Vocabulary Practice 1
Ex. 1. a) find words in the text to match the definitions below, reproduce the context they are used in;
b) give their synonyms;
c) suggest their Russian equivalents;
d) use the words in sentences of your own.
to prevent or rule out
to set right (an undesirable situation)
developing or advancing by slow imperceptible degrees
to serve as leader or leading element of
to have or take origin in
to declare one’s approval or support of publicly and definitely
incorrect, especially because it has been affected by a particular thing or because you do not know all the facts
to become worse as time passes
in a determined way
likely to do or to be something
Ex.2. Continue the strings of collocations, translate them. Make up a sentence with one collocation from each list.
to foreclose a policy, ________________, _________________, _________________
creeping justification, __________________, ________________, _________________
to remedy suffering, __________________, _________________, _________________
to spearhead a campaign, ________________, _______________, ________________
judgement, _______________, ________________, _________________ is skewed
liable to adopt, _________________, _________________, __________________
to endorse a concept, __________________, ________________, __________________
standards, _________________, ________________, ________________ deteriorate(s)
to oppose, __________________, ________________, ________________ robustly
to derive from a need, __________________, __________________, ________________
Ex.3. Fill in the gaps with the words from Ex. 1 and Ex. 2.
President Truman ________________ the strategy of the National Security Council, but hesitated to allocate the financial resources to support it.
The European Union _________________ the campaign against anti-personnel landmines by adopting two joint actions (1995 and 1997).
Egypt's economy has been _________________ for years, which is why the new government must find adequate solutions to improve the situation.
The German government is ________________ to adopt severe measures against Israel Airlines, unless the Ministry of Transport alters its restrictions on the number of seats that Lufthansa can offer on its route to Israel.
While feminist justice seeks to ________________ the injustice of sexism, racial justice seeks to ________________ the injustice of racism.
The impasse on the Kyoto Protocol _______________ from the inability to determine "when and how" to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
An aging population combined with a shrinking workforce and a ________________ unemployment rate is not boding well for Connecticut’s economic future.
Ghana says it has not _________________ the possibility of barring flights from Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone due to Ebola.
The Company is _________________ opposed to any form of discrimination or implied discrimination and will regularly monitor policy and practice.
Several opposition politicians complained to Helsinki Watch that the television and radio news coverage was _____________ in favor of the Labor Party.
Reading 2
PRE-READING QUESTIONS
Do you think there should be any restrictions on freedom of speech? If so, what should this kind of restrictions prohibit?
Do you know of any such restrictions in the legislations of various countries?
Skim the article to find out what aspect of freedom of speech it largely deals with.