US Will Look to China, Japan for Help Against IS
Vocabulary
Direction: Read each word and let the student repeat it.
degrade
[dɪˈɡreɪd] (verb)
– to make something become worse, especially in quality
ex.Pollution has degraded air quality in Beijing.
degrade
[dɪˈɡreɪd] (verb)
– to make something become worse, especially in quality
ex.Pollution has degraded air quality in Beijing.
stake
[steɪk] (noun)
– an important part or share in a business, plan, etc.
ex.He has an 80% stake in our company.
[steɪk] (noun)
– an important part or share in a business, plan, etc.
ex.He has an 80% stake in our company.
willingness
[ˈwɪlɪŋnəs] (noun)
– the quality of being happy and ready to do something
ex.She showed great willingness to learn English.
[ˈwɪlɪŋnəs] (noun)
– the quality of being happy and ready to do something
ex.She showed great willingness to learn English.
humanitarian
[hjuːˌmænɪˈteriən] (adjective)
– concerned with reducing suffering and improving the conditions that people live in
ex.Red Cross is one of the most well known humanitarian organizations in America.
[hjuːˌmænɪˈteriən] (adjective)
– concerned with reducing suffering and improving the conditions that people live in
ex.Red Cross is one of the most well known humanitarian organizations in America.
assistance
[əˈsɪstəns] (noun)
– help or support
ex.The government is ready to give financial assistance to people living on very low incomes.
[əˈsɪstəns] (noun)
– help or support
ex.The government is ready to give financial assistance to people living on very low incomes.
envisage
[ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] (verb)
– to imagine what will happen in the future
ex.We like to envisage a future free of pollution.
[ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] (verb)
– to imagine what will happen in the future
ex.We like to envisage a future free of pollution.
Article
Direction: Read each paragraph and let the student repeat it.
US Will Look to China, Japan for Help Against IS
In his trip to Asia next week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to discuss with Beijing and Tokyo ways they can help degrade and defeat the Islamic State extremists, a senior State Department official said.[…]China’s economy has grown and more Chinese companies and workers operate overseas, giving China “a growing stake in global security,” the official said. “That has brought about an openness and increased willingness on the part of China both to consult and to cooperate with the U.S. beyond on the Asian-Pacific region.”Blinken will most likely also address the extremist jihadist threat during talks in Tokyo.Japan is not involved in the U.S.-led military efforts against the Islamic State group, but the Japanese government and agencies have provided a significant amount of humanitarian aid and development work in the Middle East, including some $200 million to help refugees from Syria and Iraq. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that assistance will not stop despite the beheading of its two nationals, Kenjo Goto and Haruna Yukawa, by IS extremists.The U.S. official said it was reasonable to expect that Blinken would solicit Tokyo’s thoughts on “what further steps Japan envisages taking in support of the effort that they are already embarked on.”Japan is one of the countries expected to send a representative to an international conference on countering violent extremism to be hosted by Obama later in February.
Questions
Direction: Ask the students the questions, and give the answers.
- 1What does Antony Blinken want to talk about with Chinese and Japanese officials?
- 2What is giving China a growing stake in global security?
- 3In what way has Japan joined the effort to fight the terrorists?
- 4What did the Japanese Prime Minister say about the fight against terrorism?
“Ways they can help degrade and defeat the Islamic State extremists.”
“China’s economy has grown and more Chinese companies and workers operate overseas.”
The “Japanese government and agencies have provided a significant amount of humanitarian aid and development work in the Middle East, including some $200 million to help refugees from Syria and Iraq.”
“Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that assistance will not stop.”
Discussion
Direction: Discuss the topics.
- 1Do you think Japan should contribute more to the fight against terrorism?
- 2Do you think the fight against terrorism can help China-Japan relations?
- 3Do you know what the role of the United Nations is?
Follow-up question1: Would you agree for Japan to send more money to help refugees?
Follow-up question2: In what ways do you think China could help the fight against terrorism?
Follow-up question3: Do you think that the International Coalition should send ground troops into Syria and Iraq?
Follow-up question2: In what ways do you think China could help the fight against terrorism?
Follow-up question3: Do you think that the International Coalition should send ground troops into Syria and Iraq?
Follow-up question1: Do you think that China is now more influential worldwide than Russia?
Follow-up question2: Do you think that in the future China will become the world’s largest economy?
Follow-up question3: Do you India has the potential of becoming a “superpower”?
Follow-up question2: Do you think that in the future China will become the world’s largest economy?
Follow-up question3: Do you India has the potential of becoming a “superpower”?
Follow-up question1: Do you think that the United Nations has any true power?
Follow-up question2: Do you think some conflicts simply cannot be solved by diplomacy?
Follow-up question3: Would you say that you are a diplomatic person?
Follow-up question2: Do you think some conflicts simply cannot be solved by diplomacy?
Follow-up question3: Would you say that you are a diplomatic person?
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