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Monday 22 March 2010

March, 24th : 10th Anniversary 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia

Today, it's time to remember. Time to have a close look at history to learn from our past mistakes.Watch carefully the following documentary ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrKP-Xj4bgs&feature=related) and try to answer the following questions I've prepared for you all: (Remember that you can use the wikipedia sources and watch the documentary as many times as necessary to answer the questions):
1.- How many Kosova-Albanians were saved thanks to the NATO-USA military intervention?
2.- Who was Milosevic?
3.- Who was Madeline Albright?. She considers Milosevic the s_ _ _ _ _ of the problem.
4.- Give a synonym in British English to the American English expression "they were not kidding".
5.- Who was the president of the United States during that conflict? (= in 1999)
6.- What's the current capital city of Yugoslavia?
7.- What were the first and second targets by the coalition armies?
8.- How's pronounced the word bombing? Give a phonetic transcription.
9.- The hardest attack took place in................................................... And it took place after _______ days after the beginning of the conflict.
10. What's the American word to refer to the centre of a city?.
11. What was Russian's attitude towards this conflict?
12. Who was Russian President during the Kosova War?
13. Do you think this documentary is biased or partial, or on the contrary, it is quite impartial?

19 comments:

Lylia Daoud Brikci said...

1. 2 millions
2.He was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Federal Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990.
3.Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15, 1937) is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She considers Milosevic the source of the problem.
4.They were no joking.
5.Bill Clinton
6.Belgrade
8.bɑmɪŋ
12.Vladimir Putin

marc antoine said...

1. 2 millions
2.He was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Federal Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990.
3.Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15, 1937) is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She considers Milosevic the source of the problem.
4.They were no joking.
5.Bill Clinton
6.Belgrade
8.bɑmɪŋ
12.Vladimir Putin

3ºesodani lopez said...

dani lopez


1. 2 millions
2.He was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Federal Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990.
3.Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15, 1937) is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She considers Milosevic the source of the problem.
4.They were no joking.
5.Bill Clinton
6.Belgrade
8.bɑmɪŋ
12.Vladimir Putin

thierry the big bos of 92 nanterre en force said...

1. 2 millions
2.He was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia.
3.Madeleine Korbel Albright born May 15, 1937 is the first woman to become a United States Secretary in State. She consider Milosevic the source of the problem.
4.They were no joking.
5.Bill Clinton
6.Belgrade
8.bɑmɪŋ
12.Vladimir Putin

Julio Neny said...

Julio Neny
1. 2 millions
2. He was the president of Serbia and Yugoslavia
3.Madeleine Korbel Albright is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State.
4.They were no joking.
5.Bill Clinton
6.Belgrade
8.bɑmɪŋ
9.Belgrade.
10. place
11. He do nothing.
12.Vladimir Putin

Anonymous said...

1) 1. 2 millions
2.He was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Federal Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990.
3.Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15, 1937) is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She considers Milosevic the source of the problem.
4.They were no joking.
5.Bill Clinton
6.Belgrade

anne 3ro eso said...

1.There were 2 millions
2.He was the President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of SRSFS during 8 years.
3.She is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She considers Milosevic the source of the problem.
4.They weren't joking
5.Bill Clinton
6.Belgrade
8.bɑmɪŋ
12.Vladimir Putin

Lylia Daoud Brikci said...

9.place
10.place

Anonymous said...

1. 2 millions
2.The coroner who performed the autopsy on Milosevic said the prisoner of the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) had been administered a medication contraindicated for health.
3.Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15, 1937) is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She considers Milosevic the source of the problem.
4.They were no joking.
5.Bill Clinton
6.Belgrade
8.bɑmɪŋ
9.Belgrade.
10. place
11. He do nothing
12.Vladimir Putin

María Begué said...

1. How many Kosova-Albanians were saved thanks to the NATO-USA military intervention? 2 Millions
2. Who was Milosevic? He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Federal Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000.
3.Who was Madeline Albright? She was the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She considers Milosevic the SOURCE of the problem.
4. Give a synonym in British English to the American English expression "they were not kidding".
They were not joking.
5.Who was the president of the United States during that conflict? (= in 1999)
The president was Bill Clinton.
6. What's the current capital city of Yugoslavia? The current capital of Yugoslavia is Sarajevo.
7.- What were the first and second targets by the coalition armies?
8.- How's pronounced the word bombing? Give a phonetic transcription. [bɑmɪŋ]
9. The hardest attack took place in Belgrade And it took place after 14 days after the beginning of the conflict.
10. What's the American word to refer to the centre of a city? The word is center.
11. What was Russian's attitude towards this conflict?
12. Who was Russian President during the Kosova War?
The president was Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin( he renounced and Vladimir Putin become the president)
13. Do you think this documentary is biased or partial, or on the contrary, it is quite impartial?
This documentary is very subjective.

Camila Buscaglione said...

1.-? 2 millions

2.- He was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Federal Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990.

3.- She is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State
They were no joking

5.- The president was Bill Clinton

6.- Belgrade

7.- First: Serbs used the TV station to spread lies. After USA and NATO saw these lies. they screwed it up. Now Serbs can watch only Western Channels
Second: The police station in Belgrade was hit very hard so the Serbs could feel the war deep in themselves

8.- bɑmɪŋ

12. Vladimir Putin

Lena 3º Eso said...

Lena Kleij Cortes
3º ESO
1.- How many Kosovo-Albanians were saved thanks to the NATO-USA military intervention? 2 million people.

2.- Who was Milosevic? He was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Federal Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990.
3. - Who was Madeline Albright?. She considers Milosevic the source of the problem. Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15, 1937) is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She considers Milosevic the source of the problem.
4. - Give a synonym in British English to the American English expression "they were not kidding". They were not joking

5. - Who was the president of the United States during that conflict? (= in 1999) Bill Clinton

6. - What's the current capital city of Yugoslavia? Belgrade

7. - What were the first and second targets by the coalition armies? Belgrade and Pristina

8. - How's pronounced the word bombing? Give a phonetic transcription. bɑmɪŋ

9. - The hardest attack took place in................................................... And it took place after _______ days after the beginning of the conflict.

10. What's the American word to refer to the centre of a city?. The Down Town

11. What was Russian's attitude towards this conflict? They couldn’t do anything

12. Who was Russian President during the Kosova War? Vladimir Putin

13. Do you think this documentary is biased or partial, or on the contrary, it is quite impartial? Any of them, because the two were responsible for the war.

Anonymous said...

1. 2 millions

2. Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Federal Serbia from 1989until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990.

3.Who was Madeline Albright? She was the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She considers Milosevic the SOURCE of the problem.

4. synonym: to make fun, to joke...

dori 1º commerce said...

1. Two million people were saved.
2. He was the president of Serbia and also the president of the Socialist Party.
3. She was the first woman who became Secretary of State in USA. She considers him as the source of the problem.
4. They were not joking.
5. Bill Clinton.
6. Belgrade.
7. They were the capital city and
8. /bɑmɪŋ/
9. In Kosovo.
10.
11. I think they don´t mind about this conflit.
12. Putin.
13. Partial or impartial the only thing that I can comment it´s the sad reality about a war with a lot of victims.

Cristofer P.J 2ºBach said...

Cristofer said:

1. 2 millions
2. He was the president of Serbia and Yugoslavia
3.Madeleine Korbel Albright is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State.
4.They were no joking.
5.Bill Clinton
6.Belgrade
8.bɑmɪŋ
9.Belgrade.
10. place
11. He do nothing.
12.Vladimir Putin
13. This documentary is subjective

Beatriz Santarosalía said...

1. 2 milllions of Kosova-Albanians were saved thanks to the NATO-USA military intervention.

2. Milosevic was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Federal Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990.

3. Madeline Albright is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She was appointed by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99-0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997. She considers Milosevic the source of the problem.

4. They weren´t joking.

5. Bill Clinton was the president of the United States during that conflict.

6. Belgrade is the current capital city of Yugoslavia.

7. Belgrade and Pristina were the first and second targets by the coalition armies.

8. The phonetic transcription of the word "bombing" is bɑmɪŋ.

9. The hardest attack took place in Belgrade. And it took place after 14 days after the beginning of the conflict.

10. The American word to refer to the centre of a city is "center".

11. Towards this conflict, the Russian´s attitude was they did nothing.

12. During the Kosova War, the Russian President was Vladimir Putin.

Elodie Timiraos 2ºBach said...

1. 2 millions

2. Slobodan Milosevic was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Federal Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990.

3. Madeleine Korbel Albright is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She considers Milosevic the source of the problem.

4. They were not joking

5. Bill Clinton

6. Belgrade

8. /bɑmɪŋ/

10. center

12. Vladimir Putin

Gonzalo 2º ESO said...

1.-The sun.
2.-They are 8 planetas.
3.-I'ts probabl the unic planet with live in the hole system solar,and he's colour is blue.
4.Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn, along with Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, is classified as a gas giant.


Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian, meaning "Jupiter-like", planets.

Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus (the Titan father of Zeus) the Babylonian Ninurta and to the Hindu Shani. Saturn's symbol represents the god's sickle.


The planet Saturn is composed of hydrogen, with small proportions of helium and trace elements.


Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust.

5.-Star:A star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma that is held together by gravity.
Telescope:A telescope is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects by the collection of electromagnetic radiation.

Antía 2ºESO said...

1.-What's this star called?
The sun
2.-How many planets are there in our solar system?
8 planets
-What are the inner planets?
Mercuri, Venus, Earth & Mars
-What are the outer planets?
Jupiter, Saturn,Uranius & Neptune.
3.-What can you say about Earth?
Is the planet where people live and it has singulars qualities. It has oxigen and liquid water.
4.-Write five sentences about Saturn?
*Is the only planet wich has rings on it.
*Is the second biggest planet in the solar sistem
*It's the sixth planet in the solar sistem.
5.-What is a star, a crater and a telescope?
STAR: A star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma that is held together by gravity.
CRATER: the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body.
TELESCOPE: A telescope is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects by the collection of electromagnetic radiation.

___________________________________

- Which one is the biggest one?.
Jupiter
- Which one is the smallest?.
Mercury
- What's the planet with a hottest weather?
Mercury
- Which one has a coldest weather?.
Neptune
- What's the name of the furthest planet to the Earth? and the nearest?
The furthest-> Mars
The nearest-> Venus


Fourth, there are other elements in our universe which are not planets. Give information about the following:
- Satellites. Brief definition?. Say what's the most important in our solar system.
*A satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor.
- Meteors. Brief definition?.
A meteoroid is a sand- to boulder-sized particle of debris in the Solar System.