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Level A
Task 2. Discuss the questions with your partner.
1.Do you think news reporting in your country is fair and balanced? How
about in other countries?
2.What do you understand by the phrase, “No news is good news”?
3.Do you prefer to watch, listen to or read about news?
4.What areas of the world are you most interested in?
5.What was the last piece of good news you heard?
Task 3. Comment on a quotation on a problem of the world issues.
ink of the following:
1.What does this make you think of?
2.Do you agree or disagree and why?
3.How does this relate to the theme of the class or class discussion?
4.Any reections?
5.Is it surprising and why or why not?
6.Use the words: I think that…; It seems to me that…; is implies that….
Quotations:
1.“We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there
is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
2.“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”
(Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Section 3. Translating from Russian into English
1.«Великая шахматная доска: главенство Америки и ее геострате
гические императивы» (англ. e Grand Chessboard: American Primacy
and Its Geostrategic Imperatives) считается наиболее известной книгой
Збигнева Бжезинского, написанной им в 1997 году.
2.Книга представляет собой размышления о геополитическом могу-
ществе США и о стратегиях, благодаря которым это могущество может
быть реализовано в XXI веке.
3.Как известно, наибольшее внимание Бжезинский сосредотачивает
на геополитической стратегии США относительно Евразии.
4.Именно Бжезинский полагает, что главенство на Евразийском кон-
тиненте фактически является главенством во всём мире.
5. Полагают, что наиболее важными стратегическими целями США
служит распространение влияния в Центральной Азии и на постсоветском пространстве.
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Section 4. Translating from English into Russian
1.World news or international news or even foreign coverage is consi-
dered to be the news media jargon for news from abroad, about a country or
a global subject.
2.For journalism, it is a branch that deals with news either sent by foreign
correspondents or news agencies, or – more recently – information that is
gathered or researched through distance communication technologies, such
as telephone, satellite TV or the Internet.
3.Although in most of the English-speaking world this eld is not usu-
ally regarded as a specic specialization for journalists, it is so in nearly all
the world.
4.Particularly in the United States, there is a blurred distinction between
world news and «national» news when they include directly the national government or national institutions, such as wars in which the US are involved
or summits of multilateral organizations in which the US are a member.
5.From the 19th century on, with newspapers already established in
Europe, the United States and a few other countries, innovations in telecommunications such as the telegraph made news from abroad easier to be spread.
Section 5. Writing
Task 1. Write an essay/ a magazine article/ a letter.
Topic s :
1.Impact of free news on print Media and readers’ preferences.
2.Newspapers are under attack from the Net. What strategies might be
followed to survive?
3.Write a magazine article about there being peace in the Middle East in
our lifetime. Include imaginary interviews with people who think this will
happen and with those who do not think it will happen. Read what you wrote
to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
4.Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read
what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5.Write a letter to an expert on the Middle East. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your ideas on how to bring peace to the
region. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s)
will answer your questions.
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Preparation: Decide on your topic, do your research, and create an essay
outline.
Writing: Set out your argument in the introduction, develop it with evi-
dence in the main body, and wrap it up with a conclusion.
Revision: Check the content, organization, grammar, spelling, and format-
ting of your essay.
Level B
Section 1. Listening comprehension
(Use the audio le: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/
1902/190204-gibraltar.html)
Task 1. Listen to the text “EU angers UK by calling Gibraltar a colony”
and choose an appropriate answer.
1. e United Kingdom has objected to the European Union's use of the word
“colony” to ____________.
A.describe their island
B.describe the Ireland
C.describe the island
Level B
2. e European Council (a body that denes the EU's ____________).
A.political direction
B.politically directions
C.politic all direction
3. It says in a footnote: “Gibraltar is a colony of the British Crown. ere
____________”.
A.is a controversy
B.is a controversial
C.is the controversy
4. Gibraltar is a colony of the British Crown. ere is a controversy between
Spain and the UK concerning ____________ Gibraltar.
A.sobbing tea over
B.sovereign’s tea over
C.sovereignty over
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5. Gibraltar is not a colony and it is completely inappropriate ____________.
A.to describe it
B.two describe it
C.through describe it
6. It is home to over 30,000 people. In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces __________
Spain.
A.raptured it from
B.enraptured it from
C.captured it from
7. It wants Gibraltar excluded from ____________ agreements.
A.tall post-Brexit
B.fall post-Brexit
C.all post-Brexit
8. Gibraltar rejected proposals for shared UK-Spanish sovereignty by 99% to
1% in a ____________.
A.2002 refer addendum
B.2002 referendum
C.2002 refer addenda
9. Gibraltar's Chief Minister has accused ____________.
A.Spain o bully in
B.Spain of bullying
C.Spain of bullied in
10. No one will be surprised to hear the Spanish government making provocative statements ____________ Gibraltar.
A.on respect of
B.disrespect of
C.in respect of
Task 2. Listen to the text “EU angers UK by calling Gibraltar a colo‑
ny”, ll in the gaps.
e United Kingdom (1) ____________ the European Union's use of
the word “colony” to describe (2) ____________ Gibraltar. e European
Council (a body (3) ____________ EU's political direction) produced a
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document regarding UK nationals travelling to the EU aer Brexit. It says
(4)____________: “Gibraltar is a colony of the British Crown. ere is a
controversy between Spain and the UK concerning the sovereignty over Gibraltar, a territory for which (5) ____________ to be reached.” A UK government spokesperson said: “Gibraltar is not a colony and it is completely
(6)____________ it in this way. She added: "Gibraltar is a full part of the UK
family”. is will not change due to our exit from the EU. Gibraltar is a British
Overseas Territory (7) ____________ the Mediterranean Sea between Spain
and Morocco. It is home to over 30,000 people. In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces
(8) ____________ Spain during a war. Spain handed Gibraltar to Great Britain in a 1713 treaty. However, Spain still (9) ____________ to the territory.
It wants Gibraltar excluded from all post-Brexit agreements between the UK
and the EU. Gibraltar rejected (10) ____________ UK-Spanish sovereignty
by 99% to 1% in a 2002 referendum.
Task 3. Listen to the text “EU angers UK by calling Gibraltar a colo‑
ny”. Guess if a‑e below are true (T) or false (F).
A.e European Council is responsible for the EU's political direction. T/F
B.e word “colony” was written at the top of an EU document. T/F
C.e EU said the solution for Gibraltar's sovereignty was reached in
1704. T/F
D.e UK said Gibraltar was part of the EU family. T/F
E.e UK said Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory. T/F
! Check yourself
Task 1.
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A
6. C 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. C
Task 2.
(1)has objected, (2) the island of, (3) that denes, (4) in a footnote,
(5) a solution, (6) inappropriate to describe, (7) located in, (8) captured it
from, (9) asserts a claim, (10) proposals for shared.
Task 3.
A— T B— F C— F D— F E— T
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Section 2. Speaking
Task 1. Answer the questions.
1.What did the UK government say Gibraltar was a “full part of ”?
2.How many people live in Gibraltar?
3.When did Spain hand Gibraltar over to the UK?
4.What does Spain want Gibraltar excluded from?
5.When did Gibraltarians vote against joint UK-Spanish sovereignty?
Task 2. Discuss the questions with your partner.
1.What is the biggest political issue in Russia right now?
2.What do you think of political system of Russia?
3.Is there a relationship between politics and lies?
4.At a guess, what percentage of politicians are corrupt?
5.What local political issues are important in Saint-Petersburg?
Task 3. Comment on a quotation on world issues. ink of the following:
1.What does this make you think of?
2.Do you agree or disagree and why?
3.How does this relate to the theme of the class or class discussion?
4.Any reections?
5.Is it surprising and why or why not?
6.Use the words: I think that…; It seems to me that…; is implies that….
Quotations:
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts,
not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the
Constitution” (Abraham Lincoln)
“When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters.
One represents danger and the other represents opportunity” (John F. Kennedy)
Section 3. Translating from Russian into English
1.Как известно, Бжезинский говорит онеобходимости геополитиче-
ского реванша вотношении России, ноотмечает, чтосейчас это неявляется краеугольным направлением внешней политики США, он называет Россию «чёрная дыра», имея ввиду невозможность тогдашней
элиты сопротивляться ивести суверенную политику.
2.Говоря обудущем разделении сил, Бжезинский считает Украи-
ну последним оплотом Российской империи, итолько окончательное
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отрешение Украины отРФ иустановление вней прозападной политической элиты позволит США сохранить иупрочить состояние единственной «мировой» империи.
3.Считается, чтоБжезинский является последователем основателя
современной англо-саксонской геополитики Маккиндера, т.е. рассматривает политику сточки зрения противоборства цивилизации моря
(США, Великобритания) ицивилизации суши.
4.Лишь после терактов 2001года подход квнешней политике США
несколько изменился иболее подробно изложен вкниге Бжезинского
«Выбор. Мировое господство или глобальное лидерство».
5.Согласно Бжезинскому главенство наЕвразийском континенте
фактически является главенством вовсём мире.
Section 4. Translating from English into Russian
1.Huntington began his thinking by surveying the diverse theories about
the nature of global politics in the post-Cold War period.
2.Some theorists and writers argued that human rights, liberal democracy,
and the capitalist free market economy had become the only remaining ideological alternative for nations in the post-Cold War world.
3.Specically, Francis Fukuyama argued that the world had reached the
'end of history' in a Hegelian sense.
4.Huntington believed that while the age of ideology had ended, the world
had only reverted to a normal state of aairs characterized by cultural conict. In his thesis, he argued that the primary axis of conict in the future will
be along cultural lines.
5.As an extension, he posits that the concept of dierent civilizations, as
the highest rank of cultural identity, will become increasingly useful in analyzing the potential for conict.
Section 5. Writing
Task 1. Write an essay / a magazine article / a letter.
Topic s :
1.Why is it that many US citizens are not well informed about interna-
tional events?
2.All colonies should be given independence or returned to historical
owners.
3.Write a magazine article about giving all colonies their independence.
Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
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4.Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down
any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5.Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read
what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6.Write a letter to an expert on colonies. Ask him/her three questions about
them. Give him/her three of your opinions on them. Read your letter to your
partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
Preparation: Decide on your topic, do your research, and create an essay
outline.
Writing: Set out your argument in the introduction, develop it with evi-
dence in the main body, and wrap it up with a conclusion.
Revision: Check the content, organization, grammar, spelling, and format-
ting of your essay.
Practice test 4
History, culture, traditions
Level A
Section 1. Listening comprehension
(Use the audio le: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/
1607/160706-national-dress.html)
Task 1. Listen to the text “UAE tells citizens not to wear national dress
abroad” and choose an appropriate answer.
1. e government of the United Arab Emirates advised its citizens not to
wear the country's traditional clothes when ____________ travelling over the
seas.
A.travelling oversees
B.travelling overseas
2. is was aer an Emirati businessman was mistaken ____________ ISIS.
A.for a member of
B.for remember of
C.fore member of
3. e businessman, Ahmad Al Menhali, 41, from Abu Dhabi, was making
a phone call in the __________ hotel.
A.lobby of a
B.lobby at a
C.lobby in a
4. He needed hospital treatment __________.
A.aer the incidence
B.aer the coincidence
C.aer the incident
5. He was shocked at how __________ police were.
A.brutal the
B.brutality the
C.brutalize the
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6. e UAE's Ministry of Foreign Aairs advised Emiratis to avoid wearing
the ____________ country's national dressed.
A.country's national dresses
B.country's national address
C.country's national dress
7. Mr. Al Menhali reportedly ____________.
A.enamed Donald Trump
B.framed Donald Trump
C.blamed Donald Trump
8. e fact that the police referred to his clothing in their report as a criminal
sign is ____________.
A.very concern in
B.very concerning
C.very concerting
9. It added: “Police need more ____________”.
A.diverse it training
B.diversity training
C.diverse tea training
10. I always wear my traditional clothes during all my travels and never en-
countered ____________.
A.such the thing
B.touch a thing
C.such a thing
Task 2. Listen to the text “UAE tells citizens not to wear national dress
abroad”, ll in the gaps.
The government of the United Arab Emirates has advised its
(1)____________ not to wear the country's traditional clothes when travelling overseas. is was aer an Emirati (2) ____________ was mistaken
for a member of ISIS in a hotel in the state of Ohio, USA. e businessman,
Ahmad Al Menhali, 41, from (3) ____________, was making a phone in the
lobby of a hotel. e hotel receptionist called the police because he was wearing the traditional white kandoura (Arab robe) and (4) ____________, and
he was speaking Arabic, so she thought he might be a terrorist. Police armed
with assault ries (5) ____________ wrestled a terried Mr. Al Menhali to
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