- •И.Д. Латфуллина, е.Ю. Шутова, е.Г.Брунова
- •1.1 Answer the following questions:
- •1.5 Translate and memorize the following word-combinations:
- •1.6 Make up your own sentences with the words and word-combinations from activity 1.5.
- •1.8 Match the following words and word-combinations in a with their synonyms in b:
- •1.9 Give the English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •1.10 Study the information about studying at a University:
- •1.11 Replace the underlined verbs with less formal verbs that have the same meaning in the context:
- •1.12 Fill the gaps with a suitable word:
- •1.13 Read these sentences spoken by university students. What is each person studying?
- •1.14 Complete the following sentences:
- •1.15 Translate the following sentences into English:
- •1. 16 Correspond the names in a with the following numbers in b:
- •1.17 Read the sentences and decide which word a, b, or c best fits each space.
- •1.18 Answer the questions:
- •1.19 Read the text and guess what institutions are located in the sites described in the text. Choose the answer from the list below:
- •1.20 Speak about the University according to the following schemes:
- •2.4 Read the names of the faculties and specialities:
- •2.6 Match the word-combinations in a with their Russian equivalents in b:
- •2.7 Think over your own sentences with the following words and word-combinations:
- •2.8 Match the words and word-combinations in a with their meanings in b:
- •2.9 Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below to make up a phrase. Use the words only once.
- •2.10 Complete the sentences:
- •2.11 Study the information about exams and education:
- •2 12 What questions could you ask to get these answers?
- •2.13 Answer the following questions:
- •Would you like to…? I’m afraid, I can’t...
- •2.15 Speak about your Institute / faculty. Use the table:
- •3.1 Discuss the following questions:
- •3.2 Read the Geographical names correctly, then complete the table that follows.
- •3.3 Some of these sentences are correct, but some need the (perhaps more than once). Correct the sentences where necessary.
- •3.4 Read through the text and match these headings with the passages:
- •3.5 Memorize the following words and word-combinations. Then find the sentences with them in the text and translate them.
- •3.6 Match the words and word-combinations in a with their synonyms in b:
- •3.7 Give the English equivalents for the following:
- •3.8 Match the adjectives on the left with the corresponding nouns on the right:
- •3.9 Are these statements true (t) or false (f)? If the statement is false, correct it.
- •3.10 Translate into English:
- •3.11 Complete the following sentences using the information from the text:
- •3.12 Answer the following questions:
- •3.13 Study the factfile:
- •3.14 Speak about the country you live in.
- •4.1 Answer the questions:
- •4.2 Read the text through to be ready to do a few exercises after it. The Tyumen Region
- •4.3 Match the words and word-combinations in a with their Russian equivalents in b:
- •4.4 Combine the words in a and b to form phrases:
- •4.5 Think over your own sentences with the words and word-combinations in activities 4.3, 4.4.
- •4.6 Read the passages and number them in the correct order:
- •4.7 Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4.8 Read these statements about the Tyumen Region. Are they true or false?
- •4.9 Complete the following sentences:
- •4.10 Answer the following questions:
- •4.11 Prove that:
- •4.12 Study the factfile (according to the statistics data of 2002):
- •4.13 Speak about the Tyumen Region.
- •5.1 Pre-text discussion:
- •5.2 Read through the text to be ready to do the exercises after it.
- •5.4 Fill in the correct adjectives (a, b or c):
- •5.5 Say what are the best and the worst things about living in the city. Use the following word-combinations:
- •5.6 Make a list of advantages and disadvantages of living in Tyumen. Give two columns. Use the following adjectives:
- •5.7 Say what features and facilities Tyumen has and hasn’t got.
- •5.8 Complete the dialogues in a suitable way. Fill in the gaps with the following words and word-combinations:
- •5.13 Speak about the city you live in. Bibliography:
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4.8 Read these statements about the Tyumen Region. Are they true or false?
1 The Tyumen Region is the largest one in Russia.
2 The Tyumen Region is a remote province.
3 The Tyumen Region extends from the Urals to the Far East.
4 The territory of Tyumen Region is mountainous.
5 The Tyumen Region is rich in natural resources.
6 The Tyumen Region is a hundred years old.
7 There are four natural zones in the Region.
4.9 Complete the following sentences:
1 The Tyumen Region was formed…..
2 Its area is equivalent to…..
3 The population increased due to…..
4 Western Siberia occupies…..
5 The brave men were attracted by…..
6 Nature in the Tyumen land is…..
7 The vast territory includes four natural zones, such as.….
8 The Region's largest rivers are…..
9 The Region is famous for…..
10 The foundation of the Regional economy is…..
4.10 Answer the following questions:
1 When was the Tyumen Region founded?
2 What is the territory of the Tyumen Region? (1,435,200 sq km)
3 Where is the Tyumen Region located?
4 What is the population number of the Tyumen Region? (about 3,270,000)
5 Why did the population of the Tyumen Region begin to increase?
6 What are the main natural resources of the Region?
7 When did a new chapter of the history of the Tyumen Region begin?
8 Why did the Tyumen Region start to develop?
9 What is the Tyumen Region nowadays?
10 What is the traditional occupation of the native people?
4.11 Prove that:
1 The Tyumen Region is one of the largest regions in the country.
2 The Region began to develop when the first deposits of oil and gas were found in the North.
3 The Tyumen Region is a multinational region.
4.12 Study the factfile (according to the statistics data of 2002):
Date of Foundation: August, 1944
The Tyumen Region is included into the Ural Federal Okrug and Western-Siberian Economic Region
Subdivisions: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Boundaries: Kazakhstan, Komi Republic, Krasnoyarsky Krai, Sverdlovsk, Kurgan, Omsk, Tomsk and Arkhangelsk Regions
Population Number: about 3,270,000 (the Tyumen Region)
507,000 (Tyumen)
National Composition of Tyumen: Russians (82,38%), Tartars (8,07%), Ukrainians (1,66%), Germans (1,23%), Kazakhs (0,98%), Chuvashes (0,85%). Others (0,81%)
Major Towns: Tyumen (507,000 people), Surgut (275,300 people), Nizhnevartovsk (230,300 people), Tobolsk (97,800 people), Noyabr’sk (97,000 people), Novyi Urengoi (89,800 people), Ishym (62,300 people), Khanty-Mansiysk (36,900 people), Salekhard (32,900 people)
Major Rivers: the Irtysh, the Ob’, the Pur, the Taz, the Nadym
Natural Zones: tundra, taiga, forest, forest-steppe, steppe
Climate: continental
Annual Temperatures: January: -17.6˚C (south), -23.1˚C (north)
July: +22.5˚C (south), +13˚C (north)
Major Agricultural Products: Crops, beets, wheat, potatoes, barley, rye, oats, cabbage.
Cattle, deer, poultry, fur farming
Major Mined Products: Oil, natural gas, lignite, iron ore, building materials, (sand, clay, peat, diatomite), thermal springs, etc.
Major Oil-bearing Fields: Samotlor, Ust’-Balyk, Feodorovskoe, Mamontovskoe, Pravdinskoe, Solkinskoe, Var’eganskoe, Pokachevskoe, Kholmogorskoe
Major Gas-bearing Fields: Urengoiskoe, Yamburgskoe, Kharasaveiskoe, Vyngapurovskoe, Medvehz’e, Bovanenkovskoe
Major Industries: - Oil and gas extractive industry, machinery and metal-working industry, timber (wood) and woodworking industry, building materials industry, light industry, fishing industry