Text-study. I. Learn the following words

I. Learn the following words.

Principal – главный, основной;

formerly – прежде;

to suspend – приостанавливать;

to be located – находиться, размещаться;

intergovernmental – межправительственный;

to add – дополнять;

manual – руководство, справочник;

to replace – заменять.

II. Answer the following questions.

1.What principal organs is the UN system based on?

2. Where are the principal UN organs located?

3. Where are the other UN agencies based?

4. What are the official languages of the UN?

5. What are the two working languages of the Secretariat?

6. How was the UN representation of China changed in 1971?

7. How is the Republic of China now commonly known?

III. Choose a), b) or c) to complete the following statements about the text.

1. The UN System is based on ….

a) two intergovernmental organizations;

b) five principal organs;

c) the political system of the USA.

2. Four of five principal organs are located ….

a) on international territory in New York City;

b) in the Hague;

c) in the offices at Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi.

3. The Secretariat uses ….

a) all the six official languages of the UN;

b) simplified Chinese;

c) two working languages – English and French.

4. … was added as an official language in 1973.

a) Chinese;

b) Japanese;

c) Arabic.

5. The Republic of China is commonly known in the UN as....

a) Hong Kong;

b) Taiwan;

c) the People’s Republic of China.