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In March 2004, the international governor ofBog'liq 1,2 - THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY Elementary (2)
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In March 2004, the international governor of
Bosnia introduced some new laws for the city.
He removed the old Croat and Muslim town
councils and formed a new single council for
the city. In June 2004 the Croat and Muslim
firefighting services joined together and
became a single firefighting service. Then in
July the two ambulance services joined
together and became a single ambulance
service.
Then last week something remarkable
happened. Milan Milesovic, a Croat
ambulance driver from the Croat west side of
Mostar, drove his ambulance across one of
the bridges over the Neretva River to help a
sick Muslim on the other side. “I’m just doing
my job. It’s normal”, he said.
The Croats have also said that Muslim
schoolchildren can attend the beautiful old
grammar school in September. They will,
however, be on a separate floor and will have
a different educational programme from the
Croats.
Finally, last week, the Old Bridge reopened
again. The work took many years and cost
$9m. The bridge is a perfect copy of the old
Turkish bridge and is 27m long and stands
18m above the river. Princes, presidents and
prime ministers from all over Europe attended
the opening of the “new Old Bridge”. Many
people see the opening as a symbol of hope
for the future.
But one western official, who has been in
Bosnia for more than five years, is not so
optimistic. He says that the Croat and Muslim
politicians in Mostar are making the divisions
between the Croats and the Muslims even
greater.
The Guardian Weekly
20-07-04, page 3
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2004
Taken from the news section in
www.onestopenglish.com
Choose the best answer.
1. The city of Mostar is ...
a. united
b. divided
c. optimistic
2. Milan Milesovic is ...
a. an ambulance driver
b. a firefighter
c. the international governor of Bosnia
3. In 1566 the Turks built ...
a. Mostar
b. a huge mosque
c. a stone bridge
4. The new bridge is ...
a. a perfect copy of the old bridge
b. a concrete bridge for buses to use
c. a symbol of the division of the city
5. The Muslims of Mostar live ...
a. on the west bank of the river
b. on the east bank of the river
c. on both banks of the river
Noun
Verb
Noun
Verb
1.
division
____________
5.
formation
____________
2.
introduction ____________
6.
attendance ____________
3.
education
____________
7.
destruction ____________
4.
order
____________
8.
copy
____________
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2004
Taken from the news section in
www.onestopenglish.com
Fill the gaps using prepositions:
1. Mostar lies _______ the River Neretva.
2. Mostar has been divided _______ the Bosnian war.
3. _______ the war it was a united city.
4. The Croats live _______ the west bank of the river.
5. The new bridge is a perfect copy _______ the old bridge.
6. The bridge is a symbol of hope _______ the future.
7. The Turks built the Old Bridge _______ 1566.
8. Very few people travel _______ the river.
Look at this example from the text:
He
drove
his ambulance over one of the bridges...
‘drove’ is the irregular past simple of the verb ‘drive’
Complete the table with the past simple forms of these other irregular verbs from the
text:
1. lie
_______
2. build
_______
3. see
_______
4. become _______
5. cost
_______
6. make
_______
7. stand
_______
8. fall
_______
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