27. Answer the questions to the text above.
1. Who headed the “Provisional Government of Russia”?
2. When was Omsk proclaimed as the Capital of Russia?
3. What year was the control taken by the “red” forces?
Speech practice
28. Work with your partner.
Partner A Partner B
Vocabulary Training
29. Remember the following words and word combinations
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designate – номинировать, провозглашать prompt – побуждать, вызывать dampen –ослаблять, останавливать spark – вспыхивать, искрить |
rival – конкурент boost – подъем to be responsible for – (зд.) быть инициатором, автором
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30. Translate the words given below.
soviet era, provisional, capital, military, industry, victory
31. Look through he abbreviated names of design sections or bureas and match them with the full variants and the comments
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1. OKMO |
1. Omsk Transmash design bureau
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1. metallurgy and heavy machine-building bureau |
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2. KBTM
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2. Experimental Design Mechanical Section |
2. the main tank design team in the Soviet Union during the early 1930s. |
Reading
32. Read the text about the Soviet period in the history of Omsk
Soviet era
T
he
Soviet government preferred young Novonikolayevsk, nowNovosibirsk,
to be the designated centre of Western Siberia.
It
prompted the mass transfer of administrative, cultural and
educational functions from Omsk. The city's growth dampened.
Sparking
rivalry between the two cities continues
to this day. And it was during and after World
War II
that Omsk received a new boost. Many industries were evacuated away
from the western part of Russia in 1941. In the event of a German
victory during the Battle
of Moscow,
Omsk was to become the provisional Soviet capital. Many military
industries moved here including part of the OKMO
tank
design bureau in 1941.
S.M. Kirov Factory no. 185 moved from Chelyabinsk in 1962. The Kirov Factory and Omsk Transmash design bureau (KBTM) produced T-80 tanks from the 1970s, and were responsible for the BTR-T, TOS-1, and prototype Black Eagle tank. Omsk Transmash declared bankruptcy in 2002.
33. Answer the following questions.
1. What was the cause of the transfer of administrative functions from Omsk?
2. Why is there a rivalry between two cities?
3. When did Omsk receive a new boost?
4. What is the origin of many industries in Omsk?
34. Work out a plan to the text.
Vocabulary Training
35. Remember the following words and word combinations
to be in full swing – быть в полном разгаре
oil – refining – нефтепереработка
employer -работодатель
36. Guess the meaning of the following words or expressions
northward, currently, parent company, expand
Reading
37. Read this text quickly and define the main idea of this text.
Omsk oil - refining
I
n
the 1950s the development of oil and natural gas field in Siberia was
in full swing.
And
an oil-refining complex was built here, along with an entire "town
of oilworkers" (gorodok Neftyanikov). So Omsk expanded northward
along the Irtysh.
It is currently the largest complex in Russia, and third such in
Europe. Gazprom
Neft,
the parent company, is the largest employer in the city.
38. Search the Internet to find out more information about Omsk petrochemistry and share it with the rest of the class.
Vocabulary Training
39. Read and remember the following words and word combinations
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centrepiece - наиболее ценный предмет ensemble- ансамбль flank - быть расположенным сбоку, располагаться по обе стороны chapel – часовня at hand - близко bourse - биржа |
stately – величавый mansion – особняк dormition – успение revival – возрождение consecrate – освящaть commission - указание, приказание действовать каким-л. образом edifice - величественное здание, строение |