9 Семестр

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal: to build peace in the minds of men.

Today, UNESCO functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. The Organization also serves as a clearinghouse – for the dissemination and sharing of information and knowledge – while helping Member States to build their human and institutional capacities in diverse fields. In short, UNESCO promotes international co-operation among its 193 (October 2007) Member States and six Associate Members in the fields of education, science, culture and communication.

UNESCO is working to create the conditions for genuine dialogue based upon respect for shared values and the dignity of each civilization and culture. This role is critical, particularly in the face of terrorism, which constitutes an attack against humanity. The world urgently requires global visions of sustainable development based upon observance of human rights, mutual respect and the alleviation of poverty, all of which lie at the heart of UNESCO’s mission and activities.

Through its strategies and activities, UNESCO is actively pursuing the Millennium Development Goals, especially those aiming to:

• halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty in developing countries by 2015

• achieve universal primary education in all countries by 2015

• eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education by 2005

• help countries implement a national strategy for sustainable development by 2005 to reverse current trends in the loss of environmental resources by 2015.

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“My Family”

Let me introduce myself to you. I am John Brown, an Englishman. I am 25 years old. By profession I am a doctor. I work at a large hospital in London. I am unmarried.

Our family is large. We are six: my father, my mother, my grandmother, my brother, my sister and me. We all live together. My parents are not old. My father, George Brown, is fifty- five; and my mother Jane Brown, is fifty-two. My father is a manager of a big plant. My mother does not work, she is a housewife. My grandmother, Katherine Smith, is a pensioner. She helps my mother to keep house.

My brother’s name is Michael. He is a young scientist. We are twins. Mary, our sister, is five years younger than we are. She is twenty and she studies at the University of London at the Faculty of Arts. She is a third – year student.

My sister is unmarried. My brother Michael is going to marry this summer. His bride, a nice young woman, is a musician. Her name is Elizabeth. As to me, I am a typical bachelor.

We live in a two-storied cottage in the suburb of London.

Exercises

I. Find the equivalents of the following Russian expressions in the text

разрешите представиться; по профессии; я неженат; нас шестеро; живём вместе; управляющий большого завода; домохозяйка; пенсионерка; вести хозяйство; молодой учёный; близнецы; на пять лет младше; гуманитарный факультет; студентка третьего курса; собирается жениться; невеста; музыкант; типичный холостяк; двухэтажный коттедж; пригород

II. Answer the questions

1. What is John Brown?

2. Where does he work?

3. How old is he?

4. Is he single or married?

5. How large is his family?

6. Do they live together? Where do they live?

7. What are his parents’ names?

8. What are they?

9. How old are they?

10 Does his grandmother work?

11. What does she do?

12. What is his brother?

13. How old is Michael?

14. Is he married?

15. What is known about his bride?

16. Where does Michael’s sister study?

17. What year student is she?