What Do You Know about NATO? What is NATO? What do you know about this alliance? Why does Ukraine want to join this alliance? Read and speak. Level B1/B2 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), or North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance, the Western Alliance, is a military alliance. It was established by the North Atlnatic Treaty in 1949 and it
Writing an Informal Letter Imagine you have got a letter from an English-speaking friend who asks you what young people in your country usually do in their spare time. Write a reply to him/her and say: what young people in Ukraine are usually interested in; if their interests are different from the hobbies of the
Current Issues of Human Rights Protection What are the problems in the implementation and protection of human rights in the 21st century? Which human rights are most under threat and need the greatest protection? Aniuta's Project December 10 is observed as Human Rights Day. On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted
Do you know about the British Scout Association? The British Scout Association was formed in 1908 after the appearance of a book "Scouting for Boys" written by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell. Though the movement had started in Great Britain for British boys, it very quickly spread to other countries. Baden Powell's idea of training boys was that
From Lingua Franca to Global English Read abd speak about English Global Language The status of English today English has achieved status as the world's lingua franca through globalisation. English has become the official or dominant language for 2 billion people in at least 75 countries. 750 million people are believed to speak English as
Learn Government and Politics Vocabulary Get ready to speak about political systems of different countries and discuss political life. Note: Policy – is a set of ideas or plans that is used as a basis for making decisions, especially in politics, economics or business. Politics – are the actions or activities which people use to
Can you be called a political animal? What is your attitude to politics? How much do you know about current affairs? Who are political animals? Political animals are people who are interested in social and political issues, especially those who actively participate in politics. Do 'political animal' quiz to find answers to these questions. 1. How
Learn about Heavy Metal Subculture What Is Heavy Metal? Heavy metal music is a genre of harsh-sounding rock music that places emphasis on excessive drum and guitar instrumentals, and raging vocals. Heavy metal, also referred to as black metal and death metal, emerged in the 1960s and 70s in the United Kingdom and the United States.
What are your political views? Politics affects our life, doesn't it? Four teenagers from different countries were asked about their political views. Read and match speakers A, B, C or D to the sentences about them. Which of the speakers A, B, C or D: seems to be best informed about the political situation in
Smoking should not be allowed in public places. Are you for or against? In some countries people are no longer allowed to smoke in many public places and office buildings. Do you think it is a good or a bad rule? Medical studies have shown that smoking not only leads to health problems for the smoker,
