Английский в средствах массовой информации: Mass media English: учебное пособие для студентов вузов, обучающихся по направлениям подготовки "Международные отношения", "Зарубежное регионоведение", "Реклама и связи с общественностью"

Предисловие Методическая записка Unit One. DIPLOMACY AND POLITICS Text I. What Makes a Good UN Secretary-General? Text II. China's Panda Politics Unit Two. WORK AND WORKPLACE POLITICS Text III A. Expats at Work Text III B. Do's and don'ts to Better Understand France and the French Text IV. The Workplace Jungle Text V. Looming Pitfalls of Work Blogs Unit Three. EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT Text VI. The City Takes a Sabbatical Text VII. The Afternoon Nap Attack Text VIII. The Silver Tsunami Unit Four. IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE Text IX. Downshifting Text X. Thousands Dream of Downshift Text XI. A Rich Life, Space and Good Friends Unit Five. EDUCATION AND TEACHING Text XII. A Very Chinese Revolution Text XIII. A New Kind of Elite Text XIV. Communing through Cleaning Unit Six. LEARNING A LANGUAGE Text XV. The Language We Speak Shapes How We Think Text XVI. How To Learn? Early and Often Text XVII. Liverpudlian Who Learnt Chinese is Wok'n'roll Star Unit Seven. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Text XVIII. Across All Cultures, English Says It All Text XIX. How ‘OK,Took Over the World Text XX. Texting Shorthand Gr8s on Purists, But It Has its Charms Text XXL Why do some Americanisms Irritate People? Unit Eight. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT Text XXII. Japan's Mystery of Majesty Text XXIII. British Sangfroid: an Outdated Stereotype Unit Nine. CUSTOMS AND HABITS Text XXIV. A World of Insults: Mind the Gaffe Text XXV. Vongole? Hold the Cheese Text XXVI. Why Taste is as Regional as Dialect Unit Ten. FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS Text XXVII. Bunking in with Mom and Dad Text XXVIII. Friendship in an Age of Economics Supplementary Unit Text A. On the Origin of Laughter Text B. Hard to Believe the News? It Must Be April1 VOCABULARY REFERENCE SUPPLEMENTARY READING Text One. Gorbachev and Reagan Playing Chess Text Two. The Retiring Kind Text Three. Ageing Italy Leans on Immigrants Text Four. Time Talks Text Five. Which Class do I Take to Learn How to Learn? Text Six. Glocalizing Text Seven. Blogging Text Eight. The American language and the Americans Text Nine. Colours and Numbers Text Ten. Greeting Ceremonies Text Eleven. Behaviour Patterns in Sudan Text Twelve. The Saudi Women Taking Small Steps for Change Text Thirteen. Business Etiquette: Never, Ever, Lose your Temper with Officials Text Fourteen. Following the Rules Text Fifteen. Beware of the Family Favour Machine in Brazil Text Sixteen. The Fine Art of Hiding What You Mean to Say Text Seventeen. What Makes a Great CV? Text Eighteen. Seven Ways to Impress your Boss Text Ninteen. On Healthy Food Text Twenty. English Tea Text Twenty One. Food Rules of the Brits Text Twenty Two. The Royal Consigliere Text Twenty Three. Churchill? A Troublemaker. Lennon? A Useless Clown. And as for that Girl Thatcher Text Twenty Four. The Science of Spending Text Twenty Five. Smirting Text Twenty Six. Interviews Appendix 1 Appendix II Appendix III