{"id":25183,"date":"2023-04-08T03:42:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T01:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=25183"},"modified":"2023-04-08T03:42:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T01:42:50","slug":"finland-joins-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/04\/finland-joins-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland Joins NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finland had not been a part of any alliance since 1945. However, with Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the country changed its position and decided to join NATO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about Finland joining NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/finland-joins-nato-level-2\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What does \u201dalliance<\/strong>\u201d mean, “Since 1945, Finland wasn\u2019t part of any\u00a0alliance<\/strong>, but when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the country changed its\u00a0policy.<\/em>“? Use this idiom in your own sentence.<\/li>
  2. What does \u201cescalate<\/strong>\u201d mean, “In a reaction, Russia said that it would increase its military activity in the northwest and that the fact that Finland joined NATO could\u00a0<\/em>escalate<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0the conflict in Ukraine.<\/em>“? Use this phrase in your own sentence.<\/li>
  3. What does \u201cpact<\/strong>\u201d mean, “The NATO Collective Defense <\/em>Pact<\/em><\/strong> says that if an attack on one NATO member happens, it is an attack on all.<\/em>“? Use this word in your own sentence.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. What are the pros and cons of being a member of NATO?<\/li>
    2. What is your opinion about Finland\u2019s decision to join NATO?<\/li>
    3. In your opinion, should Sweden and other countries do the same? Why or why not?<\/li>
    4. One of the founding principles of NATO is that an armed attack on one member nation would be considered as an attack on all. Share your opinion on this.<\/li>
    5. Share something you know about NATO.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B1 – Intermediate Finland had not been a part of any alliance since 1945. However, with Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the country changed its position and decided to join NATO.  Listen to this audio and read the transcript about Finland joining NATO. https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/finland-joins-nato-level-2\/ Vocabulary Questions: What does \u201dalliance\u201d mean, “Since 1945, Finland wasn\u2019t part […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[49,294,384,290,295],"class_list":["post-25183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-audio","tag-b1-intermediate","tag-government","tag-listening","tag-preliminary-pet"],"yoast_head":"\nFinland Joins NATO | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/04\/finland-joins-nato\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Finland Joins NATO | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B1 – Intermediate Finland had not been a part of any alliance since 1945. 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