VI. Part 2 of the essay The Return of History

Unit II. DEMOCRACY

TASK A.

Match the following words into collocations:

gridlock	а problem	bankers	debts	suit
the hope	public opinion	disorder and chaos	cycles	control

TASK B.

Match the words in the box with their definitions

Gridlock	setback	sustain	lobbyist	partisan	breeding ground
self-serving	byword figleaf	entrenched	cherish	dispel

1.	a reversal or check in progress
2.	a situation in which no progress can be made
3.	hold (something) dear
4.	a place or situation that favours the development or occurrence of something
5.	a person, place, or thing regarded as a perfect or proverbial example of something
6.	a thing intended to conceal a difficulty or embarrassment
7.	established firmly or solidly
8.	devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
9.	someone who tries actively to persuade a government that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done.
10.	having concern for one’s own welfare and interests before those of others
11.	make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear
12.	strengthen or support physically or mentally

TASK C.

Find in the text the English equivalents for the following phrases and words, learn the topical vocabulary and be ready for a two-way translation

1.	выявить недостатки
2.	разочароваться в
3.	разрушить монополию на
4.	удвоить уровень жизни
5.	достигнуть намеченной цели
6.	подвергать цензуре
7.	контролировать общественное мнение
8.	обеспечивать устойчивый рост
9.	вводить в заблуждение народ
10.	испытать, пережить регресс, движение назад
11.	затыкать рот прессе
12.	рассадник терроризма
13.	служить фиговым листом для
14.	поддерживать демократию
15.	образец демократии