1. Complete the next text with prepositions, use dictionary if necessary.

Kazakhstan's foreign policy will be based on the principles of balance, consistency and pragmatism - E. Idrissov

“Foreign Policy ___ Kazakhstan will be based _____the principles ___ balance, consistency and pragmatism,” Minister ___ Foreign Affairs ___ Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov has announced during the meeting ___ the staff of the Ministry ___ Foreign Affairs.

Leaders __ the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Assistant ___ the Presidential Yerznah Kazykhanov, Chairman of Majilis Committee ___ Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security Maulen Ashimbayev, Secretary ___ the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security of the Senate Byrganym Aitimova, representatives____ the Presidential Administration, the Office of the Prime Minister's, other government agencies of the country attended the meeting. The key item of the agenda was the discussion measures ___ realization of the President’s Address ___ the people of Kazakhstan “Kazakhstan’s way-2050: common goal, common interests, common future.” 

2. Fill in the correct prepositions.

1. I’m angry   him for telling lies about me. 2. Are you afraid   him? 3. It’s very nice   you to lend me your car. 4. He is married   his sister. 5. It’s very nice   you to lend me your car. 6. Why are you always so rude   your parents? 7. It wasn’t very polite   him to leave without saying thank you. 8. I can’t understand people who are cruel   animals. 9. I have to stop to talk to you. I’m a bit short   time. 10. Are you interested   football?

3. Choose the best preposition to use in each of the sentences:

1. Don't be cruel ________________ him.

• To

• At

• For

2. I'm not being cruel! I'm always nice ________________ him.

• At

• To

• For

3. I'm furious (= very angry) with him ________________ doing this!

•  For

• Around

• At

4. She's not worried _______________ her test.

• For

• With

• About

4. Make up sentences with verb/adjective + prepositions.

Listening

Pre-listening task

What do you think of the human rights situation in post-Soviet countries?

While-listening task

1. Listen to the track once. Take notes. Discuss the main ideas in pairs after.

2. Listen to the track for the second time and answer the multiple choice questions. Learn these new words and word expressions.

1. Last month the crime in Terry's area was: 

a) not too bad b) worse than normal c) same as always d) down

2. During the first week of January there were a rash of:

 a) burglaries b) carjackings c) shoplifting cases

3. The gang of criminals targeted:

 a) other gangs b) people with money c) local children d) poor neighborhoods

4. Who turned in the suspicious characters to the police?

 a) another criminal b) an old lady c) an off duty police officer d) a member of the neighborhood watch

5. The thief that got away was caught later for attempting: 

a) shoplifting b)breaking and entering c) carjacking d) jaywalking

6. The thieves that were caught in the house were trying to steal a: 

a) TV b)jewelry and lamp c) a computer and jewelry d) a computer and clothes 

7. Terry wants the community to know about the:

 a)arrests b) carjacking problem c) the police fundraiser d) prison conditions

8. Terry states that nobody is: 

a) a good criminal b) safe c) above the law d) in danger 

After-listening task

Listen to the audio one more time and retell the key information to your partner.