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In class
1. Listen to the Webcast Obama’s Landmark Speech and do the exercises.
C-Comprehension Test (1 variant)
Listen and choose the write answer. Put the letter of your choice into the box below.
| 1. President Obama made his speech A in Israel B in Palestine C in Egypt | 2.Mr. Obama realizes that this speech A will eradicate mistrust between the West and the Islamic world B may not put an end to years of mistrust C will make the Islamic world trust the USA |
| 3. The reporter says that Obama A spoke in a very pleasant voice B chose the right tone for the statement C sang US hymn with the band in the airport | 4. People expected Barack Obama to A promote these relationship B outline the strategy for Israel and Palestine C redefine the relationship between Islam and the West |
| 5. US President want Muslims to understand that A US-Islam relations are exclusive B The USA and Islam have no need to compete C mutual interest and mutual respect are not exclusive | 6. Barack Obama condemned A unfair treatment of Arab nations in the past B colonialism C Arab nations for being proxies in the Cold War |
| 7. US President says he ordered to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay A but to close it next year is too early B by early June C as a step to eradicate tortures in the USA | 8. Barack Obama asked Israel A to stop building Jewish neighbourhoods B not to build Jewish settlements on land claimed by Palestine C to build settlements for the Palestinians |
| 9. Addressing Palestinians he insisted that they should A abandon the idea of their own state B stop violence C succeed through resistance | 10. Some people are not enthusiastic about this speech, because A they want words to become deeds B they don’t believe President Obama C they don’t think anything would change after it |
C-Comprehension Test (2 variant)
Listen and choose the write answer. Put the letter of your choice into the box below.
| 1. President Obama A admitted mistakes of the West B said the Middle East is a challenge for the West C promised to confront his own shortcomings | 2. He said that university of Al-Azhar is A unfortunately only for Muslims B one of European most remarkable universities C the leading educational establishment in the Islamic world |
| 3. US President expressed his pride of being a messenger of A the goodwill of the Muslim communities and a greeting of peace from American people B the goodwill of the American and a greeting of peace from US Muslims C of the goodwill of the Western community | 4. President Obama believes it to be his duty A to fight against negative stereotypes of the USA B to struggle against wrong perception of Islam C to struggle against prejudices in Islamic world |
| 5. The speaker also acknowledged some recent mistakes in US foreign policy regarding A the Middle East B Iran and Cuba C Iraq and Cuba | 6. US President persuaded Muslims A to change their stereotypes regarding the United Nations B to change their attitude to US Jews C to admit massacre of Jews in WWII |
| 7. Mr. Obama holds the opinion that construction of Jewish settlement on the lands claimed by Palestinians A is quite fair and should be continued B is an effort to bring peace to the region C is a breach of preceding agreements which prevents establishing peace | 8. The word ‘Palestine’ is avoided in diplomatic discourse because A there is no such a sovereign state B its mentioning irritates Israel C due to some previous agreements |
| 9. There were promises A to fund schools and roads in Afghanistan B to fund schools and roads in Pakistan C to develop the economies of Iraq and Pakistan | 10. When US president delivered his speech A streets of Cairo were overcrowded with enthusiastic people B most of people watched football in cafes C there was almost nobody in the streets as they were listening to the speech in cafes |
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