- •Факультета международных отношений
- •1. Find information about the current situation in Liberia in the www.
- •3. Vocabulary exercise:
- •In Class
- •1. Listen to the Webcast Former Liberian Leader Faces The War Crimes Tribunal and do the exercises below.
- •1.1. Match positions with the names
- •1.2. Group these names into these two columns:
- •3.3. Group these names into these two columns:
- •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
- •4. Make up sentences:
- •Comprehension -1
- •Comprehension 2
- •Comprehension 3
- •4.Translate the sentences:
- •5. The verb wane means something is diminishing. Write the Russian equivalent to wane in each sentence.
- •In class
- •Listen to the Webcast eu travellers face tougher us flight security and do the exercises.
- •Match the names with the positions.
- •5. What kind of program is visa waiver program? What is it for?
- •1. People travelling to America from Europe will soon
- •3. He believes that terrorists look to Europe as
- •8. The site
- •9. Dr Peter Neumann explained to the bbc that
- •4. Translate the sentences:
- •Текст 9. Space mission looking for Earth-like planets At home
- •1. Find information about the latest international missions into outer space in the www.
- •2. Vocabulary exercise:
- •3. Match these words:
- •1. Listen to the Webcast Space mission looking for Earth-like planets and do the exercises below.
- •Listen to the Webcast Space mission looking for Earth-like planets , answer the questions and fill in the gaps. Part 1
- •From age 70, ________________________________________ becomes more common in men and can cause spontaneous fractures and increased risk of fractures following falls
- •In class
- •1. Listen to the Webcast New technology may prevent space travel bone damage and do the exercises.
- •2. What do you know about osteoporosis?
- •It's about time….
- •In class
- •1. Listen to the Webcast New South Wales Crime Commission cop on drugs charge and do the exercises.
- •2. What do these words combinations have in common an elite unit, a key player, the top police investigator?
- •In class
- •1. Listen to the Webcast Ice use drops, heroin use rises and do the exercises.
- •2. Denmark, the Netherlands, Jamaika... What do these places have in common?
- •3. Listen and decide “who is who”?
4. Make up sentences:
Russia doubled the price.
Belarus threatens to disrupt supplies.
Europe...
5.Give the synonims to the words: to feud, a stand-off
Comprehension -1
1. In January 2007 Europe had to contemplate
A Russia's oil production future
B new oil and gas supplies agreement
C the future of its oil and gas supplies
Russia’s energy policy triggered the situatioan as
A Belorus insulted Russia
B Russia increased the price for fuel twice
C Russia incread price for all exported goods twice
3.The reaction from Belarus was
A a price hike for oil on its territory
B they rose price for oil carried across the country
C a massive purchasing of oil from abroad
4. With all that Europe has to
A adjust their economy to the situation
B be dependent from oil.
C give up search for sources of alternative energy
5. Angela Merkel promised
A to fix prices as high as in Moscow
B to exert pressure on Moscow
C to discuss the options with Moscow
6. She also believes that Germany
A is to shut down nuclear reactors
B shouldn’t close down nuclear power stations
C it is wise to cease the work of nuclear power stations
7. President Vladimir Putin told his government
A to continue talks with Belarus
B did everything to secure its strategic resources
C should do everything to guarantee trouble-proof supplies to EU
8. There is a need for Europe to try and develop
A a more consistent aproach to energy issues
B a more coherent measures to punish Belarus
C a more coherent response to Russia’s initiatives
9. If Europe doesn’t work out a clear energy supplies strategy
A Russia will stop being a big player
B Russia will do it for the European countries
C Russia will dictate its political will to all countries
10. European countries will always look for alternatives as
A no country wants to be dependable on Russia
B no country wants to have foreign supplies
C no country wants to rely on a single foreign supplier
11. Tim Williams believes that Russia’s domination in the European oil and gas market
A will lead to the growth of funding nuclear energy projects
B renew investments in nuclear weapons development
C may contribute to renewed investment in fossil fuel researh
Comprehension 2
Part 1
Why did the European politicians have to address the problem of oil and gas in January 2007?
Why did Belarus threaten to cease supplies to Europe?
How many countries was Belarus going to “switch off”?
Why did Belarus decide to shut off the pipeline?
PART 2
Europe Correspondent Rafael Epstein and EU's Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs RAFAEL EPSTEIN: Belarus and Russia _____________over gas and oil prices, but on the 1st of January, Russia ____________of its gas. The response from Minsk was a massive rise in the price of oil carried across its territory. Moscow refused to pay, and the result was Belarus _______________
_______________________________________________________________
That pipeline carries half of all Russia's oil exports to Europe, and with Russia supplying around______________, and even more of its imported gas, it's a ______________that has Europe worried. The EU's Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, says such dramatic disputes mean Europe must_______________________________________________. ANDRIS PIEBALGS: I would say it is really not acceptable. Security of supply can't be built on_______________________. But we should look generally for_______________, because now we are most dependent if our economy is from oil. So it means that we should work______________. We should look in the ______________-. We really should look upon what could be alternatives if there is a really definite problem with our supplies globally. ?
PART 3
Europe Correspondent Rafael Epstein and an analyst at the Royal United Services Institute in London Tim Williams
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: With Germany currently holding the presidency of the EU, Chancellor Angela Merkel said the dispute is__________________, and she'll _________________________later this month. She also questioned the wisdom of plans in Germany __________________________over the next decade. In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his government ministers that negotiations with Belarus must continue, and that Russia must "do everything _________________________". Tim Williams is an analyst at the Royal United Services Institute in London. TIM WILLIAMS: A lot of European countries are having to think about energy security in ways that they didn't have to before. There is a need for Europe to try and develop_________________, because otherwise big players such as Russia can just ____________and ___________________________.
PART 4
Europe Correspondent Rafael Epstein and an analyst at the Royal United Services Institute in London Tim Williams
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: Is the response then, if that's the way Russia's going to act, that's even more of a reason why ____________________is an option? TIM WILLIAMS: Possibly, yes, but I think, in any case, countries would never be happy in the long-term to have__________________, so they'll always look at alternatives. Obviously if Russia is going to use energy as _______________, then that will only increase governments' feelings that that's what they should do, that they should diversify. But it may well contribute to_______________________, yes.