But, although-2, despite
1. exit polls suggested that Obama was able to win with a less dramatic surge in young voters and African Americans than many had expected.
2. That was a judgment Sen. John McCain was unable to escape, repeated attempts to separate himself from Bush.
3. ideological identification appeared stable, there were significant shifts in the demographic undercurrents.
4. the share of younger voters did not surge over 2004's figure, the rate of voters younger than 30 who voted for the Democrats increased to 66 percent, a 12-point increase.
Make up the questions to the following statements.
1. Statement: Obama's strong performance with college-educated whites helped explain how he was able to build a lead.
?: Who ___________________________________________________________
2. Statement: In North Carolina alone, turnout increased from 54 percent to 61 percent of the electorate about 800,000 voters.
?: Where __________________________________________________________
3. Statement: Some of the credit may belong to union voters in states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania, where Democrats had worried about his prospects.
?: Who ___________________________________________________________
4. Statement: Of the three-quarters of the electorate who were white, the early exit polls showed that about 43 percent voted for Obama.
?: How much _______________________________________________________
5. Statement: The Hispanic margin represents a particular blow to the Bush coalition.
?: What ___________________________________________________________
6. Statement: That was a judgment Sen. John McCain was unable to escape, despite repeated attempts to separate himself from Bush.
?: Who ____________________________________________________________
7. Statement: Among independents, Obama scored a six-point advantage.
?: What ___________________________________________________________
8. Statement: The rate of voters younger than 30 who voted for the Democrats increased to 66 percent, a 12-point increase.
?: how much _______________________________________________________
Language focus
қ (Political article)
ғ қң қ ө .
(Features):
(rare) ә (bookish) ө ғ ә : war hysteria, escalation of war, overwhelming majority, a storm of applause, post attack cleanup, global hunt for terrorists, a shot of power.;
(Neologisms) ( ә ү );
ә қ , : stability, elections, anti-terror war, military facilities, terrorist network, opinion polls, human rights, budget deficit, immigration, presidential vote, race, opponent, business, security, to devastate, blast.
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ө, . officials, hostages, kidnappers, protest, breakdown, regime, local terror cells, popularity rating, emergency anti-terror funding. ө ә ұ қ ғ қғ ә өң ғң . өң қ құ , . ., crisis, agreement, progressive, nationwide, unity.
(Newspaper clichés), i.e., ө , қғ қ , ., public opinion, free markets, long-term agreements, a melting pot, to cast a veto over, crucial/pressing problems, zero tolerance, political correctness, to go postal (extremely hostile).
Read and translate a report from The Time. Comment on the vocabulary peculiarities and syntactical patterns used.
But as last weeks furor over Bush use of images from 9/11 reminded us, this election will probably be unlike any other in a long time. The stakes are so high, the emotions so raw, that it is possible to imagine a sustained and substantive argument over the U.S.s role and rights in the world becoming its central theme. That would count as a national service, if the candidates could get past the flame throwing and lay out for the public the instincts that guide them, the hopes that they hold and the best tools to tame the fears that keep them awake at night (Time, 2004 ).
A. Study the vocabulary.
Key words: ү (Election Day) ғ (go to the polls). (vote), ғ қғ (cast their ballots, votes) ң (elect).
құқғ , (voters) ғ (electorate) . ң құ (turnout) ә ң ғ (total vote) . (abstain) қ қ (abstentions) .
B. Elections. New governments: their formation and recognition
Key words: , ә ң қғқ ұ (opinion polls), қ (surveys) қң ү (to measure public opinion) ә ә - ү (to predict or forecast) ү.
Қғқ ұ ұ (polling organizations) ғ ұ (pollsters). , қғң ә ғ қ ө ң ұ (poll).
қғ ң (exit poll) ұ ү. Қғқ ұ ә (results or findings) әә (reliable or accurate).
