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Lawyers fear Julian Assange could face death penalty

At home

1. Search the www for the following information and discuss it:

a) Who is Julian Assange? What is Wikileaks? When did he found Wikileaks? What kind of information did he publish on the website? What international print media were his partners and published the information he provided? What publication triggered the international scandal?

b) Interpret the cartoon. Say why the word “Hicks” is written on the cage beneath the inscription “Guantanamo Bay”?

2. Look at the text title and complete the sentences according to their possible occurrence in the text.

Lawyers for Julian Assange say…

Julian Assange has raised the ire of American authorities after…US prosecutors are now thought to be…

Swedish authorities are attempting to…

America still is in the appalling state of affairs of…

3 a). Form abstract nouns from these verbs

permit		hear
fear		suspect
extradite		reveal
defend		commit

3 b). Fill in the gaps with the help of expressions above:

1. Negotiations cannot continue if the parties do not fulfil their _______________ in time.

2. More than 300,000 persons were refused entry at external EU borders, in most cases refusal was based on insufficient travel documents or the ___________ of intended illegal immigration.

3. By enacting laws or concluding treaties or agreements, countries determine the conditions under which they may entertain or deny ___________ requests.

4. The next court ____________ is scheduled for next Tuesday.

5. It was here that one day the Lord came to Saint John in a vision, when Saint John awoke, he dictated his_____________ .

6. A normal ____________ arises when one’s life is in danger.

7. Publication without ____________ is theft of someone else's intellectual property, pure and simple, and it is clearly illegal.

8. The Cabinet has given its approval for the shifting of the _________ Ministry.

4 A). Match the words

1) build	for a criminal prosecution
2) face	proper justice
3) raise	state of affairs
4) classified	sexual assault charges
5) army intelligence analyst	a case against smb
6) take	a firm commitment
7) pretext	in custody
8) appalling	the ire of American authorities
9) give	legal revenge against smb
10) realms of	US government cables

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

1. The Delhi Police _______________ against their counterpart. To file a chargesheet against him they are banking mainly on DNA reports and mobile phone details of the accused.

2. Two men are _____________________________________________ in separate incidents in East Moline involving a 13-year-old girl and a now 19-year-old woman.

3. A poster showing Mary and Joseph heading to Bethlehem for a census and the birth of Christ is _____________________________among some evangelicals who consider it inappropriate for the secular headcount the government will conduct next year.

4. As events develop, it becomes more and more apparent that the law enforcement agencies' ultimate aim is to achieve a total ban on the activity of this religion by finding_____________________________________a special April report by the organisation maintains. 

5. Health Minister Michael McGimpsey says it is impossible _______________________________on a proposed new cancer radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin until money for the project is guaranteed.