Assignments for 22.09.23

NEF Advanced Vocabulary Conflict and Warfare slide 166, ex-es 1,2,3
NEF Advanced Reading slide 31 Did you know .?
arrow- նետ
bow- աղեղ
bullet- փամփուշտ
cannon- թնդանոթ
helmet- սաղավարտ
missile- հրթիռ
spear- նիզակ
sword- սուր
shield- վահան
machine-gun- գնդացիր
ally- դաշնակից
to loot (usually of large numbers of people during a violent event) to steal from shops and houses:
to break out If something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts:
blow up to destroy something or kill someone with a bomb
capture to take someone as a prisoner
execute to kill someone as a legal punishment:
release to give freedom or free movement to someone or something:
retreat to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger:
surrender to stop fighting and admit defeat:

Conflict and Warfare

1. Weapons

a. Match the words and pictures. 

arrow-4
bow-2
bullet-3
cannon-1
helmet-5
machine-gun-9
missile-7
shield-8
spear-6
sword-10

2. People and events 

a. Match the people and definitions.

1. casualties: people who have been killed or injured in a war 
2. refugees: people who are forced to leave their country or home because there is a war, or for political or religious reasons
3. forces: a group of people who have been trained to protect others, usually with weapons, e.g. armed, security, peace-keeping
4. troops: soldiers in large groups
5. commander: an officer in charge of a group of soldiers
6. the wounded: people who have been injured by weapons
7. civilians: people who are not members of the armed forces
8. snipers: people who shoot at others from a hidden position
9. survivors: people who have managed to stay alive in a war
10. ally: in time of war, a country that has agreed to help and support another country

b. Match the events and definitions.

1. rebellion: an attempt by some of the people in a country to change their government, using violence
2. coup: a sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent
3. revolution: an attempt by a large number of people in a country to change their government
4. ceasefire: a time when two armies agree to stop fighting temporarily
5. civil war: a war between groups of people in the same country
6. siege: when an army tries to take a city or building by surrounding it and stopping the food supply
7. treaty: a formal agreement between two or more countries

3. Verbs

a. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the list in the correct form.

1. The rebels overthrew the government. (= removed them from power using force)
2. Fighting broke out between the rebels and the army. (= started)
3. The army shelled the rebel positions. (= fired missiles)
4. The rebels retreated (= moved back, away from the army)
5. Some of the rebels surrendered (= admitted they had lost and wanted to stop fighting)
6. The rebels blew up the airport runway. (= made it explode)
7. The government declared war on the rebels. (= announced their intention to go to war with them)
8. Some rebels looted the city. (= stole things from shops and buildings)
9. The army captured over 300 rebels. (= took them prisoner)
10. They finally defeated the rebels. (= beat them) 
11. The army released most of the rebel prisoners. (= let them go)
12. They executed the rebel leader. (= killed him as a punishment)