V. What information have you learnt from the text? What information was not new for you?
Begin with the phrases:
As for me I learnt that …
If I am not mistaken …
It was not new for me that …
VI. Answer the following questions:
Are the cars-model of Mercedes Benz Company popular nowadays?
Are they reliable?
Do you like these models? Why?
Would you like to have a car of Mercedes Benz Company?
Would you like to get a job as an engineer at the Mercedes Benz Company?
VII. Give the summary of the text.
Text 3. Joseph Bové (1784 -1834 )
Fig. 4. Joseph (Osip Ivanovich) Bové
Pre-questions:
What do you know about Joseph Bové?
What projects is he famous for?
3.1. Pre-reading task
Give the Russian for:
Expedition of Kremlin construction, Fire of 1812, Facade Department, Emperor Alexander, Moscow State University, Central Squares of Moscow , Red Square, Bolshoi Theater and Maly Theatres, Trade Rows, Kremlin Senate, Upper Trading Rows, Triumphal Arch by Tverskaya Zastava , Dorogomilovo District, Tverskoy Boulevard, Moscow Manege, Donskoy monastery.
3.2. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
1. architect |
архитектор |
2.root |
корень |
3. to supervise |
смотреть , наблюдать за чем-л. |
4. fire |
пожар |
5.painter |
художник |
6.Naples |
Неаполь |
7. to settle |
селиться |
8.to train in |
обучаться |
9.junior brothers |
младшие братья |
10. associate |
компаньон, партнер |
11. to attend |
посещать |
12. Kremlin construction |
строительство Кремля |
13. full-time employee |
штатный сотрудник |
14. to involve |
вовлекать |
15. maintenance |
текущий ремонт |
16. to raze |
разрушать до основания |
17. to hire |
нанимать на работу |
18. to assign |
назначать |
19. to lead |
возглавлять |
20. responsible for smth. |
ответственный за что-л. |
21. approval |
утверждение, одобрение |
22. enforcing |
приведение в исполнение |
23. exactly |
точно, как раз |
24. master plan |
генеральный план |
25. to fail |
не удаваться |
26. Emperor |
император |
27. to enrage |
приводить в бешенство |
28. to issue a decree |
издать декрет |
29. to limit |
ограничивать |
30. modest |
скромный, сдержанный |
31. to be in charge |
нести ответственность |
32. subsequently |
последовательно |
33. to demolish |
разрушать, уничтожать |
34. estate |
имущество, имение |
35. mirroring |
зеркальное отражение |
36. mansion |
дворец, особняк |
37. air raid |
воздушный налет |
38. replica |
репродукция, точная копия |
39. to participate |
принимать участие |
40. to inter |
хоронить, погребать |