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12. International Security
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Vocabulary
security
defence
aircraft
weapon
conventional
rifles ['raɪflz]
machine gun
bomb [bɔm]
missile ['mɪsaɪl]
artillery [ɑː'tɪl(ə)rɪ]
small arms
to bombard [bɔm'bɑːd]
weapons of mass destruction
nuclear weapons
chemical weapons
biological weapons
artillery shell
nonconventional/unconventional weapons
proliferation [prəˌlɪf(ə)'reɪʃ(ə)n]
international terrorism
war on terrorism / war against terrorism
in the wake of (following , especially as a consequence)
9-11 attacks (nine eleven attacks)
casualties
discriminatory [dɪ'skrɪmɪnət(ə)rɪ] (weapon)
air-to-air missile
air-to-ground missile
air-to-surface missile
ballistic missile
smart bombs
dirty bombs
radioactive [ˌreɪdɪəu'æktɪv]
radiation [ˌreɪdɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n]
Questions
1.What is Jane’s Information Group?
2.How many search results did Gary get after typing in the word “weapon”?
3.What are small arms?
4.In what sense can information be regarded as a weapon?
5.What’s the principal difference between small arms and weapons of mass destruction?
6.What are conventional and nonconventional weapons?
7.What topics do they mean when talking about international security?
8.When was war against terror declared?
9.What is the difficulty of fighting terrorism?
10.What’s the difference between conventional wars and the war on terrorism?
11.What’s the difference between simple rockets and missiles?
12.What are air-to-air, air-to-ground, air-to-surface missiles?
13.What is a Scud missile?
14.What about a Cruise missile? How is it different from ballistic missiles?
15.What’s a smart bomb?
16.What’s a dirty bomb? How do they explain the meaning of the word dirty in this case?
17.What are language issues of faced by journalists reporting about international security?
The Magus
Still hope to discuss chapter 12 on Tuesday
Grammar
Vince, unit 32
Writing/vocabulary
Well, if not an essay, write at least sentences of your own using the words and expressions conserning international security (see above).
12. International Security
Listen online or download
Transcript
Vocabulary
security
defence
aircraft
weapon
conventional
rifles ['raɪflz]
machine gun
bomb [bɔm]
missile ['mɪsaɪl]
artillery [ɑː'tɪl(ə)rɪ]
small arms
to bombard [bɔm'bɑːd]
weapons of mass destruction
nuclear weapons
chemical weapons
biological weapons
artillery shell
nonconventional/unconventional weapons
proliferation [prəˌlɪf(ə)'reɪʃ(ə)n]
international terrorism
war on terrorism / war against terrorism
in the wake of (following , especially as a consequence)
9-11 attacks (nine eleven attacks)
casualties
discriminatory [dɪ'skrɪmɪnət(ə)rɪ] (weapon)
air-to-air missile
air-to-ground missile
air-to-surface missile
ballistic missile
smart bombs
dirty bombs
radioactive [ˌreɪdɪəu'æktɪv]
radiation [ˌreɪdɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n]
Questions
1.What is Jane’s Information Group?
2.How many search results did Gary get after typing in the word “weapon”?
3.What are small arms?
4.In what sense can information be regarded as a weapon?
5.What’s the principal difference between small arms and weapons of mass destruction?
6.What are conventional and nonconventional weapons?
7.What topics do they mean when talking about international security?
8.When was war against terror declared?
9.What is the difficulty of fighting terrorism?
10.What’s the difference between conventional wars and the war on terrorism?
11.What’s the difference between simple rockets and missiles?
12.What are air-to-air, air-to-ground, air-to-surface missiles?
13.What is a Scud missile?
14.What about a Cruise missile? How is it different from ballistic missiles?
15.What’s a smart bomb?
16.What’s a dirty bomb? How do they explain the meaning of the word dirty in this case?
17.What are language issues of faced by journalists reporting about international security?
The Magus
Still hope to discuss chapter 12 on Tuesday
Grammar
Vince, unit 32
Writing/vocabulary
Well, if not an essay, write at least sentences of your own using the words and expressions conserning international security (see above).