2. Complete the following sentences:

1. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is …

2. The main tasks of NATO at present are …

3. The fundamental guiding principle of NATO is …

4. According to Article 5 of the Washington treaty, …

5. The fundamental security tasks of NATO concern the spheres of …

6. NATO is an inter-governmental organization …

7. The head of NATO is …

8. The main decision-making body of NATO is …

9. The meetings of the North Atlantic Council are held at … levels.

10. The work of NAC is assisted by …

3. Give as much information as possible concerning the following notions:

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty

United Nations Charter

Secretary General of NATO

Deputy

Operational forces

4. Prepare the summary of the text in 10-12 sentences. Use the active vocabulary.

Word Study

1. Translate the following words and word combinations from the text from English into Russian:

Alliance; essential; to safeguard freedom and security; to share values and interests; to be based on …; the rule of law; to secure; to affect; to contribute to peace and stability; commitment to…; to rely upon; to be proclaimed; peaceful resolution of disputes; to coerce;

to pose risks; to deter; decision-making process; to make appointments; ministerial level;

to be assisted; to assign; indispensable.

2. Translate the following words and word combinations from the text from Russian into English:

Виконувати особливу місію; бути прихильним чого-небудь; постійний; основні принципи; початок; екстрені випадки; зберігати свободу і безпеку; на рівні міністрів; встановлення демократичних принципів; робити призначення; голова; справедливий; піддавати ризику; впливати на ...; забезпечувати ; зберігати суверенітет; сфери спільних інтересів; основний принцип; прихильність чого-небудь; спільні консультації союзників; війська у стані бойової готовності; солідарність і єдність; мирне вирішення конфліктів; мати справу з основними загрозами безпеки.

3. Match the words from the first column to the words from the second one:

1. alliance a. chair

2. essential b. threaten

3. safeguard c. protect, secure

4. affect d. union

5. deal with problems e. vital, very important

6. intimidate f. influence

7. preside over g. resolve

8. principal h. main, major

9. bedrock i. basic principles

4. Match the words with their definitions

spokesman	A meeting or series of meetings between leaders of two or more countries.
committee	An official written agreement two or more countries.
rule of law	Someone who has been chosen or elected by a person or group to vote, give opinions, or make decisions for them.
solidarity	an official in charge of a large organization such as NATO
cohesion	The support that people in a group give each other because they have the same opinions or aims.
treaty	A group of people who represent a larger group or organization and are chosen to do a particular job, for example to study something and suggest what action to take.
decision-making	A situation in which everyone in a country is expected to obey the laws, including powerful people, military leaders.
summit meeting	A person, esp. a man, who makes statements on behalf of another individual or a group
secretary general	A situation in which people or things combine well to form a unit
representative	The process of deciding what to do about something, especially in an organization.