Vocabulary File.

Ex. 1 Listen, look, repeat.

1. a cross – крест

2. arms – оружие

3. to issue – издать, издавать

4. an event - событие

5. to be supposed – предполагать(ся)

6. due to – из-за, благодаря

7. to hold (held) up – приостанавливать, откладывать

8. to consecrate – освящать

9. outstanding - выдающийся

10. a marble board – мраморная доска

11. to separate – отделять

12. atheistic - атеистический

13. to blow (blew, blown) up – взорвать, взрывать

syn. to explode

14. explosion – взрыв

15. shifting sands – движущиеся пески

16. to come (came, come) true – осуществиться

17. huge – огромный

18. anew – снова, заново

19. a temple – храм

Ex. 2 Read the sentences with the new words.

1. a cross – крест

2. arms – оружие

Russian people with cross in their hearts and arms in their hands defeated the enemy.

3. to issue – издать, издавать

4. an event – событие

Alexander I issued a Manifesto in which he ordered to erect a memorial cathedral

in honour of this event.

5. to be supposed – предполагать(ся)

At first the Cathedral was supposed to be built on Sparrow Hills.

6. due to – из-за, благодаря

7. to hold (held) up - приостанавливать, откладывать

Due to many reasons the project was held up.

8. to consecrate – освящать

In 1883 the Cathedral was consecrated.

9. outstanding – выдающийся

Many outstanding painters, sculptors and builders took part in its construction.

10. a marble board – мраморная доска

One can see 177 marble boards with the names of those who were killed in different

battles of that war.

11. to separate – отделять

12. atheistic – атеистический

After the October Revolution of 1917 the Russian Orthodox Church was separated

from the state, which became atheistic.

13. to blow (blew, blown) up – взорвать, взрывать

14. explosion – взрыв

Stalin ordered to blow up the Cathedral and very little was saved after the explosion.

15. shifting sands – движущиеся пески

At first there were some problems with the shifting sands.

16. to come (came, come) true – осуществиться

The war didn’t let his dreams come true.

17. huge – огромный

A huge swimming- pool was built in this place.

18. anew – снова, заново

It took five years to build it anew.

19. a temple – храм

Christ the Saviour Cathedral is the biggest temple of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Ex.3 Read the pairs of words with the similar meaning.

arms – weapons to hold (held) up – to delay

due to – because of to blow (blew, blown) up – to explode

to separate – to move apart to come (came, come) true – to realize

anew – again in honour of – in memory of

huge – extremely large to be supposed – to be expected

outstanding – prominent

Ex.4 Replace the words in bold type with the words of the active vocabulary.

1. The Russian police do not always carry weapons.

2. The project was delayed.

3. Our trip was held up because of heavy rain.

4. Joseph Stalin ordered to explode the Cathedral.

5. After the October Revolution of 1917 the Russian Orthodox Church was moved

apart from the state.

6. His dreams didn’t realize.

7. It took 5 years to built it again.

8. Christ the Saviour Cathedral was erected in memory of the victory over Napoleon.

9. The swimming pool was extremely large.

10. At first the Cathedral was expected to be built in another place.

11. Many prominent architects, builders, artists and sculptors took part in its

construction.

Further on ahead of us we can see a magnificent structure which is the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Christ the Saviour Cathedral). It is a memorial to the Patriotic War of 1812 when Russian people with cross in their hearts and arms in their hands defeated the enemy. Alexander the First issued a Manifesto in which he ordered to erect a memorial cathedral in honour of this event. At first The Cathedral was supposed to be built on the Sparrow·Hills (the chief architect Vitberg). But very soon due to many reasons the project was held up. Only many years later, in 1883 the Cathedral built in a new place by another architect (Konstantin Ton), was consecrated. It was Emperor Nicolas the First who chose himself this new place in the centre of Moscow not far from the Kremlin.

The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour became the biggest memorial to the battle of the Russian people against the Napoleonic hordes. Many outstanding Russian architects, painters, sculptors and builders took part in its construction. In the gallery one can see 177 marble boards with the names of those who were killed in different battles of that war. Unfortunately, after the October Revolution of 1917, the Russian Orthodox Church was separated from the state, which became atheistic. In 1931 Joseph Stalin ordered to blow up the Cathedral. Very little was saved after the explosion. Joseph Stalin′s idea was to erect the Palace of Soviets in the place of the Cathedral. But at first there were some problems connected with the shifting sands and then the beginning of the 2nd World War didn′t let his dreams come true. Only in 1960 a huge swimming-pool called ′Moskva′ was built in this place. In 1994 the Moscow city government decided to rebuild the Cathedral. It took 5 years to build it anew and it was consecrated in the year 2000.

Christ the Saviour Cathedral is the biggest temple of the Russian Orthodox Church.

It can admit about 10 thousand people.

Ex.5 Ask your own questions about Christ the Saviour Cathedral and answer them.

Ex.6 Act out as a guide answering the tourist’s questions in this conversation.

T. - Christ the Saviour Cathedral was erected to honour the Russian victory over

Napoleon in the 19^th century, wasn’t it?

G. - Да, храм является военным мемориалом героям войны 1812 года и

православной церковью одновременно.

T. - But the Cathedral doesn’t look old at all. Why?

G. – Существующее сооружение, построенное в 1990х годах, является

воссозданием одноименного храма, возведенного в 19 веке.

T. - Why was the original cathedral demolished?

G. - Первоначальный храм был снесен по приказу Иосифа Сталина в 1931 году.

Сталин собирался построить на этом месте огромное здание Дворца Советов.

Однако, его планы по разным причинам не осуществились.

T. - Is the Cathedral the largest in Moscow?

G. - Да, Храм Христа Спасителя является самым большим храмом Русской

Православной Церкви. Он может вместить около 10 тысяч человек. Все

богослужения Патриарха на главные христианские праздники, такие как

Рождество и Пасха, проходят в этом Храме.

Christ the Saviour Cathedral is situated between the Moskva-river embankment and

Volkhonka Street. If you are interested in art you should visit the Pushkin Fine Arts

Museum which is located in Volkhonka Street.

Unit 14. The Pushkin Fine Arts Museum.