2)What do you know about start I?

3)Give the definitions to the following words.Match.

1) Conflict

2) To maintain

3) Forces

4) To expand

5) Enable

6)Missile

7) Stable

8)Current

9)Legitimacy

A) a weapon that travels under its own power for long distances and explodes when it hits its target

B) to become larger in size and fill more space

C) a country’s army, navy, and air force

D) not changing frequently and not likely to suddenly become worse

E) to make something stay the same

F) happening or existing now

G) angry disagreement between people or groups

H) the fact that something is legal

I) to give someone the ability or opportunity to do something

Exercise 4.

Interstate conflicts (p.43)

Find suitable words from the active vocabulary for these definitions:

1) the fact that one person or thing is better, more powerful etc than another

2) something that you plan to achieve, especially in businessor work

3) to make something seem less certain, good, or real

4) forces capable of conducting operations using nonnuclear weapons

5) to have greater effect on smth

6) a nuclear missile that is controlled by a computer and can travel very long distances.

7) an amount that you guess or calculate using theinformation available

8) to be likely to make a mistake in calculating numbers

9) the action of solving a problem or dealing with a disagreement in a satisfactory way

10)the process of making a judgment orforming an opinion, after considering something orsomeone carefully

11) to control what something will be

12) a sudden increase in number of weapons of mass destruction

13) as much as is needed

14)the idea that the possession of a particular weapon will make other countries afraid  to attack the country that owns it

15) to make something increase

16) changing often, in a way that is impossible to prepare for

17) the process of governing a country or organization

18) the process of changing from one situation, form, or state to another

November; Group №4: Vischnyakova Y, Churkina Natalia, Churkina Julia.; Book: “Reading Newspapers and discussing international politics”; Unit 3, Conflicts, wars, terrorism, Section B, p.39 - Big powers have little sway when rival civilizations clash

The material gathered by: Vischnyakova Y, Churkina Natalia, Churkina Julia, Mishurova Evgenia, Michailova Kate

Ex. 1 Fill in the gaps where necessary. Big powers have little sway when rival civilizations clash

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - The war in Chechnya is one of many conflicts along the borders of the great Islamic bloc stretching from Morocco to Indonesia. There has been violence between Muslims and non-Muslims in Bosnia, Kosovo, Nagorno-Karabakh, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, India, the Philippines, Indonesia and the Middle East.

These conflicts have at least two causes. First, the Muslim world lacks one or two dominant states that can 1________________within the Muslim community and 2_____________________________between Muslims and others. Second, the increasing number of men aged from 16 to 30 in many Muslim countries feeds the ranks of militants and fighters.

Almost everywhere in the contemporary world, 3_____________ people are espousing cultural and civilizational identities. Multi-civilizational states are increasingly being challenged, as in Serbia, and some of them, like the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, have broken up.

In addition, transnational cultural communities, or diasporas, are 4________________a new importance. Diasporas provide 5____________________money, arms, fighters and leaders to their ancestral groups struggling for freedom.

More broadly, other states and groups support their kind, as happened dramatically in the 6____________of Yugoslavia. Western Europe 7_________________the Croats, Russia and Greece supported the Serbs, and Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey and Malaysia provided help to the Bosnian Muslims.

In the mid-1990s, the Chechens 8___________________________the support of the Chechen diaspora, particularly from their compatriots in Turkey and Jordan. They also benefited from the quiet support of some Muslim governments.

The United States does not have any significant national interests in Chechnya, while it has such 9_____________ interests in Russia.

This conflict is 200 years old and is one front among many in the global struggles between Muslim and non-Muslim peoples. In the long run, Russia cannot win this war, and the United States cannot significantly 10_________________________.

Ex.2 Choose the correct answer.

1. Transnational cultural communities, or diasporas, are taking ____ a new importance.

1. on B. to C. over

2. Other states and groups support their kind, as happened dramatically _____ the breakup of Yugoslavia.

1. on B. in C. during

3. In the mid-1990s, the Chechens benefited significantly ______ the support of the Chechen diaspora.

1. from B. in C. to

4. The war in Chechnya is one of many conflicts _____ the borders of the great Islamic bloc.

1. in B. among C. along

5. Multi-civilizational states are increasingly being challenged, as in Serbia, and some of them, like the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, have broken_____.

1. over B. out C. up

6. Diasporas provide money, arms, fighters and leaders _____ their ancestral groups struggling for freedom.

1. up B. to C. from

7. The Muslim world lacks one or two dominant states that can maintain order _______ the Muslim community.

1. within B. in C. along

Ex.3