- •Доброва т. Е., Копыловская м. Ю. Worldwide news (listen and speak)
- •Методическая записка
- •Раздел in class содержит:
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- •4 A). Match these words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of expressions above:
- •In Class
- •B - Comprehension Test 1
- •A - Comprehension Test 1
- •?Text 2.
- •4 A). Match these parts
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •In Class
- •B - Comprehension Test 2
- •A - Comprehension Test 2
- •Text 3.
- •4 A). Match these parts
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
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- •1. Listen to the Webcast Britain in hot water over alleged Taliban meetings and do the exercises below.
- •2. Match positions with the names
- •3. Group these names into these two columns. Provide some arguments to justify your decision.
- •C - Comprehension Test 3
- •B - Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 4.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •5.Translate the sentences:
- •B - Comprehension Test 4
- •A – Comprehension Test 4
- •Text 5.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
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- •1. Listen to the Webcast Oil row threatens European supply.
- •2. Match the names with the positions.
- •3. Group these word combinations into these columns following the principle: who is/are actor(s)? what action ?
- •4. Give the synonyms to the words: to feud, a stand-off c - Comprehension Test 5
- •B - Comprehension Test 5
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- •Text 6.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •5.Translate the sentences:
- •B - Comprehension Test 6
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- •Text 7.
- •4 A). Match the words:
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •5. Translate the sentences:
- •B - Comprehension Test 7
- •A - Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 8.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •In class
- •1. Listen to the Webcast Obama’s Landmark Speech and do the exercises.
- •Text 9.
- •4 A). Match these words
- •4 B).Fill in the gaps with the help of expressions above:
- •In Class
- •B - Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 10.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.
- •5. Which is not related to bones?
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 11.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.
- •5. Arrange these words in the right order. Do not add any prepositions.
- •C – Comprehension Test 1
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 2
- •Text 12.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.
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- •1. Listen to the Webcast Ice use drops, heroin use rises and do the exercises.
- •2. What do these countries Denmark, the Netherlands, Jamaica, The Check Republic have in common?
- •3. Listen and decide “who is who”?
- •C – Comprehension Test 1
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.
- •In class
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.
- •5. Translate these sentences into Russian
- •In class
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 15.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B).Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Text 16.
- •4 A). Match the words
- •4 B).Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above:
- •5. What do words Watergate, Monicagate, Irangate, Cablegate have in common? What does this affix mean? Speak about scandals when newspapers teemed with these words.
- •B – Comprehension Test 2
- •A – Comprehension Test 3
- •Testing section
- •6. Israel says it took the action
- •8. Palestinian leader blamed Israel for the deaths and said that
- •T1- Variant 2
- •8. After accession the Centre of European Reforms is going to provide both countries with
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- •10. The Bulgarian Ambassador to the uk
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- •1. Pakistan's President is
- •2. Analysts say
- •4. It was one of the attacks in the past six months
- •8. John Bolton believes that situation in Pakistan is
- •1. What is the current state of affairs in Liberia? Where is Charles Taylor now?
- •Vocabulary 2
- •1. Is the illegal entrance to Australia still an acute problem?
- •Vocabulary 3
- •1. How often is the extradition practiced in politics? What can be a reason for this?
- •Vocabulary 4
- •1. What is the current state of affairs of Iran’s nuclear program?
- •2. Work out a set of measures to prevent a threatening scenario and discuss it. Try to predict possible countermeasures of Iran.
- •Vocabulary 5
- •1. Study and speak about the consecutive steps undertaken by the European community to protect the European economy from unpredicted shut-offs.
- •2. Map out the most problematic areas
- •Vocabulary 6
- •1. Find information about latest terrorist attacks committed on public transport.
- •2. Speak about security measures that can be undertaken to protect civilians from terrorist attacks.
- •Vocabulary 7
- •1. Speak about the current state of affairs of us-Russian cooperation in the sphere of the most advanced technologies.
- •2. Suggest a joint project and present it to an imaginary body which is to decide whether invest your project or not.
- •Vocabulary 8
- •1. Speak about b. Obama’s policy in the Middle East.
- •2. Work out a declaration on us-Middle East cooperation in the sphere of education.
- •Vocabulary 9
- •1. Find information about the latest multinational space missions and speak about them.
- •2. Think about possible tasks of such a mission in a five years. How can the goals change with time?
- •Vocabulary 10
- •1. What is being done by scientists to prevent damage to cosmonauts’ health?
- •2. Discuss the possible recommendations to space tourists
- •Vocabulary 11
- •1. Study the media information related to drug issues. What are the most flagrant cases?
- •2. Set up an imaginary commission which is to deal with police involvement in drug trade. What experts should be invited? Why?
- •Vocabulary 12
- •1. What countries are the most successful in their war on drugs?
- •2. Compose a charter of an international organization which can aim to protect society from the drug-related crime.
- •Vocabulary 14
- •1. What is the situation in Cuba like today?
- •2. Compose three possible scenarios of Cuba’s development in the next decade?
- •Vocabulary 14
- •1. What natural disasters are most often reported in news programs?
- •2. Analyse the measures of airports and airlines in April,2010 after Iceland’s volcano eruption?
- •Vocabulary 15
- •1. Why situation in the Korean Peninsula is especially dangerous?
- •2. Write a note of protest of one party to another bearing in mind the situation in the Korean Peninsula.
- •Vocabulary 16
- •1. Why has Julian Assange’s case acquired the worldwide publicity?
- •2. Write a norm for the International Law that can help local jurisdictions to deal with the
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- •Ice use drops, heroin use rises
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- •Israel kills 17 in response to Palestinian attacks
- •International intervention needed in Pakistan: experts
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B – Comprehension Test 2
Part 1
What was the reason for the blanket ban of flights?
What were the parties considering whether or not the blanket ban on flights were an overreaction to Iceland’s volcanic cloud?
How long had the paralysing restrictions lasted by the day of the news report?
How according to those who imposed the restriction the volcanic ash might have affected the aircraft?
How were the officials responding the growing crowd of passengers in the terminals?
Part 2
Rachael Brown reports from London.RACHAEL BROWN: It's an___________________ at Portsmouth Harbour; hundreds of people ____________________into the ferry terminal who have already been waiting for days ______________and jeer at police when told there'll be further immigration______________.WOMAN: So what are they queuing up for? There's going to be_____________________.RACHAEL BROWN: It's a scene that epitomises this air crisis __________________________abandoning one_________________, only to find themselves at the back of another. Part 3
As the air _________________enters a fifth day, already 63,000 flights have been cancelled. Airlines say they're _______________________$1.7 million an hour. And with test flights from France, Germany and Holland returning seemingly____________________, they're wondering whether it's even worth it.Two bodies representing Europe's airlines and airports say volcanoes have erupted in other parts of the world, and have never warranted the level of restrictions being enforced in Europe. They are calling on the regulator to reassess the________________.
Part 4
The European Transport Secretary Siim Kallas was asked if this was another______________, just a lot of hot air.SIIM KALLAS: You know this is Europe - is very much based on the rules and rules have been accepted and adopted after 2004, the International Civil ___________________Organization’s recommendations.RACHAEL BROWN: He'll be going__________________. But whether the airlines are, is confusing. EU airlines are supposed to ensure _____________________and food but_______________ commuters like surgeon Christine McCandy are hearing a different story.CHRISTINE MCCANDY: We get the just repetitive answer, no there's no ________________because of _______________weather, or it's __________________and so we have no duty of care.RACHAEL BROWN: The UK Government is considering setting up a______________ in the south of Spain, to help stranded commuters reach the channel.
Part 5
The UK's Security Minister, Lord West.LORD WEST: We clearly have a reasonable _______________________________within the royal ______________for lifting people. That's being looked at the moment to see what's available - particularly in the amphibious force itself which can lift a whole ______________if necessary.But also we have an ability to take up ships______________. All of this is being looked at the moment.RACHAEL BROWN: So as airlines ___________________their reopening time every few hours, volcanologists are more pragmatic; saying when Iceland's volcano stops________________, the existing plume will take days to ___________________.Those who are enjoying the rare peace are__________________ in Hatton, beside Heathrow airport. But over the airport fence, columns of _________________ready for import start to_____________, and conveyor belts usually heaving_________________________________ are empty.The crisis is starting to effect___________________ supplies, and even bone-marrow ___________________________deliveries.This is Rachael Brown in London reporting for AM