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Vocabulary:

P ipeline link – трубопроводное со­еди­нение, to acquire a business dimension – по­лу­чать, деловой размах, railhead – ко­неч­ная станция, electric utility – энер­го­сис­те­ма об­ще­го поль­зо­ва­ния, feat – под­виг, feasibility – осу­щест­вимость, under way – на полном хо­­ду, to fructify – при­но­сить плоды.

17. There is one more grandiose plan to construct a bridge between two continents. Find information about this project and its perspectives and make a short presentation.

18. On your own. Find interesting facts about the life of Russian settlers in Russian America.

UNIT VI. MURAVYOV’S AGE

L esson 15. Political Situation in the East at the Beginning of the 19th Century

1. What do you know about the settlement of the Amur area in the 19th century? Choose a correct answer to complete a sentence.

• The settlement of the Amur area was organized by

a) N.N. Muravyov

b) G.I. Nevelskoy

• Nikolay Nikolaevich Muravyov was

a) a Governor-General

b) an Admiral

• Gennady Ivanovich Nevelskoy was

a) a round-the world explorer

b) a captain

• N.N. Muravyov and G.I. Nevelskoy were

a) friends

b) associates

• Success in joining the Amur territory back to Russia was achieved thanks to

a) the wise policy of the Russian government

b) a tandem of N.N. Muravyov and G.I. Nevelskoy

• It was decided to start the exploration of the Far East because

a) the time came

b) the other countries could occupy this territory

• The first settlers were

a) Cossacks

b) peasants

• The main problems for the first settlers were

a) threat from China and the USA

b) lack of knowledge about the land and climate

2. Study the key vocabulary:

impetuous – стремительный

predominating influence – господствующее влияние

deterioration of relations – ухудшение отношений

to estimate the threat – оценивать угрозу

to suffice ( for) – быть достаточным, удовлетворять

to bother about the uncertainty of an estuary – беспокоиться о неопределенности устья

to deprive of the entire Siberia – лишиться всей Сибири

to capture – захватывать силой; брать в плен

self-willed – произвольный

to secure – обеспечивать безопасность

3. Replace the following words with the synonyms:

Impetuous, predominating, to estimate, to bother, estuary, to deprive, entire, to capture.

4. Fill the gaps with the words and word-combinations from the key vocabulary:

• During World War II Russia could ____________________________ Russian territory.

• Our frontier guards must ______________________________________ of our country.

• Stalin could not ________________________ of aggression from the Fascist Germany.

• During the economic crisis the development of our country is not so ______________ as it was before.

• Such measures would ______________________________ to stop business corruption.

• Your deeds can’t be _____________________________________ to solve this problem.

• G8 has the _____________________________________________________ in the world.

• You should not ___________________________________________ as it is not so deep.

5. Translate into Russian the sentences from ex.3:

6. Make up sentences with the key vocabulary.