The idea of world peace is, in itself, a relatively recent idea. Not so long ago, all over the world, and in Europe in particular, every generation had had "its" war. War was almost considered as inevitable and peace was only a dream. The first 20th century peace movements were born between the two wars, that is in the twenties and thirties, and gave rise to the League of Nations. Unfortunately, the League failed in its quest because the member States had not succeeded in endowing the League with the instruments needed to establish peace, such as our modern-day peacekeepers.
Shortly after World War II, on October 24, 1945, 51 States ratified the United Nations Charter with the hope of freeing our world from the possibility of war. The UN was thus created and equipped with instruments that the League of Nations lacked. The UN established several programmes intended to reduce all the factors leading to outbreaks in conflicts. These programmes did not only focus on peace keepers, who intervene after a conflict has erupted, but also on economic and social development, human rights, and the struggle to end world poverty and hunger. Indeed, all of these United Nations programmes contribute directly or indirectly to the prevention of conflicts and thus to peace on earth. It is certainly true that, in the last 50 years, not everyone in the world has known peace, but it is gradually gaining ground. The dream of peace in the world is becoming more and more attainable.
In order to strengthen the role of the United Nations, efforts should be made to uphold the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The authority of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and security must be preserved and role of the United Nations in development areas should be reinforced.
.COMPREHENSION
1. Are the following statements true or false according to the text?
a.World peace is an old idea.
b.The first 20th century peace movements gave birth to the League of Nations.
c.The league of nation failed to keep world peace because its member states were few.
2. Answer the following questions according to the text
a.Why did the League of Nations fail in its mission?
b.Did the United Nations programmes focus only on peacekeeping?
c.What should be done to make the role of the UN stronger and more efficient?
d.Give a title to the text.
3 .What or who do the undelined words in the text refer to?
a) Its §1…….. b) who§2………..
1.Find in the text words that are closet in meaning to the following:
a) unavoidable §1 =……….. b) diminish §2 =………..
3.Join the pairs of the sentences below with the correct relative pronouns .
a.The Security Council is a body of the United Nations. It can settle international disputes.
b.Yasser Arafat was a famous political figure .He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.
c.There is the peace activist.We met him at the last peace conference.
4.Use the words in brackets to join the following pairs of sentences.Make changes where necessary:
a. The League of Nations lacked the necessary instruments to establish peace.Wars couldn’t be prevented. (as a result)
b. The League of Nations failed to do so. The United Nations has been able to maintain peace in the world. (Whereas)
5.Complete the responses below using : was/were able to.
A. Did you settle the dispute between your brother and James?
B.Oh! It was really hard, but I……………………………………………..
A. Did the UN forces stabilize the security situation in Somalia?
B.Well , it was really a difficult task .But they……………………………
6.Classify the following words in a table a according to the pronunciation of their final “s” (/s/, /z/ or /iz/)
instruments- purposes –nations-countries.
WRITTEN EXPRESSION(choose one topic only)
Topic1: You are a president of a peace activists association .Advertise your programme for the new year 2011. Use the structure “be going to”; and help yourself with the notes below:
Increase activities to spread a culture of peace/ stop conflicts/ fight child abuse/ organize conferences/ meetings about human rights/ make calls to stop war in the world/ stop manufacturing mass destruction weapons…etc.
Topic2 You are a journalist .You made an interview with Mr El Baradai , the former Head of the International Agency for Atomic Energy about the current and future peace situation in the world . Write the interview.
Shortly after World War II, on October 24, 1945, 51 States ratified the United Nations Charter with the hope of freeing our world from the possibility of war. The UN was thus created and equipped with instruments that the League of Nations lacked. The UN established several programmes intended to reduce all the factors leading to outbreaks in conflicts. These programmes did not only focus on peace keepers, who intervene after a conflict has erupted, but also on economic and social development, human rights, and the struggle to end world poverty and hunger. Indeed, all of these United Nations programmes contribute directly or indirectly to the prevention of conflicts and thus to peace on earth. It is certainly true that, in the last 50 years, not everyone in the world has known peace, but it is gradually gaining ground. The dream of peace in the world is becoming more and more attainable.
In order to strengthen the role of the United Nations, efforts should be made to uphold the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The authority of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and security must be preserved and role of the United Nations in development areas should be reinforced.
.COMPREHENSION
1. Are the following statements true or false according to the text?
a.World peace is an old idea.
b.The first 20th century peace movements gave birth to the League of Nations.
c.The league of nation failed to keep world peace because its member states were few.
2. Answer the following questions according to the text
a.Why did the League of Nations fail in its mission?
b.Did the United Nations programmes focus only on peacekeeping?
c.What should be done to make the role of the UN stronger and more efficient?
d.Give a title to the text.
3 .What or who do the undelined words in the text refer to?
a) Its §1…….. b) who§2………..
1.Find in the text words that are closet in meaning to the following:
a) unavoidable §1 =……….. b) diminish §2 =………..
3.Join the pairs of the sentences below with the correct relative pronouns .
a.The Security Council is a body of the United Nations. It can settle international disputes.
b.Yasser Arafat was a famous political figure .He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.
c.There is the peace activist.We met him at the last peace conference.
4.Use the words in brackets to join the following pairs of sentences.Make changes where necessary:
a. The League of Nations lacked the necessary instruments to establish peace.Wars couldn’t be prevented. (as a result)
b. The League of Nations failed to do so. The United Nations has been able to maintain peace in the world. (Whereas)
5.Complete the responses below using : was/were able to.
A. Did you settle the dispute between your brother and James?
B.Oh! It was really hard, but I……………………………………………..
A. Did the UN forces stabilize the security situation in Somalia?
B.Well , it was really a difficult task .But they……………………………
6.Classify the following words in a table a according to the pronunciation of their final “s” (/s/, /z/ or /iz/)
instruments- purposes –nations-countries.
WRITTEN EXPRESSION(choose one topic only)
Topic1: You are a president of a peace activists association .Advertise your programme for the new year 2011. Use the structure “be going to”; and help yourself with the notes below:
Increase activities to spread a culture of peace/ stop conflicts/ fight child abuse/ organize conferences/ meetings about human rights/ make calls to stop war in the world/ stop manufacturing mass destruction weapons…etc.
Topic2 You are a journalist .You made an interview with Mr El Baradai , the former Head of the International Agency for Atomic Energy about the current and future peace situation in the world . Write the interview.
