TEST: WEEK 11

TEST

MONDAY

1. THEORY

ASEAN

2. ANALYTICS

Can ASEAN Turn Geostrategic and Technological Disruption into Opportunity?

WEDNESDAY

3. CURRENT ISSUES

  • Summarise the video, speaker’s viewponits on the topic of the discussion
  • Comment on the ideas expressed in the Round table

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4. THE WORLD THIS WEEK

VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

KEY TERMS
sustainableto trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, esp. stealthily or by gradual advances
prioritythe state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc. the right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.; precedence
merchandise trade the quality of being structured or organized in a unified way, with close or strong internal connections between people, ideas, or other elements
retain a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something
stanceto keep possession of; to continue to use, practice, have, hold in place
domestic policycapable of being supported or upheld; pertaining to a system that maintains its own viability by using techniques that allow for continual reuse; using methods that do not cause long-term harm to the environment
security concernsGoods which add or subtract from the stock of material resources of a country by entering (imports) or leaving (exports) its economic territory
preventiona type of public policy overseeing administrative decisions that are directly related to all issues and activity within a state’s borders
encroacheffectual hindrance, obstacle, or impediment
cohesivenessanxiety or worry related to all the measures that are taken to protect and safe a place, people, institutions, property  or measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
FOCUS WORDS
cloutвлияние, авторитет, мощь, вес
profound глубокий, основательный, фундаментальный
impact воздействие, влияние
bolsterподдерживать, укреплять
insulateотделять, обособлять, изолировать
pivotal основной, центральный, кардинальный
facilitateсодействовать, способствовать, облегчать, продвигать
evolveразвивать, развертывать
stance позиция, установка
reinforceукреплять, усиливать, подкреплять
PREPOSITIONS
  1. grapple with 
  2. under pressure
  3. an impact on
  4. faced with
  5. insulated against 
  6. respond to
  7. at scale
  8. praise for
  9. discriminate against 
  10. integral to
  11. give rise to 
  12. at risk
  13. commitment to
  14. vision for 
  15. stance on