Robertson says NATO's expansion to the east will not harm the balance in Europe. Russia strongly opposes NATO membership for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. A Defense Ministry spokesman reportedly said the entry of these countries would threaten Russian's security interests. He says Russia will take extra security measures if they join the alliance. NATO will consider their membership next year-
Exercise A: Listen to the news item again and complete the following summery. This news item is about NATO .secretary General's visit to Moscow for talks aimed at calming Russian fears about NATO's future plans. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks. Talks between NATO Secretary General and Russian officials:
Participants: NATO Secretary General George Robertson, President Vladimir Putin and other officials.
Place of talks: Moscow
Purpose of talks: to calm Russian fears about NATO's future
plans
Situation:
NATO continues to expand to the East
Russia's opinion: 1 Russia strongly opposes NATO
membership for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
2 Russia will take extra security measures if Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia join the
alliance.
News item 2
An official of the Federal Security Service has linked (1) an .American student arrested this month to 2) American Intelligence. The Federal Security Service says John Edward Tarbin (3) wax arrested Feb. 1st for possessing the drug marijuana. The Russian official says (4) Mr Tarbin has not been charged with (5) spying. However, he told the Interfax News Agency that (6) the American may have been preparing (7) to spy for the United States. The spokesman for the American State Department dismissed (8) the Russian accusation.
Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary,
This news item is about the arrest of an American student.
Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.
News item 3
The European Unions is admitting a split among its 15 members over policy toward Iraq. An EU spokesman said member nations me divided between those who want an immediate end to the United Nations' restrictions against Iraq and those who approve slower action. Some EU nations believe the UN oil for food programme is a failure and does nothing to ease the suffering of the Iraqi people. The programme permits Iraq to sell a limited amount of oil to pay for humanitarian supplies. Many governments axe still condemning the American and British air attacks against Iraqi military targets near Baghdad. Iraq is threatening to answer the air strikes and says it has the right to attack Kuwait and Saudi Arabia if they continue to provide bases for Western planes.
Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about a split among the European Unions members over policy toward Iraq.
Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B
Section 3 Oral Work
Mrs White: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming
along all right?
Mr White: I'm not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write.
There are still some problems to solve.
Mrs White: I expect you'll find the answers interesting to work out. Mr White: If I can work them out. Thank goodness the house is easy to
work in. I shall at leastha able to think.
Mrs White: You've forgotten something. Peace and quiet will ha difficult
to guarantee much longer.
Mr White: Good, heavens, yes. The school holidays start in a week, don't
they? The house will be impossible to work in while they last.
Mrs White: Well, some extra noise is hard to avoid. But I'll keep them
away from the study as all right to work in.
Mr White: What about the garden? It was beautifully peaceful and quiet out there this morning.
Mrs White: Well, you'd better make the most of it while it lasts. Peace
and quiet will ha hard to find in the garden pretty soon, I'm afraid
Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.
much as I can. That'll be
1
Questions:
] What was Mr White doing this morning?
f
He was writing his book this morning4 2. According to Mr White,
was the book coming along all right?
(No, he thought the rest of the book would be difficult to write.) 3 What did Mrs White expect?
(She expected that Mr White would find the answers to some problems occurred in his book.-
4. Why did Mr White think the house was easy ro work in?
(Because he would at least be able to think ) 5 When would the school holidays start? (They would start in a week I
6. Was it possible for Mr White to work in the house during the school holidays?
(No, it was impossible for him to work in the house,
7. Could Mr White work in the garden this morning?
.Yes. he could work in the garden this morning.)
Why? (Because it was peaceful and quiet) 8. Why should Mr White make most of it while the garden was peaceful and quiet?
(Because peace: and quiet would hard to find in the garden pretty soon.)
Part 2 Retelling