THERE WAS NO JOINT PRESSER! WHY?!

 

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Прочтём текст вслух самостоятельно.
Заполним пропуски (1), сверяясь по ответам, они чуть ниже.
Заполним пропуски (2), ответы видны при наведении курсора на горизонтальную черту в тексте.
Ответим на вопросы.

VOCABULARY

allow [ə’lau] v. позволять, разрешать: not to allow somebody to leave quickly не дать кому-то быстро ретироваться/удалиться

beat [biːt] (beat – beaten [‘biːtn]) v. бить: one fighter beats the other один боец задаёт другому жару

choose [ʧuːz] (chose [ʃəuz] – chosen [‘ʧəuz(ə)n]) v. выбирать: questions from handpicked reporters chosen by his handlers вопросы, которые задают карманные репортёры, отобранные его (Байдена) кураторами

decent [‘diːs(ə)nt] пристойный; подходящий, хороший

handler [‘hændlə] дрессировщик; оператор; куратор

hand(-)picked [‘hæn(d)pɪkt] отобранный, подобранный

heavyweight championship [‘hevɪweɪt] [‘ʧæmpɪənʃɪp] чемпионат среди спортсменов в тяжелом весе

joint [ʤɔɪnt] совместный: there was no joint presser совместной пресс-конференции не было

judge [‘ʤʌʤ] судья; в данном контексте Judge – обращение к ведущей программы (она работала судьёй)

M.O. = modus operandi [ˌməudəsˌɔpə’rændiː] образ действия

meltdown [‘meltdaun] расплавление ядерных топливных элементов реактора; крах; провал; потеря самообладания

endurance [ɪn’djuər(ə)ns] / [en’djuər(ə)ns] выносливость: mental endurance умственная выносливость

occasion [ə’keɪʒ(ə)n] возможность, шанс; случай: on the rare occasions he actually does a press conference в тех редких случаях, когда он даёт-таки пресс-конференцию

pair [peə] v. в данном контексте поставить рядом: If Biden was paired with Putin Если бы Байдена и Путина поставили вместе

presser = press-conference

punish [‘pʌnɪʃ] v. наказывать: to punish somebody наказать кого-то

rare [reə] – редкий a rare occasion  редкий случай, редкая возможность

read [riːd] (read – read [red]) v. читать: to read something; he reads some of those answers verbatim off of note-cards written for him он слово в слово зачитывает некоторые ответы с карточек, которые для него пишут

run [rʌn] (ran [ræn] – run) v. бежать: to run off the stage моментально удалиться со сцены

verbatim [vɜː’beɪtɪm] слово в слово

while [(h)waɪl] for a while в течение некоторого времени

write [raɪt] (wrote [rəut] – written [‘rɪt(ə)n]) v. писать: to write something; the note-cards written for him написанные для него ответы на карточках

 

READ THE TEXT

“… here is the reason why there was no joint presser between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. Because Biden’s M.O., Judge, is, on the rare occasions he actually does a press conference, take maybe seven, eight, nine questions from handpicked reporters chosen by his handlers.

From there he reads some of those answers verbatim off of note-cards written for him.

Then he runs off the stage, maybe takes one more question on the way out.

If Biden was paired with Putin, he would not ever, he being Putin, would not have allowed Biden to leave so quickly.

He’d probably keep him on stage an hour, maybe two hours, like a heavyweight championship where one fighter knows that he is going to beat the other but he wants to punish him for a while.

He would force him to take multiple questions outside of his comfort zone while testing Biden’s mental endurance.

And based on Biden’s meltdown over one question by Kaitlan Collins that would have been a catastrophe, Judge. “

“Well, and you know”…

FILL IN THE BLANKS (1)
Это упражнение можно распечатать и заполнить пропуски от руки

Here is the __________ why there was no ________ presser between

Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. Because Biden’s M.O. is, on the

_________ occasions he actually ___________ a press conference, take

maybe seven, eight, nine questions from ____________ reporters

___________ by his ______________.

From there he ____________ some of those ______________ verbatim off

of note-cards ____________for him.

Then he __________ _____ the stage, maybe ____________one more question on the

_________ ___.

If Biden was paired with Putin, he would not ever, he being Putin, would not

have __________ Biden to _________ so quickly.

He’d probably __________ him on stage an hour, maybe two hours,

like a ____________ championship where one fighter ___________ that he

is going to __________ the other but he wants to ____________ him for a

____________.

He would ____________ him to take multiple ___________ outside of his

__________ _______ while testing Biden’s mental____________.

And based on Biden’s ____________ over one question by Kaitlan Collins

that would have been a _______________.

reason; joint; rare; does; handpicked; chosen; handlers; reads; answers; written; runs off; takes; way out; allowed; leave; keep; heavyweight; knows;
beat; punish; while; force; questions; comfort zone; endurance; meltdown; catastrophe.

FILL IN THE BLANKS (2)

Here is the reason why there was ___ ______ ______________no joint presser between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden.

Because Biden’s M.O. is, ___ ___ ______ _________on the rare occasions he actually does a press conference, take maybe seven, eight, nine questions from __________________handpickedreporters chosen by his __________________handlers.

From there he reads some of those answers __________________verbatimoff of _______-___________note-cardswritten for him.

Then he ___________ _______runs offthe stage, maybe takes one more question ___ ___ _____ _______ on the way out.

If Biden was ______________pairedwith Putin, he would not ever, he being Putin, would not have__________________allowedBiden to leave so __________________quickly.

He’d probably __________________keephim on stage an hour, maybe two hours, like a __________________heavyweightchampionship where one __________________fighterknows that he is going to __________________beatthe other but he wants to __________________punishhim for a while.

He would __________________forcehim to take multiple questions outside of his ________  __________comfort zonewhile testing Biden’s mental __________________endurance.

And based on Biden’s __________________meltdownover one question by Kaitlan Collins that would have been a __________________catastrophe.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

1. Was there a joint presser between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden?
   ___________________________________________No, there wasn’t. There was no joint presser.

2. Does Biden take many questions at a press conference?
   _________________________________________________No, he doesn’t. He does not take many questions at a press conference.

3. How many questions does he usually take?

__________________________________________________

He usually takes seven to nine questions.

4. Who does he take questions from?

__________________________________________________

He takes questions from handpicked reporters chosen by his handlers.

5. He reads the answers from note-cards, doesn’t he?

__________________________________________________

Yes, he does! He reads the answers from note-cards.

6. Does he run off the stage after that?

__________________________________________________

Oh, yes, he does, and very quickly, too..

7. How many questions does he take running off the stage?

__________________________________________________

He takes one more question running off the stage..