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topic changes

reformulations

DISCOURSE PLANNING

stressing

hedging

backchanneling

6b

Consider some 2-3 examples

Decide whether they express emotionality a) towards the issue, b) towards the partner? If yes, what is their tone?

What response do they suggest? What response do they actually produce? Why?

What are the situations in which you find these phrases and intonation acceptable/unacceptable?

6c

Fill the gaps with the means of proper turn-taking and steering the discourse taken from the last 10-minutes of main body of the discussion.

1)H:So we get back to that ( Stephen Sackur)

G:_________________________________________ ( Omar Abdullah)

2)H: ___________________________________ that you have grave doubts ….

3)H: Is Pakistan, ____________________________________________ , is still offering

____________________________________ support and encouragement to militants…….

4)H: What’s ___________________________________________ ?

G:___________________________________________________? _______________, I’m not

______________________________________ but if you like I can share with you intelligence reports……

5)H: Well _____________________________________________ Pakistan position…

G: _______, ____________ we lost a great opportunity with Musharaf if the current…..

6)H: _______________________________________________ to accept that Pakistan… G: I haven’t seen any reasons for that ____________________________

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7)H: ... ______________________in Jammu and Kashmir who regard you as a collaborator, as a seller.

G: _______________________________________

6d

Express positive and negative attitude to the thought given below, using the means of expressing attitude towards facts and events and conversational phrases you wrote above.

“India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator.” –

Winston Churchill

Professional Communication

CLUSTER DISCUSSION

The aim of the discussion is group solution of the issue, with practicing and obtaining corresponding skills. It consists of 5 stages.

What are the steps to be made in order to secure peace in Jammu and Kashmir?

1) Divide into 2 or 3 groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Before the discussion starts every group is to generate 2 ideas regarding the problem solution.

1)All ideas are to be displayed, shared ( e.g. fixed on the blackboard) and briefly discussed.

2)By voting participants should select 3 the most significant ones.

3)The first (the most important) one that was selected is displayed in the form of a cluster.

4)Groups A, B C are to brainstorm ideas for the accomplishment of the other two selected solutions and then present their joint statements.

Please, save the links you used for your additional reading into a hot-list and submit to your teacher when required.

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NB: Each participant is supposed to actively use topical vocabulary (3-5 units) and means of steering the discourse (from 3- 5 units).

Нome Task 4

Learn words and phrases given in the Unit 3. Use the words and expressions from Glossary Unit 3.

UNIT 4. BBC World News Interview with Masrour Barzani, Chancellor of Kurdistan Intelligence and Security.

Home task 1

Prepare to speak in class on one of the topics below. Be brief and substantive. Your talk should be more than 1 minute long:

1)Peshmerga – what it means, when was it founded, what are its aims?

2)Masrour Barzani background

3)The role Peshmerga played in Iraqi wars

4)What is the gist of IraqiKurds conflict?

5)Do you agree with the statement that ISIS is not an organization but the state of terrorists? Why? Give your grounds.

WORK IN PROGRESS

1 a

Watch the first 3 minutes of the program and answer the following questions

1)What is Masrour Barzani surprised at?

2)What evidences does he present to prove his view?

3)Why does the Kurdish army, Peshmerga, melt away?

4)What do Peshmergers need to fight back?

1 b

Answer the questions on the main body of the program

PART 1

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Watch the first 10 min of the program and answer the following questions:

1)Why does ISIS have advantage over Peshmerga?

2)How long is the border with ISIS?

3)Where do Kurds get ammunition and weapons from?

4)What do American military specialists do in Iraq? Are combat troops likely to arrive?

5)What is the population of Kurdistan?

6)How many IDPs, Syrian refugees and Christians do they host?

PART 2

Watch the program and answer the questions

1)How many parts is the country divided into?

2)What articles of the Constitution were not implemented regarding Kurds? What did it lead to?

3)In what way are Sunni and Kurds treated in the country?

4)What is the God-given right and mere responsibility of Kurds according to Mr Barzani?

5)In what field does the USA exercise pressure on Kurdistan?

6)What legitimate grounds does Kurdistan possess to trade oil and gas?

7)What ethnic groups are stranded in the mountains and what problems they experience?

8)How does the USA provide support to Kurds?

9)What is the key issue of the talk?

Home Task 2.

Watch the video again and write out all words and words combinations that might be helpful for discussion of the problem of the conflict settlement.

GAINING THE LANGUAGE

2a

Watch again and make a list of topical vocabulary phrases. Then put the phrases under the following headings in your exercise book.

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Group A

Noun + Noun

Verb + Noun /Noun+Verb

Group B

Adjective/Participle + Noun

Adverb + Adjective

Group C

Adverb + Verb

Other mixed

2b

Use the words combination within the cont t of the program.

Language Practice 1 3a

Match parts to build combinations from the t t.

1)	anticipate		a) on behalf of
2)	the right of		b) line
3)	lead to		c) a quick victory
4) engaging			d) to provide
5)	fight		e) self-determination
6)	to be reluctant		f) deterioration
7) mere			g) troops
8) combat			h)framework
9) common			i) responsibility
10) constitutional			j) ground
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3b

Fill in the gaps with the words or phrases from the box.

1.ISIS attacked a base situated rather close to___________________________

where more than 100 Special Forces “advisers” are stationed and took a two hour beating from both the air and the ground while the good guys took no casualties.

2.We find it our _____________________________ to provide support politically and to airdrop aid .

3.Such Israeli action will not bring peace to the region but will rather

________________________________________ and crisis.

4.Our bilateral security agreement with Iraq will frame the path ahead, and the process of redeploying our _______________________________ will be conducted in consultation with the Government of Iraq and with its support.

5.The White House ________________________________________ by means of buildup and sending military advisers .

6.The way forward surely depends on the ability of the Conference to forge ______________________________________ on a progressive basis , issue by issue.

7.Therein lies Chamberlain’s old problem: are Europeans prepared to

_______________________________________ their fellow members?

8.The refusal of________________________________________________ and autonomy would mean seeking to maintain discrimination, domination and exploitation.

3c

Paraphrase the sentences using the word combinations bellow

1) contribute to implementation		5) airdrop aid
2) to have an upper hand		6)	6 fled to mountains
3)	launch attacks	7)	7 attract foreign fighters
4)	underestimate the power

1.Efforts were underway to provide food and medical assistance by means of cargo planes to the area.

2.Any people that has lost the third of its number in living memory cannot allow itself to belittle the killing might of modern weaponry.

3.International terrorism must be denied the means and the opportunity to commit acts of aggression in pursuit of any cause or perceived grievance.

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4.We are also concerned at the fact that a lot of refugees ran away to escape in the mountains causing many problems there.

5.It is a well-known fact that you will surely enjoy the dominance in any battle, if you possess secret weapon.

6.The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Human Rights Act in anticipation that it will promote the realization of the Convention.

7.The influence of Shaykh Hassan Dahir Aweys in Somalia has increased considerably, and his political and military skills are likely to engage militants from abroad to his side, there are reports of many being there alredy.

Language Practice 2 4a

Watch again and make a list of the means of pressing expressing attitude towards facts and events. Tick the ones you have come across in the interview as many times as they appear:

combinations with modal verbs

adverbs pressing expressing attitude towards facts and events

impersonal constructions

emotionally coloured vocabulary

metaphors pressing opinion

euphemisms

4b

Provide examples Watch the episode from the interview and fill the corresponding column in the chart below

Group A. Scan for the means of expressing attitude used by the host

Group B. Scan for the means of expressing attitude used by the guest

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4c

Look through your lists of expressing attitude towards facts and events means and analyse them:

What attitude to the issue do they express?

What attitude to the partner’s words do they express? What are they probably meant to conceal or emphasise?

4d

Paraphrase these statements using grammar and vocabulary means from the program to show one’s attitude towards the fact, opinion or event.

1)Can’t you have known better the capabilities the Islamists had? (Zeinab Badawi)

2)I wish Baghdad had been more responsive. ( Marsour Barzani)

3)I’d rather say it was not a failure. ( Marsour Barzani).

4)It may be a turning point for the positive change in the country. (Marsour Barzani).

5)Are the Kurds in Northern Iraq likely to give up pressing for independence due to that? (Zeinab Badawi)

Language Practice 2 5а

Focus on the interviewer’s turns. Choose some to analyse. Consider the following:

1)how many sentences are there in it?

2)are they questions or side notes?

3)what phrases are used by the host to exercise smooth transition from one discussed issue to another?

4)what is the question itself?

5 b

Now focus on the guest’s answer. Choose some and practice in summarizing them giving the main idea of the guest’s turn.

For example:

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Masrour Barzani: We knew about their intention. We had good information about… about ISIS when they moved down south, to the southern part of Mosul. We communicated with the Iraqi Government at that time. We warned that the ISIS is intending to enter Mosul. Unfortunately the Baghdad was not very responsive and they didn’t want that cooperation at that time. Until they took Mosul. When they took Mosul and 5 divisions of the Iraqi Army left their posts, left their guns and that is really a surprising point for us.

Masrour Barzani:

Kurdish Intelligence and Security Service were aware of ISIS plan to capture Mosul. We informed the Iraqi Government but they didn’t show any interest in cooperation. When the ISIS plan came true we were and still are astonished why the Iraqi Army left their posts and guns.

5с

Watch the programme in full and schematize it using the flowchart below. Remember that the flowchart may be tended so that to fit this particular programme.

Interviewing

Host __________________________________________ Guest________________________________

Presentation ( summarise)

Host’s turn(Q1)

Guest’s answer(A1)

Q2

A2

Q3

A3 ( you may continue when necessary)

Host’s conclusion

Home Task 3

5)fill in the flowchart from 5c at home

6)prepare to participate in a panel discussion. See PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION task.

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GETTING READY FOR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

Processing Discourse Features

6a

Analyse the means of turn-taking and steering the discourse. Highlight those you observe in the interview. Focus on stressing and put a tick in the appropriate box.

topic changes

reformulations

discourse planning

STRESSING

hedging

backchanneling

6b

Consider some 2-3 examples

Decide whether they press emotionality a) towards the issue, b) towards the partner? If yes, what is their tone?

What response do they suggest? What response do they actually produce? Why?

What are the situations in which you find these phrases and intonation acceptable/unacceptable?

6c

Fill the gaps with the means of proper turn-taking and steering the discourse taken from the last 10-minutes of main body of the discussion.

1)H: __________________that Kurds in Northern Iraq ________less for independence?

2)G: Self-determination for the Kurds is a God-given right. And it depends on how the situation will evolve in the future. But____________ ______the Kurds will still be thinking of independence, I __________________every

Kurd in the heart believes….

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