Speaking

V. Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the Vocabulary from the text

IV. Complete the text given below in an appropriate form

Select, publicize, stretching from, hallmark, generate, goals, terror, lethality, target(2), public impact, violence, assassinations, to occur, random victim, adherence, unpredictable, practice, commit, threat.

Terrorism is a special type of (1) _____. It is a tactic used in peace, internal conflict and war. Since the (2) ______ of terrorism is ever present and a (3) ______ attack is likely (4) _____ when least expected, we can call it (5) ______ violence.

Nowadays terrorism (6) _____ on a global scale in its various forms (7) ______ kidnapping and (8) _______ to bombings and (9) _______ elaborate acts of deception of the public. Technological advances gave the violence even greater sophistication and (10) _______, resulting in thousands of deaths. Moreover, modern terrorism tends (11) _______ its grievances and goals.

It (13) _______ its (14) _______ carefully to achieve a greater (15) _______: the greater the symbolic value of the (16) _______, the more fear the terrorist attack (17) ______. Experience proves that anyone can become a (18) ________ of a terrorist attack. Under totalitarianism terror is the (19) _______ of a state policy, though acknowledged legitimately. There are no restraints to encourage (20) _______ to the national ideology of the country.

1. Терроризм прибегает к все более изощренным методам насилия.

2. Террористические акты рождают страх, поскольку каждый может стать их случайной жертвой.

3. Между Израилем и Палестиной идет террористическая война за обладание спорными территориями.

4. Современный терроризм стремится к наибольшему воздействию на общественность.

5. Средства массовой информации часто преувеличивают значимость событий.

6. Средства и способы достижения своей цели у террористов меняются, начиная с похищения людей, угонов самолетов и политических убийств и заканчивая крупномасштабными взрывами с большим количеством жертв.

7. Современное оружие и средства связи позволяют террористам быстро передвигаться и наносить смертельные удары.

8. Террористы тщательно выбирают свои цели.

9. Бедность и нищета порождают отчаяние и ненависть.

Speak about terrorism as one of the main threats in the modern world. How have the objectives and methods of terrorists changed in comparison with the previous century?

Role Play “The New Face of Terrorism”

Plenary Session:

Student A: You are the moderator of a plenary session on the topic “The New Face of Terrorism”. Your responsibilities include beginning and ending the discussion on time; defining the purpose of the discussion; making introductions; inviting questions; and summarizing the discussion. Use the phrases below.

Student B, C ……: You are a panelist in a plenary session on “The New Face of Terrorism”. Use the phrases below in your statements and illustrate your answers with specific facts and experiences.

Student D, E …….: You are a participant in a plenary session on “The New Face of Terrorism”. Voice your views and challenge those of the panelists. Use the phrases below.

Useful Phrases:

1. to seek a vast redistribution of global power and geopolitical revolution
2. to fight (against) the existing world order
3. to believe that violent struggle is divinely mandated
4. religiously motivated terror
5. an apocalyptic, quasi-religious ideology
6. to seek massive blood-letting
7. to calibrate violence
8. to cause maximum carnage to deliberately work to maximize the carnage
9. to use massive violence as a psychological tool
10. to use suicide operatives
11. to create a psychological and theatrical dimension through violence
12. to carry out a series of massive blows within a short period of time
13. to emphasize that violence is endless
14. to create an elaborate international network
15. to operate transnationally
16. to operate worldwide through modern technology
17. to have a global reach
18. sophisticated use of computers and telecommunication links
19. to seek to acquire weapons of mass destruction
20. document forgery and theft
21. to possess a sophisticated financial system
22. without making demands and claiming responsibility for vicious act

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