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Exercise 8. Read the passage and write 7 questions of different types (general, special, subject, alternative, disjunctive, indirect, rhetorical) you may ask the speaker.

THE TRANS-SIBERIAN MAINLINE PROJECT:

A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS

A. Y. Chernov

Siberian Transport University, Novosibirsk

The problem of the Trans-Siberian Mainline project of cooperation between Russia and South Korea to develop the resource base of the Far East and Siberia is one of the most pressing issues facing today’s transportation infrastructure. In particular, it is about the formation of a multimodal transportation hub. The solution of the problem has its history.

In the 1990s trade expanded rather rapidly partly driven by innovations in the IT sector. This process of international integration in commodity, capital and labour markets is known as globalisation. The prominent role played by the industrial economies in world trade exports up to the 1990s was closely linked to their large share in exports of manufactured goods. The longterm shifts in the composition of world trade show a strong rise in the share of manufactured goods. As the result, the idea of the Iron Silk Road project appeared. Goods from South Korea to Europe expected to be transported by rail through the longest Asian corridor of over 10,000 km faster and cheaper than by sea.

Since the trade volume reached its record level of 23 billion USD last year there is an attempt to build a modern railway connecting the Pacific Ocean and Europe. According to estimations of some South Korean forwarders the early stage of the project will be profitable for both parties if they arrange the process properly. The Russian party has invested the preparatory stages, and experts from Siberian Transport University in jointly with scientists of the Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering are currently engaged in experimental calculations to identify the comparative effectiveness of competing versions of the project.

In conclusion it should be mentioned that the current political situation in Korea is unstable. However, taking into consideration geographical, political and economic factors it makes sense to think about other possible routes. IT can optimise this process by creating simulation programmes to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of these alternatives.

Exercise 9. Prepare your own project speech. Keep in mind the following tips:

1. Your speech must:

a)be in your area of academic studies;

b)be in absolute maximum length of 4–5 minutes;

c)have a strong, well-organised introduction;

d)be organised logically;

e)include visuals (8–10 slides).

2.Type the text of your speech. Include the clichés from Appendix 8.

3.Print the text of your speech on a piece of paper. Line spacing should be 2.0 to write transcriptions for some difficult words and other necessary notes.

4.Mark the text with special intonation and pauses marks.

5.Use www.imtranslator.net to practice your pronunciation.

6.Record your speech several times to make it better. You may use special computer programmes (for example, Audition) or just the dictaphone in your mobile phone.

7.Be ready to present your report to the audience.

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WORD LIST TO PART III

Abstracts for project communication

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Visual aids

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11.http://educationabroad.global.usf.edu

12.http://www.qrossroads.eu/studying-in-europe

13.http://www.qrossroads.eu/find-a-programme-or-institution

14.http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek.html

15.http://www.youtube.com

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