- •Федеральное агентство по образованию Нижегородский государственный университет им. Н.И. Лобачевского
- •032301 «Регионоведение»
- •Введение
- •Contents
- •The united nations organisation (un)
- •How the un works
- •International Organizations
- •1. Answer the following questions:
- •2. Give as much information as possible concerning the following notions:
- •3. Prepare the summary of the text in 10-12 sentences. Use the active vocabulary from the Word Study section.
- •1. Give the definitions of the following words and phrases from the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •Un structure
- •1. General Assembly
- •2. Security Council
- •3. Economic and Social Council (ecosoc)
- •4. Trusteeship Council
- •5. International Court of Justice
- •6. Secretariat
- •7.Secretary General
- •8.Agencies Related to the un
- •1. Read the text and say whether these statements are true or false:
- •2. Read the text again and answer the following questions using the active vocabulary:
- •4. Prepare the summary of the text in 20-25 sentences. Use the active vocabulary from the Word Study section.
- •3. Use the lexical units from the exercises above in the sentences of your own.
- •What the un does for peace
- •United Nations Organization Reform
- •Security Council reform must result in profound changes – Assembly President
- •Momentum on Security Council reform must not falter – Assembly President
- •Реформа оон неизбежна
- •Большая перемена
- •The north atlantic treaty organization (nato)
- •What is nato
- •1. Complete the following sentences:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •1. Translate the following words and word combinations from the text from English into Russian:
- •2. Translate the following words and word combinations from the text from Russian into English:
- •3. Match the words from the first column to the words from the second one:
- •4. Give definitions to the following words and word combinations:
- •5. Use the lexical units from the exercise above in the sentences of your own.
- •6. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using the lexical units from the previous exercises:
- •Nato: Security Challenges and Risks
- •1. Answer the following questions:
- •Nato-Russia Relations
- •1. Say whether the statements are true or false. Give the correct variant:
- •2. Answer the questions on the text:
- •3. Comment on the following statements:
- •1. Complete the following table:
- •2. Using the table, speak about the ways of cooperation between nato and Russia.
- •1. Translate the following words and word combinations from English into Russian:
- •2. Translate the following words and word combinations from Russian into English:
- •3. Find the words in the text that correspond to the following:
- •1. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •1. Translate the following lexical units from the text from English into Russian, prepare questions with these lexical units, based on the text:
- •2. Translate the following word-combinations from Russian into English, restore the context of their use:
- •3. Find the words and word combinations that mean approximately the same in the text, use these lexical units in the examples of your own:
- •4. Fill in the gaps using the words and word combinations from the previous exercises:
- •5. How do you call people who live in the following countries?
- •The Structure and Objectives of the eu
- •1. Note the pronunciation of the following words:
- •2. Watch the pronunciation and spelling of the words and word-combinations:
- •1. Say whether these statements are true or false:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •1. Translate the following lexical units from the text from English into Russian, prepare questions with these lexical units, based on the text:
- •2. Translate the following word-combinations from Russian into English, restore the context of their use:
- •3. Find the words and word-combinations that mean approximately the same in the text, use these lexical units in the examples of your own:
- •4. Find the odd-one-out:
- •5. Fill in the gaps of the following sentences using active vocabulary:
- •1. What do theses abbreviations stand for? Characterize each of them:
- •2. Use the following words and word combinations to make up the summary of the text (not less than 15 sentences):
- •1. Основные институты Евросоюза
- •Международные организации
1. Say whether these statements are true or false:
The main task of the Union is “to organize, in a manner demonstrating consistency and solidarity, relations between the Member States and between their peoples”.
One of the objectives of the Union is to destroy an area of freedom, security and justice.
The Union has its own flag, an anthem, a motto, a currency.
There is not Europe day as a symbol of the Union.
The Union is a form of legal organization consisting of five pillars.
The third pillar of the Union consists of the police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
The Union has a single institutional framework for the three pillars.
The European Commission has shared its agenda-setting role with the European Parliament.
The European Council was established in 1974 and meets at least ten times a year to define a long-term agenda for European political and economic integration.
The European Parliament serves as a consultative body of the Union.
2. Answer the following questions:
What is the main task of the European Union under the Maastricht Treaty?
What are the main objectives set by the European Union?
What are the values which the Union is founded on?
Does the EU have a flag? What does it look like?
The legal organization of the EU consists of the three pillars, doesn’t it? What are they?
What primary functions does the European Commission have?
When was the European Council established?
What is the main decision-making institution of the European Community?
Does all community legislation require the approval of the Council?
What are the main functions of the European Court of Justice?
Word Study
1. Translate the following lexical units from the text from English into Russian, prepare questions with these lexical units, based on the text:
to demonstrate consistency and solidarity, sustainable development, internal frontiers, a monetary union, to assert one’s identity, to strengthen the protection of rights, the corpus of rules, respect for human dignity, diversity, a pillar, a single institutional framework, a commissioner, to monitor compliance with, to oversee the execution of a law, to define a long-term agenda, an agenda-setting role, a joint decision-making power, to settle conflicts, to fulfil treaty obligations.
2. Translate the following word-combinations from Russian into English, restore the context of their use:
внутренние границы, усилить защиту прав, выполнять обязательства договора, совместная власть принятия решений, Еврокомиссия, следить за выполнением закона, основной принцип, уважение человеческого достоинства, отстаивать собственную индивидуальность, устойчивое развитие, свод правил, урегулировать конфликты, роль определяющего повестку дня, гарантировать сплоченность действий и постоянство, Общая внешняя политика и политика безопасности, Европейская политика безопасности и обороны, строить долгосрочные планы.
3. Find the words and word-combinations that mean approximately the same in the text, use these lexical units in the examples of your own:
to express the quality of always being the same or always being good and loyalty and general agreement between all the people in a group, or between different groups because they all have a shared aim
common experience
a responsibility or obligation of determining the basic objectives of a meeting
a basic principle
to control, manage the process of carrying out a rule that people in a particular area must obey
to guarantee coordination of actions and perseverance
a collection of all the official instructions that say how things must be done
borders within the Union
constant, permanent growth of smth, so that it becomes bigger or more advanced
to resolve disputes
the quality of having variety and including a wide range of different people
the ability to behave in a way that shows you respect yourself and stay calm, even in a very difficult situation
a member of a commission