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Task 6. Write out all the arguments that the author puts forward to prove his point in Article C.Task 7.Watch Video 3.1 (Unit 3) which is an extract of a documentary film “My Favourite Prime Minister” based on the thoughts and memories of Tessa Jowell,who worked in Tony Blair’s government, and Sir Gerry Robinson.Do the tasks listed below.1.Highlight the major issues raised by the two persons in the film. Put them down in writing to discuss in class.2. The name of what prime minister is mentioned by G.Robinson?3. Two more politicians are featured in the video. Who are they?4. What do the acronyms IOC, NHS and the realia poll tax mean?Task 8.WatchVideo 3.2 (Unit 3)and fill in the grid as in Task 5, Unit 1.
Task 9.Read the newspaper extracts below and determine their genre. Translate the headlinesof the appropriate fragmentsinto Russian.
Task 10.Analyse lexical features (special terms, clichés, neologisms, colloquial words, phrasal verbs, abbreviations) of the fragmentsbelow.
I Russian-made missile needs well-trained crew The missile suspected of bringing a Malaysian aircraft over eastern Ukraine is believed to be Russian-designed weapon that can shot an aircraft out of the sky at up to 70,000ft, experts said last night. The SA-11 Gadfly, known in Russia and Ukraine as the 9K37-BUK ground-to-air missile, is a version of a weapon system first developed in the early 1970s. The mobile missile system relies on armoured track vehicles, radar and intelligence to acquire a target and attack, making it difficult for personnel properly trained in air defence to mistake a civilian airline for an enemy aircraft. The Times, July 18, 2014 II First milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal ran short. Now Venezuela is running out of the most basic necessities – toilet paper. Blaming political opponents for the shortfall, as it does for other shortages, the government said it would import 50m rolls to boost supplies. That was little comfort to consumers struggling to find toilet paper. “This is the last straw,” said Manuel Fagundes, a shopper in Caracas. “I’m 71 years old and that is the first time I’ve seen this.” Economists say Venezuela’s shortages stem from price controls meant to make basic goods available to the poor, and government controls on foreign currency. The Guardian, May 17, 2013 III US politics: The party’s not over The prospect of policy paralysis after the November elections is looming – and the primary results have not abated that fear
In an ordinary year, this week’s midterm party primary elections in a group of American states stretching from Florida to Alaska might only be of interest to US political anoraks. Yet the politics of 2010 are hardly ordinary. With the US economic recovery again slowing, the prospect of policy paralysis in Washington after the November elections, with a weakened President Obama, is now looming larger, with consequences for issues from the fiscal stimulus to Middle East peace. This week’s primary results have therefore been widely watched and have done little to abate the fear. In other states, though, some of this week’s contests confirm that 2010 is no easy year for incumbents, especially on the right. When all the votes are finally counted in Alaska, which is not in any sense a typical state, a Tea Party-backed challenger may have ousted the sitting and very well established Republican senator. If successful, that would continue a pattern of established Republican candidate defeats in several states this season. Democratic incumbents, by contrast, seem to have shown better survival skills. The Guardiaň, August 26, 2010 IV UK’s official economic growth estimates revised down Britain’s economy grew less rapidly than thought over the past nine months, raising fears over the strength of the UK’s recovery from recession
Graeme Wearden The Office for National Statistics revised down its previous estimate for GDP growth between July and September to 0.7 %, from 0.8 %. It also cut its estimate for annual growth in the UK economy during the quarter to 2.7 %, from 2.8 %, which remains above the long-term average. But with Britain’s public sector borrowing hitting a record high yesterday, today's revisions did disappoint some in the City – sending the pound down to a three-month low of $1.5426 against the dollar. The Guardian, December 22, 2010 V Airport and station get walk-in NHS centres David Brindle The first generation of walk-in centres for NHS care will include pilot schemes at Manchester airport and Birmingham New Street station, it will be announced today. The schemes will be among almost 20 unveiled by Frank Dobson, health secretary, in a rebuff to doctors’ leaders who last week came out against the centres on the grounds that they would undermine the GP’s traditional role. By choosing an airport and a station among the first sites, ministers are also issuing a challenge to private walk-in medical centres that have sprouted at such locations. The centres will be open 7am – 10pm on weekdays, and at times during weekends, to provide free information and minor treatment by doctors and nurses. The Guardian, July 16, 1999 VI Welsh Assembly launches £44m learning grants Polly Curtis The Welsh Assembly today launched £44m Assembly Learning Grants, designed to help the poorest Welsh students through higher and further education. The grants will be awarded on top of the existing student loans in higher education, and will also be available for some part-time courses. The average annual grant will be £935, paid on a three-term basis. The Welsh assembly does not have the power to either abolish tuition fees or reintroduce a grant; the Department for Education and Skills decides on this. But it can implement measures to relieve student hardship. The Guardian, June 12, 2002
VII People's peers take back seat in the Lords Matthew Tempest One in three of the so-called “people’s peers” have only spoken once in the House of Lords since being appointed a year ago – and that was to deliver their maiden discoursees. New research by the Daily Mirror reveals that two of the new peers have never voted, and all of them have missed more than half of the past 62 votes. The poor record of the 11 men and four women, who were the first peers to apply for their posts, comes as a further embarrassment following the public relations debacle that greeted their appointment a year ago. The new peers were initially dubbed people’s peers, as applicants could nominate themselves for the job, which pays up to £234 expenses a day. The Guardian, April 26, 2002 VIII Not off to uni? What an excellent idea... Most teenagers seem to go on to higher education now, but when James Delingpole reluctantly decided his stepson Jim wasn’t university material, he encouraged him to find a job instead. A year later, the gamble has paid off… James Delingpole When, this time last year, I wrote in these pages that I was strongly discouraging my bright, well-educated, but academically useless teenage stepson, Jim, from going to university, I was quite disappointed by the response. I’d been hoping for lots of angry letters accusing me of being a cruel thwarter of youthful ambitions. Instead, I got an almost unanimous thumbs-up. The Daily Telegraph, January 21, 2005 IX Bonfire of the quangos? It’s more like a barbecue: Despite all the fanfare, just 29 will be completely abolished Just 29 quangos will be fully abolished and their work abandoned after the Government's so-called bonfire of unelected bodies turned into a mere barbecue
Tim Shipman Ministers yesterday announced plans to get rid of 192 agencies to end the spectacle of unelected quangocrats making key decisions. A further 118 will be merged, in theory reducing numbers by a further 61. Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said this meant the total number of agencies would fall from 901 to 648, while 171 of those that remain will undergo reform. But last night it became clear that most of the quangos to be abolished will see their work and staff submerged into Government departments or taken over by other quangos. The Daiy Telegraph, October 15, 2010
Task 11.WatchVideo 3.3(Unit 3) and fill in the grid as in Task 5, Unit 1. Task 12.Read the headlines below, analyse their syntactical structure, translate them into Russian. 1. Dead spy’s family demand body. 2. Union warning over Royal Mail sell-off plan. 3. Boris Johnson: I’ll run for Mayor. 4. “Burn Koran” stunt sparks world riots. 5. Middle-income families facing losing sickness benefit. 6. Soldier maimed for life gets £16-a-week pension. 7. Marine: I lost both legs but I’ll run across America. 8. Two killed changing tyre on M6. 9. Boy, two, who died for an hour.
Task 13.Read the sub-heads below, match them with the headlines in Task 12. Translate the headings into Russian.
- Two men who died in a horrific motorway smash are believed to have been struck by a lorry as they... - Boris Johnson cheered his party yesterday by finally confirming he will seek re-election for a... - Postal workers were on collision course with the Government last night after it decided to press... - A marine who lost both legs and an arm in a blast in Afghanistan began an astonishing new challenge... - Little Gore Otteson is full of life – a remarkable feat for a boy who “died” for nearly an hour. - Hard-working taxpayers could be the biggest losers under plans to means-test long-term sickness... - A hero soldier awarded the Military Cross after being wounded in Afghanistan is to receive a... - Violent protests spread across the world yesterday amid the escalating row over plans to burn a copy... - The grieving relatives of murdered MI6 spy Gareth Williams last night demanded to have his body back
Task 14.Read the headlines from another paper published on the same day as headlines in Task 12. How different are the headings below from that in Task 13? 1. Muslims in America increasingly alienated as hatred grows in Bible belt. 2. Vince Cable announces plans for total privatisation of Royal Mail. 3. Boris Johnson to stand for second term as London mayor. Date: 2016-04-22; view: 782
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