1. Translate the following words into Russian:

Eagle, wing, massive, booted, toe, build, stick, nest, osprey, worldwide, kite, weak, soaring, carrion, medium-sized, belong, genus, perch, tail, buzzard, alternatively, harrier, slender, hawk-like, combination, keen, grassland, marsh, carrion-eating, distinct, biological, partly, fully, devoid, Falcons, swift, flyer, appropriate, cliff, ledge, hollow, caracaras, subgroup appetite, generalist, level, convergence, vulturine, owl, variable-sized, typically, night-specialized, silently, due to, turbulence, acute, hearing.

2. Give Russian equivalents of the following word combinations:

Large birds, with long, broad wings, massive feet. booted Eagles, stick nests, large stick nests, long wings, relatively weak legs, medium-sized birds of prey, woodland birds, sudden dashes, long tail, medium-large raptors, broad wings, slender hawk-like birds, keen eyesight, carrion-eating raptors, distinct biological families, medium-size birds, particularly swift flyers, distinct subgroup, broad wings, naked faces, some level of convergence, typically night-specialized hunting birds, acute hearing.

3. Put special questions to the following sentences.

1. Eagles have legs and feet feathered to the toes and build very large stick nests. 2. Kites have long wings and relatively weak legs.3.The true Hawks are medium-sized birds of prey that usually belong to the genus Accipiter.4.Harriers are large, slender hawk-like birds with long tails and long thin legs. 5. Vultures are carrion-eating raptors of two distinct biological families, each occurring in only the Eastern Hemisphere.

4. Give the definitions:

Osprey, buzzard, falcon, Caracaras.

5. Retell the text

Text 11: Wildlife sanctuaries in the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve (South Kazakhstan region). It was founded in 1927. It derived its name from those of Aksu and Zhabagly, they are the names of the rivers. Quite remarkable is the canyon of the Aksu river: its banks are almost vertical (up to 300-500 m), often fairly impenetrable. Total area makes up 85,300 ha. It embraces picturesque Alpine landscapes of North-West ridges of the Talass Alatau and the Ugam range. In the reserve one can 239 species of animals and birds respectively. Typical inhabitants are Siberian ibex, roe, Caspian deer, boar, weasel, vulture with rare species among them: snow leopard, Turkestan lynx, Pamir argali, red bear, golden eagle, saker falcon, short-toed eagle.

Kurgaldzhin (Akmola region). It was set up in 1968 for purposes of preserving the rarest ever nesting bird - pink flamingo. Indeed, the lake of Tenghiz is the northernmost nesting place of the pink flamingo. The reserve extends for some 243,700 ha of which 199,200 ha, i.e. more than one half thereof, is occupied by water table. One can encounter here 42 species of animals and 298 bird species. The number of waterfowl here is particularly impressive let alone the fact that it includes such rare species as Dalmatian pelican, flamingo and mute swan, both nesting and ecdysial. Tenghiz-Kurgaldzhin lakes are the place that attracts immense numbers of waterfowl in periods of spring migrations, the very phenomenon that has brought world renown to the reserve. It is far from fortuitous that the place is entered in the list of UNESCO as a particularly protected landscape of swamp-and-lake areas.

Markakol natural reserve (East Kazakhstan region). Set up in the year of 1976 as a measure of protection and study of the natural complex of the South Altai. The area totals 75,000 ha. There are 59 species of animals and 25 species of birds in the reserve. Most common species are bears and Caspian deer. Of particular interest is no doubt a big mountain lake Markakol of tectonic origin: it lies at a height of 1,485 m above sea level. Its water table ranges for some 544 sq.m with maximum depth down to 27 m. One of the inhabitants thereof is a quite rare fish - uskuch whitefish.

Barsa-Kelmes (Kyzylorda region). Set up in 1939. It is situated on an island of the same name in the Aral Sea. Its territory is as large as 30, 000 ha. Its fauna that numbers 56 species of animals includes Asiatic wild ass, Persian gazelle, corsac fox and wolf. 203 bird species can be observed here.