Ex. 6. Match the English and Ukrainian equivalents:
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to achieve an aim |
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створювати атмосферу страху |
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to obtain a profit |
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підтримувати групи |
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to create an atmosphere of |
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запобігти терористичному акту |
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fear |
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застосовувати вибухові |
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to destroy the unity of the |
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society |
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досягти мети |
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to spread panic |
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отримати прибуток |
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to support groups |
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поширювати паніку |
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to deploy chemical |
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руйнувати цілісність суспільства |
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weapon |
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готувати до застосування |
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to prevent a terrorist act |
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хімічну зброю |
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to use explosives |
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Ex. 7. Finish the sentences according to the text:
1.Terrorism is an illegal, motivated use of threat …
2.The main aims of terrorism activities are …
3.The terrorist actions are characterised by …
4.The terrorist act can include two or more crimes: … (examples).
5.The modern weapons of terrorists are …
6.Terrorist organisations are supplied with …
7.The main tasks of Interpol and Units for Combating Terrorism are to
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Ex. 8. Match the term ( column A ) and its definition ( column B ):
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an act of taking control of a vehicle |
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Terrorist |
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to change the destination, to take |
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Hostage |
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hostages or to steal its cargo |
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an object or a place at which an |
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Target |
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a large system of terrorist groups |
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connected with one another by |
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Terrorist |
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common aims, rules and leadership. |
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network |
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a person who uses threat or violence |
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Hijack |
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to obtain own demands. |
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Ex. 9. Fill the gaps in the sentences using the words from the ex.8 ( column A)
1.Terrorists never recognise any moral or humanistic factors and they usually choose civilians as their ____.
2.In December 1985 five hijackers of the Abu Nidal Group carried out the _____ of Egypt Air Flight 648 and fifty-six passengers were killed.
3.The terrorists kidnapped the children and held them as _____.
4._____ accepted responsibility for the bomb blast which killed 21 people and wounded more 140 others.
5. The ____ of Palestinian movements has an annual income of about $ 1.25 billion.
Ex. 10. Translate the sentences into English:
1.Терор – це політична та психологічна зброя, яка може знищити хмарочоси ( sky-scrapes ) та зруйнувати тисячі життів.
2.Діяльність терористів може стати причиною екологічних проблем.
3.Уряди та релігійні організації деяких держав надають фінансову підтримку терористичним угрупованням.
4.Такі злочини як викрадення людей, вимагання, перевезення і торгівля зброєю та наркотиками скоюються терористичними групами, щоб отримати гроші для своєї діяльності.
5.В наш час терористи володіють сучасними засобами зв’язку (means of communication), зброєю масового знищення та мають тренувальні табори.
6.Терористичні акти в Сполучених Штатах Америки розслідуються агентами ФБР.
7.Поліцейські в більшості країн світу мають повноваження заарештовувати підозрюваних у скоєнні теракту без ордера ( warrant ) і утримувати їх 48 годин.
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Ex.11. Make up the composition “Terrorism – the urgent problem of modern world”. Use the information from the ex.7, 10 and the following words and word-combinations:
International terrorist groups, the use of violence, hijacking of passenger aircraft, bombings, political assassinations, kidnapping, to create public fear, to make attacks, a terrorist network, victims, to injure, to kill, to spread the sense of insecurity, to be common practice, to rule by terror, to commit a crime, illegal arms dealing, drug trafficking, to take hostages, to achieve own aims, demands, profit, to support terrorist operations, to fight, psychological and ideological war.
Ex.12. Read and translate the text using the vocabulary below:
to occur |
статися |
to toughen |
робити(сь) жорстоким |
to wound, to injure |
поранити |
explosive device |
вибуховий механізм |
scores |
багато, велика кількість |
ally |
союзник |
to justify |
виправдати |
to respond |
відповідати, реагувати |
evil |
зло |
THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE USA
As we know, terrorism did not begin on 11th September 2001. The first major terrorist attack on New York occurred on 16th September 1920, when anarchists bombed a horse cart filled with dynamite near the intersections of Wall and Broad Streets, taking 40 lives and wounding about 300 others. Starting with the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901 and continuing with the murder of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas and the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998, the world history in the 20th century was punctuated by terrorism: more than 40 hijacks, passengers’ murders, numerous victims of explosives and attacks.
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In the past years terrorist organisations toughened their tactics and techniques. On 26th February 1993, an explosion occurred under the World Trade Centre complex in New York City. The explosive device had been transported into the Trade Centre parking area in either a pickup or a van. The explosion killed six people and injured more than a thousand, it left a hole 50 meters deep and 550 million dollars in damage.
Terrorists have left their mark in some way upon every country in the world. Citizens from 90 countries died in the attacks on 11th September 2001. The September attacks murdered citizens from Australia, Brazil, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the UK and scores of other countries. The terrorist attacks on 11th September in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Pennsylvania were acts of war against the United States of America and its allies, and against the idea of civilised society. “No cause justifies terrorism. The world must respond and fight this evil that is intent on threatening and destroying the basic freedoms and normal way of life. The United States will not allow itself to be held hostage by terrorists”
( From the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism)
Ex.13. Write down the questions to match the answers.
1._____ ? – In 1920.
2._____ ? – President William McKinley and President John F. Kennedy.
3._____ ? – More than 40 hijacks.
4._____ ? – On 26th February 1993.
5._____ ? - The explosive device in a van or a pickup.
6._____ ? – Citizens from 90 countries.
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