Youth organizations in belarus

1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and translate them into Russian:

the Belarusian Republican Pioneer Organization - Бе­лорусская республиканская пионерская организация;

the Association of Belarusian Scouts - Объединение белорусских скаутов;

the Belarusian Organizations of Falcons - Белорусская организация соколов;

the Belarusian National Scout Organization - Всебелорусская национальная скаутская организация;

the Association of Belarusian Guides - Ассоциация бе­лорусских гайдов;

the State Committee on the Affairs of Youth - Государ­ственный комитет по делам молодежи;

The Belarusian Patriotic Union of Youth (BPXJY) -Белорусский патриотический союз молодежи (БПСМ);

The Belarusian Union of Youth (BUY) - Белорусский союз молодёжи (БСМ);

set of rules - устав; moral and spiritual values - ду­ховно-нравственные ценности;

the uniting congress - объединительный съезд.

2. Read out the following words and memorize their meaning:

world outlook (n) мировоззрение

devotion (n) преданность

self-perfection (n)

elaborate (v) accomplish (v) contradict (v) legislation (n)

render (v)

coincide (v) consolidate (v) prolongate (v)

elect (v)

employment (n)

самосовершенствование

разрабатывать

осуществлять

противоречить

законодательство

оказывать

совпадать

объединять(ся)

продлевать

избирать

работа

3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:

association, assist, educational programme, initiative, international co-operation, congress, organising committee, conference, regional centre.

4. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:

in conformity with - в соответствии с;

who have attained to the age of 16 - которые достигли шестнадцатилетнего

возраста;

to submit for consideration - представлять на рассмот­рение;

at one’s own free will - по собственному желанию

to consolidate into a single organization - объединяться в единую

организацию

the draft set of rules - проект устава

to pass on experience -передавать опыт

5. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:

1. moral and spiritual а. объединять(ся)

2. consolidate b. противоречить

3. accomplish с. совпадать

4. contradict d. духовно-нравственный

5. self-perfection е. разрабатывать

6. world outlook f. осуществлять

7. elaborate g. самосовершенствование

8. legislation h. избирать

9. elect i. законодательство

10. coincide j. мировоззрение

6. Make sure you know all the words in the box. Then read their definitions and match the words with their definitions:

elaborate, world outlook, legislation, render,

prolongate, devotion, coincide, consolidate,

accomplish, employment, objective, goal

• make longer;

• provide, supply, give;

• giving up (oneself, one's time, energy, etc.) to;

• work out, describe in detail;

• perform, succeed in doing;

• purpose;

• person's way of looking on life;

• (of ideas, etc.) be in harmony or agreement;

• the laws made;

• (fig.) object of efforts or ambition;

• one's regular work or occupation;

• combine into one.