MONDAY

1. THEORY

AUKUS

2. ANALYTICS

The False Promise of AUKUS

WEDNESDAY

3. CURRENT ISSUES

4. THE WORLD THIS WEEK

5. ANALYTICAL COMMENTARY

6. TEST


VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

KEY TERMS
propulsion technology a system which produces thrust to push an object forward
hypersonic noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium
perceived scalediscernible and distinguished scope
interimin the time period between another time; meantime
precise technologycharacterized by or having a high degree of exactness and accuracy
coherence logical interconnection; overall sense or understandability
assuageto make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate
reaffirmto make a renewed commitment to, repeat a promise
tilt to (cause to) lean, slant, or incline
breach an act of disobeying or violating a law or promise
FOCUS WORDS
multifaceted многосторонний, многоаспектный
shoveустранять, отталкивать
empowerуполномочивать, давать возможность
toutрекламировать, расхваливать
dubious сомнительный, подозрительный, колеблющийся
stemзадерживать, приостановить 
resentmentнегодование, возмущение
realign перестраивать, реконструировать
savvy умелый, сообразительный, опытный, здравомыслящий, продвинутый
acknowledgeпризнавать, подтверждать, сознавать, допускать
PREPOSITIONS
  1. at the expense of 
  2. competing with
  3. withdrawal from 
  4. benefit from 
  5. support for 
  6. central to
  7. capable of
  8. in common with 
  9. dependence on 
  10. retreat from
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.