- •Part two
- •2.1 Anticipating the Issue
- •2. 1A. Man and Society
- •1. Are you a gregarious person, enjoying socializing, or do you prefer to stay alone in a distant place, savouring its tranquility3?
- •2. Explain the meaning of the words in bold and answer the questions that follow.
- •3. Read the text, find equivalents to the words in bold, answer the questions.
- •2.2 Raise the Issue
- •2.2 A. Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Complete the text with the words from the box.
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •2. 2 B. Listening and Watching
- •2.2 C. Creative Consolidation
- •1. Write a synthetic review of the information from the text and multimedia programs, supporting it with the data from Russian sources.
- •2. Write a 350-word essay developing one of the following theses:
- •3. Write an article about the reasons for tyrants’ and dictators’ success in politics and their quite common failure in business.
- •2.2 D. Roots of Terrorism
- •1. Read the article and say whether you agree with the writer’s stance on the problem.
- •2. Find these expressions in the text and explain their meaning.
- •3. Match the following words with their definitions.
- •4. Match the pairs of antonyms.
- •2. Complete the sentences with the words from the previous exercise.
- •3. Read the following sentence and explain the meaning of the expression in italics.
- •2.2 G. Listening and Watching
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •2.3 B. Roots of Crime
- •1. Read the article and say whether your vision of breeding grounds of crime differs from the writer’s?
- •2. Find the following expressions in the text and explain their meaning.
- •3. Match the words with their definitions.
- •4. Answer the questions.
- •5. Speak about roots of crime in our country. Are they absolutely similar to those mentioned in the article?
- •2.3 C. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Choose the correct answer.
- •2.3 D. Listening and Watching
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •2.4 B. Legalization of Drugs? Yes/No?
- •1. Read the article.
- •2. Find the following expressions in the text and explain their meaning.
- •3. Match the words with their definitions.
- •4. Match the pairs of antonyms.
- •5. Answer the questions.
- •6. Read the following statements. Do you think the author would agree (a) or disagree (d) with them? Write a or d next to each statement. .
- •2.4 C. Watching and Listening
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •2. 5 Reading Selection
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Study the following statements and discriminate between the true and false ones.
- •2. Find the words in the article that have similar meaning to the following.
- •3. Do you think the author would agree with the following statements?
- •4. Express your own opinions on the above statements.
- •5. For discussion.
- •By Sherry Joe
- •Culture
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Brainstorm ideas.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Do you think the writer would agree with the following statements?
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Brainstorm ideas.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. How would the writer answer these questions?
- •2. What is your position to the writer’s statement?
- •3. Has your vision of the problem changed after reading this article? Have you become more open-minded (ready and willing to consider new ideas)? Have you become more tolerant of other groups?
- •4. Brainstorm ideas.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2.7 Creative Consolidation
- •1. Project-Making.
- •2. Write an article about:
- •3. Write a 350-word essay developing one of the theses.
2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
………………… Characterized by trickery, cheating, or lies
………………… To treat with scorn or contempt; defy
insultingly
………………… To restore oneself to favor by making up for offensive conduct; make amends
………………… Undesirably noticeable
………………… To speed up or ease the progress of
………………… To sin or commit an offense; break a law or
command
………………… Wise in keeping silent about secrets and other
information of a delicate nature; prudent
…………………. Intense; forceful
…………………. Extremely evil; outrageous
…………………. Serving to make fault, or guilt less serious through some excuse
…………………. Suggested or understood, but not directly stated; implied
………………… To scold sharply; express blame or disapproval
…………………. To add (to smth or smb) what is lacking or needed; round out; bring to perfection
……………….. .. Extremely attentive to details; fussy
…………………. Being a good sign; favorable; encouraging
3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
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Complement, heinous, implement, discreet, extenuating, fraudulent, implicit, auspicious, fastidious, expedite, flout, rebuke, obtrusive, redeem, vehement |
1. Express lanes in supermarkets …………. the checkout process for shoppers who buy only a few items.
2. Bob wasn’t worried after being arrested. He believed there were …………. circumstances.
3. When Tony was interrogated in the police for possessing cocaine, police officer’s response was far from ……………. “Tell your story to the judge, kid. I’ve heard it all before”.
4. To outsiders, a nudist colony seems to ……….. all standards of modesty. The nudists – who prefer the term naturists – say they are just living naturally.
5. Harriet Tubman, the 19th century champion of antiracism course is said to have had several qualities that ……………..(ed) each other and facilitated her mission – knowledge, intuition, sense of time.
6. The judge ……….. (ed) the charlatans for “violating the public trust”, and fined them thousands of dollars for engaging in fraudulent advertising.
7. Kay said only, “It would be reasonable not to discuss the missing funds in front of Debra.” But her ………… meaning was “I think she stole them”.
8. After showing up late for the fund-raising dinner and then falling asleep during the speeches, the politician tried to ………. himself with a public apology.
9. Tracy knew she had ……….. (ed) against family wishes when she sold the ring her grandmother had given her.
10. “Loose lips sink ships” was a famous World War II slogan. It warned Americans to be ……………. and not to say anything that might reveal military plans. All other nations at war also had similar slogans.
11. The huge, sprawling new mall seemed ………… in the quiet little country town.
12. In spite of his “tough guy” image Ernest Hemingway was ………….. about using words; he rewrote the ending of one novel forty-four times.
13. The art dealer was involved in a ……………. scheme to pass off worthless forgeries as valuable old paintings.
14. The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki has been debated for half a century: was it a ………….. crime on the part of the United States, or was it a necessary action to win the war.
15. The owner of our company is …………. in his insistence that managers implement a plan to communicate better with workers in subordinate position.