Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
Peril; abuse; an assault; to face smth; to make a commitment; a faction; violence; to commit; international community.
3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases. Reproduce the sentences from the article with them.
Опасность/риск; наступление; жестокое обращение; взять на себя обязательство/пообещать; международное сообщество; группировка; столкнуться с чем-либо; насилие; совершать.
4. Read the article again and answer the questions.
- What have women suffered in Afghanistan for more than 20 years?
- What are the Afghan women facing now and why?
- What commitments should the international community make? Why?
- What abuses were committed during the Afghan civil war?
- What abuses did the women suffer during the war?
- Why do you think women have borne the major part of violence and discrimination?
5. Render the article in English using the active words and phrases.
II
1. Read the article and look up the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.
Discrimination against Palestinian Arab children in Israel's schools
The report on discrimination against Palestinian Arab children in Israel's schools is based on Human Rights Watch investigations at twenty-six Arab and Jewish schools and on nationwide statistics compiled by the Israeli government. Nearly one-quarter of Israel's 1.6 million schoolchildren are Palestinian Arab citizens and are educated in schools run by the Israeli government, but operated separately from those of the Jewish majority. The report found differences in almost every aspect of the education system.
The Education Ministry does not allocate as much money per head for Palestinian Arab children as it does for Jewish children. Their classes are 20 per cent larger on average. They get far fewer enrichment and remedial programs1 — even though they need them more — in part because the Ministry uses a different scale to assess need for Jewish children. Their school buildings are in worse condition, and many communities lack kindergartens for three and four-year-olds.
One of the largest gaps is in special education, where disabled Palestinian Arab children get less funding and fewer services, have limited access to special schools, and lack appropriate curricula.
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