Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
A voter; to take ... per cent of the vote; to be likely to do smth; to be ahead of smb; by a great margin; under smb's government; a rival; to come in second; a threshold; to hold elections; to take a lead; to express concern over smth; to carry out an agenda; to spark tensions; secular; social welfare; to be satisfied with smth; to adopt an attitude.
Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases and reproduce the sentences from the text with this active vocabulary.
При ... правительстве; вызывать напряжение; светский; соперник; занять позицию; опережать кого-либо; вероятно (что-то произойдет); быть вторым; порог; проводить выборы; избиратель; выразить озабоченность о чем-либо; лидировать; социальное обеспечение; с большим преимуществом; быть удовлетворенным чем-либо; получить ... процентов голосов; реализовывать повестку.
Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. What party took a lead in Turkish elections?
2. What were voters angry at?
3. What share of vote did the Justice and Development Party take?
4. What is leading party likely to do?
5. Was the Justice and Development Party ahead by a small margin?
6. How will Turkey live under the new government?
7. Who came in second in the elections?
8. What was the threshold to enter parliament?
9. What did the Turkish Prime Minister express concern over?
10. Who did the Justice party spark tension with?
11. What sphere did the Justice party promise to concentrate on?
12. What may members of the Justice party be dissatisfied with?
Using the given «package words» express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements.
Agreement:Icouldn't agree more./I fully agree with you./It appears to me to be true.
Partial agreement : To some extent it is true./It is right but up to a point.
Disagreement:I'mafraid it's not quite right./I would object to .../On the contrary.
1. The Justice and Development Party was ahead by a small margin in Turkish elections.
2. The Justice party was likely to be able to form a government without coalition partners.
3. According to the Justice party leader under the new government, Turkey will pursue the EU membership.
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4. The Justice Party's rival Prime Minister's party was taking 1 per cent of the vote and coming in second.
5. The threshold to enter the parliament is 15 per cent.
6. The Prime Minister expressed concern over the Justice party's Islamic roots.
7. Many of the party's loyalists were members of previous more radical movement and may not be satisfied with the non-confrontational attitude adopted by their leaders.
Using the article and the active vocabulary sum up the results of the elections in Turkey.
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Translate the following text into English.
Выборы президента республики
Предстоящие выборы президента республики станут главным событием года в Чехии. Таково мнение чешских политологов, о котором сообщает пражская печать. Преемник нынешнего президента займет пост главы государства на ближайшие пять лет.
Чешского президента избирает парламент на совместном заседании обеих палат. Предусмотрено три тура выборов. В первом туре победитель должен получить большинство голосов в обеих палатах, во втором — большинство голосов в обеих палатах от общего числа присутствующих на совместном заседании депутатов каждой из палат, в третьем туре достаточно заручиться поддержкой простого большинства голосов присутствующих на заседании парламентариев.
Comment on the quotations:
«Compromise does not mean cowardice». (John F. Kennedy)
«What history teaches us is that men have never learned anything from it». (George Wilhelm Hegel)
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Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.
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Republicans win Senate and hold the House
Republicans have swept to victory in midterm elections in the United States, gaining control of the Senate. The Republicans captured high-profile Senate races from North Carolina to New Hampshire while winning governors' races in what traditionally had been Democratic Party states. In Georgia, a little-known former state senator, Sonny P., upset the incumbent Democratic governor, Roy B.
The Republicans also solidified their hold on the House of Representatives. The results mean that a single party, the Republicans, will once again control both houses of Congress and the White House. The party lost the Senate in June 2001, when Senator James J. of Vermont defected from it and became an independent, though mostly voting with the Democrats. «We made history tonight», Representative Thomas D., chairman of the Republican Congressional Campaign committee, said as results came in late Tuesday. «It was a great win for the president of the United States».
Norm C., a Republican, sent former Vice-President Walter Mondale back into political retirement after beating him in the Senate race in Minnesota. In a brief, emotional speech Wednesday morning, Mondale said he had «no regrets at all» over the campaign, which he described as «electric».
The US president planned no public statements Wednesday on the election results. The Republicans emerged Wednesday with 51 Senate seats to the Democrats' 46, with two races still awaiting final outcomes and an independent holding one seat. The Democratic incumbent in South Dakota tentatively appeared to have won, but the margin of victory was so small — about 500 votes — that the Republican challenger was seeking a recount. The Democratic incumbent in Louisiana fell a bit short of the 50 per cent marginneeded to avoid a runoff election[24] in December after running well ahead of three Republican challengers.
Meanwhile, the Republicans won 227 House seats to the Democrats' 203, with four races still undecided shortly before midday Wednesday and an independent holding one seat. The outcome of the balloting Tuesday marked a break with historic patterns in which the party that controls the White House almost invariably lost seats in midterm congressional elections.
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The result signaled a major change in the way Washington does business, removing what president had repeatedly complained in recent days was Democratic opposition that had prevented him from winning confirmation of his judicial nominations and such measures as a permanent tax cut and a homeland security bill.
In Maryland, Kathleen K., a Democrat and a daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, lost her bid for governor to Representative Robert E. Jr. — the first time a Republican was elected governor of that state since Spiro Agnew in 1966.
In Alabama, the governor's race was thrown into chaos when both the Democratic incumbent, Don S., and his Republican challenger, Representative Bob R., claimed victory — a situation that most likely will take a court ruling to untangle. That predicament came about when election officials in Baldwin County, which is considered a Republican stronghold, initially showed Don S. with 19,070 votes but later cut that tally to 12,736 votes. That change, if allowed to stand, would put Bob R. ahead by 2,752 votes.
In California, the Democratic incumbent, Gray D., withstood an unexpectedly tough challenge from Bill S., a Republican, to win a second term.
Democrats tried to put the best light on the outcomes, arguing that they had faced a tough task from the beginning because of Bush's high approval rating and the financial advantage enjoyed by Republicans. But the result was particularly distressing for the Democratic congressional leaders: Tom D., Senate majority leader, and Richard G., House minority leader. They are viewed as prospects for president.
«What you've got to look at is the incredible amount of special interest money that was on their side», Richard G. said. «There were races where we were outspent 4 to 1,5 to 1. The pharmaceutical companies probably spent $60 million across the country».
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