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B) Listen again, then copy and complete the table below.


 

The Council of Europe is the organisation that unites ...
Its structure  
It works to  
It has created  

 

The Council of Europe is in the Palais de I'Europe building in

Strasbourg,

France

 


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Match the fields of the Council's programmes with the appropriate 1l

activities they deal with. PI


1 Human Rights

2 Media and Communication

3 Social and Economic

Affairs

4 Education

5 Culture and Heritage

6 Sport

7 Youth

8 Health

9 Environment

10Local and Regional Government

11 Legal Questions


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cstrengthening democracy and n

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organising cooperation PI

dadopting common standards for -<

health care

ecreating guidelines for greater social justice in Europe and protection for the most vulnerable

ftransmitting democratic values and preparing young people to live a multilingual and multicultural Europe

gfostering an awareness of a

European cultural identity and developing policies to protect the heritage

hpromoting a policy of 'Sport for All'

and establishing clear-cut ethical standards

modernising and harmonising national

legislation

jimproving safeguards embodied in the European Convention on Human Rights, speeding up judicial procedures and extending the list of rights, especially for minorities

kinvolving young people in European co-operation through the European Youth Centre and European Youth Foundation


In groups, discuss the priority objectives of the Council of Europe and the activities it carries out.

 


 

 

QListen to the song and say what its main idea is.

What do you know about the author of the song?

[jIMAGINE

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A-ha.

Imagine there's

no countries, It isn't hard too do,

Nothing to kill or die for, And no religion too, Imagine all the people Living life in peace, yu-huh.


 

You may say I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one.

I hope some day you'll join us,

And the world will be one.

 

 

Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can,

No need for greed or hunger, A brotherhood of man, Imagine all the people Sharing all the world, yu-huh.

 

You may say I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one.

I hope some day you'll join us, And the world will live as one.


 

 


SPEAKING

 

 


1 In pairs, discuss the following questions.

1 What do you think is independence?

2 Is it good or bad to be independenr?



3 What to your mind is a guarantee of independence?

a) private ownership, reforming of ownership system?

b) support of the civilised world?

c) country's own army?

d) something else? What is it?

4 Do you agree that all men are created equal?

5 What do people need to make them feel

equal to everyone else?

6 How does sovereignty and independence

of Ukraine protect its citizens and their rights?

7 What rights do you have?

Which ones are most valuable to you?


 

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2 a) Read the dialogue below, then answer the following questions.

• Who is speaking?

How many people are speaking?

• What country are these people from?

•What are they? What are they discussing?

 

A: Ukrainian people consider their country as a democratic state. For me the word 'democratic' is associated with the notion 'justice' . How do people participate in realisation of justice in Ukraine?

8: As any other country of the world Ukraine has the body of judicial power, represented by the courts. The people of Ukraine have opportunity to directly participate in realisation of justice through people's assessors1 and jurors 2 •

A: In my country the President has rather

limited power. What about your President?


 

 

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to be in power



SPEAKING

 

 


 

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8: According to the Ukrainian Constitution the President besides representing our state has many duties and rights. For example, he/she appoints the Prime­ Minister and some other top officials, sets all-Ukrainian referendum in the case of need, stops the power of Verkhovna Rada under certain

circumstances , etc. But at the same time some of his/her actions must be approved by Verkhovna Rada. So to some extent his power is limited.

A: As I know in some post-Soviet states, presidents are elected with no

alternative candidates. 99 % of the voters say 'yes' to those who are actually in power. Sometimes the post of President is secured for the father of the nation for his lifetime. What about your country?

8: In 2010 the presidential elections in Ukraine were held the fifth time since Ukraine's independence. The very fact that 18 candidates ran at the latest elections should be looked upon as a sign of considerable progress of democracy.

A: I think that very few post-Soviet states can boast of anything similar.

 


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