Audiosheet

Ex. 1. Listen to the audios and provide consecutive translation.

Audio 1. Difficult words: ban (заборона), introduce (встановлювати), pedestrians (пішоходи), emissions (викиди).

Answer the questions:

1. Why the car ban has been placed in Madrid?

2. What is being done (or can be done) in your country to reduce pollution?

Audio 2. Difficult words: desperate (відчайдушний), attempt (спроба), reverse (дати задній хід), open fire (відкрити вогонь).

Answer the questions:

1. What happened in Jerusalem?

2. What recent terrorist attacks happened in the world?

Audio 3. Difficult words: inventory (опис), reproduce (розмножуватись, давати потомство).

Answer the questions:

1. Why is it essential for London Zoo to count every animal?

2. In what conditions are animals kept in Ukrainian zoos?

Ex. 2. Listen to a piece of news in three levels and provide consecutive translation.

Audio 4. Level 2. Difficult words: condolences (співчуття), sincere (щирий), alliance (альянс, об’єднання).

Level 3. Difficult words: ever-lasting condolences (вічна пам'ять), solemn vow (урочиста обіцянка), to pay tribute (віддати дань), to acknowledge (визнавати), everlasting (довговічний).

Ex. 3. Match the following synonyms from the article:

1. base

2. apologize

3. condolences

4. died

5. vow

6. personnel

7. ruins

8. miserable

9. friendship

10. hope

1. employees

2. passed away

3. unhappy

4. promise

5. say sorry

6. optimism

7. headquarters

8. relationship

9. remains

10. sympathy

Ex. 4. Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below:

offer tribute led friendship base vow apologize sincere

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited the United States naval (1) ____________ at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Japan's surprise attack on the base on December 7, 1941 (2) ____________ to the United States joining World War II. Mr Abe did not (3) ____________ for the attack but did (4) ____________ his condolences. He said: "President Obama, the people of the United States of America and the people around the world, as the Prime Minister of Japan, I offer my (5) ____________ and everlasting condolences to the souls of those who lost their lives here." Mr Abe also paid (6) ____________ to those who died in the attack. He said: "We must never repeat the horrors of war again. This is the solemn (7) ____________ the people of Japan have taken." President Obama welcomed Mr Abe, "in the spirit of (8) ____________ ".

Ex. 5. Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

role decades poverty total everlasting attack sunken nation

A (9) ____________ of 353 Japanese aircraft attacked the US base at Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 US personnel. The 75-minute (10) ____________ also damaged or destroyed 19 US Navy warships. Mr Abe is the first Japanese leader for (11) ____________ to visit Pearl Harbor and the first to visit a memorial on the site of the (12) ____________ battleship the USS Arizona. Mr Abe acknowledged the US (13) ____________ in rebuilding Japan after WWII. He said: "When the war ended and Japan was a (14) ____________ in burnt-out ruins as far as the eye could see, suffering miserable (15) ____________, it was the USA and its good people that generously sent us food to eat and clothes to wear." He added that the friendship between the USA and Japan was an (16) ____________ "alliance of hope".

Ex. 6. Role play

Role A —Trade

You think trade is the best way of avoiding war between countries. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): the United Nations, a nuclear deterrent or cultural exchanges.

Role B —The United Nations

You think the United Nations is the best way of avoiding war between countries. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): trade, a nuclear deterrent or cultural exchanges.

Role C —Nuclear Deterrent

You think a nuclear deterrent is the best way of avoiding war between countries. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): the United Nations, trade or cultural exchanges.

Role D —Cultural Exchanges

You think cultural exchanges are the best way of avoiding war between countries. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why):  the United Nations, a nuclear deterrent or trade.

Ex. 7. Writing: Write a letter to an expert on Pearl Harbor. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your ideas on how enemies can become friends. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

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