Английский язык для специальных и академических целей: Международные отношения и зарубежное регионоведение. Часть 1 - [18]
a ___________________ confrontation with local police authorities.
10. As a unique __________________, Europe contains a certain set of opportunities and con
straints for political and economic cooperation.
11. Republican Congressman Steve Scalise was ___________________elected to replace outgo
ing Mr. McCarthy as House majority whip.
12. Heavily outnumbered, the insurgents were ___________________ by the British army, and
the rebellion was crushed within the week.
13. One objection to legal pluralism is that it creates uncertainty: it is not immediately obvious
which law applies and some conflicts of law may have to be decided by political means. But pluralism as a general principle is ___________________ to democracy.
14. Party organizations prefer closed primaries because they promote party unity and keep those
with no _____________________ to the party from influencing its choice.
SPEAKING
Individual work
Team work
Class work
Price of Royalty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx6mTakGbfA
1. Revenue — the income of a government from taxation and other sources, appropriated for public expenses.
2. Austerity — an economic policy by which a government reduces the amount of money it spends by a large amount.
3. Spin (in public relations) is a form of propaganda, achieved through providing an interpretation of an event or campaign to persuade public opinion in favor or against a certain organization or public figure.
1. Do you think the British monarchy is a profitable institution?
2. Who covers the expenses of the Royal family?
1. Over 90 per cent of Brits believe the Royal family brings in a lot of money via tourism.
2. According to the UK's national tourism agency, the annual revenue from monarchy-related tourism is 500 million pounds.
3. Republicans claim the monarchy costs Great Britain 30 million pounds annually.
4. The support for monarchy in Great Britain has risen by 20% since 2006.
5. Four million pounds was spent on renovating a house for Prince William.
6. The head of state in the Republic of Ireland costs the country half as much as the Royal family costs the British.
1. Why is the figure for the official expenditure of the Royal family lower than the actual expenses?
2. Do the costs of maintaining the Royal family affect people's attitude to the monarchy?
3. Apart from expenses, what other argument against monarchy do Republicans provide (in the video-clip)?
Unit I. UK: from Empire to Democracy
1. Can you come up with any other arguments against preserving the monarchy?
2. What are the most common arguments for retaining the monarchy in Great Britain?
3. Which arguments are more compelling, in you view?
INTEGRATING CORE SKILLS
Unit I. UK: from Empire to Democracy
Form a team, choose the leader. Discuss with the rest of your group what particular aspect of UK-Russia relations (episodes that had a serious impact on the relations, either positive or negative; crucial moments in history; factors that unite or separate the two countries, future prospects) you are going to focus on.
Individual work
Do your part of the research; prepare to share the data with the rest of the team.
Pool your findings and prepare a power point presentation of the results of team research and conclusions for the rest of the class.
Class work
Present the results of the research.
Ex. 10. Fill in the gaps with prepositions if necessary.
1. First Year academic advising is integral _______ the success of every student who enters the
university.
2. If the legislation is not passed, the government is likely to impose economic constraints ______
those hospitals that do not comply with its policies.
3. With their state sovereignty impaired and their social wealth plundered or destroyed, the Chinese people were deprived ______ the basic conditions for survival.
4. The balance pivots ______the support of three Senate Republicans and several centrist
Democrats who hashed out the Senate bill late last week.
5. The Yuan Dynasty, founded by the nomadic Mongolians, was the shortest of all of China's dynasties and eventually relinquished its land _____ farming peoples.
6. Anecdotal evidence, especially from the media, suggests that the host population (in New Zealand) is not willing to accommodate ____ the cultural differences of immigrants.
