Using a dictionary put the following people in as many places in the table as possible. ambassador consul Diplomat emperor foreign minister foreign secretary (Britain) secretary of state (USA) secretary general head of state King president prime minister queen 2. <...> Give an example (either from the past or the present) of each of the following. border empire continent country state region hemisphere community province 3 consulate embassy ministry Official residence (e.g. The White House) palace parliament United Nations 3. <...> Emeria today recalled its a) ____________from Darda 'for consultation' after a b)__________ incident in which Dardan troops crossed into Northern Emeria. <...> Carlo Fredricks, Emeria's c) _________________, on a visit to the United Nations, said that unless Dardan soldiers stopped the incursions into his country's territory the government of d) P_____ _____ Bandrikarta would have to think seriously about retaliation. e) P__________ Sylvia Ngobole of Darda, speaking from the f) __________ in Fallo, her g) __________ 's capital, blamed members of the Emerian armed forces for the incidents, saying they had provoked the Dardan troops. <...> As tension mounts in the h) ________Maria Richardson, Secretary General of the United Nations, has invited both sides to bilateral talks at the UN headquarters. <...> What words would you use for the following? a) a decision you take on your own, whether or not other people agree (e.g. action, disarmament) b) something done with three groups (e.g. talks, arms agreement) c) something done with a lot of groups (e.g. disarmament, talks, peace-keeping force) What other words can you think of which start with the same prefixes? <...> Describe either a country other than your own international event from the recent past using as many of the words from exercises 1 to 3 as possible. 3. <...> Which country would you prefer to live in? <...> DARDA exports beans and rice and imports just about everything else. <...> There is a serious trade imbalance between it and its partners (including Emeria). <...> Darda has asked for foreign aid to help it deal with the current food shortage. <...> The Emerian government has asked the United Nations to impose economic sanctions on its neighbour because of its <...>
Values_in_the_post-bipolar_world.pdf
МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ РФ
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ
ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ ВЫСШЕГО
ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ
«ВОРОНЕЖСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ»
И. В. Домбровская
О. А. Петрова
VALUES IN THE POST- BIPOLAR WORLD
Учебно-методическое пособие
Воронеж
Издательский дом ВГУ
2015
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Unit 1
Lead-in
1. Where do these people work? Using a dictionary put the following people in as
many places in the table as possible.
ambassador
consul
Diplomat
emperor
foreign
minister
foreign
secretary
(Britain)
secretary of
state (USA)
secretary
general
head of
state
King
president
prime
minister
queen
2. Give an example (either from the past or the present) of each of the following.
border
empire continent country state region
hemisphere
community province
3
consulate
embassy
ministry
Official
residence (e.g.
The White
House)
palace
parliament
United
Nations
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Word use
COLLOCATIONS
6. Which noun phrases go with which verb phrases, either as subjects or
objects? Tick the correct boxes.
a treaty a ceasefire
break
down
invade
declare
break
off
sign
restore
agree to
a) Which one verb can't take an object?
b) Write a paragraph placing the events from the table in a logical order. Begin
with this sentence:
Diplomatic relations between the two countries were broken off a year ago.
7. Here are some newspaper headlines. Explain each of them in everyday
language.
e.g. Premier backs peace moves in docks → The Prime Minister has announced
that (s)he supports the attempts to reconcile both sides in the port workers’
dispute.
a. Trade war looms.
b. Emeria alleges human rughts violations.
c. Emerian envoy walks out of UN meeting.
d. Tension mounts on Emerian border.
e. No sign of an end to war in Darda.
f. Emerian army 15 miles inside neighbouring Darda.
Tell the story behind one of these headlines.
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war talks
a country
diplomatic
relations
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8. What is the difference between the following pairs of words? Put them in the
correct sentences.
a) a rebellion and a riot;
b) a rebellion and a revolution;
c) a protest and a demonstration;
d) a civil war and a guerrilla war;
e) a revolution and a coup;
f) a battle and a war;
g) autonomy and independence.
1. ___________________________means having the right
an uprising against
to run your own
affairs in your own part of a country; is the status of complete freedom from others'
control.
2. A ________________ is
any central
authority;
a
_____________ is the successful changing of a government (and the political
direction of the country) by force.
3. A __________________ is any peaceful act which shows extreme displeasure; a
_________________ usually involves a large number of people marching with
banners to show (peacefully) their support or displeasure.
4. A _____________ is an uprising or
fight against any central authority; a
_____________ is an incident when a crowd gets wildly and violently out of
control.
5. A _____________ is the successful changing of a government (and the political
direction of the country) by force; a _____________ is the sudden seizing of power
from the government by an unelected small (armed) group.
6. A ___________________ is a fight between the armed forces of two enemies; a
_____________ is a prolonged period of armed fighting between two countries.
7. A _________________ is a war in which two opposing groups from the same
country enter into conflict with each other; a _____________ is when a (usually)
small unofficial group carries out repeated small attacks on the government or the
main official force.
9. Give each of these words a score from 1 to 5, according to whether the
speaker feels positive (1 to 2), neutral (3), or negative (4 to 5) about the
person they are describing.
rebel __
revolutionary __
terrorist __
guerrilla __
freedom fighter __
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10. In Emeria two men from the EPLA (Emerian People’s Liberation Army)
attacked a government army camp. They blew up an ammunition dump.
Government troops counter-attacked and a gun battle developed. In the fighting a
schoolhouse was set on fire causing the death of the teacher and three of the
children. The attackers were killed after twenty-five minutes.
The EPLA want independence for the province of Kasmul. They have
launched a full scale rebellion against Prime Minister Brandrikarta, in spite of the
fact that Emeria is still involved in a full scale war against Darda.
Follow-up activities
1. Rewrite the story in one of the following ways using words from the
exercises above where appropriate:
i as an Emerian government report;
ii as an article from the EPLA paper;
iii as an article from a foreign newspaper (not an Emerian newspaper).
2. Read this text of a speech by Maria Richardson, Secretary General of the
United Nations, about the conflict between Emeria and Darda. Complete the
sentences below with words from the text.
“I believe that unless the two parties sit round a negotiating table there will
be no chance of resolving this dispute. I know that tension is high but we have to
pray that the cease-fire will hold, at least until peace negotiations can start.
There are problems of disputed territory between Emeria and Darda, and I
know that both sides have made statements that they will not surrender anything
that they have won, but I have to say that unless there is some sign of
compromise there will be more funerals and much more grief.
Emeria and Darda need to be at peace. They need to enter into a new
relationship with each other, and when they do that I am sure that the trade
boycott against the two countries will be lifted.”
1. I want to _____ this dispute agreeably.
2. If the cease-fire _____ we can start preparing for peace _____.
3. The _____ territory belongs to us. We will never _____ it.
4. I’m sure that sanctions will be _____ now that the government has
abandoned its repressive policies.
5. If we can stop the fighting there is a chance that our country can _____
into a new relationship with yours.
6. A militant faction representative said Sunday "progress was being made" at
the _____ as the two parties were trying to reach common ground.
3. Prepare a short statement which you will make at the beginning of the peace
negotiations as a member of the Emerian / Dardan delegation. It should express
you desire for peace and your position on the territorial dispute.
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