Match the underlined words to their definitions. Think about the context of the words. 1. In 1939, Nazi Germany decided to invade Poland.
2. Britain and France were allies in World War II.
3. Approximately 300,000 Iraqi soldiers were wounded during the first Gulf War in 1991.
4. US president Kennedy sent troops to Vietnam in 1962.
5. North and South Korea agreed to a truce in 1953.
6. The conflict between Greece and Persia lasted about 50 years.
7. In 1914, an international crisis resulted in the outbreak of World War I.
8. The total number of casualties in World War I was over 37 million.
9. In Roman times, the sword was considered to be an effective weapon.
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a. an agreement to stop fighting for a certain period of time
b. a strong disagreement or war
c. countries who are friends
d. enter a country by force
e. groups or individual soldiers
f. injured while fighting
g. people who are injured or killed during a war
h. something that is designed to cause harm or damage
i. the start of a war
world animal protection day, designed to unite the efforts of people in preserving the animal world of our planet and in protecting the rights of domestic animals, is celebrated on october 4. every day dozens of representatives of flora and fauna disappear on earth. one of the ways to fight for the preservation of biodiversity on our planet is the protection of rare and endangered plant and animal species. the gray whale is listed in the red book of the russian federation. whales inhabit the northern pacific ocean, making regular seasonal migrations. at the same time, the whale is rather slow moving, its usual speed is 7-10 kilometers per hour. according to zoologists, the maximum recorded lifespan of a gray whale was 67 years.
2) D you want to see my father?-Yes, I do.
3) Michael knows German rather well. He wants to know English, too, but he has little time for it now.
4) What magazine are you reading? - It is a French magazine. There is good articles on sport here. Are you interested in sports? - Yes, I am. But I do not know French.
5) We are having an English lesson now.
6) Does Lena usually prepare her homework at the institute? - No, she doesn't. As a rule, she works at home.- And what is she writing now? - Oh, she is writing an article for our wall newspaper.
7) Who is that man who is standing in the doorway? - Do you not recognize him? It is John, my cousin.
8) I have no time now,I am having dinner.
9) Does your family leave St. Petersburg in summer? - Yes, we always go to the sea-side. We all like the sea. Mother stays with us to the end of August, but father returns much earlier