Topical News Lessons

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‘Old’ Europe reuniting East with West
Level 1 | 
Elementary
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Pre-reading | Key Vocabulary
Match the words with their meanings
1.
a crisis
a.
to take the place of something
2.
to criticise
b.
to write to ask for something
3.
an effect
c.
a time of great danger or difficulty
4.
to apply
d.
to make something bigger
5.
a warning
e
. an agreement between countries
6.
to replace
f.
to say that somebody is wrong or bad
7.
to enlarge
g.
saying that something bad will happen
8.
a treaty
h.
a change that happens because of something
2
Who’s Who
Fill the gaps using the words in the list
European
foreign
president
defence
minister
the USA
1.
Jacques Chirac is the _______________________________________ of France.
2.
George Bush is the president of _______________________________________ .
3
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Donald Rumsfeld is the US _______________________________________ secretary.
4
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Romano Prodi is the president of the _______________________________________ Commission.
5
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Bronislaw Gemerk is the former Polish _______________________________________ minister.
6
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Adrian Nastase is the Romanian prime _______________________________________ .
Now read the text and check your answers:

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