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Chapter 61

Five Labor Leaders in History
a. BEFORE LISTENING- VOCABULARY PRACTICE: Match the words with their synonyms.
___1. enemy a) stride, demonstrate, protest

___2. relate b) make known, advertise

___3. publicize c) search for, look for

___4. march d) foe, opponent, not friend

___5. illegal e) unlawful, outlawed

___6. extremely f) instantaneous, sudden

___7.dispute g) extend, enlarge, enormously

___8. negotiate h) disagreement, controversy, argument

___9. seek I) persistent, eternal, lasting

___10. immediate j) mediate, reach a deal, discuss

___11.strike k) encourage, assist

___12. expand l) very, exceedingly

___13. permanent m) connect, link

___14. support n) walkout, protest

b.

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Go over the questions for two/three minutes before listening to the text twice. Try to

answer the questions while listening.

1. 
   In 1900, what was the largest national organization?
   

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2. 
   How long did Gompers work for the labor movement?
   

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3. 
   How did he try to force company owners to negotiate? Give an example.
   

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4. 
   What was Lewis’s position?
   

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5. 
   What did Lewis want CIO to do?
   

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6. 
   When Congress passed the National Labor Relation Act, which right did it give to workers?
   

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7. 
   When did CIO begin operating as another labor organization? Who was the leader?
   

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8. 
   During John L. Lewis’s leadership, what took place for the first time?
   

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9. 
   What was Walter Reuter’s position in the CIO?
   

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10. 
    What did Walter do for the first time?
    

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11. 
    When did AFL and CIO rejoin as one organization?
    

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Chapter 62

GLOBAL TERRORISM in TURKEY
a. BEFORE LISTENING - VOCABULARY PRACTICE: Match the words with their synonyms.
___1. ignite a) chip, sliver

___2. secular b) nonreligious

___3. shudder c) attack

___4. explosion d) opinion, attitude

___5. shard e) instruct, teach, discipline

___6. assault f) burn

___7. capture g) burst, blast, boom

___8. train h) barbarity, atrocity, anger

___9. ally i) seize, take hold of

___10. sentiment j) shake, tremble, quake

___11. outrage l) unite, connect
b. Fill in the blanks with the given words.
pressure- secular - shards of – ripped through- ally- seized - assassination -assaults shuddered - blast- vulnerable

1. 
   We live in an increasingly___________ society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives.
   
2. 
   Tourists are more_______________ to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.
   
3. 
   The fuel spontaneously ignites because of the high temperature and _________________.
   
4. 
   I heard a massive explosion and the ground _________________ beneath me.
   
5. 
   Three people were injured in the_________________.
   
6. 
   ___________ glass have been cemented into the top of the wall to stop people climbing over.
   
7. 
   The explosion _________________the hotel.
   
8. 
   Customs officers at Heathrow have_________________60 kilos of heroin.
   
9. 
   The number of _____________on police officers has increased alarmingly over the past year.
   
10. 
    The _________________of John F. Kennedy shocked the nation.
    
11. 
    During World War One, Turkey was an _________________ of Germany.
    

c.

WHILE LISTENING

Go over the questions for two/three minutes before listening to the text twice. Try to

answer the questions while listening.

1. 
   What were the targets of terrorist attacks in Istanbul?
   

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2. 
   How did suicide bombers attack their targets?
   

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3. 
   What was the reaction of Ms. Morekli to terrorist attacks?
   

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4. 
   How many casualties were there after the attacks?
   

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5. 
   What are the differences between terrorist attacks carried out by the PKK and suicide bombers?
   

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6. 
   Why did al-Qaida select Turkey as a target of terrorism?
   

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6. 
   What lies beneath terrorist attacks according to Sabri Sayari?
   

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Chapter 63

Iraqi Oil Industry
a. BEFORE LISTENING - VOCABULARY EXERCISES: Fill in the blanks with the given words.
withdrawn- potential - doable - crew – exaggerating- upheaval - eroded - detected - overworking - from - sabotage – infrastructure

1. 
   The accident is a grim reminder of the ____________ dangers involved in North Sea oil production.
   
2. 
   They began a campaign of industrial and economic ____________.
   
3. 
   The war has badly damaged the country's____________.
   
4. 
   The UN has ____________ its troops ____________ the country
   
5. 
   This project may be difficult, but I still think it's ____________.
   
6. 
   The aircraft has a ____________ of seven.
   
7. 
   I'm not ____________ - it was the worst meal I've ever eaten in my life.
   
8. 
   It would cause a tremendous ____________ to install a different computer system.
   
9. 
   Wind and rain have ____________ the statues into shapeless lumps of stone.
   
10. 
    High levels of lead were ____________ in the atmosphere
    
11. 
    You look exhausted - I hope they're not ____________ you.
    

b.

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Go over the questions for two/three minutes before listening to the text twice. Try to

answer the questions while listening.

1. 
   Why hasn’t there been much exploration of oil in recent years?
   

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2. 
   Which country has more oil potential, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
   

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3. 
   What are the problems that are likely to occur for future explorations?
   

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4. 
   Why are Iraqis blowing up their own pipelines and how are they going to be
   

affected by their own reaction? (What will be the negative consequence of their

own reaction?)

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5. 
   What should be done to restore the Iraqi economy?
   

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6. 
   Why is it difficult for Americans to protect all installations?
   

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7. 
   What were the ideas of oil pundits about oil production before the war?
   

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8. 
   How did the Colombian government cope with insurgencies?
   

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9. 
   What might be done to get the oil flowing?
   

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10. 
    What might have happened to underground reservoirs as a result of serious degrading infrastructure?
    

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11. 
    How does Mr. Simmons refute the claim that the US went to war for oil?
    

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12. 
    Why is oil more important than any other energy source in Iraq?
    

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13. 
    For the next few months, what might happen if Iraq doesn’t produce more oil?
    

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Chapter 64

Briquetting
a. BEFORE LISTENING: Match each word with the correct meaning.
___1. agricultural a) be on fire

___2. burn b) material, matter

___3. throughout: c) force, weight, heaviness

___4. value d) deal with, care for

___5. treat e) worth, cost,

___6. substance f) farming

___7. pressure g) a the way through, the whole time, during
b. Fill in the blanks with the given words.
treated- throughout – substance- agriculture- treat -burned- value- pressure

1. 
   She____________ her hand on the hot iron yesterday.
   
2. 
   ____________ is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.
   
3. 
   People____________ the country are out of work.
   
4. 
   The new road has affected the ____________ of these houses.
   
5. 
   It's wrong to ____________ animals as if they had no feelings.
   
6. 
   The wood is then ____________ with a special chemical to protect it from the rain.
   
7. 
   The pesticide contains a ____________ that is toxic to insects.
   
8. 
   Teachers are under increasing ____________ to work longer hours.
   

c.

WHILE LISTENING

Complete the words while listening. Then check your answers.
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.

In many parts of the world, people b_________1_ wood and other a_________2_ products for cooking and heating. However, as populations increase, materials for burning can be more difficult to find. One way to make better use of such materials is to p_________3_ them together into a solid fuel. This is called briquetting. The objects that are burned are c_________4_ briquettes. Briquettes are usually no bigger than a person's hand. They can be any shape. Charcoal is a common form of briquetting material. It is

f _________5_throughout the world. Charcoal burns with a higher heat energy value per kilogram than wood. Charcoal briquettes are m_________6_from specially t_________7_wood. Briquettes can also be made from many other kinds of materials. These include rice coverings, paper, food wastes, fish wastes, and wastes from processing coconuts and coffee. In general, anything that burns but is not f _________8_ in an easy-to-use size can be used to make briquettes. The first step in briquetting is to collect a large amount of the material. Then the material is cut or c_________9_ to make it smaller. Next it is c_________10_ with a small amount of water and a substance called a binder. A binder keeps the material from falling apart when the pressure is t_________11_ away. Clay, mud, cement and starch are commonly used binders. At this point the material and binder may be partly d_________12_. Finally, the substance is p_________13_ together under high pressure in a machine. The machines used for families or in small briquetting businesses are often o_________14_ by hand. They shape the material into briquettes that can be b _________15_ immediately or stored and sold later. The same machines that make blocks and bricks from mud and straw can be used for briquetting. An example of such a machine is a Cinva Ram. Machines with electric motors can also be used. A twenty horsepower motor can be used for briquetting with rice husks. Two workers using such a machine can produce one-hundred-fifty kilograms of briquettes every hour. The machine can operate twenty-four hours a day. You can get more information about briquetting from the group Volunteers in Technical Assistance. VITA is on the Internet at v-i-t-a dot o-r-g.

This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Gary Garriott. This is Steve Ember.

By Gary Garriott Broadcast: June 22, 2004

Chapter 65

YARRENDER 2003

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Complete the words while listening. Then check your answers.

• 
  In o________1_, the first treaty to fight organized _c________2_ groups around the world became part of international law.
  
• 
  One of his main _g_______3__is to fight health problems in Africa, especially AIDS and the H-I-V virus that causes it.
  
• 
  World AIDS Day on December first ________4 s _international efforts to f________5__the disease.
  
• 
  This program also calls for _t_______6__more than one-hundred-thousand community health workers. They will work at the local level, _p________7_anti-retroviral drugs and supervising patients.
  
• 
  The cost would have been higher if not for a recent agreement negotiated by the Clinton Foundation to_r_______8_drug prices for poor nations.
  
• 
  Former President Bill Clinton_n_______9 _ the agreement with three drug companies in India and one in South Africa.
  
• 
  The companies produce low-cost _v________10_of drugs protected by legal _p________11_, or patents.
  
• 
  The W-T-O gave its _a________12_for poor countries threatened by killer diseases to import _p_______13__drugs.
  
• 
  The agreement also calls for special measures to _p________14_copied drugs from being i________15 _ transported back to wealthy nations.
  
• 
  This VOA Special English Development Report was written by Jill Moss. This is Robert Cohen.
  

By Jill Moss Broadcast: December 29, 2003




Chapter 66

AntI-DopIng Agency Seeks

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Fill in the blanks while listening. Then check your answers.

• 
  This is Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English.
  
• 
  This week, the United States Anti-Doping Agency _1_________four top runners of drug violations.
  
• 
  He holds the _2_________ as the fastest man in the world.
  
• 
  He ran the one-hundred-meter _3_________ in nine-point-seven-eight seconds in two-thousand-two.
  
• 
  The four athletes have never _4_________ a drug test.
  
• 
  The agency says the _5_________ includes e-mail messages and other documents.
  
• 
  Federal officials have _6_________ BALCO founder Victor Conte and three other men with illegal trade in steroids.
  
• 
  But their use can be difficult to _7_________in drug testing.
  
• 
  It was created in two-thousand for the Olympic _8_________ in the United States.
  
• 
  Its rules permit athletes to continue to compete until their cases are decided. __9_________is set for The agency says it hopes to have the four cases _10_________ before then.
  
• 
  The agency sent letters to the four runners earlier this month to tell them they were under _11_________. They can appeal to a United States court or to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, based in Switzerland.
  
• 
  Punishments could also _12_________ a loss of past results.
  
• 
  They say the agency is treating him _13_________and wants to ruin him. The San Francisco Chronicle reported this week that he told an investigating grand jury last year that he used _14_________ drugs.
  
• 
  She has strongly _15_________using illegal substances.
  
• 
  She also lost her world _16_________titles in the one-hundred and two-hundred meter races.
  
• 
  All this comes as Americans follow the issue of _17_________drugs in professional sports.
  
• 
  In the News, in VOA Special English, was written by Cynthia Kirk. This is Steve Ember. By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: June 26, 2004
  

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Chapter 67

Apple Computer
a. BEFORE LISTENING - VOCABULARY: Match each word with the correct meaning.
___1. interface n. a) refuse, decline

___2. reject v. b) communication, interaction

___3. investor n. c) faithful, devoted, trusty

___4. worth n. d) computer, laptop, central processing unit

___5. gain e) get, achieve, win, obtain

___6. loyal n. f) saver, financier, baker, sponsor

___7. processor n. h) value, importance
b. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of the words given above.

1. 
   There are only two things ___________ reading in this newspaper - the TV listings and the
   

economy page.

2. 
   The president ___________ the suggestion of resignation.
   
3. 
   My computer has a network ___________, which allows me to get to other computers.
   
4. 
   What do you hope to ___________ from the course?
   
5. 
   Small ___________ hope that the market will improve so that they can get back some of the interest
   

lost last year.

6. 
   A ___________ is also the part of a computer that performs operations on the information that you put
   

into it.

c.

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Complete the words while listening. Then check your answers.

• 
  This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
  
• 
  One of the most _1__________ tools ever developed is the P.C., the personal computer.
  
• 
  Mister Wozniak _2__________an early personal computer, the Apple One.
  
• 
  At that time, people who wanted to work with computers often_3__________ their own, or used larger systems.
  
• 
  Early personal computers had _4__________uses.
  
• 
  Users chose from little pictures _5__________icons. Researchers at Xerox designed such a system. But soon they _6__________ investors.
  
• 
  In nineteen-eighty-one, International Business Machines _7__________to sell a personal computer that many people bought.
  
• 
  In nineteen-eighty-four, it _8__________ the first Macintosh.
  
• 
  Over the years, Apple _9__________ a following of loyal users.
  
• 
  Apple does not _10__________ with makers of low-cost computers.
  
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  Many of its computers are designed for _11__________uses like video and music production.
  
• 
  In two-thousand-three, Apple _12__________with I.B.M. to create a faster processor.
  
• 
  This is a small music player. It can _13__________ up to one-thousand songs.
  
• 
  Apple _14__________ reported a profit of forty-six million dollars for the period.
  

This VOA Special English Economics Report was written by Mario Ritter. This is Bob Doughty. By Mario Ritter Broadcast: April 23, 2004