Английский язык для специальных и академических целей: Международные отношения и зарубежное регионоведение. Часть 1 - [55]
6. Sir Edward Richard George Heath, (9 July 1916 — 17 July 2005) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from June 1970 to February 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Heath became Prime Minister after winning the 1970 election. In 1971, Heath oversaw the decimalisation of British coinage and in 1972, he implemented major reform to the UK's system of local government; these included a reduction in the number of local authorities across Britain as well as the creation of a number of new metropolitan counties. Possibly most significantly, Heath took the UK into the European Economic Community in 1973. Heath's Premiership also oversaw the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, with the suspension of the Stormont Parliament and the imposition of direct British rule. Unofficial talks with IRA delegates were unsuccessful, as was the Sunningdale Agreement of 1973, which caused the Ulster Unionist Party to withdraw from the Conservative whip.
7. James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 — 24 May 1995) was a British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976. He won four general elections, and is the most recent British Prime Minister to have served non-consecutive terms.
COMPREHENSION ASSIGNMENTS
3. ... eating partly digestible humble pie ...
4. ... he stated that Britain was 'insular' and 'maritime.,
5. ‘You're either at the table or you're on the menu.'
6. The British have always wanted to be at the table.
7. Britain's European policy, though short on supranationality . was purposeful.
8. . the PM showed 'bulldog spirit' .
Unit III. EU at the Crossroads
1. How old is the idea of a united Europe?
2. When and by whom were the foundations of the EU laid?
3. Why was the UK unwilling to join the Coal and Steel Union established after World War II?
4. What were the economic and political reasons behind Britain's subsequent decision to seek EEC membership?
5. Why did it take Britain about twenty years to become a member of the EEC?
6. Has Britain been an enthusiastic member of the European Community/the EU ever since?
7. What can British ambivalence towards Europe be attributed to?
8. What were the reactions of the European leaders to David Cameron's veto of a new EU treaty? Why do you think they differed?
1. Does the article prove that Britain is a nation whose interests lie inside the EU?
2. Do you know anything about the current state of things?
a) the reasons for Euroscepticism in the UK
b) the implications of a possible British exit from the EU for the UK / the EU
c) the feasibility of a disintegration of the European Union
VOCABULARY PRACTICE 3
1. a measure taken to protect someone or something or to prevent something undesirable
2. the adverse results of a situation or action
3. a person who tries to win something in a contest; especially a person who has a good chance of winning
4. to politely refuse to accept a request or suggestion
5. a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify
6. the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
7. (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change
8. extremely thoroughly and carefully
9. a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation
10. general feeling or opinion
Unit III. EU at the Crossroads
Ex. 7. Continue the strings of collocation. Make up a sentence with one collocation from each list.
being loyal to the Union in a state that was predominately dedicated to the Confederate cause.
3. The economic _________________________ is felt in a loss of competitiveness and in the
faltering of prominent economic institutions like IBM.
4. The importance of the seaside holiday and the belief in the wholesomeness of outdoor life is _________________________ in the national psyche.
5. In Korea as well, anti-American _________________________ has been on the rise, albeit in
a different form than that of the extremist Islamic circles of the Middle East.
6. Russia is currently a big gas supplier to Europe, but this position has been threatened by the _________________________ from the Ukraine crisis.
7. China is a potential _________________________ for the global leadership in the 21st
century.
8. The Arak reactor is another serious problem with the proposed agreement with Iran and
was one reason France _________________________, leading the last round of talks to end
