Rephrase the following with reference to the text.

1) The UN Millennium Declaration was adopted in September 2000 by the largest gathering of world leaders.

2) According to the Goal’s agenda, people will have better living conditions by 2015.

3) The Goals are to give women more opportunities to guarantee basic human rights.

4) The eight MDGs that were internationally agreed have the aim of promoting development by raising standards of living in the world’s poorest countries.

5) A detailed, all-embracing report on achieving the MDGs indicates that many of the targets have already been reached.

1.7. Which sentence best illustrates the use of the word in italics taken from the text?

1) In September 2000, the largest gathering of the world leaders in history adopted the UN Millennium Declaration.

a) After the hurricane in Haiti in 2010, many children were adopted by American families.

b) The research group adopted a new method which guaranteed success.

c) The final resolution was unanimously adopted by those present at the conference.

d) She easily adopted her friend’s manner of speaking and behaving.

2) The eight goals set an ambitious agenda for improving the human condition by 2015.

a) The Ukrainian team looks set for the victory.

b) Our budget is small, so we should set limits to our expenditure.

c) The cement has set.

d) He set himself to study the problem.

e) This cup is part of a set.

3) They respond to the world’s main development challenges and address extreme poverty in its many dimensions.

a) His words were addressed to the young researchers of the team.

b) Please write to my office address.

c) Each year, the President delivers an address to the nation.

d) These problems were not adequately addressed in his report.

4) To perform the majority of research, ten time-oriented task forces have been created.

a) The orchestra is performing a new symphony tonight.

b) They are performing Hamlet for the first time in this season; she performed her part brilliantly.

c) How did our football team perform at the recent championship?

d) He performed his task well.

e) How is the new machine performing?

1.8. Transform the following phrases as in the pattern.

a) V+N →N+ prep +N

PATTERN: to adopt a declaration →adoption of a declaration

to reduce child mortality

to improve the human condition

to respond to challenge

to promote gender equality

to exclude from the world development

to eradicate poverty

to achieve universal primary education

to empower women

to combat diseases

to ensure environmental sustainability

to perform research

b) N1 + N2 →N2 + prep. +N1

PATTERN: poverty reduction → reduction of poverty

world leaders

development challenges

gender equality

child mortality

action plan

c) Adj/PI/PII +N → N+ which/that is/have been/is + Adj /PI/PII

PATTERN: a global partnership – a partnership that is global

time-bound and quantified targets

an ambitious agenda

adequate shelter

ensure gender equality

an adopted declaration

the improving human condition

the developed strategies

the supported goals

selected experts

increasing quality

created task forces

reduced child mortality

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