Kryachkov 2!indd

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Д. А. Крячков
UNIT VII
COMPREHENSION 
Ex. 1. Identify the topic and the thesis of the text. Make sure they are neither too 
broad nor too narrow.
Ex. 2. Suggest Russian equivalents for these word combinations from the text.
mentally deranged 
acts of “anti-instinct” 
a commanding power 
criminal record
devout Muslims 
the decadent values of the West 
preeminent nationalistic terrorist 
wretched poor 
suicide bombers 
material deprivation 
the Palestinian cause 
to maintain morale
Ex. 3. Think of several questions to bring out the main ideas and arguments the 
author puts forward in support of his thesis.
VOCABULARY
Ex. 4. Translate the following words and phrases, reproduce the context
 in which the words in (a) are used in the text (the lines of the text are indicated 
to help you). 
a)
to defy (defiant, defiance) (1–10) 
accord (in accord with smth; to do smth of one’s own accord) (1–10)
to espouse (espousal) (20–30) 
appeal, n. (appealing) (20–30) 
record, n. (20–30)
despondent (despondency) (30–40)
deprivation (to deprive smb of smth; deprived) (50–60)
to imbue smb with smth (70–80) 
to encounter (encounter, n.) (70–80) 
to purport (80–90) 
to expose (exposure, n.) (90–100)
compliant (compliance, to comply) (110–120) 
perpetrator (to perpetrate) (130–140) 
to endorse (endorsement) (130–140)
b) to defy traditions, to defy international law, to defy logic, to look at smb with defiance, in 
defiance of the law, a defiant child, to espouse a cause, to expose criminal activities of 
terrorists, to comply with standards, to comply with the law, to enforce compliance with, 
to have a good/poor record in (an area)/on (a phenomenon)/of doing smth, track record, 
to set/put the record straight, to expose the weaknesses of…, to expose smb. to classical 
music, an event that has got a lot of exposure, over-exposure, to have (no, broad, limited) 
appeal for smb
Ex. 5. Match some of the words and phrases from Ex. 4 with their opposites below.
to easily lend itself to sth, joyful, to conceal, to disregard, to denounce 

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