What were the terrorists trying to achieve and why did they choose the USA?
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THE WORLD AFTER SEPTEMBER 11.
SIGNIFICANT TERRORIST INCIDENTS.
UNIT 3
Phrasal verbs
119.Find out выяснить
120.Break up разорвать отношения
121.Hold on= wait a minute
122.Speak up=talk louder
123.Set off отправится
124.Stay in остаться дома
125.Settle down обосноваться, поселиться
126.Turn up явиться, случиться
127.Cheer up! Не унывай!
128.Shut up! Замолчи!
| Basic concepts of the unit: security,hijack, consequence. TEXT A. Political and Military Consequences. TEXT B. Economic Consequences. TEXT C. Reactions of Society and Consequences People. |
This was not an act of terrorism, but it was an act of war
George W. Bush
Basic concepts:
Security 1.the quality or state of being secure.
2. measures taken to guard against espionage or sabotage, crime, attack ,or escap.e
Hijack 1.to steal by stopping a vehicle on the highway.
Consequence 1. a conclusion derived from logic.
2. something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a
set of conditions.
3. importance with respect to power to produce an effect.
Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Discussion:
1. What is the significance of 9/11/01? How did the world react to the attacks?
2. When did the War on Terrorism start?
3. How do you know that we are engaged in a War on Terrorism?
4. Has your life changed since the War on Terrorism began? If so, how?
6. Was there an economic breakdown?
PRE – TEXT EXERCISES:
I. Practice the pronunciation of the following words:
Consequences, hijacked, halt, cowardly, guilty, al-Qaeda, allies, curtailed, prior, marred, injured, surveillance, pharmaceutical, anthrax, downward, ascension, cancelled, angered, psychogenic, clergymen, irritability, anxiety, psychiatrists, cautious, denunciations, synagogue, discotheque.
II. Practice the pronunciation of the following proper words:
Somerset Country, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Sarasota, Florida, Western Pennsylvania, Louisiana,
Kabul, Afghanistan, European, Islamic, Saudi Arabia, the Oman, the Gulf of Aden, Egyptian, Kandahar, the Netherlands, Kenya, Tanzania, Kunduz, the Miami Beach, Thailand, Canada, South Asian, Indonesia, Palestine, Bangladesh, Egypt, Sudan, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines.
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