Английский язык. Конова М.А. - 45 стр.

      7 Unit 7 Fight against Terrorism

      7.1 Pre-Text Assignments

    7.1.1 Practice the reading of the following words and guess their meaning:

terrorism     violence       kidnapping     bombing       manifest     effect
civilian      population     support        domestic      security     mission

     7.1.2 Check up the meaning of the following verbs:

intimidate manifest influence dimension deny            suspect involve cooperate


     7.1.3   Read the following words and their translation. Memorize them:

sustained – длительный,                     slip – проскользнуть
долговременный                              prevention – предосторожность
hijacking – угон транспортного              enforcement agencies – силовые
средства с захватом заложников              структуры
clandestine – тайный, скрытый,              deliberate – намеренный
нелегальный                                 generic – общий
guerilla wars – партизанские войны          civilians – мирные граждане
quest – поиск, искомый предмет              hostages - заложники
intimidate – пугать, устрашать,             dimension – распространяться
запугивать                                  spectacular – зрелищный

      7.2 Read the text and translate it using the dictionary

                                      Text A
                                 What Is Terrorism?

     Terrorism is the sustained, clandestine use of violence, including murder,
kidnapping, hijacking, and bombings, to achieve a political purpose. In popular usage,
however, as influenced by politicians and the media, “terrorism” is now increasingly
used as a generic term for all kinds of political violence, especially as manifested in
revolutionary and guerilla wars.
     The deliberate killing of civilians to intimidate the civilian population or
government is one of the worst features of modern terrorism. One important
characteristic of modern terrorism is its quest for spectacular horror effects in order to
attract media. Terrorism of today is internationally dimensioned. Terrorists can slip
across national frontiers and are given support by a few countries. Prevention of
domestic terrorism is in general the problem of local law enforcement agencies or
security forces.