- •Беловинцева Екатерина Гурьевна, Иванов Олег Петрович Читаем газету, обсуждаем международную политику a way to reading newspapers and discussing international politics
- •Unit 2. International organizations section a
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •Section b
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary. How the un works
- •The General Assembly
- •The Security Council
- •What the un does for peace
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Read the article again and complete the following sentences using the active vocabulary.
- •5. Answer the questions on the article.
- •6. Using the given «package words» express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements.
- •7. Using the active vocabulary render the article in English.
- •8. Comment on the following statements.
- •1. Translate the following articles into English.
- •Section с
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary. Nato concept
- •Security challenges and risks
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases and make up your own sentences or situations with them.
- •4. Read the article again and answer the questions.
- •5. Comment on the following statements.
- •6. Look at the nato security challenges and risks again and make up a chart defining which of them are of a vital and peripheral nature.
- •7. Give a summary of the nato concept in English using the words and expressions from the previous exercises.
- •8. Make a presentation on the topics below and answer the questions of the audience:
- •Unit 3. Conflicts, wars, terrorism
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and combinations.
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary. Global trends: future conflict
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •Section с
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.
- •Interstate conflicts
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases and reproduce the sentences from the text with this active vocabulary.
- •4. Read the article again and answer the questions using the active vocabulary.
- •5. Using the active vocabulary retell the article in English.
- •6. Questions for discussion.
- •Unit 4. Elections
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases. Reproduce the sentences from the article with them.
- •4. Say if the following statements are true or false. Use the introductory phrases for agreement and disagreement.
- •5. Render the article in English using the active vocabulary.
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary. Fears for Serbian poll after low turnout
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Say if the following statements are true or false. Use the introductory phrases for agreement and disagreement. (See III. 4.)
- •5. Translate the following texts into English using Translation Notes.
- •Section b
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words in the dictionary. Choosing the nation's President
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases. Reproduce sentences from the text where they are used.
- •3. Read the article again and answer the questions using the active vocabulary.
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.
- •Islamists in Turkey take strong lead vote
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases and reproduce the sentences from the text with this active vocabulary.
- •4. Read the article again and answer the questions.
- •5. Using the given «package words» express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements.
- •6. Using the article and the active vocabulary sum up the results of the elections in Turkey.
- •Выборы президента республики
- •Section с
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary. Republicans win Senate and hold the House
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Read the text again and finish the following statements.
- •5. Answer the following questions using the active vocabulary.
- •6. Using the active vocabulary render the article in English.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases. Reproduce the sentences from the article with them.
- •3. Read the article again and express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements.
- •Section b
- •1. Read the article and look up the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary. Helping poor nations
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases. Reproduce the sentences from the article with them.
- •4. Read the article again and answer the following questions.
- •5. Questions for discussion.
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary. Civil and political rights, including the questions of freedom of expression
- •Historical background
- •An ancient culture in jeopardy of survival
- •Repressive measures endanger language
- •Expression of the Pontian culture must be saved
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases. Reproduce the sentences from the article with them.
- •4. Read the article again and answer the questions using the active vocabulary.
- •5. Imagine that you work for lidlip and using the article make a formal report on the case of the Pontians at the un Commission on Human Rights including the following:
- •6. Translate the following text into English.
- •Section с
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.
- •International humanitarian law and human rights
- •The United Nations role
- •The Teheran Conference
- •Conclusion
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Read the text again and finish the following statements.
- •5. Answer the following questions using the active vocabulary.
- •6. Using the active vocabulary render the article in English.
- •7. Questions for discussion.
- •Unit 6. Globalization section a
- •1. Read the interview and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Say whether you agree or disagree with the following statements. Use introductory phrases for agreement and disagreement.
- •5. Questions for discussion.
- •Divergent aging patterns
- •Movement of People
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Read the article again and complete the following sentences.
- •5. Answer the questions on the article.
- •6. Using the article and the active vocabulary dwell on what population trends will emerge in:
- •7. Questions for discussion.
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary. Global Trends 2015:
- •Environment
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Read the article again and answer the questions using the active vocabulary.
- •5. Using the active vocabulary render the article in English.
- •6. Questions for discussion.
- •7. Make presentations on the topics below and answer the questions of the audience:
- •8. Translate the following article into English.
- •Section с
- •1. Read the article and look up the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary. Clash of globalizations
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Answer the questions on the article.
- •5. Using the active vocabulary render the article in English.
- •6. Using the given «package words» express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements.
- •7. Make a presentation on the topic below and answer the questions of the audience.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Use the introductory phrases for agreement or disagreement.
- •5. Render the article in English using the active words and phrases.
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in a dictionary. Russians wonder what they'll gain
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •Section b
- •1. Read the interview and Look up the underlined words and phrases in a dictionary.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Read the article again and complete the following statements using the active words and phrases.
- •5. Answer the questions on the article.
- •6. Using the «package words» express your agreement or disagreement with the following.
- •Section c
- •1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary. National security strategy of the United States
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •4. Read the article again and answer the questions using the active vocabulary.
- •5. Using the active vocabulary render the article in English.
- •6. Using the given «package words» express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements and comment on them.
- •Unit 8. Interviews and press conferences
- •1. Read the following sample interviews, paying attention to the way the interviewers ask questions and interviewees answer them. Sample 1. Press conference of the us Secretary of Defense
- •Sample 2. Us Secretary of Defense at the joint media availability with Russian Defense Minister in Moscow
- •2. Learn the following «package phrases» which are used during press conferences and interviews. Discuss the meanings with your teacher.
- •I. How to open
- •II. How to start and give the floor
- •III. How to ask questions
- •IV. How to start answering questions
- •V. How to avoid answering questions
- •VI. Thanking for participation
- •3. Read the assignment and act out press conferences on the problems given in it, or interview your partner on any topic covered in this textbook.
An ancient culture in jeopardy of survival
Even though the islamized Pontians of Pontos were for decades deprived of the right to communicate with the Pontians of Greece and of the countries of the ex-Soviet Union, and even though they suffered, for decades, systematic policies of disarticulation of their communities, they continue to insist on their particular Pontian identity. «We are Pontians», they declare still today. Especially in the last decades this sense of a particular identity is increasing and is being coupled with actions of intellectual and cultural enhancing. However, even careful attempts of the new Pontian intellectuals to express verbally or in writing the history, the cultural identity of this people, are facing harsh measures by the Turkish authorities. During the last years the lives of the Pontian intellectuals who dare to express their views are reliably reported to be threatened, some of them with death. This repression is accompanied by pseudo-scientific attempts to distort the three thousand year-old rich history of this people and of this area. Those attempts are made by Turkish propagandists and by so-called professors. The official discourse claims that this historic people is of Turkish descent. A typical example of this conduct of the authorities is a television series performed some time ago in Trapezous, in which a retired officer of the Turkish army and a would-be professor hammered on the one hand, the Turkish descent of the Pontians on the other, uttered threats towards the Pontians who claim the right to keep contacts with Pontians in Greece. Moreover, Pontian travelers from Greece during their visits in Pontos, are subjected to strict control and surveillance by the Turkish authorities.
Repressive measures endanger language
It appears that a sizeable part of the islamized Pontians, especially the communities of Trapezous, Tonia, Ophe, Sourmena (Surmene), Matsouka as well as those of the peripheral municipalities of Constantinople (Istanbul) have preserved intact their Pontian language. Thus, in those areas, the language which is known to be the closest to the ancient Greek is kept alive. In fact, this language is today illegal in Pontos and in Turkey. Of course there is no school where the Pontians could learn, cultivate and develop their language. The existing schools are Turkish. The young Pontian boys and girls — especially those from the inland — due to the fact that their families cling to their own language and do not know Turkish, have their first contact with this language in the Turkish schools and are forced to learn it with harsh educational methods. It is reported that in the elementary schools there exists a network of young student-informers in charge of denouncing to their teachers the Pontian pupils speaking between themselves their own language, who are then taken up by their teachers or even the police with brutal methods of persuasion. In the high schools, the task of terrorization is apparently devoted to racist and fascist groups, like «Grey Wolves». Those educational conditions exclude the Pontian students from university and higher studies. Students of Pontian descent who try to express their Pontian conscience and culture through periodicals run a risk of being sentenced to jail by the Turkish authorities.
The Turkish state through policies stemming from its constitutional and legal framework together with its authoritarian structures, eliminates the words Pontos and Pontians, and represses individual and collective attempts of peaceful expression of the thought and conscience of the Pontian identity.