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Practical tasks
Task 1. Read and translate the text, write out new words.
Task 2. Find the following words and word combinations in English in the
text, translate them into Russian. Complete the table. Learn them. Make
sentences with them.
English
Russian
1.
to knock down
2.
pillar 3.
to accelerate
4.
octagon
5.
to get rid of
6.
inflatable
7.
trampoline
8.
race 9.
bait 10.
persecution
11.
to cross the finish line
12.
daredevil
Task 3. Translate words from the text from Russian. Learn them. Complete
the table.
English
Russian
1.
вид спорта
2.
нападающий
3.
защитник
4.
команда
5.
воплотить мечту
6.
поклонник, фанат
7.
батут
8.
изобретать
9.
летний лагерь
10.
конкурс
11.
гонка
12.
участник
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Task 4. Ask questions to the text. Translate them into Russian.
English
Russian
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Task 5. Complete the sentences. Translate them into Russian.
English
Russian
1. The game______________________
takes place on a huge inflatable field with
trampolines, ________________
can be hit with any part of the body.
2. In the competition______________
______________________________
a man can either carry his own wife or
_______________________________
as a burden.
3. _____________________________
competitions are most commonly held on
campus.
4. In the game ____________________
each team is made up of 150 ________
who are divided into 75 ____________
and 75 _________________________ .
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5. _____________________________
looks like “bouncer”, with the difference
that the entire action takes place inside
the
wooden________________________ .
6. The task of the participants in the
competition______________________
is to ___________________________
the cheese and to ____________ it down
the mountain.
Task 6. Read Grammar References in the Annex Table 7 «Verb Tences.
Active Voice. Examples», Table 8 «Verb Tences. Active Voice. Formation»
grammar theme Future Simple, Future Continuous или Future Perfect. Practice
this grammar material in following exercises:
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences choosing Future Simple, Future
Continuous or Future Perfect. Tick the right form in the table.
Sentence
Future
Simple
Future
Continuous
Future
Perfect
1. I (to do) ___________________________
my homework tomorrow.
2. I (to do)__________________________
my homework at six o'clock tom_orrow.
3. I (to do) __________________________
my homework by six o'clock tomorrow.
4. You (to play)_______________________
table tennis at eight o'clock tomorrow?
5. The secretary (to type)
____________________________________
the contract before the director comes to the
office.
6. The director (to sign)_________
__________the letter the next day.
7. He (to be) _________________________
a student by this studying year.
8. I hope I (to buy)_____________________
clothes by the time my brother arrives.
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9. As soon as I (to
come)______________________________
to my native town, I (to help)
___________________________________
my father.
10. When I come home tomorrow at 2 p.m.,
my family (to
have)_______________________________
dinner.
11. When you come to the office tomorrow, I
(to prepare) __________________________
the contract by that time.
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using Future Perfect:
1.
By the end of the spring we (pass) ____________________________five
exams.
2.
________you (eat) _____________anything by the time the bus arrives?
3.
By the time he is 30 years old he (make)__________________________ his
first million of dollars.
4.
Our plane (land) __________________________________by 9 o’clock.
5.
I think she (not finish) ___________________her essay by Wednesday.
6.
________________our favourite programme already (start)
_________________________by the time we come home?
7.
_______________the workers (build) __________________________the
swimming-pool by next autumn?
8.
I hope the train (not leave) _______________________before we get to the
station.
Task 7. Ask your own questions to the text.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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Task 8. Retell the text using standard phrases from the Annex Table 1
«Standard Phrases for Retelling, Report and Presentations”.
Task 9. Search for additional information in the Internet and prepare the
topic and the presentation «Unusual sports». Use standard phrases from the
Annex Table 1«Standard Phrases for Retelling, Report and Presentations”.
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Text 8 Dixon
Dixon is the northernmost settlement of our country. It was founded just over
100 years ago - in 1915 on Dixon island in the Kara sea. The name of the island, as
well as the settlement, was given in honor of the Swedish entrepreneur Oscar Dixon,
who funded the expedition of the polar explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiold in the
seventies of the XIX century. And in Russia at that time, the island was more often
called "Kuzkin", in memory of some Russian sailor and industrialist named Kuzma.
In 1915, a coal base for naval vessels was established here, and the first two
wooden houses were built. With them, the development of the village began. The
official day of its Foundation is September 7, 1915, when the polar radio station was
opened here. Currently, part of the settlement is located on the island, and the other
half on the Taimyr Peninsula. They are separated by the Yenisei Bay, the width of
which in this section is about one and a half kilometers. Almost all of Dixon's residents
live on the mainland.
Currently, the village has just over 500 inhabitants. Thirty years ago, Dixon had
a population of more than 5,000. It has an airport and a seaport (it is also the
northernmost in Russia). The port began to be built in 1934, it was supposed to be one
of the most important points of the Northern sea route. Nowadays, the port's cargo
turnover has significantly decreased. Navigation lasts only three months a year. Dixon
is probably one of the smallest localities to have its own printed publication.
Since March 31, 2006, the local administration has published the weekly Dixon
Bulletin. It also operates Dixon high school, which has 30 students. Dixon has a sister
city. It is located in the United States in the state of Illinois and has the same name Dixon. However, the American Dixon has nothing to do with the Swedish
entrepreneur. It is named after the owner of the local ferry, John Dixon, who lived here
in the first half of the nineteenth century. Former US President Ronald Reagan spent
his childhood in this city.
In 1988, during Reagan's lifetime, a monument to him was erected there. And
there are three monuments in our Dixon. One of them is set in honor of the sailors who
defended Dixon during the great Patriotic war. The second is dedicated to the polar
Explorer Nikifor Begichev, and the third to the Norwegian Peter Tessem, a member of
the expedition on the schooner "Maud" under the leadership of Roald Amundsen. In
1942, the German battleship Admiral Scheer entered the Kara sea. The fascists tried to
block the movement of ships along the Northern sea route.
On August 25, 1942, the battleship fired on the Soviet icebreaker Sibiryakov,
killing 85 sailors. Then the guard ship Dezhnev and the coastal artillery joined the
battle, and the Admiral Scheer was forced to retreat.
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The climate in Dixon is harsh. The average temperature in August is just above
four degrees Celsius, and the average annual temperature is minus eleven degrees. On
February 7, 1979, the thermometer in Diskon dropped to minus 48 degrees. There is a
polar day from May to August there, and a polar night from November to February.
Severe frosts are often accompanied by strong winds that reach 30 meters per
second. As in all localities located in the permafrost zone, houses in Dixon are set on
stilts. This is done so that the premises do not warm up the ground, otherwise the house
may collapse due to the displacement of the foundation. The nearest major localities,
Dudinka and Norilsk, are situated about 500 kilometers from Dixon. You can get there
only by plane.
In Dixon itself, there is no public transport, mobile Internet, or even a
supermarket. Although, not so long ago, Dixon was called "the capital of the Arctic".
Dixon has his own coat of arms. It shows a polar bear - "the master of the Arctic". The
bear stands on the top of The Earth's North pole, above the constellation Ursa Major.
The coat of arms and flag were officially approved on May 6, 2003 as symbols of the
Dixon district of the Taimyr (Dolgan-Nenets) Autonomous Okrug. And since 2006,
after the municipal reform, they have become symbols of the "urban settlement of
Dixon".
Dixon is part of the Taimyr Dolgan-Nenets district of the Krasnoyarsk territory.
At the same time, it is much closer to the North pole (1800 kilometers) than to
Krasnoyarsk. To reach it, you need to cover a distance of 2,500 kilometers. On
February 9, when the polar night ends, Dixon celebrates the day of the Sun, and
September 7 is Urban Settlement Day. Dixon is the northernmost locality where
fighting took place during World War II.
Practical tasks
Task 1. Read and translate the text, write out new words.
Task 2. Find the following words and word combinations in English in the
text, translate them into Russian. Complete the table. Learn them. Make
sentences with them.
English
Russian
1.
entrepreneur
2.
naval vessel
3.
inhabitant
4.
mainland
5.
cargo turnover
6.
locality
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7.
in honor of
8.
ferry 9.
to dedicate to
10.
guard ship
11.
to retreat
12.
icebreaker
Task 3. Translate words from the text from Russian. Learn them. Complete
the table.
English
Russian
1.
поселение
2.
залив
3.
полуостров
4.
морской порт
5.
грузооборот
6.
навигация
7.
город-побратим
8.
предприниматель
9.
экспедиция
10.
среднегодовая температура
11.
утвердить
12.
автономный округ
Task 4. Ask questions to the text. Translate them into Russian.
English
Russian
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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7.
8.
Task 5. Complete the sentences with the information from the text. Translate
them into Russian.
English
Russian
The name of the Dixon island, as well
as the settlement, was given in honor
of____________________________
_____________________________.
Currently, part of the settlement is
located on _____________________,
and the other half on _____________
______________________________.
One monument in Dixon is set in honor
of the ___________________
who defended Dixon during _______
______________________________.
There is a _____________________
from May to August there, and a
_____________________________
from November to February.
Dixon’s coat of arms shows a _____
______________________________
- "the ______________of the Arctic".
The distance fron Dixon to
___________________________
is “only” 1,800 kilometers, and to
reach_________________________
, you need to cover a distance of 2,500
kilometers.
Task 6. Read Grammar References in the Annex Table 6 «Verb Tences.
Passive Voice. Formation». Practice this grammar material in following exercises:
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Exercise 1. Change the sentences with Active Voice into Passive Voice:
Active Voice
Passive Voice
1) I have already finished my work.
My work ...
2) We will take the books back to the
library tomorrow.
The books ...
3) He posted those letters yesterday.
Those letters ...
4) The teacher will be checking my test at
10 p.m. tomorrow.
My test ...
5) He lost the key 3 days ago.
The key ...
6) We haven't opened all the windows yet.
All the windows ...
7) I will buy bread on the way home
tomorrow.
Bread ...
8) I am doing this exercise now.
This exercise ...
Exercise 2. Use Active Voice or Passive Voice of the verbs in brackets to
complete the sentences. Pay attention to the markers.
1.
Peter ... (to break) the window
yesterday.
2.
The exercise ... (to write)
already.
3.
The text ... (to translate) by
Victor tomorrow.
4.
The teacher just ... (to explain)
the new rule.
5.
We (to learn) the Passive Voice
at the moment.
6.
A new school ... (to build) in
this street next year.
7.
The parcel ... (to send) to me
lately.
8.
My friend ... (to read) this book
for a week.
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