- •The ancient near east
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text I the ancient near east
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •The Fertile Crescent
- •Words to remember
- •Unit II ancient egypt
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text II ancient egypt
- •Mumification
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VI. Translation skills
- •Egyptian Religion
- •Words to remember
- •Unit III two great cities oe the indus valley
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text III two great cities of the indus valley
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •Vil translation skills
- •Words to remember
- •Prehistoric china
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text IV prehistoric china
- •I. Reading skills
- •II. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VIII. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Chinese Writing
- •Words to remember
- •Unit V the aryan empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text V the aryan empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •Speaking skills
- •V. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Санскрит
- •Upanishads
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VI classes and castes in ancient india
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VI classes and castes
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Theories of Caste
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VII the mauryan empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VII the mauryan empire
- •II. Reading skills
- •III. Vocabulary skills
- •IV. Speaking skills
- •V. Writing skills
- •VI. Translation skills
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VIII gupta empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VIII gupta empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •Compare the first and second native India's dynasties.
- •Trace the main ideas of the Guptas' religious policy.
- •Ask as many questions as you can to cover the rest of the text and ask your groupmates to answer them.
- •In a dialogue try to find some similarities in the development of Indian Empires.
- •VII. Writing skills
- •19. Topics for essay writing:
- •VIII. Translation skills
- •Imaginary Beasts
- •Words to remember
- •Unit IX zhous come to power
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text IX zhous come to power
- •IV. Reading skills
- •V. Vocabulary skills
- •VI. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VIII. Translation skills
- •Государство Джоу
- •Words to remember
- •Unit X the greek world
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text X the greek world
- •III. Vocabulary skills
- •II. Reading skills
- •VII. Speaking skills
- •2) Ask your classmates to guess the word by your definition.
- •VIII. Writing skills
- •IX. Translation skills
- •Religion
- •Words to remember
- •Unit XI the roman empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text XI the roman empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Древний Рим
- •The Roman Empire
- •Words to remember
- •Unit XII neighbours of hercules
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VII. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •The Seven Wonders of the World
- •Words to remember
- •Reader sumerians
- •Нittite empire
- •Assyrians
- •Babylonians
- •Peoples oe syria
- •Phoenitians and arameans
- •Anatolia
- •Persians
- •Persian Culture in Achaemenid Times
- •Earliest Egypt
- •Old Kingdom
- •Religion
- •Religions Reform of Akhenaten
- •Indus valley
- •China jade
- •China during q1n dynasty
- •The olympic games Origins and Preparations
- •Preparations and Sacrifices
- •Gladiators
- •One of the most famous buildings from ancient rome
- •Chariot-races
- •Europeans and ancient greece and rome
- •Vocabulary
V. Speaking skills
Ex. 11. Ask your groupmates to tell you:
1. what two large cities stand out of all the sites of the Indus Valley;
whether the cities resembled each other;
what material the buildings were made of;
what pattern was used to set the cities;
how Mohenjo-Daro was protected;
whether the political leaders enjoyed ample resources to put their projects into realty;
in what way the buildings were decorated;
what kinds of dwelling houses were found in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa;
who collected taxes and in what form;
what part bathing played in the life of the Indus Valley people;
why the worship to the Harappan deities took place outdoors;
why the citadels were built on artificial mounds;
what the Indus Valley civilization is famous for.
Ex. 12. Develop the ideas of Ex. 3.
Ex. 13. Make up a plan of the text, provide each point of the plan with necessary words and word combinations. Compare and discuss your plans in the classroom.
Ex. 14. Retell the text according to your plan using the following package phrases:
1. This text — is devoted to...
deals with...
contains the description of...
2. The first (second, third) paragraph — introduces the idea of...
— draws the readers' attention to...
— is concerned with...
3. The author — refers to those who...
comments on...
points out that...
4. The text — ends up with...
— suggests a plan...
appeals to the reader to do smth...
Ex. 15. Give the gist of the text.
Ex. 16. Role play.
Choose roles and do the interview between t reporter of one of the popular science magazines and a scholar on the problem of the Indus Valley civilization.
VI. Writing skills
Ex. 17. Rewrite this text with the correct punctuation and capital letters.
mohejo-daro and harappa are two large cities of the indus valley located about 350 miles from one another they stand out of all the sites of the indus valley civilization they are carbon copies of each other archaeologists believe that worship to the harappan deities took place outdoors as for the baths they served a religious purpose because bathing is still a major devotional exercise for modern indians continuing this long tradition
Ex. 18. Make up sentences of your own using expressions from Ex.5,6. Provide similar historical context.
Ex. 19. Make a list of:
religious terms;
architectural terms.
Ex. 20. Topics for essay writing:
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are carbon copies of each other.
Religious rites of the Indus Valley people.
City planning and building typical of Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro.