- •The very headline of the article poses a problem.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Tales of st. Pete
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Active vocabulary
- •Russian province: family oriented, averse to politics
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Active vocabulary
- •Ads have no limits
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- •Russia confronts aids crisis
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Active vocabulary
- •Sherlock holmes revealed at last
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- •Boiling pleasure
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- •Tea or coffee?
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- •Active vocabulary
- •Men in the kitchen
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- •Orphans thrive at a new concept home
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- •Kids and aids
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- •Searching for a smile in moscow
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- •Ghost in the shell
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- •Elves and hobbits in russian woods
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- •Active vocabulary
- •British quality
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- •A school for vip kids
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- •Experience: teenager from moscow in u.S. High school
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- •Alma mater abroad
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- •The wild side of a russian education
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- •Russian studies: a risky business?
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- •Stay at home fathers
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- •Marriage made in hell
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- •An unprotected look at western-russian relations
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- •Hello. Can u meet 4 coffee asap
- •2 Discuss english lingo, cheers!
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- •Lost in translation?
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- •It’s clean air month
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- •Environmentally friendly moscow
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- •10 Things that will do you good
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- •Foods that americans like
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- •Walking for better health
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- •Architecture may be unhealthy
- •Videoecology explains why megapolis dwellers prefer looking at the ground
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- •Bad, bad thing
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- •Tourism chiefs to tout russia’s regions
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- •Ecotourism
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- •The baikal
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- •Dig at stonehenge
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- •Dna identifies the child victim of titanic
- •Visit was emotional
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- •Astronomers find earth-like planet
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- •Contents
Vocabulary notes
vaccine ['vxksi:n] вакцина
triple ['trIpl] утраивать, утраиваться
comprehensive ["kPmprI'hensIv] обстоятельный, всесторонний
thirtysomething – за тридцать ( о возрасте)
plague [pleIg] чума; бич
immunity [I'mju:nItI] невосприимчивость (к какой-либо болезни); иммунитет
resistant strains – сопротивляемость
colleague ['kPli:g] сослуживец, коллега
non-profit – некоммерческий
administer [qd'mInIstq] назначать, давать (лекарство)
regimen ['reGi:men] режим
Analyze the following words
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transmission infection
combination vaccination
countrywide
official
international comprehensive
development multiplication treatment
handful
incidentally resistant
Find the English equivalents
Полные статистические данные; научно-исследовательский центр; по меньшей мере; если дело обстоит действительно так; каждый сотый; возглавлять список; прошедшие несколько лет; приводить пример; в конце восьмидесятых; поколение людей старше тридцати; основной источник заражения; хуже чумы; выработать иммунитет к; иной подход; возлагать надежду; до сих пор, до настоящего времени; полностью уничтожать вирус; качество жизни; сочетание нескольких различных лекарств; укрепление сопротивляемости; размножение вируса; лекарство под названием; быть недоступным; некоммерческая организация; клинические испытания; по его словам, с его слов; получать курс лечения; недостаток информации; приводить данные; предоставлять бесплатное лечение; по закону; по всей стране; зачастую; отказать на законных основаниях; оплачивать счета, чиновники из министерства здравоохранения; в отличие от большей части населения.
Comprehension questions
What does Russia still lack regarding the situation with HIV/AIDS?
How much do we know about the situation with HIV/AIDS in the country?
Can official figures be considered accurate and correct?
How many HIV-positive people are there in Russia today according to the leading Russian researchers in this field?
What are the mostly infected regions in the country?
Why is the situation in Russia far worse than in Europe and even some countries of Africa?
What age groups are affected by HIV/AIDS in Russia?
What are most cases of this disease linked with?
What makes AIDS so dangerous compared with other infectious diseases?
What do scientists pin their hopes on?
What can greatly improve the life of HIV-positive people?
In what way does the Combination Therapy help patients?
Why are new drugs out of reach for many patients in Russia?
What are the main difficulties in administering Combination Therapy to HIV/AIDS patients?
What, according to the patients, the main difficulty of living with HIV?
How expensive is HIV/AIDS treatment in our country?
How many people can get it free?
Why is the necessary therapy often refused?
Must the state be responsible for providing free treatment to all HIV/AIDS patients? Give your opinion and reasons.
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