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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 734.

SIGNIFICANT TERRORIST ACTS.

UNIT 5

Объясните, что означают следующие поговорки. Дайте их русские эквиваленты.

1. Those speak most who have the least to say.

2. The busiest man finds the most leisure.

3. The more the man learns the more he can learn.

4. Second thoughts are the best.

5. Actions speak louder than words

6. Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow

7. Better late than never

If you are a terror for many, then beware of many.

Ausonius.

Basic concepts:

Withdrawal – 1. the act of taking back or away something that has been granted or

possessed.

2. an operation by which a military force disengages from the

enemy.

Weapon – 1. something ( as a club, knife or gun) used to injure, defeat or

destroy.

2. means of contending against another

Tension - 1. a state of latent hostility or opposition between individuals or

groups

2. innerstriving, unrest, or imbalanceoften with

physiologicalindication of emotion

3. the act or actionof stretching or the condition or degree of being

stretched to stiffness

Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Discussion:

1. What is the future of terrorism?

2. How have weapons of mass destruction altered our perceptions?

3. What threats do such weapons in the hands of terrorists pose to humanity?

PRE – TEXT EXERCISES:

I. Practice the pronunciation of the following words and word-combinations:

escapees, siege,immediate grenades, reveal, approximately, willingness consciousness, audience, effects, fentanyl-based aerosol, adequate, aftermath, wounds, anesthetic, chemical weapon, morphine derivative, blood, pressure, surgical anesthetic, rebel asylum, identified, prompted, renewed fears, halothane, coverage, surmised, unspecified ,measures, adequate, threat, proposal, henceforth, opiate, frequency, approval, wiretapped, media, resigning, advance, authorities, associate, sufficient evidence, asylum, collapsed, proceedings, occurred.

II. Practice the pronunciation of the following proper words:

Movsar Barayev, the Dubrovka area, Shamil Basayev, Aslan Maskhadov, Australia,