ПОСОБИЕ ВИДЕО

3)H: ____________,_________ are quite different from independence because you are …..

4)G: … and ___________________when he was urged to join….

5)H: ….. certainly not watch ISIS to be partners of this country and they have to make decisions to protect their land and the people. It has to be…____________, _______________.

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.

Anyone who will say he favors Kurdish federalism can be counted a friend of the Kurds. - Timothy Noah , American journalist

Professional Communication

A PANEL DISCUSSION

A panel discussion is a situation in which a group of people are gathered together to discuss an issue, often to provide feedback on something, to brainstorm solutions to a problem or to discuss an issue of public concern in front of an audience.

Work in three groups.

Group A: those who support federation in Iraq

Group B: those who support confederation

Group C: those who are in favour of independence of Kurdistan.

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

40

Нome Task 4

Learn words and phrases given in the Unit 4. Use the words and expressions from Glossary Unit 4.

MODULE 3.

INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

UNIT 5. BBC HARDtalk with Lobsang Sangay, The Leader Of The Tibetan Exile.

Introduction to the Module 3.

INTERNATIONAL LAW ON HUMAN RIGHTS

1)Give the definition to the International Law.

2)What branches does the Public International law include?

3)What is the relationship between the international humanitarian law and international human rights law?

4)What do Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandi have in common? What is their contribution to their common cause?

5)From your point of view, can the problem of Tibetan exile be resolved at the international level by means of enforcement of internationally binding legal norms?

Home task 1

1) Prepare to speak in class on one of the topics below. Be brief and substantive. Your talk should not be more than a minute long:

1)current political conflict between Tibetan exile and China.

2)historical background of the conflict.

41

3)three main stages of Tibetan immigration starting from the year 1959

4)the role played by Dalai Lama for Tibetans

5)Lobsang Sangay’s educational and political background

6)how he became the leader of Tibetan exile

7)an overview of China’s government attitude to the problem of

Tibetan exile.

2)Watch the video: HARDtalk Interview with Lobsang Sangay, the Leader of the Tibetan exile

WORK IN PROGRESS

1a

Watch the presentation to the program and answer the following questions:

1)What is the reason for looking for a new spiritual leader for Tibetans?

2)Why was Lobsang Sangay elected to become the head of ile movement? What does he believe to be his political mission?

3)What are the academic merits of Lobsan Sangay and what is disputable in the idea of having him in the role of Tibetan people’s leader?

4)What is the main problem to be discussed and why is it so acute?

1b

Answer the questions on the main body of the program.

Part 1

1)Why does Dr Lobsang Sangay believe he has all reasons to lead the people of Tibet?

2)Is he going to lead the Tibet opposition to Chinese government from abroad? Has he ever attempted to visit Tibet?

3)How did people in Tibet get to know about him? What arguments does he provide to prove that electing him to the post was willingly accepted by Tibetans?

4)How, according to him, can he replace the Tibetans after Dalai

Lama’s leaving political arena having no his spiritual authority?

5)Is he supposed to enjoy the capacity of the political leader of the Tibetan nation and represent the people at the international level

42

meeting heads of states and participating in the top-level political events?

6)What is China’s government attitude regarding political recognition of Tibetan administration?

7)What is ultimate political goal of the ile movement? Do they seek total independence from PRC? What does he cite as “stigma” of the present Chinese government?

8)What is his vision of “appeasement policy” and “ middle way approach” to Tibet-China problem?

9)What way is his personality viewed by the hard-liners in Chinese media? What is he doing to improve his image and the attitude towards the problem in general?

10)What arguments does he provide to substantiate the idea that changing views and attitudes is a long-standing process?

Part 2

1.Does he believe that it is possible to resort to violent actions to achieve the exile movement goal?

2.Why did he appeal to the leaders of Tibetan Youth Congress leaders to stop their hunger strike? What reasons served him as arguments in favour of his appeal?

3.What exactly are the followers of the ile movement doing “acting nonviolently”?

4.What will happen when the spiritual leader pass away and how this correspond with the Buddhist notion of reincarnation?

5.What is Panchen Lama? What happened to the last Panchen Lama recognized by Tibetan community?

6.Can according to Dr. Lobsang Sangay China’s government appoint the Panchen Lama as they claim to have done? What is the attitude of the Communist Party of China to religion?

7.Whose and what quotation is the guest citing to demonstrate the confidence in the exile movement victory?

8.What is the host concluding statement?

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 Tibetan exile movement.

43

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.

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 text.

1) withdraw		a) the Tibet cause
2) enjoy		b) genuine autonomy
	44

3) enjoy		c) the Middle Way policy
4) strengthen and sustain		d) plans for finding money
5)	to seek	e) violence
6)	lay	f)	spiritual blessing
7) abandon		g) oneself to death
8) advocate		h) popular support
9)	starve	i)	a strategy
10)to adopt		j)	from active politics

3b

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

1)Two decades after her anti-death penalty work was transformed into an Oscar-winning movie, Sr. Helen Prejean’s campaign continues and she

_______________ of Vatican.

2) The August conference _____________________ to emulate the electoral success of similar left movements elsewhere.

3)All leaders of Catholic organizations will have ______________ if the seek to continue their anti-abortion campaign which are often seen to be based on s ism and racism.

4)The defenders of Donestk Peoples Republic (DPR) & Luhansk Peoples Republic (LPR0 ___________________from Kyiv as they do not recognise Kyiv as a legitimate government and fear being discriminated against or worse.

5)Some Tibetan iles – particularly youths – have increasingly questioned the Dalai Lama's methods and goals. They are pushing for greater agitation worldwide and call to __________________.

6)On Thursday, the university professor accused of misconduct said that his posts on FB could have been be misinterpreted." I have never

__________________nor have I practiced it, and I have always tried to fulfil my duties which are to this community, to this university and quite honestly, to my students "

7)Senior orthopaedic surgeon at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Dr Govinda KC, who has been staging hunger strike demanding massive reforms in health profession education service, claims that he will __________________________if the government fails to address his demands.

45

3 c

Paraphrase using words and phrases provided below.

1) a clear message	8) sacred duty
2) ultimate authority	9) spiritual leader
3) create awareness	10)symbolic unifying figure
4) hunger strike	11) the rule of law
5) liberation struggle	12) Tibetan community
6) middle way approach	13) to bring down dictatorship
7) pay due respect	14) to hold all key cards

1)The thing we would like the government to understand by our nonviolent actions is that people living in Tibet struggle for their dignity and would not abandon their fight for freedom.

2)The new generation recognize the invaluable efforts of the ile leaders to bring down the dictatorship and want the new independent state to always abide by its laws.

3)Dalai Lama serves as a moral paragon for people of the Buddhist world and helps to spread the knowledge of the problems concerning TibetChina conflict.

4)Nelson Mandela was a emblematic figure that rallied all those opposing

apartheid and thus is still seen as the most respected figure in the history of human rights movement.

5)One of the wide-spread forms of protest against the lack of freedom is the refusal to take any food until the political demand of the group of population which the protester represents is satisfied.

6)We should continue providing support to the people in need because it is our sacrosanct obligation and there is no any compromise to be considered acceptable.

7)To be in the possession of all meaningful advantages might fail to assist in dethroning a tyrant.

Language Practice 2

46

4a

Watch again and make a list of the means of pressing attitude towards what is being said. Highlight 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 pressing attitude used by the host Group B. Scan for the means of pressing attitude used by the guest

4c

Look through your lists of means pressing attitude 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.

a)I am absolutely sure that Tibetans know me. ( Dr. Sangay)

b)Tibetans might not have heard you as far as you live abroad. ( Stephen Sakur)

47

c)I believe that what you’ve noted is true. ( Dr. Sangay)

d)You don’t have any right to represent Tibetan in Dalai Lama’s spiritual position.( Stepen Sakur)

e)I, first of all, am obliged to follow it ( the Middle Way policy) ( Dr.Sangay)

Language Practice 3

5a

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 ercise smooth transition from one discussed issue to another?

4)what is the question itself?

5b

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:

Dr.Sangay

It is not. Because you’ve rightly pointed out that His Holiness is our leader and magnanimously, actually, decided to delegate his political power to an elected leader, which happens to be me, which means I enjoy his spiritual blessing.

And with his authorization I enjoy his tended historical legitimacy with overwhelming democratic mandate I received, and I will be the political face and the spokesman of the Tibetan people. So I am going to be the political Face with the blessing of his Holiness Dalai Lama that will be accepted by Tibetans around the world including inside Tibet.

Dr.Sangay:

Dalai Lama blessed Dr Sangay and delegated his political power to an elected leader and I this leader is to become the spokesman for Tibetan people with his authorization.

48

5c

Watch the program in full and schematize it using the flowchart below. Remember that the flowchart may be extended 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.

1)fill in the flowchart from 5c.

2)prepare to participate in the event from PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION task.

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 hedging1 and put a tick in the appropriate box.

1 HEDGING is a political discourse strategy which helps the speaker to soften the aggressiveness or insistence of his statements resorting to vague language

49