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Ex. 19. Translate the phrases from English into Russian (A) and from Russian into English (B).
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Ex. 19. Translate the phrases from English into Russian (A) and from Russian into English (B).
A.
To seem economically vulnerable; to denigrate the UN; a scientifically plausible theory; to gain political momentum; to wield executive power; to significantly boost productivity; to revere sb as a national hero; to deem sth necessary; to nudge sb towards making a decision; to encompass a wide range of scenarios; to be vulnerable to vandalism.
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Обладать полномочиями; значительно повысить эффективность; почитать добродетель; считать что-то разумным; уязвимые группы населения; поднимать боевой дух; теоретически возможный сценарий; сохранить экономическую динамику; уязвимый для атак хакеров; побуждать развивающие страны реформировать энергетику; дискредитировать политику партии; охватывать все сферы экономики.
Ex. 20. Pair work. a) Discuss your answers to the following questions using the words and phrases from the above exercises.
1. Do you know what 17 goals the UN SDGs programme encompass?
2. Do you think disintegration of the UK is a plausible scenario?
3. What regions globally are, to your knowledge, particularly vulnerable to extreme weather conditions?
4. What, in your educated opinion, can normally give a boost to economy after a protracted crisis?
5. Do you think the way the US wields power in the world is changing? If so, why?
6. Is the Commonwealth, in your opinion, likely to recover momentum in the new global reality?
7. Why do you think Queen Elizabeth II is revered more than any other contemporary monarch?
8. What is social vulnerability? What groups of population are usually deemed to be socially vulnerable?
9. Do you think public political figures should be immune to denigration in the media?
10. What instruments do you think policymakers should use to nudge global economy towards low-carbon alternatives?
b) Make five questions with the collocations from Ex. 12 and have them answered. L2
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR REVISION
Ex. 21. Fill in the gaps with prepositions if necessary.
1. After the U. S. and Mexico agreed to end their war in 1848, Mexico surrendered the territory ____ the United States.
2. Sweden has a policy that seems to be designed to stir resentment ____ refugees, showering them ____ benefits while making it hard ____them to work.
3. 47% of jobs in America are vulnerable ____ automation. Machines are mastering ever more intricate tasks, such as translating texts or diagnosing illnesses, thus putting many more workers ____ risk.
4. Although it is still questionable whether Brexit served ____ a boost ____ Scottish independence support, a new survey has found Scotland now narrowly backs independence.
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5. Much of the work ____ the ad unit deals ____ cases involving the collection of online information from children that is deemed____inappropriate ____marketing purposes.
6. Chief Justice William Taft liked to think ____the American constitution as ‘the ark of the covenant’[18], this attitude reflects an almost religious reverence ____ the constitution that all Americans share.
7. Narrow tariffs aimed ____ specific products, such as cars, nudge consumers ____ home-made goods and away ____ imports they might otherwise prefer.
8. The problems of migrants and income inequality are deeply entrenched ____ the discriminatory social policy that was implemented ____ the 1950s and must be dealt ____ before real change can come.
9. Following the example of Canada and Australia, America can too devolve powers ____ states to enable them to pick immigrants whose skills match local demand.
10. ____ recent years, the scope ____ patents has broadened to encompass ____ new technologies, as well as software, and ____ some instances business methods.
Ex. 22. Complete the sentences by using the words you have learned in this unit (or their derivatives) in a suitable form.
1. Extensive racial mixing encouraged Brazil's largely white elite __________ a myth that their country had overcome the legacy of slavery, and has no colour prejudice.
2. The digital divide in the US reflects deeply ____________ sources of inequality; the same is true for the world.
3. There is no ____________ threat to the political monopoly of the Chinese Communist Party; it is an ever strong and productive powerhouse.
4. As the public, governments and investors wake up to climate change, the clean-energy industry is gaining ____________.
5. Joe Biden started his presidency by passing a ___________ popular economic stimulus and covid-19 relief bill.
6. At its height, the British Empire _____________ nearly a quarter of the world's land surface, its reach extending from Calcutta to Cape Town, from Montreal to Melbourne.
7. Governments are keen on higher education, seeing it as a means ____________ social mobility and economic growth.
8. The key task of the UN Climate change conference is to plead with and __________ the nearly 200 governments that are party to the 2015 Paris agreement to improve on their promises to slash national emissions.
9. Although in principle any state or system can __________ soft power, the concept was first used to compliment the infectious attractiveness of American music, films and youth culture.
10. Japanese nationalists aggressively ____________ the emperor, regardless of his wishes, so when the cabinet of the prime minister approved a bill to allow for the emperor’s abdication, they were outraged.
11. ASEAN has helped transform such a culturally and economically diverse region as Southeast Asia into a ____________ community that welcomes cooperation, integrity and progress.
12. It is regrettable to note that the educational system in Afghanistan is in a sorry state after years of _____________ warfare, bloodshed and destruction.
13. Napoleon's _____________at Waterloo on 15 June 1815 marked a victory for the British Empire, which started the period known as Pax Britannica.
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14. One cannot win just once or twice; business is a continuous activity more than it is a series of _______________ contests.
15. Under French law it is legal to _____________ a religion, but not to insult or incite hatred of any individual on the basis of that religion.
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