FUNDAMENTAL SECURITY TASKS

1.s	Try to answer these questions before reading the text

 

1. What do you know about the military structure of NATO?

2. What are the main tasks of NATO?

3. What do you know about NATO activities in the field of science and the environment?

2.

In this exercise we’ll concentrate on the words and word combinations to be sure you know what they mean

inception – the beginning, as of a project or undertaking;

to carry out – to perform or cause to be implemented;

arms control – the process by which countries interact on issues relating to arms limitation, arms reduction, non-proliferation and manufacture and the deployment and/or use of the armed forces;

indispensable – 1) absolutely necessary; essential; 2) not to be disregarded or escaped;

to intimidate – to make frightened; scare;

to coerce – to compel or restrain by force or authority without regard to individual wishes or desires;

to deter – to discourage (from acting) or prevent (from occurring), usually by instilling fear, doubt, or anxiety;

threat – 1) a declaration of the intention to inflict harm, pain, or misery; 2) an indication of imminent harm, danger, or pain.

conformity – compliance in actions, behaviour, etc., with certain accepted standards or norms;

confidence – a feeling of trust in a person or thing;

impetus – an impelling movement or force; incentive or impulse; stimulus.

 

3.

Read the text and translate into Ukrainian