a) What is Shami Chakrabarti?
b) What does she say about freedom in Britain?
c) According to Ms Chakrabarti, where is the crucial point when the British started forgetting about freedom?
d) What does she say about non-negotiables of democracy?
e) What moment in the mid-1990s does she mention? What were the repercussions?
f) Whats the difference between conventional war and the war on terrorism?
g) What fundamental problem concerning the war on terror does she mention?
Retell the passage.
Lesson 2
1. Study the vocabulary:
Americas Secretary of State
1st foray .
contradict
two-state solution
in a sign of warming relations
to withdraw troops
residual
to issue an arrest warrant
chief prosecutor
indictment for genocide
split decision
to assassinate ( )
to address Congress
to hold a joint press-conference -
privately-owned rice mills
to disobey
to rattle ,
subsequent shooting
withdrawal
push reform through Congress
health fund
Enumerate all geographical names, names of organizations and parties in the passage.
Enumerate all the numbers and tell what they mean.
Enumerate al proper names and tell what these people do.
Use words and phrases from ex.1 in the context.
Translate the passage.
Lesson 3
1. Study the vocabulary:
to unveil
long-awaited rescue plan
to expand lending programme
incentive
toxic assets
to avoid a filibuster ( )
conspiracy
tension ,
assault ,
allegedly linked to the plot
general election
to pip , ,
a bloc of allies
to collide
debris ,
intact
Enumerate all geographical names, names of organizations and parties in the passage.
Enumerate all the numbers and tell what they mean.
Enumerate al proper names and tell what these people do.
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Use words and phrases from ex.1 in the context.
Translate the passage.
Lesson 4
1. Study the vocabulary:
to challenge , , ;
black market ;
holdings ;
Treasury bonds ;
greenback ( );
to wane , ;
in the build-up ;
dominance , ;
monetary system ;
to flaw , () ;
to account for ;
foreign-exchange reserve ( , );
emerging economy ;
stash ;
undermine the value ;
diversify ;
Treasury securities ;
to dump ;
to trigger ;
to mull ( );
to encourage .
1. What do the following numbers and dates mean:
July 8th, July 5th, 65%, 26%, ¾, 1/3?
Use the words and phrases from ex.1 in the context.
Translate the passage.
Lesson 5
1. Study the vocabulary:
to edge back
to be keen to turn the page
to pen , ,
to scrap , ,
former veep former vice-president
to growl -
to be indicted
to keep a low profile
select part of Dallas
hardware shop
memoirs
to skip the usual format .
momentous decisions
bull-headed ,
existential comment
to get round ,
to hash out strategy
unashamedly ideological
to pursue