Задание 6. Activity – News Changing

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News changing involves news presentation with interpreting. (It can be organized as a group work where the article is voiced for a small group of 3-4. Each person should try to remember material with the help of note-taking or through listening only.) The material is presented orally and a chosen interpreter who had not the opportunity to get familiar with the topic translates. The purpose is to add up the knowledge and train the interpreting skills.

1.Official arrested for chewing gum at ceremony

ANKARA (Reuters) - An official in Turkey's ruling party has been arrested for chewing gum while laying a wreath at a monument to the country's revered founder Kemal Ataturk, the state Anatolian news agency said Monday. Veysel Dalci, head of the local branch of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the Black Sea town of Fatsa, was charged with insulting Ataturk's memory during Sunday's ceremony marking Turkey's National Sovereignty Day.

CNN Turk television quoted Dalci, a 38-year-old pharmacist and father of two, as saying he chewed gum to hide the smell of garlic which he had eaten the previous evening."After laying a wreath at the monument, I noticed I had gum in my mouth. I am very sorry," CNN Turk quoted him as saying.

Anatolian said Dalci was arrested after a local army garrison commander complained to state prosecutors. It was not immediately clear what kind of penalty Dalci would face.

Showing disrespect to Ataturk, the soldier-statesman who founded the modern Turkish Republic on the ashes of the old Ottoman Empire in 1923, is a crime in the European Union candidate nation. Ataturk died in 1938. Secularists especially revere Ataturk as the leader who banished religion from political life and modeled Turkey's state institutions on those of Europe, especially France.

The secularists, who dominate Turkey's military and judiciary, deeply distrust the AKP on account of its roots in political Islam. The AKP denies any Islamist agenda but wants to ease some of Turkey's restrictions on religious expression.

2. Fake trees turn Christmas on its head

Upside-down Christmas trees are, well, turning the upcoming holiday on its head.

Hammacher Schlemmer can't even keep its $599.95 model in stock. It's already sold out. "We increased the amount we ordered from last year, but ended up selling all of them already," says Joe Jamrosz of Hammacher Schlemmer. The artificial trees are hung from the wall or ceiling, or come with a weighted base to provide extra stability to prevent tipping and leaning. "Many of the people have been using them as their second tree. A novelty," Jamrosz says. "They also find the bigger gifts don't fit under a traditional tree."

Sheryl Karas, author of «The Solstice Evergreen: The History, Folklore and Origins of the Christmas Tree», isn't quite sure what's going on with the resurgence of upside-down trees, a 12th-century tradition in Central Europe. Karas believes it's purely a decorative thing this time around, a way to better display ornaments so they don't get lost in the foliage. She doesn't want to put a damper on the holidays, but she suspects "there's something sinister, almost bad, about it." "It's a pagan thing. If they thought about it, they wouldn't turn it upside down."

But not everyone is head over heels about the trend. Tree Classics Inc. of Lake Barrington, claims to be the top seller of artificial Christmas trees on the Internet - up 30% this year alone - but not a one of them is upside down. "That tree makes no sense to me whatsoever," says Tree Classics president Leon Gamze, who sells 59 styles of upright trees. "I just look at them and laugh."

3. A £10k pay cut to work from home

MORE than a third of British workers say they are prepared to take a pay cut if their bosses allow them to work from home, with men keener than women to volunteer. The survey, carried out by YouGov, found that 37 per cent of men and 34 per cent of women said they would give up part of their next pay rise if they could work from home, with 1 per cent of men claiming that they would be prepared to drop £10,000 a year to free themselves from the tyranny of having to go into an office. Overall, the women were distinctly more cautious. The biggest sum that any of them was prepared to forgo was £5,000.

It is the young who are most strongly attracted. A surprising 43 per cent in the age range 18 to 29 will consider lower pay to work at home, compared with 31 per cent of the over 50s. More of the young also think they are more productive when they work at home. YouGov also asked 1,000 company directors for their views on flexible working. The 667 directors of companies that have flexible working policies ranked the benefits as:

• Improved staff motivation 65 per cent;

• Increased productivity 50 per cent;

• Improved client service 38 per cent;

• Reduced absenteeism 36 per cent;

• Improved company resilience against transport problems 29 per cent;

• Better quality job applicants 26 per cent;

• Improved candidate perception of company 20 per cent.

A surprising 75 per cent of directors thought that their employees were more productive or at least as productive when working flexibly and at home.

4. Advertisers shun print for the web

SPENDING on online advertising is on track to overtake national press advertising this year, according to a new study. Total UK online advertising expenditure in grew by 65.6 per cent to £1.4 billion to take the sector’s market share to 7.8 per cent, research by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) showed.

Online advertising expenditure is almost three quarters the size of national newspaper advertising, total online advertising expenditure was on track to be worth more than £2 billion.

“The internet is totally transforming the ways in which we find, buy and consume products, services and entertainment and we anticipate more growth in online advertising as advertisers simply follow their audiences,” he said.

The results of the biannual IAB study, carried out in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers and the World Advertising Research Centre, revealed that the internet is driving the growth of the entire advertising market. Advertising across all other media fell by almost £200 million year on year. It was not all bad news for newspapers, as advertisers were increasingly opting to place adverts on newspaper websites.

The IAB study said broadband penetration was one reason behind the large growth rates. With 71 per cent of home internet users having broadband, advertisers have increased their investment in rich media, the advertisements that consist of graphics, audio, video or animation.

UNIT 10

Задание 1. Мнемотехника

1.1.Снежный ком

1. The Swiss watchmakers' failure to capitalize was both astonish­ing and alarming.

2. The Swiss watchmakers' failure to capitalize on the invention of the digital timepiece was both astonishing and alarming.

3. The Swiss watchmakers' failure to capitalize on the invention of the digital timepiece was both astonishing and alarming — as­tonishing in that the Swiss had been among the first to capital on technical innovations.

4. The Swiss watchmakers' failure to capitalize on the invention of the digital timepiece was both astonishing and alarming — astonishing in that the Swiss had, since the beginnings of the industrial revolution in Europe, been among the first to capital on technical innovations.

5. The Swiss watchmakers' failure to capitalize on the invention the digital timepiece was both astonishing and alarming -— astonishing in that the Swiss had, since the beginnings of the in­dustrial revolution in Europe, been among the first to capitalize on technical innovations, alarming in that industrial potential had been lost.

6. The Swiss watchmakers' failure to capitalize on the invention of the digital timepiece was both astonishing and alarming — aston­ishing in that the Swiss had, since the beginnings of the indus­trial revolution in Europe, been among the first to capitalize on technical innovations, alarming in that a tremendous industrial potential had been lost.

7. The Swiss watchmakers' failure to capitalize on the invention of the digital timepiece was both astonishing and alarming — aston­ishing in that the Swiss had, since the beginnings of the indus­trial revolution in Europe, been among the first to capitalize on technical innovations, alarming in that a tremendous industrial potential had been lost to their chief competitors.

8. The Swiss watchmakers' failure to capitalize on the invention of the digital timepiece was both astonishing and alarming.— astonishing in that the Swiss had, since the beginnings of the industrial revolution in Europe, been among the first to capi­talize on technical innovations, alarming in that a tremendous industrial potential had been lost to their chief competitors, the watchmakers of Japan.

1.2. Декламация после прочтения или прослушивания

Limericks of Edward Lear, 1812 –1888

*** There was an Old Man who said, “Well! Will nobody answer this bell? I have pulled day and night Till my hair grow white, But nobody answers this bell!	*** День и ночь во всю мочь старый Билл В эту дверь все звонил и звонил. Поседел он слегка, Стерлась ручка звонка, Но никто ему дверь не открыл.
*** There was a young Lady whose nose Was so long that it reached to her toes; So she hired an Old Lady Whose conduct was steady, To carry that wonderful nose.	*** Мисс Джуди оставили с носом, И ей до лодыжек дорос он. Во время гулянья Специальная няня Шла перед мисс Джуди с подносом.
*** There was an old Man of Cape Horn, Who wished he had never been born: So he sat on a chair Till he died in despair, That dolorous Man of Cape Horn.	*** Жил был грустный старик Бобби Вилсон, Пожалевший о том, что родился. Он улегся в кровать С целью больше не вставать И поставленной цели добился.
*** There was an old man of Peru, Who watched his wife making a stew; But once by mistake In a stove she did bake That unfortune man of Peru.	*** Сколько раз наблюдал мистер Пертиле, Как жена жарит мясо на вертеле, Что однажды его Звпекли самого: “По ошибке”, - твердит миссис Пертиле.
*** There was an old Person of Rheims, Who was troubled by horrible dreams; So, to keep him awake They fed him with cake, Which amused that old Person of Rheims	*** Джон, измученный страшными снами, Проходил курс лечения с друзьями: По совету врача он не спал по ночам, Развлекаясь вином и сластями.

Задание 2. Response rate

News in Brief 8 (World Events)

8A. Vote overwhelmingly in favour of – протокол о намерениях – to swear in – перемены в правительстве – to be confirmed after a vote of confidence – безусловная поддержка – budget deficit – государственный сектор – go on a hunger strike – отклонить решение – налог на добавленную стоимость – incumbent president – страны-должники – struggling economy – рекордный урожай – forging links – брать обязательство, заверить – to arouse hostility - не принимать участия – tighten noose around – политическая нестабильность – stopgap/provisional government – активное сальдо бюджета (профицит) – assets – возмещать убытки – elevated motorway – льготный кредит - unabashed countenance

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8B. проголосовать подавляющим большинством за – a letter of intend – привести к присяге – government reshuffle – получить вотум доверия – unconditional support – бюджетный дефицит – public sector – объявить голодную забастовку – overturn a decision – Value Added Tax – действующий президент- debtor nations – слабая экономика – a bumper crop – прочные отношения – to pledge – возбуждать враждебность – opt out – затянуть петлю вокруг – political uncertainty – временное правительство – budget surplus – основные фонды(активы) – repair damages – эстакада – soft loan— стойкое самообладание

Задание 3. Sight Translation

1. Meanwhile in 1997 Hungarians voted overwhelmingly in favour of naTO membership in a referendum in November. The government then delivered a letter of intent in Brussels saying it will formally apply to join the defence alliance.

2. The former Czech President, Vaclav Havel again spent days in hospital but re-emerged to swear in three new ministers after an extensive government reshuffle. A former dissident, Mr Havel had half a lung removed in 1996 after he was diagnosed with cancer.

3. Poland's new centre right government was confirmed after a parliamentary vote of confidence. But one member of Solidarity Electoral Alliance (AWS), the senior coalition party, abstained, while 30 others warned the new premier, that he could not rely on their unconditional support.

4. Poland's finance minister, leader of junior coalition party, the Freedom Union, won his first battle over next year's budget. He cut the planned budget deficit to 1.5% of GDP despite colleagues' pledges to increase public sector wages. Poland's premier, meanwhile, proposed increasing the duty on cigarettes and alcohol to pay for improvements to health services and to stop a hunger strike by underpaid anaesthetists.

5. Slovakia's parliament overturned a government decision to impose 23% value added tax (VAT) on newspapers that carry over 10% advertising. Government opponents said the move was an attempt to silence non-government funded media in the run-up to next year's elections.

6. The incumbent Slovenian president, Milan Kucan, kept his post in last elections, with 56% of the vote. Mr Kucan has headed the ex-Yugoslav nation since 1986.

7. The Russian prime minister visited Hanoi in northern Vietnam as Part of Russia's attempts to negotiate settlements with its debtor nations. Vietnam owes Russia Rbl0.5bn, but the two countries disagree on the ^dollar exchange rate.

8. Over 7,000 Romanian workers marched through Bucharest to protest against the one-year old government's market reforms.

9. Bulgaria’s struggling economy received a boost after a bigger-than-expected wheat harvest of 3.7 m tons. The bumper crop, the best since 1991, means that some wheat can be exported. Last year’s crop of just 1.8 m tons helped to trigger Bulgaria’s economic crisis. In a separate visit to China, the Russian President finally signed a border deal and committed Russia to forging links with Beijing. The two countries also signed an agreement to build a $12 bn pipeline to carry natural gas from Siberia to China, and then to Japan and South Korea.

10. Russia and Japan pledged to sign a peace treaty, ending a century of war and mistrust. The two countries never formally ended second-world-war hostilities because of a territorial dispute over the Southern Kuriles.

11. The European Comission outlined what it wanted from next year’s inter-governmental conference on the EU’s future. It wants more majority voting on European laws and no more permanent opt-outs. Britain will resist.

Задание 3. Грамматические трудности перевода