1 семестр

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ОБЩИЙ ЯЗЫК
1. Образец лексико-грамматической зачетной работы
1. Fill in prepositions wherever necessary:
1. She is rumoured to be
great demand as a singer. However I was disappointed ___ her
latest performance.
2. I don’t know if it happened ___ accident or was done __ __ jealousy, but they are certainly
deserving ___ sympathy.
3. As a lawyer I have to be ashamed_____ what I’m saying but as a friend I don’t care much
____the impression I’ll make.
4. Her children have always been a great comfort ____ her, though they visited her only____
rare occasions.
5. Marriage_____convenience rarely starts with love_____ first sight. In contrast____ a love
match, however, it never lasts long.
6. Agatha Christie’s first marriage was a disappointment____ her. In 1926 she was
reduced____ despair and opted_____ a divorce. The famous story writer divorced______her
husband Archibald to marry____ an archaeologist Max Mallowan.
2. Use the correct form of gerund (active, passive, perfect)
1. Quite naturally, like most students, Joanna didn't seem to enjoy________________________.
(to criticize)
2. She admitted ____________ property by fire and _____________ fake telephone calls and
was conditionally discharged for one year. (to destroy, to make)
3. Angry at __________ at such a disadvantage, Mr. Mossy twice asked him about the leak, and
twice he denied _____________ anything to do it. (to put, to have)
4. I do not mind _____________ what I cannot do, so long as I can get to an adequate reason
why. (to tell)
5. The same man wrote that he could not remember ever _________ the slightest symptoms of
that curious disease’. (to feel)
6. Another part of Phoebe hated herself for __________ so cynically that day, because these
were her friends and she could not imagine __________any of them. ( to act, to lose)
3. Complete the sentences making the necessary changes
1. It was the first time the Prince encountered such anger and hostility.
Never before _________________________________________________________________________
2. If I had known it beforehand, I would never have allowed you to go there.
Had_________________________________________________________________________________
3. My telephone started ringing as soon as the news leaked out.
No sooner____________________________________________________________________________
4.If he were here right now, would you dare talk to him the way you are talking to me?
Supposing____________________________________________________________________________
4. Paraphrase the sentences using conditionals:
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1. We don’t have the capital to invest in new machines, so we don’t participate in the new
project.____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
2. We missed our chances to take part in the project. It didn’t make us rich.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Kingsley was not ill, so the performance was not cancelled.
__________________________________________________________________________
4. We’ll try to prove that many viruses are common in nature. In case of a success it will
mean a lot of infections will be attacked with same drugs.____________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
5. The bishop exercised his own judgment, we did not have to compel him.
__________________________________________________________________________
5.
Translate the sentences into English using Active Grammar and Vocabulary:
1.
Нельзя отрицать, что плата за обучение в ведущих американских университетax
чрезвычайно высока: не менее 15 тысяч долларов за семестр. В то же самое время
ряд стипендий и грантов позволяет получить образование людям из разных
социальных
слоев.
(5)
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______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2.
Чем выше будет качество образования, которое вы дадите своим детям (use:
provide), тем лучше подготовленными к жизни они вырастут. (2)
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3.
Главным вопросом встречи был вопрос академической успеваемости студентов
дневного отделения, однако комитету не удалось разработать критерии оценки
речевых
навыков.
(4)
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2. Reading Test
What are the main causes of malnutrition among elderly Americans?
Mealtime for Elderly May Lack in Nutrients
By ERIC NAGOURNEY
Obesity is one of the biggest challenges facing the medical establishment today. But for
Americans 65 and older the problem is different. For them, a recent article in The American
Journal of Nursing reported, malnutrition poses a much greater health threat, often opening the
door to disease and frailty, and allowing what should be minor ailments to become major ones.
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By some estimates, 20 to 60 percent of elderly home-care patients are either
malnourished or heading in that direction. The problem is worse in nursing homes, where the
figure is thought to be more like 85 percent, The Journal said.
There are many reasons an elderly person may become malnourished, and treating the
condition can be tricky. But the main challenge is recognizing that a patient has a problem before
a lot of damage has been done.
"There are the obvious patients — the ones who are losing weight and look like they are
in difficulty," said Dr. Mary E. Frank, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
"But a lot of seniors are malnourished, and you don't find it out until you ask: 'Tell me what you
had to eat yesterday. Tell me what you normally have.' And that's when you find out that they
don't cook, or they don't have money, or they can't figure out how to use the stove."
A common view is that malnutrition among old people living on their own is primarily a
question of money. Many people living on retirement incomes eat poorly because they cannot
afford to do otherwise — especially if they are taking expensive medications.
"Sometimes you make a choice, What do I need this month?" said Peggy Fisher, a nurse
practitioner in at the Cabin Creek Health Center, which serves a rural area outside Charleston,
West Virginia. But low income is not the only cause of the problem. And it is not always a
matter of not eating properly. (Although malnutrition is often signaled by weight loss, obese
people can also suffer from malnourishment by eating food lacking essential vitamins.)
As the body ages it can become less adept at digesting food and absorbing nutrients, so
that even if someone is eating the right food, it may not be doing much good. Decreased
production of stomach acid, for example, makes it harder to absorb B vitamins, which can have
serious consequences.
Dr. Frank recalled one older patient who came in with a mysterious third-degree burn on
her ankle. It turned out the woman had pressed her ankle against a hot radiator without realizing
it. Doctors found that she had a vitamin B-12 deficiency, which resulted in nerve loss, and began
giving her vitamin shots.
As people age, their senses can also fade, stripping food of some of its appeal. This is
especially true when it comes to the sense of smell. Taste buds also diminish in number.
Declining mental functioning can also make it harder for people to prepare their own meals or
keep track of how much they eat, and physical handicaps can make cooking or carrying food
difficult, to say nothing of shopping. It is also common for poor dental health to make it hard for
people to eat nutrient-rich foods, or to properly digest them if they do. This can all lead to what
is sometimes called the tea-and-toast syndrome, where some elderly people subsist on light,
undemanding fare. If the malnutrition becomes serious, the body begins shutting down,
dampening the appetite and making a person even less inclined to eat.
And older people often take multiple medications, but these can have a serious effect on
appetite and nutrient absorption. They can also cause the body to secrete more nutrients.
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Beyond the physiological, though, one of the biggest contributors to malnutrition, health
experts say, is simple isolation, as well as the depression that often accompanies it. So, access to
balanced, easy-to-prepare meals may not be enough.
"If someone is living alone and has no company, they may not have an appetite just to sit
there by themselves and eat," said Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, a nutrition expert at the West
Virginia University School of Nursing and the lead author of the American Journal of Nursing
article.
People living with an ailing partner may also stop caring for themselves, Dr. DiMariaGhalili said, recalling the case of an elderly woman who had suddenly begun losing weight after
her husband had a stroke. "I think so many times that the hidden patient is the care-giver, the
spouse providing the care of the loved one," she said. /765 слов: 200 ~ 4 min/
Choose the right answer to the question. More than one answer is correct.
What are the main causes of malnutrition among elderly Americans?
1. dental problems
2. low income
3. expensive medical care
4. loneliness
5. high cost of drugs
6. declining mental abilities
7. obesity
8. malfunctioning of digestion system
9. having to take care of the spouse
10. weight loss
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Translate the text into Russian (you can use a dictionary):
Объём текста – 830 п.з.
Washington
Almost two decades after the Clinton administration failed to intervene in the genocide in
Rwanda, the United States is coming under harsh criticism for not moving forcefully in another
African crisis marked by atrocities and brutal killings, this time in Rwanda’s neighbor, the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
While President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have taken some
of the blame, critics of the Obama administration’s African policy have focused on the role of
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, in the administration’s failure to take
action against Rwanda, the country they see as a major cause of the Congolese crisis.
These critics – who include officials of human rights organization and U.N. diplomats – say the
administration has not put enough pressure on Rwanda’s president, Paul Kagame, to end his
support for the rebel movement. The recent capture of a strategic city in Congo by the rebels set
off a national crisis. Congo has already lost more than 3 million people in more than a decade of
fighting.
IHT, December 2012
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1. Образец лексико-грамматической экзаменационной
работы
I. Paraphrase the sentences using conditionals:
1. We don’t have the capital to invest in new machines, so we don’t participate in the new
project.____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
2. We missed our chances to take part in the project. It didn’t make us rich.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Kingsley was not ill, so the performance was not cancelled.
__________________________________________________________________________
II. Open the brackets using the correct forms of the verbs:
1. Indeed, on 1 September 1939 the school-leaving age ____________ (to raise) to fifteen if
it _____________ (not to be) for WW II.
2. But surely, if he ________________ (to spy, still), he ______________ (to continue)
coming to all the meetings.
3. ‘You know, I want to take you to lunch at the Ritz, like we did last time, but if I _______
(to do), it _____________ (to make) us late for the party, so you’d better phone Jane and tell her not
to worry.
III. Rewrite the following sentences using inversion :
1. I uttered a word, then I felt within me the need to become what I had been accused of being….
Hardly_______________________________________________________________________
2. First we have to define what our target is, only then we can go on and set the price.
Only after_____________________________________________________________________
3. She hardly knows how bad things will get for her.
Little________________________________________________________________________
IV. Fill in prepositions wherever necessary:
1. A person who signs a document at the request of another puts ___ circulation a document
on which, depending ___ its contents, others may rely.
2. For the Trade Unions the bad year was 1984, when Jesse Jackson first ran____ president.
3. And so the game continued until Mr Grovey ran _____ ideas and made his big mistake at
one and the same time.
4. “Television Showman Runs _____ Brazil Election Race”
5. The old woman walked around the verandah, consumed ________ fury and frustration.
V. Translate into English using your active grammar and vocabulary:
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1. Современная рыночная экономика не может процветать за счет нефти. В конечном
счете, европейские потребители перейдут (switch to) на биотопливо, что приведет к
падению объемов производства и инвестиций.(5)
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Если бы не ее расторопность, нам вряд ли бы удалость удовлетворить все требования
договора. (3)
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2.
Summer examination: write a descriptive or informative
summary of the article:
The Surprisingly Long History of Green Energy
By BRYAN WALSH
TIME MAGAZINE, Wednesday, Apr. 06, 2011

Green technology has no history — which isn't to say that it has no past. For many Americans the subject sprang into
being a few years ago when they first saw (but didn't hear) a modest Toyota Prius hybrid car curling around the
corner. Sure, a small group of people cared about solar water heaters or wind turbines back in the 1970s, when we
can remember then President Jimmy Carter telling America to turn down the thermostat and put on a sweater. But
green tech is widely considered to be the stuff of the future, aimming to clean up economy that has been inexorably
built on fossil fuels — on coal, oil and gasoline-powered automobiles.
Except, that's not true. Before New York City ever had its yellow fleet of gas-guzzling taxis there was a thriving
electric-taxi company at the turn of the 20th century that served the entire metropolis. Windmills helped transform the
American West in the 1800s, providing power for irrigation — and setting the stage for wind power's resurgence a
century later. There was no guarantee that electricity would win out over less-polluting compressed air as a way to
transmit energy over long distances. Californians were fascinated by the potential of wave power in the early 1900s,
and solar water heaters used to be common in the early 1900s.
Americans have been trying to go green for decades. Yet our modern society ended up being based on the idea of
cheap, inexhaustible energy from fossil fuels, a decision we're now living according to. "The fossil-fueled economy of
the twentieth century had a tendency to pave over alternatives to itself, leaving only curious hints of worlds that might
have been," writes Alexis Madrigal in his excellent new book, Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of
Green Technology.
Green technology has been a viable set of technologies for more than one hundred years but, regardless, supplies
little of America's energy. The question is why? Why did the U.S. develop an energy system — and an economy —
built around fossil fuels like oil and coal as opposed to renewable power? We assume that it had to be this way —
that fossil fuels and suburbia were simply so superior to a greener system that their triumph was inevitable. But that's
not the case. Technology doesn't exist in a vacuum. It is influenced by society — and society, can and does change,
which gives us hope for the future.
Most environmentalists today anticipate the need for a technological solution to our energy and climate concerns, a
strategy that might work to protect the world from global environmental challenges — climate change, the resource
crisis — that now plague the planet. For that you need man-made technology — but it has to be the right kind. The
global environment has become an unintentional 'garden,' and humans have to manage it. High-tech, low-carbon
technologies seem to be the only way to preserve it.
The problem is that we've never really supported the right technologies. American policy toward green energy has
been a mess. The 1970s saw a burst of meaningful research into wind, solar and other alternatives, all motivated by
the sudden spike in energy costs and the dawning realization of the environmental crisis. But after Ronald Reagan
swept into office and oil prices dropped, that research was discontinued — thanks chiefly to opposition from the
Republicans — even as scientists were on the brink of breakthroughs. Meanwhile, nuclear power was the recipient of
generous government largesse for decades (and still is), while utilities in the postwar era got Americans hooked on
cheap power and helped enable the growth of air-conditioning, suburbia and electronic gadgets.
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In fact, it's not fair to say that green power failed — given the rules of the game, it never really had a chance.
The question now is whether we can do better in the future. As President Barack Obama said in a speech last month,
"We cannot keep going from shock to trance on the issue of energy security," demanding quick fixes when gas prices
rise and then slipping back into complacency when they fall. From the reading of history, we suggest a policy of
countercyclical investment by the government, ensuring that there is public research money and subsidies available
for green energy during those fallow periods when the private markets go missing
That money should come with certain strings, requiring green innovators to make their data public, so the movement
can benefit even if a single machine fails. (The ability to learn is the difference between failing well as an innovator
and failing badly.) Environmentalists might have to make some compromises as well. If green tech is going to make a
difference, it's going to need to be big — corporate big. It would be a worthwhile trade. Green technology gives
environmentalism the material means to build a better civilization as well as the clarity of purpose that comes with
the need to make new things. The good thing about green history is that we're not doomed to repeat it — once we've
learned from it.
Walsh's column Going Green usually appears on Tuesdays on TIME.com.
3. Summer Reading Test
Text 1
You are going to read a magazine article about earthquakes. Six paragraphs have been
removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A - G the one which fits each gap
(1-5). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. There is an example at
the beginning (0).
Earthquake in LA
At 4. 31 in the morning on January 17, 1994, the full impact of a massive earthquake measuring
6. 7 on the Richter scale hit the community of Northridge in Los Angeles. It was an unwelcome
wake-up call for everyone in the city.
One resident, Rosemary Sato, was shaken awake in her bed to the sound of tremors violently
rocking her house. When she got up she found that the quake had blown open her front door and
thrown her furniture around like toys.
0
Е
However, the damage wasn't restricted to Northridge; Across the city the quake killed sixty
people, destroyed or severely damaged more than 3, 000 homes, and brought down ten highway
bridges. Many people were trapped under debris. The cost of the damage was estimated to be
$20 billion. The cause of this quake was movement in the San Andreas fault system. The fault is
a crack between two giant pieces of the Earth's crust. One of these pieces, most of which is
situated under the Pacific Ocean, is moving at an average of about four centimetres every year.
1
The good news is that the Californian authorities are taking these predictions seriously.
Engineers are working to strengthen the steel frames of buildings and other structures such as
bridges. Hopefully, this will lead to less structural damage during the next quake.
2
During a quake it is important to stay calm, as panic leads to rash actions which may result in
injury or even death.
3
Levon Jernazian, a clinical psychologist, helps people to deal with the effects of this trauma. For
weeks after the Northridge quake, one of his patients, Ani Shakhverdyan, aged eight, would still
cling to her parents, was terrified of the dark and would not even go to the bathroom alone.
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4
Other survivors of quakes deal with their fears in a different way. They tell themselves that it
won't happen again.
5
Little does she realise that in California, with the chances of another severe quake at 90 per cent
in the next thirty years, she is very likely to experience at least one more.
A In one session, Ani was asked to draw a picture of her fears. She drew a big rat. Then
Levon Jernazian told her to cut the picture of the rat into pieces, burn it, and then jump on
the remains. Ani did what he suggested and her fears became less intense.
B Unfortunately, this movement isn't slow and continuous, but occurs in bursts, which
result in earthquakes. And to make matters worse, scientists not only expect more earthquakes in the near future, but also more powerful ones.
C People are advised to stay where they are and, if possible, to take shelter under a bed or
table. However, for many it is difficult to get rid of the terror of experiencing an earthquake. After the Northridge quake, thousands of Californians even left the state, and
many of those who stayed have experienced what is now known as "earthquake trauma".
D One woman's reaction was, "I'm not scared anymore. Also, it's similar to being in a plane
crash. What are your chances of being in another?"
E Another resident of the community, who lived in a three-storey apartment block, recalls
the top two floors of the building crashing down onto his first-floor apartment. "A wall
fell on me," he said, "I couldn't move my head. I was trapped for five hours with injuries
to my lungs, ribs and collar-bone."
F Amazingly enough, nobody noticed it apart from scientists who were studying the seismic activity. However, one man did report that his dog had started to howl at the time the
quake was said to have started.
G The residents of California are also preparing themselves for the next big one. They are
buying emergency supplies, nailing down their belongings and making plans for what
they should do in the event of another quake.
4.
Summer Examination: Write a survey comparing relevant information
about political interests of American and Russian teenagers.
Poll1
Результаты опроса "Политическое сознание подростков", проведенного
Государственным университетом - Высшей школой экономики (ГУ-ВШЭ) .
Лаборатория политических исследований ГУ-ВШЭ в октябре-декабре 2011 года опросила
300 подростков 13-18 лет, живущих в Москве. Из них 150 – школьники гимназических и
лицейских классов из благополучных семей, а 150 – беспризорники или так называемые
"дети улиц", с которыми исследователи беседовали на вокзалах, рынках, в приютах и
приемниках-изоляторах.
Мы знакомы с политической жизнью нашей страны – такого мнения придерживаются
48% московских школьников и 23% "детей улиц", сообщила на пресс-конференции в РИА
Новости первый замдекана факультета прикладной политологии ГУ-ВШЭ Валерия
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Касамара.
При этом 23% детей из благополучных семей готовы в будущем принять в ней активное
участие. Они называют основным источником своих знаний телевиденье и разговоры в
семье
(по
19%).
Большинство подростков – 79% школьников и 58% беспризорников - имеют позитивный
образ России. Они считают ее большой, красивой, могучей и богатой.
Негативный образ России сложился у 18% школьников и 32% беспризорников. При этом
эпитеты, которые дают нашей стране дети из благополучных семей, мягче и спокойнее,
чем мнения "детей улиц", отметила Касамара. Например, эта категория школьников
называет ее грязной, странной, непонятной, бедной, голодной и несправедливой, где
государство не думает о детях и все берут взятки, а беспризорники – несправедливой,
несвободной, нищей, распущенной, загрязненной, как в помойке, жесткой, преступной и
заявляют,
что
хотят
уехать
из
страны.
На вопрос "Что бы ты сделал, если бы стал президентом?", дети из благополучных семей
ответили, что оказали бы социальную поддержку пенсионерам, решили бы жилищную
проблему в стране и инвестировали в здравоохранение и образование. 73% из них
считают, что проводимые в настоящий момент реформы недостаточны.
Если бы такая возможность предоставилась "детям улиц", они бы собрали всех бездомных
и построили для них дом, открыли банк, который бы выдавал деньги сиротам и бомжам.
Poll 2
SENATE INFORMATION OFFICE
Survey Results (abriged)
September 8, 2012
Ages 13-17
476 Total Respondents
1. Are you comfortable with the US Government plan for handling economic crisis?
A. Yes. 30.34% (142)
B. No. 9.19% (43)
C. I don’t know this plan. 54.27% (254)
D. Undecided/No opinion. 6.20% (29)
2. What is your preferred method of gathering news?
A. Twitter . .65% (3)
B. Facebook. 15.73% (73)
C. Other websites . 7.76% (36)
D. Television. 36.64% (170)
E. Radio. 8.19% (38)
F. Newspapers/Magazines. 14.66% (68)
G. Friends. 7.11% (33)
H. Teachers/Parents. 9.27% (43)
3. What is your main source of information for political
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A. Twitter . .22% (1)
B. Facebook. 2.15% (10)
C. Other websites . 5.16% (24)
D. Television. 46.45% (216)
E. Radio. 9.46% (44)
F. Newspapers/Magazines. 13.33% (62)
G. Friends. 2.37% (11)
H. Teachers/Parents. 20.86% (97)
4. In the USA you must be 21 to serve as a state legislator. Would you support a
constitutional amendment to change the age from 21 to 18?
A. Yes. 30.34% (142)
B. No. 53.54% (250)
C. Undecided/no opinion . 16.24% (76)
5. In general is your perception of government favorable?
A. Yes. 46.09% (212)
B. No. 24.56% (113)
C. Undecided/No opinion. 29.35% (135)
6. Do you plan to exercise your right to vote when you turn 18?
A. Yes 95.44% (440)
B. No 1.08% (5)
C. Undecided/No opinion 3.47% (16)
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Экзаменационная работа по общественно-политическому переводу
для 2 курса (основной язык, продолжающий поток)
Весенний семестр
Время выполнения работы – 90 мин.
1. Переведите на английский язык (без словаря):
Объём – 878 п.з.
Известно, что боевые действия между повстанцами и правительственными
войсками в Сирии продолжаются более трёх лет. Тысячи беженцев покинули
страну. Иностранные наблюдатели считают, что ситуация зашла в тупик.
2. Россия призвала правительство Украины воздержаться от применения силы против
гражданского населения. Представитель РФ в ООН потребовал созвать заседание
Совета Безопасности.
1.
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3. Визит российского президента в КНР и соглашения, подписанные лидерами двух
стран, стали прорывом в двусторонних отношениях.
4. Согласно Уставу ООН, государства должны уважать принцип равноправия и
самоопределения народов.
5. Вена стала местом проведения сессии МАГАТЭ. Представитель Ирана был
приглашён на заседание, так как интересы его страны были специально затронуты.
Повестка дня включала вопрос об иранской ядерной программе.
6. В каких случаях Генеральная Ассамблея может приостановить осуществление прав
и привилегий члена ООН?
7. Челночная дипломатия госсекретаря США не предотвратила вооружённый
конфликт между этими африканскими государствами.
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Washington – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other U.S.officials on Tuesday
underscored continued support for Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, but key members of
Congress as well as European officials said the discovery that Osama bin Laden had been living
near a Pakistani military base raised doubts about the country’s reliability as an ally.
“The Pakistani Army and intelligence have a lot of questions to answer”, said Senator
Carl Levin.
Congressional hearings on Pakistan’s role in the fight against terrorism are being held this
week, and angry lawmakers have vowed to scrutinize the question of Pakistani complicity in
sheltering bin Laden.
President Obama’s top adviser on counterterrorism, John Brennan, said Tuesday that “it
would be premature to rule out the possibility” of some sort of Pakistani support for bin Laden.
European officials also raised questions. Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain said
Tuesday that bin Laden must have had an “extensive” support network in Pakistan, while adding
that Pakistani leaders had assured him they were unaware of his whereabouts.
IHT, April 2011
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The boring university lecture is going to be the first major casualty of the rise in online learning
in higher education, says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.
The custodian of the world's biggest online encyclopaedia says that unless universities respond to
the rising tide of online courses new major players will emerge to displace them, in the way that
Microsoft arrived from nowhere alongside the personal computer.
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"I think that the impact is going to be massive and transformative," says Mr Wales, describing
the importance of the MOOCs (massive open online courses) that have signed up millions of
students. It's also been slower than anyone would have anticipated. But I'm not a person who
thinks that people will be able to just go online and get a complete education without the
guidance of the teacher. That sort of simplistic model shouldn't be our framework."
Instead he thinks that universities need to use online technology where it really works.And from
his own experience as a student, the traditional university lecture should have been condemned
decades ago and replaced with an online video recording that can be stopped and started.
Recorded lectures
"I was taking an advanced calculus class and my instructor was reputed to be a fabulous
researcher, but he barely spoke English. He was a very boring and bad teacher and I was
absolutely lost and in despair.
"So I went to the campus tutoring centre and they had Betamax tapes of a professor who had
won teaching awards. Basically I sat with those tapes and took class there. But I still had to go to
the other one and sat there and wanted to kill myself.
"I thought at that time, in the future, why wouldn't you have the most entertaining professor, the
one with the proven track record of getting knowledge into people's heads? We're still not quite
there. In university you're still likely to be in a large lecture hall with a very boring professor,
and everyone knows it's not working very well. It's not even the best use of that professor's time
or the audience."
Online courses provide such libraries of video lectures, supplemented with interactive
information, that can be used at any time on a tablet computer or laptop.And Mr Wales suggests
the future model of higher education will be to allow students to use recordings of lectures - and
to use the teaching time to discuss and develop what students have been watching.
Wikipedia itself is central to this changing landscape in which huge amounts of high-quality
information are available free anywhere with an internet connection.
The sheer scale of the information and the volume of its consumption has no parallel in history.
Wikipedia's latest internet traffic is running at more than 21 billion page impressions per
month.But he says it remains uncertain whether universities will be ready to change. "There's a
certain inertia in the system."
Adapt or die
"The really interesting challenge for big-brand universities is whether they are going to move
into that space. If we thought of universities as normal businesses we would say, 'Will they be
able to adapt to the PC revolution?' It's that kind of question. Will Harvard or MIT, Oxford or
Cambridge, be able to adapt?
In terms of technology in education, he says we should look at how it's being driven by interest
in home schooling. In the US, for younger children, the home schooling movement is huge.There
are a load of online educational resources, they're booming. Parents are looking for the best
education for their kids, they realise these tools are working. There's a marketplace for it long
before the traditional school is going to think about it."
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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
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Rebels in Syria are partly responsible for the massacre of more than 100 in the Houla region,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. Mr Lavrov said some victims had been killed at
close range in a district controlled by rebels.
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has arrived in Damascus for talks on implementing his
peace plan. He called on “every individual with a gun” to lay down their arms.
“I have come to Syria at a critical moment in this crisis,” Mr Annan said shortly after his arrival.
“I am personally shocked by the tragic incident in Houla.
At a joint news conference with UK counterpart William Hague in Moscow, Mr Lavrov said that
Russia was “deeply alarmed” by the massacre in Houla.
ВВС News, May 29 2012
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