Английский язык для специальных и академических целей: Международные отношения и зарубежное регионоведение. Часть 1 - [43]

Unit II. US: from Democracy to Empire?

TASK 3

Read the description of the project and the opponent's speech again. Suggest a better way to present a case against the project.

The New Initiative has two aims: 1) involve children in their teens in community life and 2) teach them to be environmentally friendly. Keeping one's school, street, town tidy is part of it. Another important aspect of the project is introducing ecoliteracy course at school, in doing which students learn both the ways of sustainable living and work out practical projects of their own to ensure learning by doing.

MASTERING LISTENING SKILLS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca_kI948JUA (14:56)

PRE-VIEWING QUESTIONS:

1. Can you sum up the central idea of Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights?

2. Before you watch the video ‘Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, and American Government. From England with Love', can you make a guess as to whether the lecturer is going to be positive or negative about the English influence on American Government.

TASK 1

Watch the video for the main idea of this lecture. Answer the questions:

1. What principle of American government was laid by Magna Carter?

2. What ideas of English Government took root in the American colonies in the 18^th century?

TASK 2

Watch the video again and listen for specific information. Write down the names of people or places associated with the ideas and institutions given in the right column of the table.

While listening, decide if the lecturer's tone is respectful or critical.

Names	Ideas
	Constitutional monarchy
	Absolutism
	Papism
	Parliamentary supremacy
	Natural rights

Names	Ideas
	Consent of the governed
	Salutary Neglect
	Town meetings

WRITING A SURVEY REPORT

Useful tips on how to write a good survey report are given in the Manual.

This unit offers practice in writing the three main parts of a survey report: Introduction, Main Body and Conclusion.

Let's start with looking at the core: Main Body.

TASK 1

Study the table of data, which contains answers to the question of a survey >1 :

Do you approve or disapprove of the United States conducting missile strikes from pilotless aircraft called drones to target extremists in countries such as Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia?

Think of the best way to analyse and present the data in a survey report. Share your opinion with your partner.

Country	Approve (%)	Disapprove (%)	DK/refused (%)	Total (%)
United States	52	41	7	100
France	27	72	1	100
Germany	30	67	3	100
Greece	8	89	3	100
Italy	18	74	8	100
Poland	32	54	14	100
Spain	12	86	2	100
United Kingdom	33	59	8	100
Russia	7	78	15	100
Ukraine	11	66	23	100
Turkey	7	83	10	100
Egypt	4	87	9	100
1 Only the 2014 data is included

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Country	Approve (%)	Disapprove (%)	DK/refused (%)	Total (%)
Jordan	5	90	5	100
Lebanon	23	71	6	100
Palestine ter.	7	84	9	100
Tunisia	17	77	6	100
Israel	65	27	8	100
Bangladesh	22	70	8	100
China	35	52	13	100
India	28	36	36	100
Indonesia	10	74	16	100
Japan	12	82	6	100
Malaysia	6	80	14	100
Pakistan	3	66	31	100
Philippines	24	67	9	100
South Korea	23	75	2	100
Thailand	12	79	9	100
Vietnam	12	78	10	100
Argentina	5	87	8	100
Brazil	7	87	6	100
Chile	15	68	17	100
Colombia	9	86	5	100
El Salvador	11	73	16	100
Mexico	14	80	6	100
Nicaragua	9	88	3	100
Peru	10	80	10	100

TASK 2

Analyse the two extracts from students' survey reports based on these data. Check the statements in the reports against the data. Are the generalizations well grounded?

Text 1

From the table of data the most significant items are as follows. The only country (except the USA where 52% of respondents support the American policy) in which a majority of respondents (65%) approve of US drone strikes is Israel. The same situation can be found in France, where 27% of French stand for the US strikes against the above mentioned countries. It has been found that a large percentage of US allies and partners from Jordan (90%), Greece (89%), Nicaragua (88%), Egypt (87%), Spain (86%) etc. totally disapprove of the use of drones. Despite the fact that the strikes are aimed at Pakistani extremists that imperil their country, a significant number of Pakistani citizens (30%) refused to answer the question, while only 66% express disapproval.

Text 2

The results of the survey show that in most of the 44 countries (with Israel and the USA itself being the few exceptions) people oppose missile strikes from drones conducted by the USA. In countries such as Argentina, Japan, Russia, Greece, Spain, Mexico and Nicaragua more than two-thirds of the respondents said they disapprove of these attacks. Besides, an overwhelming majority of the respondents from the Islamic states (90% in Jordan, 87% in Egypt and 84% in Palestinian Administered Territories) are also opponents of the practice of using drones to conduct strikes.

Unsurprisingly, the interviewees from the closest allies of the USA tend to justify this method of combating terrorism — in Israel about 65 per cent of the respondents back it. In Great Britain, Poland and Germany those who approve of the USA conducting missile strikes account for 32-33 per cent of all the respondents. Their number is also large in China (35%) and India (28%).

Unit II. US: from Democracy to Empire?