номер 1, страница 30 - гдз по английскому языку 5-11 класс учебник Latham-Koenig, Oxenden

1 VOCABULARY conflict and warfare

a Look at the quiz questions with a partner and work out the meaning of the highlighted words. Then circle the correct answer.

HOW'S YOUR HISTORY?

1 Who was executed in London in 1606, after trying to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
Oliver Cromwell Guy Fawkes Walter Raleigh

2 Who was US President during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln George Washington Thomas Jefferson

3 In which country was the Velvet Revolution in 1989?
Poland Hungary Czechoslovakia

4 Which country has the most troops?
the USA India China

5 Who captured and looted Rome in 410 AD?
the Greeks the Visigoths the Vikings

6 Where was the treaty that ended World War I signed?
Paris Versailles Vienna

7 In which war were there more civilian casualties?
World War I World War II they were both the same

8 In which country was President Allende overthrown in a coup in 1973?
Brazil Chile Argentina

b p.165 Vocabulary Bank Conflict and warfare

Conflict and warfare

VOCABULARY BANK

1 PEOPLE AND EVENTS

a Match the people and definitions.

ally /'ælar/ casualties /'kæzuəltiz/ civilians /sə'viliənz/ commander /kə'ma:ndə/ forces /'fɔ:rsız/ refugees /refju'dzi:z/ snipers /'snaıpəz/ survivors /sə'vaıvəz/ troops /tru:pz/ the wounded /'wu:ndid/

1 casualties = people who have been killed or injured in a war

2 __________ = people who are forced to leave their country or home because there is a war, or for political or religious reasons

3 __________ = a group of people who have been trained to protect others, usually with weapons, e.g. armed ~, security ~, peace-keeping ~.

4 __________ = soldiers in large groups

5 __________ = an officer in charge of a military operation

6 __________ = people who have been injured by weapons

7 __________ = people who are not in the army, navy, or airforce

8 __________ = people who shoot at others from a hidden position

9 __________ = people who have managed to stay alive in a war

10 __________ = in time of war, a country that has agreed to help and support another country

b Match the events and definitions.

ceasefire /'si:sfaıə/ civil war /sivl 'wɔ:/ coup /ku:/ rebellion /ri'beljən/ revolution /revə'lu:fn/ siege /si:dʒ/ treaty /'tri:ti/

1 rebellion = an attempt by some of the people in a country to change their government, using violence

2 __________ = a sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent

3 __________ = when two armies agree to stop fighting temporarily

4 __________ = when an army tries to take a city or building by surrounding it and stopping the food supply

5 __________ = a war between groups of people in the same country

6 __________ = a formal agreement between two or more countries.

7 __________ = an attempt by a large number of people in a country to change their government

c 3.10 Listen and check your answers to a and b.

2 CONFLICT VERBS

a Complete the sentences with a verb from the list in the correct form.

blow up break out capture declare defeat execute loot overthrow release retreat shell surrender

1 The rebels overthrew the government. (= removed them from power using force)

2 Fighting __________ between the rebels and the army. (= started)

3 The army __________ the rebel positions. (= fired missiles at)

4 The rebels __________ (= moved back, away from the army)

5 Some of the rebels __________ . (= admitted they had lost and wanted to stop fighting)

6 The rebels __________ the airport runway. (= made it explode)

7 The government __________ war on the rebels. (= announced their intention to go to war with them)

8 Some rebels __________ the city. (= stole things from shops and buildings)

9 The army __________ over 300 rebels. (= took them prisoner)

10 They finally __________ the rebels. (= beat them)

11 The army __________ most of the rebel prisoners. (= let them go)

12 They __________ the rebel leader. (= killed him as a punishment)

b 3.11 Listen and check.

3 METAPHORICAL USES OF 'CONFLICT VERBS'

a Complete the sentences with a verb from 2 in the correct form.

1 The fire broke out at 3.00 in the morning.

2 The police have __________ details of the accident.

3 The new princess has __________ the imagination of the public.

4 I read the instructions three times, but they completely __________ me.

5 The minister was arrested and forced to __________ his passport.

6 A crisis has __________ over the new education policy.

7 He __________ that he was in love with her.

8 The flood water took a long time to __________ from the streets.

b 3.12 Listen and check.

+p.30

1. Кто был казнен в Лондоне в 1606 году после попытки взорвать здание Парламента?

Ответ: Guy Fawkes (Гай Фокс).

2. Кто был президентом США во время Гражданской войны в Америке?

Ответ: Abraham Lincoln (Авраам Линкольн).

3. В какой стране произошла Бархатная революция в 1989 году?

Ответ: Czechoslovakia (Чехословакия).

4. У какой страны самая большая армия (наибольшее количество войск)?

Ответ: China (Китай).

5. Кто захватил и разграбил Рим в 410 году нашей эры?

Ответ: the Visigoths (Вестготы).

6. Где был подписан договор, положивший конец Первой мировой войне?

Ответ: Versailles (Версаль).

7. В какой войне было больше жертв среди гражданского населения?

Ответ: World War II (Вторая мировая война).

8. В какой стране президент Альенде был свергнут в результате государственного переворота в 1973 году?

Ответ: Chile (Чили).