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Contents

ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ 3

THE WORLD AROUND ME 5

Section I 5

Appearance and Character 5

Section II 8

Family 8

Section III 12

Pastime and Leisure 12

Section IV 15

The Students’ Life and Studies 15

COMMUNICATIONAL CLICHÉS 26

NATIONAL TRADITIONS 36

IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IN BELARUS 36

GREAT BRITAIN 36

YOUTH AND ITS PLACE IN MODERN SOCIETY 61

Youth Organizations in Belarus 70

MORALITY: WHAT IS IT? 86

Is your best friend a man or a woman? 103

LET’S THINK 103

FORMING ECOLOGICAL THINKING 113

IV. Read and translate the following words of the same root. Determine the part of speech they belong to. Memorize them. 114

What You Can Do to Help! 118

TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT 126

THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS : SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS 147

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS 159

Read the information about British emblem and describe it. 162

The Royal1 Coat of Arms2 carries the symbols representing England, Scotland and Ireland, the Sovereign's motto3 and the lion and the unicorn4. 162

TEXTS FOR DISCUSSION 183

Part I 183

Surreal case of the Dalí images and a battle over artistic licence 183

Glasgow issues legal threats to stop poster firms and rock band illegally copying prized painting 183

A colossal mistake? Art world baffled by 'Goya' masterpiece 184

House husbands: Are you man enough? 185

More and more men are swapping PowerPoint for potty training and embracing the role of the stay-at-home father, says Casilda Grigg. 185

Great Works: Leviathan (1651), Abraham Bosse and Thomas Hobbes 186

National Gallery and Tate end row over 1900 187

Britian's leading public art centres have reached an agreement after a row broke out over the National Gallery's plans for a Picasso exhibition, set to open next week. 187

Polygamy: Muslim peer says issue has been avoided because of 'cultural sensitivity' 188

The issue of polygamy has been avoided by politicians because of "cultural sensitivity", a Baroness Warsi has said. 188

Tests blamed for blighting children's lives 189

The Tempest at Courtyard Theatre, Stratford - review 191

Antony Sher captures the turbulence of Prospero in this deeply felt performance of Shakespeare's great last play. 191

Emperor penguin 'marching to extinction by end of the century' 192

TEXTS FOR DISCUSSION 195

Part II 195

President Obama announces push to wean US off the gas-guzzler 195

Obama seeks to repair damage in Middle East diplomacy drive 196

Americans are not your enemy, president tells Arabic TV network as US envoy sets out on eight days of talks 196

Russia 'suspends Kaliningrad missile plan' 197

Chief Rabbinate of Israel cuts ties with Vatican over Holocaust bishop 198

Activists threaten to close Heathrow 199

Taxpayer faces bigger bill for 2012 Olympics 200

Brown leads global drive to close down tax havens 201

Israel's president asks Benjamin Netanyahu to form new government 202

Israel's president, Shimon Peres, has asked the Likud party leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, to form the country's next government and become prime minister. 202

'Unhappy US' claims over Afghanistan dismissed 203