- •Kiwi identity . Nicholas Tarling, The Essential Pocket Kiwi
- •Inventing national identity
- •Round-table discussion
- •Skinheads in Russia
- •Lamentable as I am at public speaking... By Simon Jenkins, the "Times"
- •Public speaking by Brian MacArthur
- •Oratory techniques 1 (by Michelle Lowe and Ben Graham, abridged)
- •"This was their finest hour"
- •MPs must guard against presidential power
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Paraphrase or explain:
- •III. What means of emphasis are used in the speech?
- •IV. What softening or mitigating devices are used in the speech?
- •V. Talking points
- •Inversion
- •Inversion takes place:
- •Emphatic structures
- •Oratory techniques 2 (by Malcolm Kushner, abridged)
- •1. Material-Based Introduction
- •2. Audience-Centered Introductions
- •Introductory Speech
- •Oratory techniques 3 (by Malcolm Kushner, abridged) The Role of Nonverbal Communication
- •The power of public speaking
- •George Bush's Nomination Acceptance Speech
- •Честное ленинское Апология (in support of) политического косноязычия
- •The gettysburg address abraham lincoln
- •Inauguraladdress
- •Schoolboy politics Bush hits the wrong note at the un
- •A political show
- •Как строили свои речи знаменитые люди
- •If you're a liar, a bully or a cheat, then you too could be a great world leader Tracy McVeigh, the Observer
- •Another kind of leader (by Gloria Borger, us News & World Report)
- •Gladstone — a leader without equal Lord Jenkins assesses the fortunes of Britain's 51 Prime Ministers, the Times.
- •Founding rivalries More like squabbling brothers than "fathers", how did they succeed? (Jay Tolson, us News & World Report, abridged)
- •John adams (1735-1826)
- •Amazing greys (abridged from Punch) Peter Freedman champions the politicians who dare to be dull.
- •Better a tricky dicky than a grey man in a grey suit By John Humphrys, the Sunday Times (abridged)
Schoolboy politics Bush hits the wrong note at the un
As his 80 % job a _______ratings continue to show, George Bush knows how to talk to Americans. Two months after the t _________attacks, most Americans still want their president to tell them that they are the world's good guys, and Mr Bush is not the kind of man to want to d them on that, as last week's Atlanta s proved. But Mr Bush and his s are far less e talking to the rest of the world, as the president's weekend s to the UN General Assembly showed.
Mr Bush a the nations of the world as though they were a bunch of disobedient schoolkids. The time for a _______had arrived. Leaders around the world "must now carefully consider their r _____and their future". Every regime that s ___________terrorism would have to pay a price. There could be no exceptions to this comprehensive с . It was time for the United Nations to prove itself.
It doubtless went down well with the US television a . But Mr Bush said almost nothing about any of the other i _______that actively matter to the rest of the world. Nothing about p and d _____. Nothing about then weapons or the a trade. Nothing about g________w ______. There was a brief r _______in favour of combating Aids and not much more than a passing r______to the Middle East. Frankly, it was all a bit rich.
Mr Bush was right to call on all nations to s the US against the t _______threat. But to talk as though this is the unique i _________of importance in the world, or as though everyone needs to change except the United States, was both insulting and alarming. It is insulting because Mr Bush i a party and a n ________that until September 11 have been cavalier, to put it mildly, in its s for the UN, for m _______agreements and even, in some perspectives, for the fight against terrorism. It was alarming because, beneath its apparent multilateralist shell, Mr Bush's s
was still conspicuously unr to any agenda other than that of the US itself.
There have been suggestions that September 11 may d Bush to a more m ________path. The UN speech r _______big doubts about that. It was undoubtedly d from the one the president would have d ________if America had not been attacked. But it was not the speech of a 1 ____________who appears willing to e with the world, except when it a his own interests. Perhaps that was
why Mi Bush's s was heard, until the end, in silence.
Exercise З9
Translate the words in brackets into English.
A political show
There are few forms of entertainment more enjoyable than watching (как речистый политик баллотируется на пост). Most ['политики произносят заранее подготовленные речи^ касающиеся основных вопросов) of the day. They can maintain а (пылкий поток риторики) for hours at a time. In each locality where he is to (обратиться с речью к аудитории), the advance work is prepared by a clique of (надежные помощники). In preparation for the (выступление), they have (распространить) leaflets, put up posters and send out cars and trucks with loudspeakers to (превозносить красноречивые качества своего кандидата). Soon the crowd gathers to (услышать, как выступающий взлетает к высотам риторики). (Верные партийные функционеры) come forward to shake the hand of their mentor. Now with the (поспешные решения сложных проблем) carefully memorized, he is ready to (произнести воодушевляющую речь). One moment (шутливый), the next moment (проникновенный), the candidate works to convince the incredulous among the voters.
Exercise 40
Translate into English.