- •Vocabulary
- •Make sure that you remember the following words and expressions:
- •3. Match the words in Column a with the words in Column в to make up possible word combinations.
- •4. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:
- •Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •Paraphrase the following words and word combinations by using your active vocabulary:
- •8. Translate the following sentences into English. Pay special attention to the words in bold type.
- •Before reading, discuss the following questions:
- •Look up the unknown words and expressions in a dictionary to avoid any difficulty of understanding:
- •The famous cliche says: "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter". Explain how you understand it and say if you agree with this statement or not.
- •4. Look through the definitions/descriptions of terrorism in the previous exercise and decide which one is:
UNIT I
TERRORISM
Vocabulary
Make sure that you remember the following words and expressions:
terror, terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist attack/activity/group/organization/network, (suspected) terrorist, to terrorize, extremism, (right-wing/left-wing) extremist, extremist group, (religious) fanatic, (Muslim/Christian) fundamentalist, kidnapping, to kidnap, kidnapper, car/letter/parcel/time bomb, bomb attack, to bomb smth., to blow up, to explode, huge/massive explosion, hijack, hijacking, hijacker, hostage, to take/hold smb. (hostage, to take/execute/release hostages, hostage-taker, to wound, wound, to injure, injury, (innocent) civilian.
Match the words in Column A with their definitions in Column B. Make up your own sentences with these words.
A |
В |
1. to target |
a) using or involving a lot of effort, people, supplies etc |
2. surveillance |
b) the act of forcing someone illegally to give you something, especially money, by threatening them |
3. cell - d |
c) to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do |
4. to plot - g |
d) a small group of people who are working secretly as part of a larger organization |
5. explosive - h |
e) done or kept secret |
6. suicide bomber j |
f) a close watch kept by the police on a person or place because they may be connected With criminal activities |
7. to set off - m |
g) to make a secret plan to harm a person or organization, especially a political leader or government |
8. to launch - l |
h) a substance that is used in making bombs |
9. assassination - o |
i) an amount of money that is paid to free someone who is held as a prisoner |
10. extortion - b |
j) someone who hides a bomb on their body and explodes it in a public place, killing himself or herself and other people, usually for political reasons |
11. clandestine- e |
k) to get people to join a terrorist group |
12. large-scale- a |
1) to make a bomb explode |
13. to thwart - c |
m) to start something |
14. ransom i |
n) to choose a person or place to attack them |
15. to recruit -k |
o) the act of murdering an important person |
3. Match the words in Column a with the words in Column в to make up possible word combinations.
A |
В |
1. assassination |
a) bombings |
2. suicide |
b) extremist |
3. take smb. |
c) ransom |
4. claim |
d) hostage |
5. terrorist |
e) a bomb |
6. a wave of |
f) attempt |
7. right-wing |
g) responsibility |
8. shoe |
h) cell |
9. demand a |
i) bombing |
10. to plant |
j) bomb |