1.

Explain the difference in meaning between the derivatives of the word

“SCRIBE”. Use some of them to complete the sentences below.

DESCRIBE, INSCRIBE, PRESCRIBE, PROSCRIBE, ASCRIBE, SUBSCRIBE,

OVERSUBSCRIBE

1. The way to the embassy was so well____________ to us that we found it

without any difficulty.
2. Mr. Smith is a member of the____________ Nationalistic League, an extreme
right-wing party.
3. The words ____________above the entrance to the Consulate misled many
visitors.
4. The words are mistakenly____________ to Plato.
5. In view of the constantly rising prices fewer and fewer pensioners
can____________ to national periodicals.
6. Having examined the patient the doctor ____________ a strict vegetable diet to
him and____________ smoking.
7 “To the author of Main Street” is____________ on the tombstone of Sinclair
Lewis.
8. She has been arrested for allowing her students to read ___________books.
9. The British Horse Guards have always been____________ .
10. Don’t ___________ to me the words I’ve never pronounced.

2. What derivatives of the word ‘‘HEIR ” do you remember? Use some of them
to complete the sentences below.

1. The King’s eldest son is the _________ to the throne.

2. He hopes to marry a rich ____________ and stop working.
3. These old beautiful churches are part of our national _________
4. The government claims it has ____________ all its difficulties from the
previous administration.
5. She dreaded the day when she knew she was to pay the _________ tax.
6. His avarice is an____________ feature of character.
7. He is not entitled to receive his____________ until he is 21
8. We are very proud of our rich literary____________

3. Complete the text, bearing in mind all the studied words. The first letters of
the necessary words are given to help you.

The d______ of authority and power of s_______ states to a multilateral agent can
take v_____ forms. In one form it consists in f______ the legal с______ set by
treaties. By a______ the UN Charter, for example, UN members are under
obligation to settle d_____ by peaceful means, to refrain from the threat or use of
force...
A second form of d_____ of power and authority is a v____ action taken by states
i_____ in an international d_____ or conflict. For instance, in all the three wars
fought in the M____ E_____ between Israel and the Arab states, the states directly
i_____, which were members of the UN, eventually accepted the e_____ of the
United Nations by giving consent to the d_____ of UN peacekeeping troops to the
fighting areas.
A third form i______ a formal request for UN action by one or more UN member
states or by the secretary-general. This is actually a request to the m_____
institution to employ the authority and power d____ to it by member states through
formal agreements. The member states that raise such requests are also signatories
of the agreements, though they may not be the parties directly с_____.
In any case, what matters most in both m_____ diplomas] and m_____ institutions
is the authority and power of s_______ states.

4. Complete the texts with one word only.

1. As we approach the twenty-first century, ______ diplomacy in the post-Cold

War United Nations faces some difficult ______ . The institution of diplomacy, the
_____ of the international community from 51 ___states in 1945 to 190 today, and
the increase of _____ issues on the diplomatic agenda, must now find its place in a
world where the parameters of the international political environment have _____.
_____ diplomacy ______ the art of building and managing coalitions before,
during, and after _____ on a particular ____ .In complex and lengthy ______ such
as those _______ in drafting the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, coalitions
must often be formed not only between nations but also within nations. One of the
principal _____ for those wanting to pass a resolution is to design the _____ in
such way that they encourage the creation of coalitions _____ the agreement and
minimize the possibility of coalitions opposing it. Ambassadors _____that ____
and _____ skills are the_____ activities of ______ diplomacy.

2. States also turned to the UN on a range of other ________ through a series of

international conferences to_________ “problems of a global magnitude which
member states recognized had grown beyond a state’s ______ to solve”. Even
though this approach in ________ diplomacy has its critics, there is a sense that
some ________ breakthroughs on important and _________ international
problems have been achieved through the twelve conferences convened between
1990 and 1996 and _________ by the UN. These conferences have been praised
for their ________ to move from consciousness-raising to agenda-setting. Of
course, the UN and other ________ institutions need to be reformed in order to act
as the effective agents of________ states in the post-Cold War world. Reforming
the UN to meet global ________ today and in the future will__________ that
________ states should __________ more authority and power to such institutions.

5. Render the text into English using the active vocabulary.

 ПОСТЫ ПОСЛОВ — КАК ПОЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ НАГРАДА

Эти образцы взяты из официальной записи беседы кандидата Г. с сенатором

Ф. в Сенатской комиссии по иностранным делам США при назначении Г.
послом в Цейлон. Вот выдержки из этой беседы.
С: Сколько Вы пожертвовали республиканской партии при выборах в хххх
году?
Г: Сколько? Посмотрим, кажется, я могу сказать — 40 или 50 тысяч долларов
всего.
С: Если Вы пожертвовали 50 тысяч, не думаете ли Вы, что Цейлон несколько
отдаленный пост за это? Тот, кто был послан в Бельгию, внес только 30
тысяч.
Г: Я не думаю, я не хочу допустить, что это основная, причина.
С: Что же, Вы думаете, является основной причиной?
Г: Ну, моя заинтересованность найти что-нибудь в государственной жизни. Я
мог бы, так сказать, сделать...
С: Как Вы думаете, какие проблемы на Цейлоне Вы могли бы разрешить?
Г: Одна из проблем там — люди. Я полагаю, я думаю, что я могу установить,
если я не достигну чего-нибудь до этого, хорошие отношения и
доброжелательность к США.
С: Вы не обратили внимания на недавний доклад комитета Объединенных
Наций по Венгрии?
Г: Нет.
С: Вы не читали об этом в газетах?
Г: Я не помню доклада.
С: Вы не обратили внимания, кто в комитете готовил тот доклад?
(представитель Цейлона был одним из пяти членов этого комитета).
Г: Нет, сэр.
С: Вы знаете нашего посла в Индии?
Г: Я знаю Д.К., предыдущего посла.
С: Вы знаете, кто премьер-министр Индии?
Г: Да, но я не могу вспомнить его имени.
С: Вы знаете, кто премьер-министр Цейлона?
Г: Его имя немного трудновато, оно необычное, сейчас я не могу назвать его,
но, как только я получу от посла К. список всех важных лиц там, я изучу их
вместе с ним. И я имею также небольшие биографии и краткие истории стран
с мнением К. и...
И... назначение Г. было одобрено сенатской комиссией, и таким образом
новый посол родился.

6. Choose one of the following quotations and comment on it.

1. The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves. (Logan Pearsall
Smith)
2. All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means. (Chou En-Lai)
3. A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you
actually look forward to the trip. (Caskie Stinnett)