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2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.

A rivalry; prudence; last resort; a contentious issue; a «rogue» state; a grievance; to stem from; diversity; a disenchantment; an aptitude; WMD (weapon of mass destruction); an uniformity; to denounce; secular; preponderance; irresistible; dubious; to foster.

3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.

Недовольство; многообразие; неоднозначный; осмотрительность; светский; спорный вопрос; государство «изгой»; стимулировать; разочарование; способность; единообразие; обвинять; непреодолимый; превосходство; крайнее средство; ОМП (оружие массового поражения); происходить из чего-либо; соперничество.

4. Answer the questions on the article.

  1. Did the rivalry among great powers diminish?

  2. What has the existence of nuclear weapons produced among nuclear powers?

  3. What sort of instrument is nuclear weapon?

  4. What problems do nukes and WMD create?

  5. What wars — between states or within states — become more common?

  6. What are states' foreign policies shaped by?

  7. What does economic globalization result from?

  8. Does economic globalization bring equality to all states?

  9. What does cultural globalization stem from?

  10. Why is cultural globalization often rejected?

  11. What is political globalization characterized by?

  12. What relationship is there between globalization and violence according to the article?

5. Using the active vocabulary render the article in English.

6. Using the given «package words» express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements.

Agreement: I couldn't agree more./I fully agree with you./It appears to me to be true.

Partial agreement: To some extent it is true./It is right but up to a point.

Disagreement: I'm afraid it's not quite right./I would object to.../Just the opposite.

  1. Under globalization rivalry among great powers will certainly disappear.

  2. Globalization makes policymaking far less complex and more predictable.

  3. Economic globalization has become a formidable cause of inequality among and within states.

  4. Cultural globalization leads to uniformity bringing the nations closer to each other.

  5. Political globalization is characterized by the preponderance of the United States and its institutions.

  6. Globalization is neither inevitable nor irresistible.

  7. Globalization fosters conflicts and resentments.

7. Make a presentation on the topic below and answer the questions of the audience.

How does globalization affect Russia?

1 Неправительственные организации

UNIT 7. US-RUSSIAN RELATIONS

SECTION A

I

1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words in a dictionary.

US and Russia near accord on nuclear arms cuts

The US Defense Secretary said Wednesday that the United States and Russia were likely to agree to a legally binding document establishing mutual cuts of about two-thirds in their nuclear weapons arsenals. His Russian counterpart said he hoped such an accord could be signed at a summit meeting in Moscow.

Russian and American presidents had agreed earlier «that they would like to have something that would go beyond their two presidencies».

The US Defense Secretary said: «The United States was reducing its nuclear arsenal in part, because large numbers of arms were no longer needed when Russia and the United States are basing our relations on friendship, not on fear».

The Washington talks between the US Defense Secretary and the Russian Defense Minister were aimed at advancing talks on arms cuts as well as defining other areas of concordance on terrorism and other issues.

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