Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Read the article again and answer the questions.
- What party took a lead in Turkish elections?
- What were voters angry at?
- What share of vote did the Justice and Development Party take?
- What is leading party likely to do?
- Was the Justice and Development Party ahead by a small margin?
- How will Turkey live under the new government?
- Who came in second in the elections?
- What was the threshold to enter parliament?
- What did the Turkish Prime Minister express concern over?
- Who did the Justice party spark tension with?
- What sphere did the Justice party promise to concentrate on?
- What may members of the Justice party be dissatisfied with?
5. 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.
- The Justice and Development Party was ahead by a small margin in Turkish elections.
- The Justice party was likely to be able to form a government without coalition partners.
- According to the Justice party leader under the new government, Turkey will pursue the EU membership.
- The Justice Party's rival Prime Minister's party was taking 1 per cent of the vote and coming in second.
- The threshold to enter the parliament is 15 per cent.
- The Prime Minister expressed concern over the Justice party's Islamic roots.
- 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.
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