooth transition |
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bid |
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civil relations |
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down as President |
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an explicit threat to the peace and security |
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military fatigues |
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put ballistic missiles |