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4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.

  1. Russia's desire to conduct _________________________________ with Georgia is a legitimate and reasonable goal for any Russian government.

  2. Thousands of people took to the streets in Yemen yesterday, calling for Ali Abdullah Saleh to ______________________________________________________.

  3. An announcement that Romania would ________ the USA ______________________________________on their territory was made by President Traian Basescu on February 4, 2010.

  4. The U.S. Navy admiral responsible for countering the pirates operating from Somalia said Wednesday that they ____________________________________________________________in the region and should be addressed with the same rigor applied to counter terrorism.

  5. Television cameras lined the walls, and veterans packed the seats. Kerry was dressed in his __________________________________________________and wore his Silver Star and Purple Heart ribbons, although he said he left the medals at home.

In class

1. Listen to the Webcast Castro's departure fails to stir Cubans and do the exercises.

2. Paraphrase the title of the news report. Provide 2- 3 titles of your own.

3. Listen and decide “who is who”?

Name

Position

Peter Cave

a North America correspondent

Vox Pop

a presenter

Kim Landers

a famous statesman

John F. Kennedy

a senior analyst at the National Security Archive

Peter Kornbluh

general public

C – Comprehension Test 1

1. Fidel Castro is

A resigning after 50 years in power

B is beginning to fail to cope with his duties

C is ailing after being robust for half a century

2. Fidel Castro is famous for

A substantive speechesB untidy military uniformC his impressive military parades

3. He managed to

A attempt a partial invasion of the USAB inspire some assassination plots against US leadersC rule his country in spite of all adverse steps against Cuba

4. He subjected the globe to the threat of nuclear war because he allowed the USSR

A deploy their troops on the island for 13 daysB withdraw their ballistic missiles from CubaC put the offensive weapons in the country

5. John F. Kennedy in his speech argued that

the presence of offensive weapons in Cuba

A constitutes an implicit threat to the USAB is an obvious threat for US securityC is an unmasked danger for the whole region

6. Public got to know about his resignation the news that Fidel Castro is resigning as President.A from TV newsB from Cuba’s Communist newspaper’s web page C from a Cuban Communist’s website

7. Most leaders of his kind don’t step down unless

A they get poisoned through a cup of coffeeB they die or overthronedC they are replaced by military officers

8. The Bush’s policy

A was to put an end to Castro’s powerB was to make him to had the power over to his brotherC was to prevent Raul’s from being the next Cuba’s head

9. The next president of the United States might

A have to conduct a far from pragmatic policyB be carrying out a policy of civil relationC be opposing normal relations with Cuba

10. Reaction among Cuban Americans

A was the same as 19 months agoB was weaker than 19 months agoC was as boisterous as 19 months ago

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