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2. The article under consideration deals with the issues of influence of politic. The
headline of the article is " The former vice president is the leader our nation
needs now.". It`s taken from the New York Times and it’s written by Damon
Winter.
According to the article, Mr. Biden has an unusually rich experience in foreign
policy, which, as traditionally understood, has not played a central role in the
presidential race.
The author drew our attention on fact that Mr. Biden has the necessary chops,
having spent much of his career focused on global concerns. He did not only take
on thorny diplomatic missions as vice president, he also served more than three
decades on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Aware that an “America First” approach in reality amounts to “America alone,” he
would work to revive damaged alliances. He has the respect and trust of America’s
allies and would not be played for a fool by its opponents.
Certainly, not all of Mr. Biden’s foreign policy decisions through the decades look
wise, but he has shown foresight in key moments.
I believe that this article is really relevant. In my opinion, he has the experience,
tEEmperment and character to guide the nation through this valley into a brighter,
more hopeful future.
3. The article under consideration deals with the issues of Environment. The
headline of the article is Barack Obama expresses support for Prince William's
new project". It`s taken from hellomagazine and it’s written by Diane Shipley.
According to the article, the ambitious new prize will see £50 million paid out over
the next ten years to projects which tackle some of the world's biggest
environmental challenges.
Prince William discussed the Earthshot Prize in an interview for BBC Radio.
William felt that there's a lot of people wanting to do many good things for the
environment and what they need is a bit of a catalyst, a bit of hope, a bit of
positivity that they can actually fix.
The author drew our attention on fact that the Earthshot Prize is really about
putting that optimism and that urgency to find solutions to some of the world’s
greatest environmental problems.
The first Earthshot Prizes will be presented in London in autumn 2021 and the
BBC will screen a five-part series ahead of the awards ceremony.
I believe that this article is really relevant. The article opens up new possibilities
and tells about a new way of protecting our environment. Also it’s a good
motivations for people who really takes care about our earth.
4. The article under consideration deals with the issues of Mysteries. The
headline of the article is Mysteries Of Flight: The Curious Case Of Pan Am
Flight 914". It`s taken from Plane & Pilot.
According to the article, in 1955 the Flight 914 took off from a New York City
airport headed for Miami, Florida. The flight was scheduled to last a couple of
hours, but it never arrived in Miami. The pilot dropped a small calendar out the
window before he made a hasty turn back to the runway.
The most popular theory is that the plane passed СРУ (through) some kind of time
portal and instead of landing in Miami in 1955, it appeared on arrival in Venezuela
30 years later. But the Truth is that the story of Pan Am Flight was a total
fabrication.
The tale got a huge boost, more than 15 million views, when YouTube channel put
out a video about the disappearance.
In my opinion, the article was interesting. It all goes to show how fascinated
people are by airplanes, even when the story is unbelievable, to create a
paranormal sensation.
5. The article under consideration deals with the issues of medicine. The headline
of the article is “Essays reveal Stephen Hawking predicted race of
'superhumans'” It`s taken from The Guardian and it’s written by Sarah Marsh.
According to the article, a new race of superhumans could develop from wealthy
people choosing to edit their and their children’s DNA.
Hawking, the author of A Brief History of Time, presented the possibility that
genetic engineering could create a new species of superhuman that could destroy
the rest of humanity. Hawking was sure that during this century, people would
discover how to modify both intelligence and instincts such as aggression.
The physicist suggested wealthy people would soon be able to choose to edit
genetic makeup to create superhumans with improved memory, disease resistance,
intelligence and long life.
Hawking raised the prospect that breakthroughs in genetics will make it attractive
for people to try to improve themselves, with implications for “unimproved
humans”.
I believe that this article is really relevant. The article opens up new opportunities
that may become reality in the near future. I also agree with the author that once
such superhumans appear, there will be significant political problems with
unimproved humans, who won’t be able to compete.
6. The article under consideration deals with the issues of medicine. The headline
of the article is “Neural revolution: Royal Society calls for inquiry into new
wave of brain implants” It`s taken from The Guardian and it’s written by Ian
Sample.
According to the article, society must prepare for a technological revolution.
Nowadays such research is advancing so fast that the Royal Society has called for
a “national investigation” into the technology.
The author drew our attention on fact that the new wave of devices will go beyond
existing products such as special implant hearing aids and deep brain stimulators
for people with Parkinson’s disease. People could also converse not only without
speaking but without words, СРУ (through) access to each other’s thoughts at a
conceptual level.
But with such new powers come new risks. Expensive brain-boosting devices may
become luxury items in richer nations, leaving poorer countries behind. And with
devices plugged directly into the brain, people’s most private information could be
used against them.
I believe that this article is really relevant. The article opens up new opportunities
that may become reality in the near future. I recon we need to think ahead about
who will control this information and what it might be used for, to watch against
possible harmful uses as our experience with social media has shown.
100.1 в тетради
1. For each of the following headline find the sentence below which expresses it as it would appear in
an ordinary news announcement.
«POLLS RIGGES» CHARGES – Allegations have made that election results were falsified. A
TWO SOUGHT AFTER BREAK-OUT DRAMA – Police are hunting two men who made a daring escape from
prison by helicopter C
CABIN RESHUFFLE URGED – Strong appeals have been made to the Prime Minister to make changes in
his ministers. E
SERVICE CHIEFS GAGGED; TWO QUIT – Senior officers of the armed forces have been instructed not to
talk to the media and, as a result, two of them have resigned. D
GEMS HAUL SEIZED IN SWOOP – Police raided a house today and took possession of jewellery stolen in a
recent robbery. B
ДВА ЗАДАЧИ ПОСЛЕ ПРОРЫВНОЙ ДРАМЫ - Полиция выслеживает двух мужчин, которые дерзко
сбежали из тюрьмы на вертолете.
2. Match each of the following words from the headline above with its meaning below,
GEMS - jewels
RIG - falsify
Голосование – ROLL(S)
Фальсифицировать – RIG
Драгоценность – GEMS
Облава – SWOOP
Перестановка – RESHUFFLE
3. Express each of the following headlines as it would appear in an ordinary news announcement.
a) EDITORS URGE END TO PRESS GAG. – Press employees express their wishes to put an end to
publication prohibition.
b) INDIA SEEKS US AID. - Republic of India is asking the United States of America for help.
c) GEM SMUGGLERS CAUGHT IN PORT SWOOP. – Robbers who had stolen jewellery were caught by
police raid in the port.
d) BANK RAID CASH HAUL FOUND: 3 CHARGED. – Police arrest three robbers, who are suspected of
raiding the bank and stealing the money.
e) HEAD QUITS OVER «RIGGED» EXAM RESULTS. – After the detection of the fact that, the results of the
exam has been falsified, the head had to resign.
f) RAIL CHIEF RESHUFFLED AFTER BIG LOSSES. – The director of the rail carrier made a rearrangement
after a lot of dismissal.
g) GOVT DEFEATED IN POLL DRAMA – The government won the exciting and dramatic voting.
4. For each of the following words, all frequently used in headlines, find the meaning in the list below.
Then Express each headline as it would appear in an ordinary news announcement.
GEMS - jewels
RIG - falsify
a) DICTATOR OUSTED: PLEA FOR CALM – Dictator has been displaced, that why calmness must be
restored
b) NEW MOVES TO HALT BORDER CLASHES – New actions has been made to avoid the collision of
borders.
c) GOVT BACKS ARMS BAN TO WOO LEFT – The government supported the Army to prohibit the attempt
of leaving.
d) KIDNAP BID FOILED: 3 QUIZZED, 2 FLEE – The attempt to prevent the kidnappers’ action gave the
results – three of them are being interrogated, two of them were escaped
б) НОВЫЕ ДВИЖЕНИЯ ДЛЯ ОСТАНОВКИ ГРАНИЦ - Были сделаны новые действия, чтобы избежать
столкновения границ.
Предотвратить – FOIL
Обращение – PLEA
Попытка - WOO
Остановить – HALT
Запрещение – BAN
Столкновение – CLASH
Поддерживать – BACK
Бежать – FLEE
Допрашивать – QUIZ
5. Instruction as above
a) CABINET LEAK: CALL FOR PROBE – Government demands to make an investigation in consequence of
losses of secret information.
b) EEC SRLIT OVER LIFTING OF TRAVEL CURBS – EEC has been divided because of canceling of travel
restriction
c) DEAD ENVOY RIDDLE диплом тайны: YARD BAFFLED – A leading ambassador has been killed:
Scotland Yard is at a loss to explain the situation
d) PM RAPS раскритик BBC IN JOBS AXE STORM – Prime Minister criticizes BBC for the fact of mass
reduction of the staff
б) EEC SRLIT ПРЕОДОЛЕНИЕ ДОРОЖНЫХ ТРЕВОГ - EEC был разделен из-за отмены ограничения на
поездки
c) ЗАГАДКА МЕРТВЫХ ЗАКАЗЧИКОВ диплом тайны: YARD BAFFLED - Ведущий посол убит: Скотланд-
Ярд не может объяснить ситуацию.
г) PM RAPS раскритик BBC IN JOBS AX STORM - Премьер критикует BBC за факт массового
сокращения штата
Посланник – ENVOY
Раскол – SPLIT
Расследование – PROBE
Возмущение – STORM
a) Eighteen people were killed when the army tried to overthrow the government – GOVT OUST WOO
BY ARMY: 18 DEAD
c) The Prime Minister is trying to win the support of the coal miners trade union. – PM PLEAS COAL TU
BACK
d) The director of British Petroleum has been forced to resign – BP CHIEF OUSTED
e) A Member of Parliament was questioned by the police in an investigation into the use of illegal drugs
– MP QUIZED IN PROBE FOR DRUG USE
a) PEER DIES IN FLATS BLAZE DRAMA - A leading Peer died at his home because of ignition in the flat.
b) BLAST TOLL RISING: WITNESSES SOUGHT. A powerful explosion happened; the police are looking for
the witnesses of this occurrence.
c) COMMONS STORM OVER DEFENCE CUTS – The burghers express angry argument against the
reduction of thedefence.
d) M-WAY DEATH CRASH: BRITON HELD – A great wreck occurred in the Motor-Way; there was fatal
case; the police detain an Englishman.
а) ПЕР УМЕР В КВАРТИРЕ ПОЖАРНОЙ ДРАМЫ - Ведущий Пир умер в своем доме из-за возгорания
в квартире.
г) M-WAY DEATH CRASH: BRITON HELD - на автостраде произошла большая авария; был
смертельный случай; полиция задерживает англичанина.