5/22/2025
1. Make sure you know this vocabulary.
missile = řízená střela
current = současný
keep up with = držet krok s
take inspiration = inspirovat se
hypersonic = hypersonický
entire = celý / kompletní
take part = podílet se / zúčastnit se
former = bývalý
term = funkční období
2. Practice the vocabulary here.
4. Listen and click the words that you hear in the listening. They are in chronological order.
| Not in the listening | In the listening |
|---|---|
| wants | |
| Experts | |
| kept | |
| improving | |
| inspiration | |
| However | |
| largest | |
| larger | |
| attacks | |
| bombardment | |
| expected | |
| expect | |
| also | |
| similar | |
| ready | |
| this | |
| wants | |
| by the end | |
| at the end |
5. Read the questions in the quiz. Then listen and choose correct answers.
Questions:
1. What do the specialists say?
2. Which country did Trump take inspiration from?
3. What weapons will the shield protect against?
4. Where is the shield going to be manufactured?
5. How much is the Golden Dome system expected to cost?
6. Who might be involved in the project?
7. Which former American president had a similar plan?
8. When does Trump want the shield to be completed?
6. Read the text and drag missing words into the gaps. Then listen and correct the words.
Golden Dome: The New US Missile Shield
7. Read the text and type in missing words. Then listen and correct the words.
Golden Dome: The New US Missile Shield
Transcript
Golden Dome: The New US Missile Shield
US President Donald Trump wants to build a new missile shield called the Golden Dome. Experts say that current systems are not keeping up with the improving weapons of potential enemies. Trump took inspiration from Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system. However, the Golden Dome will be much larger and is planned to defend against many types of attacks, including hypersonic missiles and space-based bombardment systems. The entire shield will be made in the United States and is expected to cost $175 billion. Canada may also want to take part. Trump said that former President Ronald Reagan wanted a similar system, but the technology was not ready at that time. Trump wants the shield to be finished by the end of his term, in 2029.
Translation
Zlatý dóm: Nový protiraketový štít USA
Americký prezident Donald Trump chce vybudovat nový protiraketový štít nazvaný Golden Dome. Odborníci tvrdí, že současné systémy nestačí držet krok se zdokonalujícími se zbraněmi potenciálních nepřátel. Trump se inspiroval izraelským protiraketovým systémem Iron Dome. Zlatá kopule však bude mnohem větší a plánuje se, že bude bránit proti mnoha typům útoků, včetně hypersonických raket a vesmírných bombardovacích systémů. Celý štít bude vyroben ve Spojených státech a jeho cena se očekává ve výši 175 miliard dolarů. Kanada se na něm možná bude chtít také podílet. Trump uvedl, že bývalý prezident Ronald Reagan chtěl podobný systém, ale technologie tehdy nebyla připravena. Trump chce, aby byl štít dokončen do konce jeho funkčního období, tedy do roku 2029. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)