Be a fact detective: The Commonwealth of Nations a) Look at the map below and find at least five of the countries in blue. Use your atlas. b) Make a list in your exercise book and copy the countries that you’ve found. Also find their capitals. What does the Commonwealth of Nations do? a) Read the words in the green box and find out their meaning (in English and/or German). b) Use the words from the green box and complete the text below. The Commonwealth is a voluntary 1 association of independent countries all around the world. About two billion people are part of the Commonwealth, and its members are of many cultures, languages and 2 . The Commonwealth wants respect for human rights and the rule of law, but also promotes 3 and international co-operation. These 4 are described in the 5 of the Commonwealth, and the member countries have to make sure that they’re 6 and free societies. The 7 of the people’s lives through social and economic development is important in order to have peaceful and free countries. 2 3 voluntary • faith(s) • Charter • improvement • values • democratic • peace 135 16 one hundred and thirty-five Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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