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ТОРIC 13: TERRORISM
Exercise 1. Before reading the text explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations:
threat, to influence, government, public, political reasons, ideological reasons, violence, damage, explosive, property
Terrorism
Terrorism is the use or threat of action which may influence the government or the public for political, religious or ideological reasons. Terrorism usually involves serious violence against a person’s life or serious damage to property. Terrorism creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public. Terrorists often use firearms or explosives for their purposes.
An organization is concerned in terrorism if it commits or participates in acts of terrorism, prepares for terrorism or promotes terrorism.
Everybody sees the need for fight against terrorism and its financing. Governments of different countries take measures to intensify cooperation between national administration and police authorities to fight against terrorists.
Peoples of the world see the need for international cooperation to identify funds for terrorist purposes. We should take efforts to prevent all terrorist acts, to weaken terrorist infrastructures. It is also necessary to prevent general criminal activities that often serve to finance terrorism such as trafficking drugs and weapons.
New words:
- to involve — влечь за собой;
- safety — безопасность;
- firearm — огнестрельное оружие;
- to concern — касаться, иметь отношение к…;
- to participate — участвовать;
- to promote — помогать, содействовать;
- to intensify — усиливать;
- funds — денежные средства;
- to prevent — предотвращать;
- to traffick drugs — незаконно ввозить наркотики.
Questions to the text:
1. What does terrorism mean?
2. What does terrorism involve against a person and property?
3. Why are terrorists dangerous to people?
4. Do terrorists often use firearms or explosives for their purposes?
5. What organizations are concerned in terrorism?
6. Why do peoples of the world fight against terrorism?
7. What should governments do against terrorism?
8. What should every person do to prevent this threat?
9. How do criminal activities help terrorists?
10. Give examples of terrorist acts if you know any.
Exercise 2. Translate the following sentences into Russian:
1. Terrorism creates a serious risk to the health of the public.
2. Terrorists may have plans to interfere with or damage to an electronic system.
3. In the 20th century hundreds of children, men and women were victims of terrorist acts.
4. Terrorist inhumane acts must not go unpunished.
5. Peoples of the world must put an end to these crimes and contribute to the prevention of such crimes.
6. Governments of different countries should adapt domestic legislation to new technological developments of terrorists.
7. An organization which helps terrorists also commits an act of terrorism.
8. Everybody sees the need for fight against terrorism and its financing.
9. Governments of the world should take measures to neutralize terrorism’s legal sources of financing.
10. Some terrorist groups operate under the cover of humanitarian, non-profit or even charitable organizations.
Exercise 3. Fill in the gaps with the words given below, translate the text into Russian: robbery, inhumane, violence, leaders, to protect, statistics, well-being, serious, weapons, guarantee