- •Part two
- •2.1 Anticipating the Issue
- •2. 1A. Man and Society
- •1. Are you a gregarious person, enjoying socializing, or do you prefer to stay alone in a distant place, savouring its tranquility3?
- •2. Explain the meaning of the words in bold and answer the questions that follow.
- •3. Read the text, find equivalents to the words in bold, answer the questions.
- •2.2 Raise the Issue
- •2.2 A. Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Complete the text with the words from the box.
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •2. 2 B. Listening and Watching
- •2.2 C. Creative Consolidation
- •1. Write a synthetic review of the information from the text and multimedia programs, supporting it with the data from Russian sources.
- •2. Write a 350-word essay developing one of the following theses:
- •3. Write an article about the reasons for tyrants’ and dictators’ success in politics and their quite common failure in business.
- •2.2 D. Roots of Terrorism
- •1. Read the article and say whether you agree with the writer’s stance on the problem.
- •2. Find these expressions in the text and explain their meaning.
- •3. Match the following words with their definitions.
- •4. Match the pairs of antonyms.
- •2. Complete the sentences with the words from the previous exercise.
- •3. Read the following sentence and explain the meaning of the expression in italics.
- •2.2 G. Listening and Watching
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •2.3 B. Roots of Crime
- •1. Read the article and say whether your vision of breeding grounds of crime differs from the writer’s?
- •2. Find the following expressions in the text and explain their meaning.
- •3. Match the words with their definitions.
- •4. Answer the questions.
- •5. Speak about roots of crime in our country. Are they absolutely similar to those mentioned in the article?
- •2.3 C. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Choose the correct answer.
- •2.3 D. Listening and Watching
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •2.4 B. Legalization of Drugs? Yes/No?
- •1. Read the article.
- •2. Find the following expressions in the text and explain their meaning.
- •3. Match the words with their definitions.
- •4. Match the pairs of antonyms.
- •5. Answer the questions.
- •6. Read the following statements. Do you think the author would agree (a) or disagree (d) with them? Write a or d next to each statement. .
- •2.4 C. Watching and Listening
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •2. 5 Reading Selection
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Study the following statements and discriminate between the true and false ones.
- •2. Find the words in the article that have similar meaning to the following.
- •3. Do you think the author would agree with the following statements?
- •4. Express your own opinions on the above statements.
- •5. For discussion.
- •By Sherry Joe
- •Culture
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Brainstorm ideas.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Do you think the writer would agree with the following statements?
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Brainstorm ideas.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. How would the writer answer these questions?
- •2. What is your position to the writer’s statement?
- •3. Has your vision of the problem changed after reading this article? Have you become more open-minded (ready and willing to consider new ideas)? Have you become more tolerant of other groups?
- •4. Brainstorm ideas.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2.7 Creative Consolidation
- •1. Project-Making.
- •2. Write an article about:
- •3. Write a 350-word essay developing one of the theses.
Vocabulary
plight – a sad, serious, or difficult situation: the plight of the poor/homeless/unemployed.
remit – a particular area of work that someone is responsible for: within / outside the remit of.
(re)invigorate – to give someone more energy, refresh; invigorated (adj)– full of energy; invigorating (adj) – making you feel that you have more energy: an invigorating walk/ swim/shower.
rife – (adj) (never before noun) if something bad or unpleasant is rife there is plenty of it; rife with.
perilous – very dangerous; perilously (adv): perilously close to (doing) sth; peril (n) – danger: in peril; at your own peril; the peril of doing sth.
deploy – to use sth; deployment (n).
1. Answer the following questions.
- Who can afford morals according to B.Shaw?
- What was the division of interests on the rights’ arena in the past?
- How has the battleground of Amnesty International changed lately?
- What is the United Nations bodies’ attitude to the extension of the concept of rights?
- Why are human-rights bodies keen to broaden their remit?
2. The author identifies several problems in the extension of the concept of rights. What are they?
3. What is the implication of the title? How do you understand it?
4. Brainstorm ideas.
- Though the necessity of balance between human and economic rights is a sure way to harmony in global community the article is by no means controversial. What do you think about the change of priorities? Do you consider it timely? Have all the political rights of every individual been already achieved? What is the reason for this shift of priorities?
2.6 Group Discussion
■ What makes a good and successful marriage? Which factors contribute to an unhappy family life?
■ Experts continue to argue about the impact of the entertainment industry on children, especially in terms of violence and sex. Explain your stand here?
■ What are the most pressing causes of violence among youth? Some critics place the bulk of the responsibility for youth violence on adults. Do you agree? Are there any other causes for violence among youth?
■ What disappointments, resentments, and hurts do you retain from your childhood that you are sure you will never inflict on your own children? How can you be sure?
■ We usually expect from a journalist an unbiased version of the events. Isn’t it just utopia as we are all prejudiced because of our culture, education, family background?
■ We often dream about harmony in global community. What do you think can bring harmony in the society?
■ What is your attitude to censorship? What are some situations in which censorship acquires the status of imperative? Who has the authority to censor? What do you think of self-censorship?
2.7 Creative Consolidation
1. Project-Making.
- Devise a community beneficial enterprise. Be ready to present it to the municipal committee and speak about its advantages - both social and economic. Take into account the population profile of the community (old age pensioners, young families, high proportion of the unemployed etc.)
- Devise a program consolidating the society without ruining its diversity on the a) local, b) regional, c) national level. Be ready to present your project.
- Devise a program to check violence on the a) community, b) regional, c) national level. Be ready to present it.