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UNIT 1Part 3 NewsNews Item 1In Houston Texas, a federal investigating jury has charged the Arthur Andersen Company with blocking efforts to seek justice in the Enron case. Arthur Andersen employees kept financial records and provided advice to the failed energy company Enron. The charges say Arthur Andersen destroyed tons of documents while an investigation was taking place after Enrons failure. The Arthur Andersen Company condemned the charges as a serious misuse of government power.Arthur Andersen Company is charged with blocking investigation in the Enron case.News Item 2This item is about NATO Secretary Generals visit to Moscow for talks aimed at calming Russian fears about NATOs future plans.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks.Talks between NATO Secretary General and Russian officials:Participants: NATO Secretary General George Robertson,President Vladimir Putin and other officialsPlace of talks: MoscowPurpose of talks: to calm Russian fears about NATOs future plansSituation: NATOS continues to expand to the eastRussias opinion: 1. Russia strongly opposes NATO membership for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.2. Russia will take extra security measures if they(3, LLE) join the alliance.NATO Secretary General George Robertson has arrived in Moscow for talks aimed at calming Russian fears about NATOs future plans. He is expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin and other officials. Mr Robertson says NATOS expansion to the east will not harm the balance in Europe. Russia strongly opposes NATO membership for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. A Defense Ministry spokesman reportedly said the entry of these countries would threaten Russias security interests. He says Russia will take extra security measures if they join the alliance. NATO will consider their membership next year.News Item 3An official of the Federal Security Service has linked (1) an American student arrested this month to 2) American Intelligence. The Federal Security Service says John Edward Tarbin (3) was arrested Feb. 1st for possessing the drug marijuana. The Russian official says (4) Mr Tarbin has not been charged with (5)spying. However, he told the Interfax News Agency that (6) the American may have been preparing (7) to spy for the United States. The spokesman for the American State Department dismissed (8) the Russian accusation.This news item is about the arrest of an American student.Section 3 Oral Work1. What is Peter looking for? (He is looking for his door key.)2. Is Ann at home? (No, she is not at home.)3. What is William worrying about? (He is worrying about the weather.)4. What does Peter want to do? (He wants to get into the house through the pantry window.)5. Why cant he get in through the window? (Because the window is not wide enough.)6- Peters father wont mind if Peter breaks one of the windows, will he? (Yes, he will.)7. Where is the door key1? (Ifs in the grass.)g. What does William think of Peter? (He thinks he is really careless.)Section Four Supplementary ExercisesGreeting and IntroductionsGreetings and introductions are an essential aspect of US culture. The importance of which can never be overemphasized.In social situations, a man is traditionally introduced to a woman. However, in the business world introductions are based on a persons rank or position in a company. Whoever is the highest-ranking person is introduced to everyone else in order of their position. If you introduce two people of equal rank to each other, introduce the one you know less well lo the one you know better.There might be occasions wherein you will have to introduce yourself. For example, if you are meeting a new colleague or an associate, you might start off by extending your hand and saying "Hello! I am ... If you have been introduced earlier to someone, do not assume that the person would remember you and be prepared to reintroduce yourself should it be necessary.Americans shake their hands when first introduced to a new people. Rarely they shake hands while parting, As a part of greeting, sometimes, social kissing is acceptable between men and women and also between women who know each other very well.If you are with a group of English-speaking people and the conversation is going on in English, do not use your native or any foreign language for more than a few sentences, as it is not considered to be polite. Try to avoid using any filthy, sexually explicit stories or jokes. When you are in a theatre, its not polite to talk or whisper during the performance.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.LB 2. D 3. D 4.C 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. BAmerican IndiansThe native people of North and South America were given the name "Indians” by the explorer Christopher Columbus. He thought he had reached a place called the Indies. In time, the terms American Indian and。