- •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
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- •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:
- •In Class
- •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
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- •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
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- •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”?
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- •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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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan is holding talks with government officials over the ________________of two UN representatives accused of espionage.
When Fiji's _________________________ came into effect in 1999, they were seen as a path towards ending the country's bitter racial divisions.
The former Office of Racial Ethnic Student Affairs has embraced a broader and more ___________ ___________ and has changed its name to the Office of Cultural and Language Affairs.
All attempts to unite rival ________________ ________ _________failed due to incompetence of the negotiators.
It’s also the responsibility of the interviewer to look out for contradictory or confusing answers and find the way to ____________ ________________________.
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1. Listen to the Webcast Britain in hot water over alleged Taliban meetings and do the exercises below.
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the Afghan Government, the United Nations, the European Union, Taliban insurgents, the Taliban, the European Union's mission, the Kabul administration, Helmand Province, the Civil War period, the Taliban period, America and Europe, a British newspaper, MI6, the British Prime Minister, the Taliban insurgency, Islamist groups, the Afghan Government, the Western forces.
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C - Comprehension Test 3
Listen to the Webcast Britain in hot water over alleged Taliban meetings again and tick the correct answer.
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1 Tensions between the Afghan Government and the international community are over
A the expulsion of two high-ranking foreign officials B the misconduct of two high-ranking foreign officials C the mistreatment of two high-ranking officials
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2 The expelled officials are experts from
A the United Nations B the United Nations and the European Union C the European Union
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3 Britain may also find itself in direct conflict with the Afghan Government over
A allegations that some of its officials have held meetings with the Taliban. B delegations that some of its officials send to the Taliban. C allegations that some of its officials rendered financial help to the Taliban.
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4 The officials in question were officially declared persona non grata
A for interference into home policy B for the Kabul administration of threat to national security C for threatening national security
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5. Both of them have lived in Afghanistan
A for more than 10 years, through the Civil War period B through the Civil War, the Taliban period and the recent government. C through the Civil War and the Taliban period
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6. They were able to travel freely in these very dangerous insurgency areas, largely because
A they had a reliable interpreter B they were two of the only people who used to have good relationship with the government C they were who were not afraid of travelling all over Afghanistan
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7. The reason they are expelled is
A they might reveal that there's no support for the Taliban in the south of the country B they might be canvassing against the Afghan Government C they know the real situation in the country which the government doesn’t want to acknowledge.
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8. A British newspaper revealed that members of MI6 held meetings
A with senior EU members in Afghanistan B with senior Taliban members in Afghanistan C with serious Taliban members |
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9. That could prove embarrassing for Gordon Brown because
A he recently refuted allegations of having any talks with the Taliban B he recently approved all talks with the Taliban C he recently declined the offer to negotiate with the Taliban |
10. In his statement Gordon Brown says that Great Britain was trying
A to isolate and to eliminate the leadership of the Taliban B to negotiate with the leadership of Taliban C to isolate religious extremists by conducting talks with the leadership of the Taliban
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11. Analysts on the ground believe that it makes sense to talk with
A religious extremists to persuade them to support the Government B the tribal chiefs to persuade them to support the Government C the religious extremists or the tribal chiefs to persuade them to support the Government
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12. The former EU mediator tries to engage in dialogue
A with both British and EU negotiating groups B with both peaceful and armed Islamist groups C with both Afghani and EU Islamist groups
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13. The former EU mediator believes that there are factions within the Taliban
A which seek some sort of power sharing arrangement B which participate in the governance of Afghanistan C which found a way of getting back for the expelled officials |
14. He has an opinion that both local government and the European are
A to bring a more inclusive government B to stabilise the government of the day C to bring a more decisive government |