3. Group these words and word combinations. What principle determined your grouping?

Iran's nuclear threat, Tehran, America's allies, Israel, Britain ,France, Washington, friends, America's foes, the White House, Russia, Europe’s approach

C – Comprehension Test 1

1. US President, George W. Bush has

A ignored claims that the USA has been exaggerating Iran's nuclear threat.

B avoided speaking about alleged claims that the USA has been exaggerating Iran's nuclear threat.

C been surprised with claims that the USA has been exaggerating Iran's nuclear threat.

2. Instead President Bush insists that

A Iran still poses a danger to the world,

B Tehran has halted its nuclear weapons program. C Iran is inpired by new American intelligence

3. Mr Bush's line is backed by

A Britain and France

B Israel, Britain and France

C none of America’s allies

4. A new US intelligence assessment

says

A Iran succeeded in its nuclear program

B it is "warning signal"

C Iran’s nuclear program has been inactive for four

years

5. The national intelligence estimate has

A surprised America's friends

B surprised America’s enemies and supporters

C taken opinions of America’s friends and foes into consideration

6. US President believes that

A Iran is a danger B the USA is to stop worrying about Iran C nothing's changed in Iran

8. Iran’s Foreign Minister claims that his country

A will be able to go on in its program

under the supervision of the IAEA

B will continue under the supervision of the IAEA C can’t continue under the supervision of the IAEA

9. The US is apparently worried that the report

A could badly influence its drive for a fresh round of UN sanctions against Iran

B could drive for a fresh round of UN sanctions against Iran

C is to start a fresh round of UN sanctions against Iran

10. Israel's Prime Minister calls for joint efforts

A to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear capacity.

B to stop helping Iran in acquiring nuclear weapon

C to restrict US interference in Iran’s home policy

11. The report backs Europe's approach of trying to negotiate with Iran

A and all countries share this opinion

B and reflects position of Britain and France

C and reflects position of Germany

and Britain

12. France says world powers should

A work out a new UN resolution.

B continue cooperate with the UN

C prepare themselves to a new resolution of the UN

13. The IAEA says the US report should help

A lessen the current tensions around the issue

B understand the problem in details

C ease financial problem in Iran

B – Comprehension Test 2

Part 1

1. What claims did the US President shrug off?

2. What information has new American intelligence delivered?

3. Who supports the US president?

Part 2 Washington correspondent Kim Landers reports. KIM LANDERS: There's no going back for a President who once____________

_________ of World War Three and _____________a nuclear holocaust if Iran had nuclear weapons. Faced with a new US____________________________, that Iran's nuclear weapons program has been ____________________ for four years, George W Bush prefers to call the report a "warning signal". GEORGE W. BUSH: Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous and Iran will be dangerous if they have ___________ necessary ________ a nuclear weapon. Part 3 KIM LANDERS: The national intelligence_________ has taken America's friends and _________ by surprise after years of _____________ from the US, accusing Iran of pursuing ______________________nuclear weapons. But the President's warning message is one he's repeated often, in what can be regarded as a _______________________ media conference at the White House today. GEORGE W. BUSH: I still feel strongly that Iran's a danger. _________________________in this NIE (National Intelligence Estimate) that says, "Okay, why don't we just stop worrying about it?" _________________ __________________________. Part 4 KIM LANDERS: Iran's _________________________ is Manouchehr Mottaki. MANOUCHEHR MOTTAKI (translated): Now that the questions and ___________________have been ___________________, if any countries have found answers to those question, no matter what their intentions were, and now want to correct their views towards Iran, we will obviously welcome that. The Iranian nuclear issue is a normal issue, like that of all countries, and Iran will continue its activities ____________________ of the ____________________. KIM LANDERS: The US is clearly concerned that the intelligence report could cripple its _____________a fresh round of UN _______________against Iran. Russia has ___________________ said it has no evidence Iran ________ nuclear weapons, so today President Bush phoned Vladimir Putin to make the case now's not the time to back off. Part 5 Israel's _____________________ Ehud Olmert says it's still vital to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons in the future. EHUD OLMERT: There's a need to continue ______________ to stop Iran from _____________ nuclear ___________________. KIM LANDERS: Britain and Germany say the report ____________ Europe's _____________________ of trying to negotiate with Iran, while France says world powers should ______________________________a new UN resolution. The International Atomic Energy Agency says the US report should "help ___________________the current ____________________". But President Bush warns military force is still _____________________to stop Iran from getting nuclear arms. This is Kim Landers in Washington for AM

A – Comprehension Test 3

Use these words and word combinations to render? the text in the written form.

halted its nuclear weapons program, is backed, raised the spectre, warned of, holocaust, intelligence assessment, dormant, estimate, strident rhetoric, covert, a damage control, media conference, Iran's Foreign Minister, under the supervision of the IAEA, drive for, a fresh round, UN sanctions, repeatedly, seeks nuclear weapons, concerted efforts, acquiring nuclear capacity, backs Europe's approach, France, continue to prepare, defuse the current crisis

Текст 5. Oil row threatens European supply

At home

1. The scandal over the disruption of gas suply to Belarus was among the top news of the year 2007. What has been done by the parties: Russia, Belarus, European countries to protect their economies and to secure sustainable develpment of cooperation in this field?

2. Complete the sentence

We really should look upon what....

With Germany currently holding the presidency of the EU.....

A lot of European countries are having to think about.....

3. Match the words

diversify to disrupt had been feuding work to secure the interests play the game to use energy,

as a political tool its energy supplies on their terms with biofuels of consumers supplies over gas and oil prices

Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:

1. Many raw milk producers are opposing new dairy standards set to take effect this week in California, saying they could _________________________________________ of raw milk.

2. The Third world countries are too economically weak _________________________________.

3. Greek Orthodox Church sued __________________________________ Jewish hold on Old City property.

4. As far as Simi Valley imports all of its drinking water, city officials are looking _____________________________________while also encouraging residents to conserve.

5. The Arab summit meeting in Damascus will _________________ regional __________________.

In class

1. Listen to the Webcast Oil row threatens European supply.

2. Match the names with the positions.

Names	Positions
Andris Piebalgs Peter Cave Rafael Epstein Tim Williams	The presenter The EU's Energy Commissioner Europe Correspondent an analyst at the Royal United Services Institute

3. Group these these word combinations into these columns following the principle: who does? What does?

threatens to disrupt supplies, shut off the pipeline, doubled the price, had been feuding over gas and oil prices, cut off the vital Druzhba oil pipeline, must diversify its energy supplies, should work with biofuels, should look in the hydrogen economy, must do everything to secure the interests of Western consumers,.is/are having to think about energy security, a need to try and develop a more coherent response on energy , use energy as a political tool

Russia	Belarus	Europe