- •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. Agree or disagree. Prove your answer:
The cult of the classics is not confined to low-brow culture.
Less and less university and school students are now studying classics.
Classicists had a guaranteed readership and did not have to market themselves to survive.
The classical revival is bringing some nonsense in its wake.
Hollywood has discovered that great writers are not worth plundering.
Great writers often told good stories, that had universal appeal.
To fill air space, TV programmers are forced to plunder the whole civilization, ancient and modern.
"The Odyssey" provides a meditation on family values similar to those of 'soap operas'.
Ex. 12. a) Answer the following questions to see if you understand every word in the text:
Why is America hot for ancient classical heroes?
What are the signs of classical revival in the USA?
Why are the classical writers good for plundering?
How can you explain people's interest in the classics?
Why are the ancient writers so attractive for film-makers?
b) Put questions of your own to the rest of the text.
Ex. 13. Develop the ideas of Ex. 3.
Ex. 14. Make up a plan of the text, provide each point of the plan with necessary words and word combinations.
Ex. 15. Retell the text using your own plan and expressions from Ex. 5, 14.
Ex. 16. Give the gist of the text.
Ex. 17. Discuss the problem of classical revival in a dialogue. Try to take into consideration all pros and cons.
VII. Writing skills
Ex. 18. Make up sentences of your own using expressions from Ex. 5, 7.
Ex. 19. Topics for discussion and essay writing:
The revival of the classics today.
Classics and low-brow culture.
New forms of studying classics.
Ex. 20. Make a list of words to do with:
literary terms;
mass media terms;
educational terms.
VII. Translation skills
Ex. 21. Translate the title and the subtitle of the text, paying special attention to the words "trash", "tripe", "trivia", "mass media".
Ex. 22. Translate into English:
Многочисленные подвиги Геракла уже в древности стали сюжетами в скульптуре, росписи, мозаике. Особенно много было монет с изображением Геракла и тех, кто с ним боролся и соперничал. Огромное количество монет посвятили Гераклу города, объединенные в морскую лигу во время войн с Персией. Александр Македонский, разгромив Персидскую империю Дария II и считая себя божественным потомком Геракла, чеканил в более чем 20 крупнейших монетных дворах Греции, Малой Азии и завоеванной Персии серебряные монеты с изображением Геракла вместе с богом богов Зевсом, чтобы подчеркнуть важность героя и свое собственное значение.
Ex. 23. Translate into Russian: