- •Unit 1 What is globalization Key terms:
- •Text 1 The concept of globalization
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions
- •III. Suggested activities for students:
- •IV. Comment on the following quotations:
- •Text 2 From diatribe to dialogue
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •VI. Render the article
- •Unit 2 Globalization of world economy Key terms
- •Text 1 Surprise! Тhe balance of economic power in the world is changing. Good.
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following phrases from the text:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 Rich man, poor man
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following phrases from the text
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render into Russian
- •Unit 3 The usa and the world Key terms
- •Medicaid (in the us) – a federal system of health insurance for those requiring financial assistance.
- •Text 1 From sea to shining sea
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Suggested activities for students:
- •IV. Comment on the following quotations:
- •Text 2 The isolationist temptation
- •They take our jobs
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article
- •Unit 4 American economy Key terms
- •Text 1 Red tape and scissors
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •The economy depends about as much on economists as the weather does on weather forecasters.
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 Losing faith in the greenback How long will the dollar remain the world's premier currency?
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article:
- •Unit 5 Monetary cooperation: The imf Key terms
- •Text 1 The imf
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 Controversy about the imf
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article:
- •Unit 6 a closer look at the imf Key terms
- •Text 1 The imf, World bank is a major cause of Poverty in Africa
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 Not even a cat to rescue
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article
- •Unit 7. International organizations Key terms
- •Text 1. The origins and growth of International organizations
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions
- •III. Comment on the following quotations
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2. Roles that igOs play
- •Interactive Аrеnа
- •Independent International Actor
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following phrases from the text and the quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article
- •Unit 8. The European Union Key terms
- •Text 1 Focus on the European Union
- •I. Vocabulary.
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •VI. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 Future of the European Union
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Read the texts and comment on their headings and answer the following questions:
- •Big Brother is still watching Prospective members get their knuckles rapped
- •V. Suggested activities for students:
- •Unit 9 Integration of European countries in the eu Key terms:
- •Text 1 The Norwegian opinion23
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 Europe, Russia and in-between Russia's “near abroad” is becoming Europe's neighbourhood
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following phrases from the text and quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article
- •Unit 10 The United Nations Key terms
- •Text 1 Focus on the un
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •If the United Nations is a country unto itself, then the commodity it exports most is words. (Esther b. Fein)
- •If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those who advocate it must submit to it; and those who believe in it must fight for it.” (Norman Cousins)
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 The un’s activities
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article
- •Unit 11 The un in the 21st century Text 1 Courage to fulfil our responsibilities By Kofi a. Annan (December 04th, 2004)
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 The spirit of principled pragmatism By Ban Ki-moon (November 15, 2007)
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article:
- •Unit 12 The International Law Key terms
- •Text 1 International law and world order
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 The relevance of International Law
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article
- •Unit 13 Human Rights Key terms
- •Text 1 The nature of human rights
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 Many rights, some wrong The world's biggest human-rights organization stretches its brand
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article
- •Unit 14 Human-rights law Key terms:
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •Text 2 Controversies and culture
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Comment on the following quotations:
- •IV. Suggested activities for students:
- •V. Render the article
- •Part III Text for additional reading Globalization – an unstoppable force?
- •From City-States to a Cosmopolitan Order
- •Was he a Keynesian?
- •In the long run, we are still confused
- •Ever higher society, ever harder to ascend
- •It's sticky out there
- •Denial or acceptance
- •That empty-nest feeling The World Bank, founded to fight poverty, is searching for the right role in places that need its help less and less
- •Rigged dialogue with society
- •What Lisbon contains
- •Turkey and the eu: Norwegian or British model?
- •Unruly neighbours
- •The un's missions impossible
- •War crimes and international justice. Always get your man Bringing war criminals to justice is a slow business. But the net is widening
- •Stand up for your rights
- •Television on trial
- •Part IV Additional texts for rendering Глобализация как объективный процесс
- •“Антиглобалисты” - это такое ругательство
- •Шанс для новой парадигмы в мировой политике
- •Критическая массовость
- •За здоровый американский образ жизни
- •Всемогущий доллар обречен?
- •Мы надолго стали беднее
- •Евросоюз начинает жить по-лиссабонски
- •Россия и ec в разных координатах времени
- • Россия должна подать заявку в Евросоюз
- •Реорганизация Объединенных Наций
- •Эпоха ответственности
- •День прав человека
- •Право - для человека
- •Appendix 1
- •Appendix 2
- •Interrupting the speaker
- •Introduction
- •Interpreting information
- •Introducing arguments
- •Introduction
- •Appendix 3
- •Group discussion worksheet
- •Group leader worksheet
- •Audience shift of opinion ballot
- •Group discussion (individual participant)
- •Group discussion (group leader)
- •Group discussion (group as a whole)
- •Debate assignment
- •Bibliography
I. Vocabulary.
A. Translate the following words and word combinations into Russian:
noteworthy; a greater political tinge; to be endowed with; nation-building; in concert; end-point; to be conversant with smth; to evolve (+from/out of – into); to keep track of smth; genesis; to date back to; to go into operation; to abolish tariffs on smth; revenue source; custom duties; to collect duties; duties on imports; to travel on a passport; to decide on questions; weighted voting; vote on questions; to administer policy; a national; stance; to step down; to press for; to follow suit; to be elected to a [five-year] term; to scatter among; to confirm; to hear cases; member-states; court of appeals; to grumble at smth; workload; mounting influence;
B. Find in the text English equivalents for:
политический и оборонительный противовес; создание политического сообщества; институты, обладающие полномочиями принимать обязательные к исполнению решения; механизмы достижения консенсуса; атрибуты политической системы; развитие активных моделей взаимодействия; характерное определение; последующие организации; низшие по рангу министры; получать финансовую помощь; лица, не являющиеся членами какой-либо организации; освобождение от уплаты НДС; суд первой инстанции;
C. Give English equivalents of the following word combinations an write their abbreviations
Европейское сообщество по атомной энергии (Евратом); ЕС (европейское сообщество); НДС (налог на добавочную стоимость); ЕЭС (европейское экономическое сообщество)
D. Read out the names of countries and cities. Be sure you know the correct pronunciation.
Austria; Amsterdam; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Estonia; Denmark; Hungary; Latvia; Liberia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Maastricht; Malta; The Netherlands; Nice; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia; Strasbourg;
II. Answer the questions:
What are the peculiarities of the growth of regional IGOs?
Why is there no easy definition of “integration”?
How persuasive do you find the definition given by Harrison?
Among all the definitions of integration which one seems most reasonable to you? Why?
What do notions formal and informal integration stand for?
Name the original EU members
What and when was organized by the first EU members?
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Rome?
Which countries have rejected EU membership?
Enumerate all the member-states of the EU and those who are eager to enter it.
What is the eventual goal of the EU?
Speak about the integrative process in Europe during the first 30 years
What is Maastricht Treaty?
Speak about the political changes that began under the treaty?
Say a few words about the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Treaty of Nice
What does the EU's government consist of?
Speak about political Leadership
How is bureaucracy in the EU organised?
Speak about the post of President of the Commission
Speak about the European Parliament (EP)
Speak about the Judicial branch