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English Vocabulary in Use Pre-Intermediate (Unit 59: War and violence)


A. The job of the army

These men are soldiers, and they are carrying guns1. They are members of an army, and part of the responsibility of an army is to defend their country from attack2 and to protect the people3. Sometimes this means they have to fight the enemy4. A long period of fighting is called a war, e.g. the First World War, 1914–1918, and during a war there will be a number of battles5.

1 have guns with them
2 stop others who use violence against their country
3 keep them safe		 4 the people they are fighting against
5 fights between two armies

Language help

Violence is when someone tries to hurt or kill someone; the adjective is violent.
The violence has increased in recent weeks; There have been a number of violent attacks.

B. Reporting in war

1 the centre of
2 damaged them so badly that they don’t exist now; NOT completely damaged
3 trying to find someone or something
4 happened
5 left the place without being caught; syn get away		 6 staying in a place where you cannot be seen or found
7 injured by a gun
8 It isn’t known where someone or something is.
9 people who are dead / have died

Language help

Several words in the unit can be used as verbs and nouns with a similar meaning.

They’re searching for them.
They’re continuing their search for them.
He can’t escape.
There is no escape.
When did they attack?
Where did the attack take place?
Exercise-59.1


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