Idol, to preach, sign, to reveal, to suppose, to confide, origin.

4. Make up sentences with the words from the previous excersise

5. Define the main notions you’ve come across in the text in bold type.

6. Ask problem questions.

7. Give the summary of the text.

8. Pair work. Discuss the etymology of the word “religion”.

Speaking. Discussion “What is faith for you?”

Writing. Prepare a report “What do you know about the Bible and the Koran?”

Current events. Using informational internet sites find and render the information about current political events.

Vocabulary: A human experience, ultimate concern, to get the most fundamental satisfaction in life, a supernatural being, shrines, temples, churches, or synagogues, complex doctrines, to inspire awe and anxiety, to establish mutual trust, the divine, to secure the benevolence of the gods, monotheistic religions, indigenous religions, supreme creator, sound clear-cut, regardless of definitions, prayer, sacrifice, contemplation, ritual observances, moral conduct, to be rooted in, believers, nonbelievers, to refer to etymology, sectary, heretics, idolaters, damnation, to protest against the authority, vague, Trinitarian, anti-Trinitarian, immaculate conception, seven sacraments, invented terms, the support of priest craft, with respect to, goodness, to reveal knowledge to, to withhold, to be endued with reason, revelation, to cultivate the reason, to arise to eminence, to admit the supposition, reverence to God, to be credulous, divine origin, to confide in smb, under the tuition.

Project work:

Make a presentation of a group album “World religions”

Unit 4

Terrorism

Pre-reading questions:

1.What do you know about terrorism?

2.What examples of world terrorism can you give?

3. What is modern terrorism?

Read and translate some background information.

T errorism: "...the systematic use of terror or unpredictable violence against governments, publics, or individuals to attain a political objective. Terrorism has been used by political organizations with both rightist and leftist objectives, by nationalistic and ethnic groups, by revolutionaries, and by the armies and secret police of governments themselves. "Terrorism is defined in the U.S. by the Code of Federal Regulations as: "..The unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85). The FBI further describes terrorism as either domestic or international, depending on the origin, base, and objectives of the terrorists:

• Domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States or its territories without foreign direction committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance political or social objectives.

• International terrorism involves violent acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any state, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any state. These acts appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping. International terrorist acts occur outside the United States or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which the perpetrations operate or seek asylum.

After-reading task: Comment on different types of terrorism.

Read the text below, translate it and learn the new words: