Практическое занятие 2

МУЗЕИ МИРА

PEACE MUSEUMS WORLDWIDE

Теоретическая часть

Данный лексический материал предназначен для знакомства и овладения общенаучными терминами, активному использованию предлагаемых слов и словосочетаний, подготовки к чтению, переводу и обсуждению общенаучных текстов.

aim цель

to prevent предотвращать, предупреждать

to achieve добиваться, достигать

to resolve решать (задачу, проблему и т. п.)

to exist существовать, иметься в природе

to appear появляться

according to согласно

nuclear ядерный

exhibition выставка

to include включать в себя

Задания

Задание 2. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

Start Smiling Now

The United Nations was founded to bring peace, human rights and solidarity to people of the world. Now the organization includes 185 Member States and its aim is to prevent discrimination, armed conflicts and terrorism. To achieve it, the UN is publishing books that encourage people to resolve racial, religious or territorial conflicts without using arms. One of these books is called Peace Museums Worldwide. Most of the peace museums that exist in the world appeared after World War II.

According to the authors of the book, peace museums can be of two kinds. Some of them concentrate on the past. They demonstrate historical events, such as wars, violence and terrorism. For example, if you visit the museums in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (founded in 1955), you will see pictures of the nuclear bombing in Japan in 1945. The aim of these museums is to prevent a tragedy like this in the future.

There are also museums that aim to educate people about peace. They organize different art exhibitions, as art helps people of different nations and nationalities understand each other. One of the most famous museums of this kind is the International Museum of Peace and Solidarity in Samarkand. Its collection includes over 20,000 examples from more than 100 countries of the world, including drawings, paintings, flags, books, stamps and records. The museum is proud of its wonderful collection of photographs, letters and articles, many signed by peacemakers from all the continents of the world.

Задание2. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What is the aim of The United Nations?

2. How does the UN try to achieve its aim?

3. Why do some museums concentrate on the past?

4. How do museums educate people about peace?

5. Can art help people understand each other better?

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