A. Increase your vocabulary.

Work with the synonyms and the words with a close meaning:

I. In this section you should use your dictiona ry. Match the words in the given list (1-22) with their equivalents in the bubbles (a- aс.). Find out as many words as you can.

1. to resist; 2. to free; 3. awkward; 4. a caution; 5. a reluctance;

6. to venture; 7. fairly; 8.aloof; 9. to constrain; 10. a lack;

11. implicated; 12. to elaborate; 13. a trait; 14. extraordinary;

15. implicate; 16. admirable; 17. a fascination; 18. feasible;

20. stubborn; 21. a reluct; 21. grandiose; 22. to reinforce;

П. Substitute the words in italics for the most suitable ones from the list of the equivalents mentioned above.

1. The French value independence and resist the compromises to preserve the autonomy of the individual that is why they dislike face-to-face discussions during negotiations.

2. This also frees the French from the awkward necessity of adopting the role of а demandeur.

3. The French are known for caution, conservatism, reluctance venture into the unknown or the untried as well as to be unwilling to take risks.

4. Such pattern tends to produce fairly rigid, hierarchically-based systems in which authority is exercised from а comfortable distance and is kept abstract, impersonal, and aloof.

5. Thus, everyone is constrained by elaborate rules.

6. The result of this trait is that the French have developed an excessive respect for legal documents and concepts, while their system of statute law encourages a lack of flexibility.

7. On the other hand, the French have an extraordinary capacity for analysis and grasping the principle implicated in a problem.

8. Such admirable intellectual traits of the French present some inconveniences, a tendency to a fascination with grandiose, elegant schemes rather than feasible projects.

9. The French can often seem especially stubborn and blind to what others see as reality because of their dependence on a formal logic.

10. The French do engage in negotiation with much reluctance and skepticism about the process itself.

11. The psychological resistance to compromise is reinforced by a certain sense of intellectual and logical superiority in French negotiators.

EXERCISE 2. Polish up your comprehension.

Complete the sentences of the text using the words in the box.

1. distinguish - отличаться

2. to fallback - отступать

3. to be (act) on the offensive - наступать

4. acknowledge - осознавать, признавать

5. assert - утверждать, заявлять

6. preconceived - заранее приготовленные (придуманные)

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