Vocabulary practice

I. Section: Troops

1. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

List A

List B

troops to deploy troops to withdraw troops the armed forces the military conscript army professional army ground forces navy air force infantry mechanized infantry artillery armoured forces airborne troops paratrooper commando special forces the marines infantry unit armoured unit

a. пехота b. морская пехота c. бронетанковая часть d. артиллерия e. парашютист-десантник f. боец отряда специального назначения g. бронетанковые войска h. развертывать войска i. военные, военнослужащие j. армия, комплектуемая на основе призыва k. войска l. механизированная пехота m. вооруженные силы n. профессиональная армия o. воздушно-десантные войска p. военно-морские силы q. военно-воздушные силы r. войска специального назначения s. сухопутные войска t. пехотное подразделение u. выводить войска

2. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

List A	List B
to station to post troops to set up a base to carry out a mission to fly a sortie heavy casualties to cause casualties to suffer casualties death toll civilian casualties to take military action to use military force casualty figures combat mission	a. данные о потерях b. боевое задание c. количество убитых d. использовать военную силу e. потери среди гражданского населения f. размещать (войска) g. предпринимать военные действия h. совершать боевой вылет i. построить базу j. нести потери k. наносить потери l. выполнять (боевое) задание m. тяжелые потери n. направлять войска

3. Give synonyms for the following words and phrases.

to withdraw (troops), the armed forces, ground (forces), combat (mission), to carry out (a mission), to fly (a sortie), casualties, heavy (casualties), to cause (casualties), to suffer (casualties)

4. Suggest words and expressions that correspond to the following definitions.

1. to send someone to another place for duty in the armed forces

2. a short flight made by a plane over enemy land, in order to bomb a city, military defences etc

3. a member of a small group of soldiers who are specially trained to make quick attacks into enemy areas which are particularly dangerous or difficult to attack

4. an important job, usually a military one, that someone is sent somewhere to do, especially an attack on the enemy

5. soldiers in an organized group

6. someone who is hurt or killed in an accident or military action

7. a country's military organizations, including the army, navy, and air force

8. the part of a country's military forces that fights at sea

9. the part of a country's military forces that uses aircraft and fights in the air

10. the part of an army that fights on foot

11. the part of an army that uses large powerful guns

12. forces that use armoured vehicles

13. a soldier who is trained to be dropped by parachute into battle or into enemy territory

14. a member of a small group of soldiers who are specially trained to make quick attacks into enemy areas which are particularly dangerous or difficult to attack

15. soldiers who are specially trained to fight against guerrilla or terrorist groups

16. to cause someone to be in a particular place for a period of time as part of their military duty

5. Match the words in List A with those in List B to form phrases.

List A	List B
to deploy troops conscript to fly casualty to inflict losses to sustain special air mounted armoured to set up to go casualty loss to take	a. unit b. on a mission c. military action d. a base e. of life f. infantry g. list h. troops i. army j. on sb k. forces l. a mission m. pull out of a region n. casualties o. figures p. force

6. Fill the gaps in the sentences with prepositions or adverbial particles if necessary.

1. Troops ….. the vicinity were put ….. alert.n

2. Troops pulled ….. ….. the region as soon as the order was given.

3. Her own son was also ….. the Navy.

4. They had some Lewes bombs, but no detonators, and thus could not carry ….. their mission.

5. He was sent ….. over 200 missions before being killed ….. action.

6. But Middleton received enormous damage ….. that last sortie which ultimately proved fatal.

7. A small group of rebels inflicted heavy casualties ….. the government forces.

8. The rebels blamed the massacre ..... the government troops.

9. The major powers have said they will not send ..... ground troops.

10. Leaders are concerned ..... racism in the nation's military forces.

11. My brother is ..... the military.

12. He refused to comment ..... how many other special forces soldiers were involved.

13. The war has led to a tragic loss ..... life.

14. Fresh air bases were set ..... in Bank Mine and a team of brave and dedicated doctors went underground to assist.

7. Choose the word or phrase (from the list) that best completes each of the sentences below. Change the grammatical form of the word or phrase if necessary.

to inflict, to cause, to fly, to send, to complete, to withdraw, special forces, to suffer, to carry out, to station, mission, to set up, troops, to post, naval base, loss of life, to deploy, military force, to move, military, to disband, military action

1. Following the incident the government of the Solomon Islands ….. additional troops in the Shortland Islands.

2. Both countries ….. their forces from the area.

3. The ….. took over when police were unable to stop the rioting.

4. Your objective is ….. your mission and return to base in one piece.

5. The enemy generally ….. very few sorties at night.

6. The next phase of the operation will involve the deployment of more than 35,000 ….. from a dozen countries.

7. He joined the British Army and ….. to Germany.

8. Our forces ….. heavy losses on the enemy.

9. The government has threatened to take ….. if the rebels do not withdraw from the area.

10. The regiment ….. in Singapore for several years.

11. But this time they ….. their heaviest casualties since the battle began.

12. There was only minor damage to property and no ….. .

13. Few details were released of the precise circumstances of the friendly fire incidents which ….. the casualties.

14. The United States is prepared to use ….. to achieve its aims.

15. The harbour of the ….. seethed with tremendous activity.

14. Translate these sentences. Give synonymous translations if possible.

1. Правительственные войска сконцентрированы на южной границе.

2. Для захвата позиций противника в этом районе были использованы войска специального назначения.

3. Мировое сообщество требует, чтобы Израиль вывел свои войска со всех оккупированных территорий.

4. Необходимо принять меры для модернизации вооруженных сил государства.

5. Военные захватили власть в стране.

6. Монарх принимает решение о формировании или роспуске армии.

7. Вооруженные силы государства состоят из сухопутных войск, военно-морского флота и военно-воздушных сил.

8. Какая армия для нас предпочтительнее в настоящее время – профессиональная или комплектуемая на основе призыва?

9. Подразделение десантников было сброшено за линией фронта, чтобы овладеть дорогой, ведущей в город.

10. Морские пехотинцы были размещены на военно-морской базе.

11. Войска успешно выполнили боевое задание.

12. Во время войны он совершил сто боевых вылетов.

13. В том бою его батальон понес тяжелые потери.

14. Артиллерийский обстрел нанес его подразделению серьезные потери.

15. Они полагают, что недопустимо использовать военную силу в международных отношениях.

16. Правительственные войска готовятся к проведению военной операции.

17. Во время войны он служил / проходил военную службу в воздушно-десантных войсках.

18. Войска ООН были развернуты в южных районах страны.