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United States not to go ahead with a national missile defense system
flow under Consideration.
Russia tested a rocket:
WHAT KIND OF?
WHEN?
SOURCE:
WHY?
BACKGROUND:
6. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-born
scientist in California, was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
on Tuesday for developing the ultimate slow-motion camera to observe
atoms in motion during chemical reactions.
Ahmed Zewail was awarded the Nobel Prize.
I N WHAT FIELD?
FOR WHAT?
WHEN?
BACKGROUND
7. LONDON (Reuters) – Michael Portillo, the former defense
minister regarded by many British Conservatives as a potential savior
of their party, began his political comeback Wednesday by pledging
loyalty to William Hague, the Tory leader, and launching an attack on
Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Michael Portillo began his political comeback:
HOW?
WHEN?
BACKGROUND:
EXERCISE 5. Find the main idea in each of the following
leading sentences that begins with the participle or prepositional
phrase.
1. WASHINGTON (AP) – Ignoring protests it was aiding
«Marxists and leftists», the US Senate voted 54 to 35 Tuesday to au-
thorize $75 million in aid to help rebuild the war- shattered economy of
Nicaragua.
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2. GENEVA (Reuters) – After enduring a year- long bruising se-
lection battle to become head of the World Trade Organization, Mike
Moore has been pitched into yet another dispute- this time over his
deputies.
3. LONDON (Reuters) – In the first wave of the European Un-
ion’s eastward enlargement, foreign ministers from the five central and
east European countries, and Cyprus yesterday called on Brussels to
accelerate negotiations.
4. MOSCOW (AP) – More than a decade after communism
crumbled, the country’s central bank, one of the most influential insti-
tutions of the Soviet era, is facing a challenge to its secrecy and power.
5. PARIS (Reuters) – In an effort to halt its declining fortunes,
France’s Gaullist RPR party has this week thrown open its leadership
to an electoral contest, the only problem in this attempt at democratic
transparency is that the candidates coming forward are all pretty invisi-
ble.
EXERCISE 6. Read the following newspaper leads and an-
swer the questions. Remember to look first for the subject and the
predicate to help you catch the story’s main idea.
1. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (UPI) – Green land, the world’s
largest island, has voted in favour of home rule for its 50,000 inhabi-
tants, ending more than 250 years of Danish colonial status, nearly
complete returns showed yesterday.
a) Did the people of Greenland vote for independence or to re-
main a colony?
b) Have all the votes been counted?
c) How many people live in Greenland?
2. ROME (AP) – Striking in early morning raid in fashionable
neighbourhood through Italy today, police squards arrested 38 bank
presidents and other prominent business men yesterday and charged
them with participating in a nationwide scandal.
a) What happened in this story and why? 
United States not to go ahead with a national missile defense system              2. GENEVA (Reuters) – After enduring a year- long bruising se-
flow under Consideration.                                                  lection battle to become head of the World Trade Organization, Mike
      Russia tested a rocket:                                              Moore has been pitched into yet another dispute- this time over his
      WHAT KIND OF?                                                        deputies.
      WHEN?
      SOURCE:                                                                     3. LONDON (Reuters) – In the first wave of the European Un-
      WHY?                                                                 ion’s eastward enlargement, foreign ministers from the five central and
      BACKGROUND:                                                          east European countries, and Cyprus yesterday called on Brussels to
                                                                           accelerate negotiations.
       6. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-born
scientist in California, was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry            4. MOSCOW (AP) – More than a decade after communism
on Tuesday for developing the ultimate slow-motion camera to observe       crumbled, the country’s central bank, one of the most influential insti-
atoms in motion during chemical reactions.                                 tutions of the Soviet era, is facing a challenge to its secrecy and power.
       Ahmed Zewail was awarded the Nobel Prize.
       I N WHAT FIELD?                                                           5. PARIS (Reuters) – In an effort to halt its declining fortunes,
       FOR WHAT?                                                           France’s Gaullist RPR party has this week thrown open its leadership
       WHEN?                                                               to an electoral contest, the only problem in this attempt at democratic
       BACKGROUND                                                          transparency is that the candidates coming forward are all pretty invisi-
                                                                           ble.
       7. LONDON (Reuters) – Michael Portillo, the former defense
minister regarded by many British Conservatives as a potential savior            EXERCISE 6. Read the following newspaper leads and an-
of their party, began his political comeback Wednesday by pledging         swer the questions. Remember to look first for the subject and the
loyalty to William Hague, the Tory leader, and launching an attack on      predicate to help you catch the story’s main idea.
Prime Minister Tony Blair.
                                                                                  1. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (UPI) – Green land, the world’s
       Michael Portillo began his political comeback:
                                                                           largest island, has voted in favour of home rule for its 50,000 inhabi-
       HOW?
                                                                           tants, ending more than 250 years of Danish colonial status, nearly
       WHEN?
                                                                           complete returns showed yesterday.
       BACKGROUND:
                                                                                  a) Did the people of Greenland vote for independence or to re-
                                                                           main a colony?
      EXERCISE 5. Find the main idea in each of the following
                                                                                  b) Have all the votes been counted?
leading sentences that begins with the participle or prepositional
                                                                                  c) How many people live in Greenland?
phrase.
       1. WASHINGTON (AP) – Ignoring protests it was aiding                      2. ROME (AP) – Striking in early morning raid in fashionable
«Marxists and leftists», the US Senate voted 54 to 35 Tuesday to au-       neighbourhood through Italy today, police squards arrested 38 bank
thorize $75 million in aid to help rebuild the war- shattered economy of   presidents and other prominent business men yesterday and charged
Nicaragua.                                                                 them with participating in a nationwide scandal.
                                                                                 a) What happened in this story and why?

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