Экзамен по иностранному языку в сфере юриспруденции
| Task 1. Make a written translation of the text. The United States and Israel have officially quit UNESCO. This is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The two countries pulled out of UNESCO at the stroke of midnight as the New Year came in. It is the second time for the U.S. to pull out of UNESCO. The first time was in 1984, when it thought the agency was favoring the old Soviet Union too much. The U.S. then rejoined in 2003. The current withdrawal started because both nations were worried that UNESCO was biased against Israel. Nikki Haley, the current U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said: "UNESCO is among the most corrupt and politically biased UN agencies. Today, the U.S. withdrawal from this cesspool became official." UNESCO was co-founded by the U.S. after World War II. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in education, the sciences and culture. The agency is best known for its World Heritage program, which protects cultural sites and traditions around the world. UNESCO also works to improve education for girls, promote understanding of the horrors of the Holocaust, and defend freedom of the press. The U.S. said it intends to follow UNESCO as a non-member "observer state". The Israeli envoy to the United Nations Danny Danon said his country, "will not be a member of an organization whose goal is to deliberately act against us". |
ANSWER:
США и Израиль официально покинули ЮНЕСКО. Это Организация Объединенных Наций по вопросам образования, науки и культуры. Эти две страны вышли из состава ЮНЕСКО в полночь, когда наступил Новый год. Это уже второй раз для США, когда они выходят из состава ЮНЕСКО. Первый раз это случилось в 1984 году, когда они подумали, что организация поддерживает бывший Советский Союз слишком сильно. Затем США вернулись в 2003. Нынешний уход начался, потому что обе страны беспокоились о предвзятости ЮНЕСКО против Израиля. Никки Хейли, нынешний посол США в ООН, сказал: «ЮНЕСКО является одним из самых коррумпированных и политически предвзятых организаций ООН. Сегодня выход США из этой выгребной ямы стал официальным».
ЮНЕСКО была соучредителем США после Второй мировой войны. Они стремятся строить мир через международное сотрудничество в области образования, науки и культуры. Агентство наиболее известно своей программой всемирного наследия, которая защищает культурные объекты и традиции по всему миру. ЮНЕСКО также работает над улучшением образования для девочек, содействием пониманию ужасов Холокоста и защитой свободы прессы. США заявили, что намерены следовать за ЮНЕСКО в качестве государства-наблюдателя, не являющегося ее членом. Посол Израиля в ООН Дэнни Данон заявил, что его страна «не будет членом организации, цель которой - преднамеренно действовать против нас».
Task 2. Match the words
1. officially a. End one's link to an organization or group.
2. pull out b. Belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now.
3. agency c. Showing support of something.
4. favoring d. A department or group that provides a specific service for a government or similar organization.
5. current e. In a formal and public way.
6. biased f. Doing bad or illegal things for money.
7. corrupt g. Very unfair against someone or something.
ANSWER:
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Task 3. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 8-15 below are true (T) or false (F).
8. The USA and Israel will pull out of UNESCO at the end of January. False (The two countries pulled out of UNESCO at the stroke of midnight as the New Year came in.)
9. This is the second time that the USA has pulled out of UNESCO. True ( The first time was in 1984)
10. The USA pulled out because it said UNESCO was biased against Israel. True (The current withdrawal started because both nations were worried that UNESCO was biased against Israel)
11. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. called UNESCO a "cesspool". True (Nikki Haley, the current U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said: "UNESCO is among the most corrupt and politically biased UN agencies. Today, the U.S. withdrawal from this cesspool became official.")
12. The USA founded UNESCO after World War I. False ( UNESCO was co-founded by the U.S. after World War II)
13. UNESCO looks after the World Heritage program. True (The agency is best known for its World Heritage program, which protects cultural sites and traditions around the world.)
14. The article says UNESCO works to improve education for boys. False (UNESCO also works to improve education for girls)
15. Israel's envoy to the U.N. said UNESCO works in favor of Israel. False (The Israeli envoy to the United Nations Danny Danon said his country, "will not be a member of an organization whose goal is to deliberately act against us".)