MONDAY
1. THEORY
2. ANALYTICS
WEDNESDAY
3. CURRENT ISSUES
4. THE WORLD THIS WEEK
5. ANALYTICAL COMMENTARY
6. TEST
VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
KEY TERMS
| safeguard | serving as a protection or defense, ensuring safety |
| strive | to make strenuous efforts toward any goal |
| deploy | to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately |
| eliminate | to remove or get rid of, esp. as being in some way undesirable |
| integrity | the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished; adherence to moral and ethical principles |
| obligation | an agreement enforceable by law; a binding promise, contract |
| convene | to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose |
| preserve | to keep up; maintain; take action to prevent decay |
| mentor | instruct, learn, teach |
| deterrent | serving or tending to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding |
FOCUS WORDS
| peril | опасность, риск |
| stem | происходить, возникать |
| decouple | отсоединиться, разъединяться, отделиться |
| alleviate | облегчать, смягчать |
| averse | нерасположенный, несклонный, отвергающий |
| perpetual | постоянный, бесконечный, непрерывный |
| outstrip | опережать, превосходить, обгонять |
| disparagement | пренебрежительное отношение, недооценка |
| tarnish | пятнать, бросать тень; позорить |
| supersede | заменять, вытеснять, смещать |
PREPOSITIONS
- overdependence on
- engagement with
- invest in
- stem from
- involved in
- decouple from
- averse to
- commitment to
- in peril
- retreat from
- regardless of
- attachment to
- disinterested in
- withdrawal from
- repercussion for
WORDS FOR REPORT
| a clear age gap on the issue |
| compared with a smaller share |
| more likely to favor |
| the survey explored the public’s views about |
| Overall, |
| In regard to the negative consequences, |
| substantial majorities |
| no statistically significant difference by age |
GRAMMAR PATTERNS
In fact, given how deeply the deal has divided the West, the biggest long-term winner may well be China.
The geopolitical story of the last few years has featured Western democracies’ gradual awakening to the realities of an increasingly ambitious and authoritarian China.
On global issues such as climate change, European governments must now find a way to work effectively with a difficult partner.
But now France has been shoved aside by AUKUS, a new security and technology alliance between the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
In Washington and London, this deal to provide Australia with US-made nuclear submarines is being framed as one of the most significant strategic advances in decades, even though it has infuriated France.
The deal is being touted as proof that the UK’s “special relationship” with the US is robust.Having left the EU, it is struggling to develop relationships with other countries that have less in common with it than its immediate European neighbors do.