Listening Script Real English 2

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Real English 2

Unit 1

Section 1 Task E

Geography is a science that deals with everything on the surface of the earth. It includes

the study of all the physical features of the earth surface, its climate, and the way that

people, plants, and animals are found in different areas of the world. There are manydifferent braches of geographical study. Two of the most important areas are physical

geography and human geography.

Physical geography uses geology to study the form and structure of the surface of the

earth, meteorology to study climate and weather patterns, and biology to look at thedistribution of plant and animal life. Human geography looks at all the many different

ways that human life relates to the earth. It looks at the distribution and characteristics of

people around the world, and the way that we use the land and earths natural resources.

People have been studying geography for thousands of years. ll the many travelers ande!plorers throughout history have added to the development of geography. t first, early

geographers were only interested in e!ploring new lands. Their knowledge andunderstanding of the earth was very limited. "or hundreds of years, people believed that

earth was flat. #arly geographers thought that if you traveled too far, you would simply

fall off the end of the world. It was not until the fifteenth and si!teenth centuries thattravelers proved that the earth was round.

Geography helps us to understand why tropical countries are hot all year around. This is

because they are located inside the Torrid $one, the area inside the tropics of %ancer and

%apricorn. It also helps us to understand why countries which are located outside this&one are cold for at least part of the year. 'y studying geography we can also find out

why some areas for the world have hurricanes and volcanoes whilst other areas havehurricanes and floods.

Unit 2

Section 1 Task B

The earth is made up of three main layers. t the middle of the earth there is the core.

round the core there is a layer which is partly li(uid and this is called the mantle. Then,above the mantle we have the layer that we live on. This is called the crust and it is made

up of twelve different sections. Its a little bit like a leather football which has a number

of panels that are )oined together to make a complete surface.*nlike a football, however, the twelve sections of the earths crust are not )oined together.

These sections are called plates and each of them floats on the top of the mantle and

moves very very slowly. In fact they are moving right now at about the same speed thatyour fingernails are growing. s plates move, they sometimes hit other plates. It is when

two plates hit each other , that the ground shakes beneath our feet and we have an

earth(uake.


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The movement of these plates doesnt only cause earth(uakes. It can also cause

volcanoes to erupt. +ometimes, when two plates hit each other, one plate is pushed

underneath the other plate and it goes down into the mantle. This can cause li(uid in themantle, called magma, to be pushed upwards and the result is volcanic eruption.

+o, why does Indonesia have so many earth(uakes and volcanoes -ell, Indonesia is in a

part of the world known as the /ing of "ire. This is because most of Indonesia sits ontop of the ustralian plate and and this collides with both the Pacific plate and the

#urasian plate. Indonesia has seventy0si! volcanoes that have erupted nearly 1,233 times.

Indonesia has had the second largest number of recent eruptions in sia, second only to4apan.

Unit 2

Section 1 Task F

I was asleep in my thirtieth floor apartment in 4akarta when my maid woke me up,

shouting shaky, shaky5. I (uickly got out of bed and headed for the door. -hile I was

locking the front door, my maid ran to the entrance of the stairs. +he was still shoutingand clearly very scared.

s I was on the thirtieth floor, there was no way that I was going to use the stairs becauseit would have taken too much time to get to the ground floor. +o, I went straight to the

lift. 6ormally, I had to wait a few minutes before the lift arrived, but tonight it came

straight away. -as I the only person in the whole building who was using the lifts the lift went down it was very shaky and made a terrible screeching sound as it

scraped against the side of the lift shaft and stopped moving. 'y this time I knew I had

made a big mistake by using the lift, but what could I do now I didnt panic, though,

because there wasnt any point. If the building fell down while I was trapped in the lift,there was nothing I could do.

7uckily for me, the lift suddenly started moving again and I finally made it safely to the

ground floor. I got out of the building straight away and saw many people standingoutside in their night clothes. s we all stood there, even more people came rushing out

of the building. #veryone was really scared and some people were still shouting as they

came out of the building.

Unit 3

Section 1 Task C

The word culture refers to the customs and beliefs that a particular group of people, or

country, shares. It includes religion, language, rules of behaviour, styles of dress, art,

music, dance and cooking. #very country in the world has developed its own culturalidentity and often within each country there are groups of people who have a different

culture to other groups.

#ver since e!plorers starting traveling around the world, cultures have mi!ed togetherand changed. Today, in the twenty0first century, increased movement of people from one

country to another has led to the development of a global culture. Television has also

contributed to this development. 8any cities in this world have now become

multicultural. 6owhere is this more true than in 7ondon.


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Imagine that it was possible for you to be dropped into the centre of 7ondon without you

knowing where you were. 9ou might have difficulty working out e!actly which country

you were ini. 9ou would see faces from almost every part of the world and you wouldhear people speak in man different languages. s you walk along the streets you would

find #nglish fish and chip shops ne!t to Indian, or %hinese restaurants. In fact, you would

find restaurants serving food from )ust about any countr in the world, includingIndonesia.

6ot only is 7ondon one of the most famous multicultural cities in the world, it is also one

of the worlds greatest centres for the arts. #ver since the time that the great writer+hakespeare worked in 7ondon in the si!teenth century, it has been the theatrical centre

of the world. It is also the home of the world famous opera companies, ballet companies,

orchestras and choirs.

7ondon is sometimes called a living museum, because of its culture and history whichdate back more than two thousand years. It also has more than one hundred large

museums with collections that chart the history and culture of the world from the time of

the dinosaurs. 7ondons art galleries also house some of the finest paintings and

sculptures to be found anywhere in the world.

Unit 3

Section 2 Task B

:ance has long been one of the performing arts. %ave paintings which date back to theprehistoric times over 23,333 years ago, show that dancing is one of the oldest forms of

art known to man. It is a natural way that people can e!press themselves through

movement. Today, some people perform dances in front of audiences, whilst others

simply dance for their own pleasure.#arly dance was probably ritual dancing performed by slaves for a variety of religious

reasons. These slaves were, in effect, the first professional dancers. Through the ages,

dance has developed into a large number of different of styles. :ances such as ballet andballroom dancing involve a set of range movements which do not have any particular

meanings. 8any sian dances such as 'alinese dancing, on the other hand, use symbolic

gestures to help tell a story.8any people around the world en)oy dancing, whether it is done for performance or

social reasons. In a number of countries there are many small dance schools, which

provide lessons for children in ballroom, ballet or tap dancing. ;ften the children who

take these lessons )ust en)oy dancing at home for fun. In some countries it is common foradults to attend dance evenings which are held at local social clubs or in ballrooms.

8ost of these people )ust go dancing for their own en)oyment, but a few people go to

dancing schools like the /oyal 'allet +chool in 7ondon, because they want to becomefamous dancers. Perhaps the main type of dancing for the masses, is the free style of

dancing that is done in the many night clubs and discos in cities around the world.


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Unit 3

Section 3 Task F

+yasi< +o, how did you en)oy your holiday in 7ondon

Tara < It was great. 7ondon is such a beautiful city.

+yasi< -hat did you do while you were thereTara < ;h, I did so many different things.

+yasi< ;=, well tell me what the best five things were.

Tara < The best five -ell, ;=. I went to the >ictoria and lbert 8useum to see ande!hibition of some really beautiful >ersace dresses. Then, after going to the >?, I

walked down the road to a huge department store called Harrods and had a look at some

modern designer dresses. I also went to see a musical called %ats. 9ou should have

heard the singers. They were brilliant5 Then, after watching the musical, I had a meal in alovely Indian restaurant. The food smelled and tasted so good5

+yasi< That sounds great, but Ive only heard you mention four things. :idnt you hear

me ask you about five things

Tara< ;h sorry5 ;=, I guess number five was )ust walking around the centre of 7ondon.4ust seeing and hearing all the different sights and sounds was a wonderful e!perience in

itself5+yasi< :id you prefer the >ersace dresses or the modern designer dresses

Tara< I think I preferred the >ersace dresses.

+yasi< -hy was thatTara< -ell, not only did I get to look at the beautiful clothes which were worn by famous

people like 8adonna and Princess :iana, there was also an area in the e!hibition where I

was able to touch the clothes and feel the (uality of the fabric.

+yasi< :id you take any photosTara< 9es. It took lots of photos. Ill bring them tomorrow and you can have a look at

them.

Unit 3

Section 3 Task G

1. He lives in a very big house.

2. 8y school has lots of new facilities.

@. Her my mother is very pretty.

A. 8y teacher is very clever.B. +ome people in Indonesia are very rich.

C. He is a nice man.

D. -e are all very happy that we passed the test.E. +ome boys in this school are really handsome.

F. The visit to the museum was a fantastic e!perience.

13. The pond is full of small fish.


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Unit 3

Section 3 Task O

1. 4akarta is a very ugly, small.

2. 8any people in the developing world are rich and fat.

@. The #arth Is a small, s(uare planet.A. 8ost male pop stars are very ugly and old.

B. 8an fashion models are short and fat.

C. The losing team gave a very good performance.D. 8y neighbours are horrible people.

E. -hen children cry they are usually very happy.

F. The shoes I bought yesterday are old.

13. 8y #nglish teacher is a very poor person.

Unit 4

Section 1 Task B

griculture is a science that deals with managing the growth of plants and animals to

provide food for people. Humans have farmed the land and fished the seas for thousandof years. t first, early humans ate food from animals that they hunted or from plants that

they gathered from the land. s time went on, they discovered that some plants were

good to eat while others were bad to eat. They began to reali&e that if they took seedsfrom the plants that were good to eat, they could plant them and grow more food.

It was in this way that people began to change from a hunter0gatherer lifestyle to planting

seeds for harvest. t the same time that people began to grow more of their own food,

they also began to domesticate and breed animals. 'y producing their own food in thisway, people were able to increase their levels nutrition. 8ore and more land was farmed

as irrigation systems were developed. These systems meant that people didnt have to

rely on the rain for watering their crops. s people began to produce more food than theyneeded for their own use, they were able to use the surplus food as a means of trade.

It was from the need for people to come together to trade their surplus crops that cities

began to grow and develop.s larger areas of land were farmed, the need for good tools increased. The development

of industry making tools from metal, meant that farmers could now cultivate their land

with greater efficiency. This led to the production of more produce. :iversification meant

that the farmers began to grow crops that were not )ust for peoples immediate need tohave food to eat. 6ew crops included sugar, tea, coffee and cocoa, as well as non0food

crops like tobacco, rubber, cotton, and oil seeds. +ome of these new cash crops were

able to provide considerable amounts of income.

Unit 4

Section 2 Task B

Two0thirds of the earths surface is covered by water. -ith such a huge amount of water it

is not surprising that fish has been an important part of the human diet. #ven today, fish

provides an important source of protein for many people through out the world. The


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fishing industry can be a very valuable source of income for countries that have large

coastal areas.

Indonesia has over two million s(uare kilometers of fishing grounds. These include bothcoastal sea fisheries as well as inland fisheries. "ish e!ports account for large proportion

for the countrys total agricultural e!ports. +hrimp and prawns make up the largest part of

the fish e!ports. ;ther fish e!ports include, tuna, carp and mackerel.round ninety per cent of Indonesian fishermen use traditional forms of fishing, such as

hooks and lines, traps and various types of nets. 8any of these fishermen eat the fish they

catch or sell it locally. The other ten per cent of Indonesian fishermen use commercialfishing boats. These fishermen catch more than half of the total number of fish caught in

Indonesian waters and much of the fish is e!ported to other sian countries.

The increasing demand for fish around the world has led to over fishing in many of the

worlds top fishing grounds. This has led to a (uota system being introduced in a numberof countries. In #urope, for e!ample, the demand for white fish has been so great over the

years that there are now so few fish stocks left in the sea that this white fish is in danger

of e!tinction. uota restrictions now mean that many fishermen in 'ritain are only

allowed to go to sea for fifteen days in each month. -hile 'ritish fishing boats aremoored in harbours doing absolutely nothng, fish has to be imported into 'ritain from

other countries.

Unit 4

Section 3 Task F

7ihat halaman DD

Unit 5

Section 1 Task B

8r 8arsh< Hey, 4ohn, look at this1 Ive )ust got a letter from the 8inistry of gricultureand its got a che(ue in it for @3,3335 The letter says that its a compensation for all the

animals I lost with foot and mouth disease.

4ohn< Thats not bad is it -hat are you going to do with all that money8r 8arsh< I dont know yet. Ill have a think. Ill probably )ust use it to buy some more

sheep.

4ohn< How many of your sheep were infected with the disease

8r 8arsh< -ell, they only only found one sheep with signs of the disease, but they stillhad to kill all the other sheep to stop the disease from spreading.

The ne!t day, 8r 8arsh met 4ohn again.

4ohn< Hello, 8r 8arsh. Have you decided what are you going to do with the money yougot from the ministry

8r 8arsh< 9es, I have. I am going to use part of the money to buy some sheep and Ill

buy some deer with the rest of the money.4ohn< 9oure going to buy some deer -hy deer

8r 8arsh< -ell, I saw some information on the internet about deer farming and it said

that you can make a lot of money from it. +o Ive decided that I am going to give it a try.


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4ohn< ;h really I will have to think about that myself when I get back from holiday. Hey,

do you think youll be able to lend me some money when I get back from holiday, so that

I can buy some deer from myself8r 8arsh< 6o, Im sorry. 'y the time you get back from holiday. Ill have spent all of the

money.

Unit 5

Section 1 Task B

+hortly after the +econd -orld -ar ended in 1FAB, elections were held in 'ritain to

choose a new government. The ruling %onservative party was thrown out of poweer and a

new labour government was elected in its place. The people of 'ritain wanted to have a

better future for themselves and the new labour promised them huge social reform.The new government established a state welfare system which promised to look after

everyone from cradle to grave. In other words, from the time that people were born

until the day they died. This new system promised to end the problems caused by

unemployment by providing everyone with )obs. It promised to end child poverty bygiving each family money every week. It gave state pension to all men aged si!ty0five

and over and all women aged si!ty and over. The 6ational Health +ervice was set up toprovide health care and hospitals for everyone. state education system was set to

provide free education for all children. social services department was also set up to

help children who had problems at home.Today, more than fifty years after it was introduced, the 'ritish welfare system is still in

operation, even though it has been modified many times. 7ets look briefly at how the

system tries to take care of each family welfare. #very family in 'ritain is entitled to

claim money for each child in the family. This used to be called family allowance, butits name has now been changed to child benefit. It doesnt matter how rich or poor a

family is. #ach family is given C@ a month for each first born child and A2.23 a month

for any other children in the family. This means that a family with two children receives13B.23 per month from the state. family which has four children receives 1EF.C3

each month.

Unit 6

Section 1 Task B

In 4anuary 233@, the office for 6ational +tatistics issues a report on the number of peopleout of work in the country. In 4anuary 233B, the report showed that the rate of

unemployment had fallen to its lowest level for more than ten years. ;fficial figures

showed that the number of unemployed people at the end of 233A was 1,A13,333. Thenumber of people who were claiming state unemployment benefit had also fallen to

E1@,233.

*nemployed people in 'ritain are able to claim a 4obseekers allowance, if they satisfycertain conditions. These conditions are that they are able to work, available for work,

and actively looking for work. To claim a 4obseekers allowance, all applicants must have

an interview with an adviser at a 4obcentre. This is to make sure that applicants agree


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with the conditions that relate to the allowance and to find out the kinds of )obs that they

are looking for.

The amount of money that each unemployed person receives from the state depends ontheir age and whether they are married or not. "or e!ample, an unemployed person who

is si!teen or seventeen year old receives 1@A a month. n unemployed person between

the ages of 1E and 2A receives 1DC.23 each month. n unmarried person over the age of2B receives 222.C3 each month. married person over the age of 1E receives @AF.23

per month. #ach person receiving a 4obseekers allowance must go to a 4obcentre once a

month to sign a statement saying that they are still unemployed and looking for a )ob.*nemployed people can also claim an allowance to have their housing costs, such as rent,

paid by the state. s an incentive to try and make sure that unemployed people find )obs,

the state pays a bonus of up to 1333 when an unemployed person starts a new )ob and

stops claiming benefit from the state.

Unit 6

Section 2 Task B

It was around si! in the morning, when they arrived at the train station. They had been

given tickets and told that they were going on a )ourney to a new place where they couldsettle down and live in peace. s they got off the train the men were told to stand on the

left of the platform and the women and children were told to stand on the right of the

platform.Thousands of people were standing there, and as they stood in their lines, doctors came to

look at them. 8en who were old, or looked ill or weak were told to stand with the

women. %hildren who were over 1.2 metres tall were told to stand with the men.

fter the doctors had finished, the men were taken across the rail tracks and into a campwhich had hundreds of huts. The women, small children, and men who were old or weak

or were told to walk to the end of the platform. They numbered more than 1,C33 and were

told that they were being taken to shower rooms, so that they would be clean when theyentered the camp.

They were taken into a large room and told to undress. 7eave your clothes where you

can find them after youve had your shower, they were told. fter undressing, they wereall told to move into a large shower room, complete with water pipes and shower heads.

Then the door to the room was closed behind them. The process was to begin. +ome

twenty minutes later, it was all over. ll 1,C33 people were dead. It wasnt water that

came out of the shower heads, but deadly cyanide gas.+ome of the children who werent taken to the shower rooms are twins. The doctors at the

train station had a special reason for saving them. They wanted to use the twins for their

research on genetics. 8any e!periments were carried out on the children. +ometimes,these e!periments killed the children. ;ther times, the children became so ill and weak

that the doctors couldnt use them anymore. -hen this happened, they were either given

a lethal in)ection, or they were taken to the showers.


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Unit 7

Section 1 Task B

Thousands of people go surfing in the seas around Indonesia each year, but millions of

people in Indonesia go surfing on dry land. How can this be -ell, of course, its very a

different type of surfing. The second type of surfing is surfing the web. The -orld-ide -eb which is found on the internet.

+o, what e!actly is the Internet and what is the -orld -ide -eb -ell, it all dates back

to the beginning of the 1FD3s. The merican government wanted to find a way thatdifferent areas of the military could communicate with each other. It also wanted to

provide a way for scientists and researchers in universities to communicate directly with

each other.

"or nearly twenty years, the use of the internet was limited by the merican government,but in the early 1FF3s, it allowed the internet to be used for commercial use. In 1FFB, the

-orld -ide -eb opened up a global communication system for anyone who had acces to

a computer which could be connected to the Internet.

Today, the internet is used by people sitting in their own homes, or by companyemployees sitting in their offices. #very hour of every day, thousands of people around

the world are sending electronic mail to other people, either for business or privatereasons. #lectronic mail, or e0mail as we call it, has for many people replaced the

handwritten letters that are sent through postal services. #mails have also largely replaced

the fa!es and tele!es that businesses used to send.round the world, many students use the Internet for research as it contains websites with

information on )ust about every sub)ect that it is possible to imagine. In some countries,

schools even free internet access for students in their 7earning /esource %entres.

However, possibly the biggest use of the internet by young people is the access it gives tochat rooms. These are virtual meeting rooms where people from all over the world can

get together and chat about things that interest them.

Unit 7

Section 7 Task A

a 8artin %ooper invented the mobile phone in 1FD@.

b "irst telephone transmission using fibre optic cable was made in 1FCC.

c >ideo0phones were used by reporters in Ira( war in 233@.

d 8obile phones were first sold for commercial use in [email protected] le!ander Graham 'ell invented the telephone in 1EDC.

f The first transatlantic cable phone was laid in 1FBC.

g The first communication satellite was launched into space in 1FC2.

Unit 7

Section 2 Task B

;n the @rdpril, 1FD@, a man in 6ew 9ork did something for the very first time.

+omething that millions of people all around the world are doing right now, at the same

time as you are reading these words. -hat do you think they are doing 9ou might, or


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might not, be able to work out the correct answers. These millions of people all around

the worlds are talking to other people using their mobile phones.

Talking to people using a mobile phone is something that many of us take for grantedthese days. 'ack in 1FD@, however, this was something that that was only possible for

one man. He was 8artin %ooper, the pioneer of a personal handheld phone that most

people now call the mobile phone.The first mobile phone was very large by todays standards and weighted one kilogram. It

was also e!tremely e!pensive. t todays prices, this early phone would cost more than

si!ty million rupiahs. It took ten more years of development before mobile phone becameavailable for commercial use in 1FE@. #ven then, this new technology was so e!pensive

that only large businesses could afford to use it.

Today, mobile phones can still be e!pensive to use, but the cost is nothing like what it

used to be. -alk along any street, in people using them. -alk into almost any school andyou might even find students using mobile phones. 8obile phones have even been used

by some students to help them cheat in their e!ams.

8obile phones provide many people with the opportunity to have their own personal

number. -herever they go, they can keep in contact with other people to use their phoneswherever they are in the world. 8any mobile phone systerms allow people to use their

phones wherever they are in the world. This means that if someone from Indonesia is onholiday in #ngland when you call them on their mobile phone, they will still be able to

receive your call even though they are thousand of kilometers away at the other side of

the world.

Unit

Section 1 Task B

In 8ay 2332, nearly seven thousand people in 'ritain voted in a poll to find out which

professions were the most respected and the least respected. The results of the poll, which

was carried out by the ''%, revealed some big surprises. In the top of two place cameprofessions that are closely linked with each other. These are professions that are

essential for the health and well being of the nation. In first place came doctors, followed

closely behind by nurses. In a surprise to some people, other health care professions camemuch lower down the list with chemists in twenty si!th place and dentists in twenty ninth

place. /oad sweepers and cleaners received more votes than dentists.

Third place in the poll went to teachers. 6ot all members of this profession were e(ually

respected though. Those who work in schools received far more votes than those whowork in universities. The second category only reached eleventh place in the list, )ust one

place above religious leaders. ll the emergency services achieved top ten places with

firemen in fourth places, paramedics in fifth place, ambulance driver in eight place andpolice officers in ninth place.

"or professions related to air travel, pilot came in fifteenth place and cabin crew finished

much lower down the list in fifthy0ninth place. The people who look after our moneycame well down the list with bank ca0shiers in fifty0si!th place and bank managers in

eightieth place. ccountants came even lower and were voted as the tenth least respected

profession, )ust one place above company directors. %ivil servants came in si!ty0seventh

place, while local government officers came ten places lower.


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8oving on to the top five least respected professions in 'ritain. In fifth place came

)ournalists, followed in fourth place by lawyers. The third place for the least respected

professions went to government ministers who were )ust a short way behind estate agentswho came second. 'ut, a very long way out in the lead as the least respected profession

in 'ritain came its members of parliament.

Unit 1!

Section 1 Task B

The *nited 6ation is an international organi&ation which was founded in 1FAB at the end

of the second world war. The mission of the *6 is to maintain world peace and to make

sure that countries settle disputes by peaceful means. 8embership of the *6 is open to

any country in the world that agrees to obey its rules. In 1FAB, there were fifty onemembers of the *6. Today, almost every country in the world is a member.

-hen the *6 was founded in 1FAB, a decision was made to give merica, 'ritain,

"rance, the +oviet *nion, and %hina the power to veto the most important decisions that

the *6 took. These were the most powerful countries at the end of the second world warand it was felt that if the *6 was to be successful in promoting world peace, it needed to

have their support.The five countries that have the power to veto are also permanent members of the *6s

security council. The security council is perhaps the most important part of the *6. In

addition to the five permanent members, it also has ten other members who are elected toserve on the council for two0year terms. The security council is responsible for

maintaining world peace and its decisions should be obeyed by all members of the *6.

"or many years, there has been tension between the *6 and one of its members. The

reason why its head(uarters were placed in 6ew 9ork was to try and encourage mericato support its work. The tension between merica and many other members of the *6

was seen very clearly in 233@, when it decided to got to war against Ira( without the

support of security council. In 8arch 233@, George -. 'ush told the security council thatit was time for members to show their cards and either vote to support war against Ira(,

or vote agains war. 4ust ten days after giving the council this ultimatum, 'ush decided not

to ask for the vote as it was now clear that the ma)ority of council members were againsthis plans for war.

Unit 1!

Section 2 Task B

The ssociation of +outheast sian 6ations J+#6 was founded in ugust 1FCD by

Indonesia, 8alaysia, the Philippines, +ingapore, and Thailand. :uring the years thatfollowed, other countries from the region )oined the alliance. These were 'runei,

>ietnam, 7aos, 8yanmar and %ambodia.

The main ob)ectives of the alliance were laid out in the original 1FCD declaration. Thisstates, The ssociation represents the collective will of the nations of +outheast sia to

bind themselves together in friendship and co0operation and, through )oint efforts and

sacrifices, secure for their peoples and for posterity, the blessings of peace, freedom and

prosperity.


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In addition to developing the relationships between members of the alliance in the pursuit

of peace, freedom and prosperity, +#6 has also taken steps to work with other sian

countries on matters of regional importance. n e!cellent e!ample of the way that+#6 works with other countries in the region occurred in 8ay 233@, when leaders

from %hina and 4apan met with +#6 leaders to co0ordinate the regions fight against

the spread of the deadly +/+ virus.sias economy was very badly hit by fears over the +/+ disease. These fears damaged

tourism and trade throughout the region. In an effort to restore public confidence in the

way that each country was trying to stop the spread of the disease, it was agreed that stricttravel checks should be put into operation.

These checks meant that people crossing national borders should be screened for signs of

the disease and people who were suspected of having the disease would be banned from

traveling.=ofi nnan, the secretary general of the *nited 6ations stated ,Today, +#6 is not

only a well functioning, indispensable reality in the region. It is a real force to be

reckoned with far beyond the region. It is also a trusted partner of the *nited 6ations.

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