Fact File

Name origin: The name. New Zealand originated with Dutch cartographers who called the islands Nova Zeelandia after the Dutch province Zeeland meaning sea land. James Cook, British explorer, anglicized the name to New Zealand.

Total area: 268,021 square km

Population: 4 372 263 (2010 estimate)

Official languages: English and Maori

Ethnic groups: 78 % European/Other, 14,6% Maori, 9,2% Asian, 6,9% Pacific peoples.

National anthem: 'God Defend New Zealand'

Royal anthem: ' God Save the Queen'

Capital: Wellington

Largest city: Auckland

Government: parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

Two islands – North Island, South Island and numerous smaller islands

Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II (symbolic)

Longest river: the Waikato (425km long)

Highest mountain: Aoraki/Mount Cook (3754 metres high)

Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)

National holiday: Waitangi Day (6th February)

Anzac Day (25^th April)

National symbol: kiwi

Ex. 1. Practise the pronunciation of the following geographical names:

New Zealand – [‘nju: ‘zi:lənd] – Новая Зеландия

Pacific Ocean – [pə’sifik ‘ouSən] – Тихий океан

Australia – [əs’treiliə] – Австралия

North Island – [‘nLӨ ‘ailənd ] – Северный остров

South Island – [‘sauӨ ‘ailənd] – Южный остров

Wellington – [‘weliNtən] – Веллингтон

Auckland – [‘Lklənd] – Окленд

British Empire – [‘britiS ‘empaiə] – Британская империя

Polynesia – [,poli’ni:ziə] – Полинезия

East Cape – [‘i:st ‘keip] – Восточный мыс

Christchurch – [‘kraist tSWtS] – Крайстчёрч

Duneding – [dA’ni:din] – Данидин

Canterbury – [‘kxntəbəri] – Кентербери

Otago – [ou’ta:gou] – Отаго

Cook Strait – [‘kuk streit] – пролив Кука

Southern Alps – [‘sAD ən ‘xlps] – южные Альпы

Mount Cook – [‘maunt ‘kuk] – гора Кука

Ex. 2. Read the following international words and guess their meanings:

N	A	V
resource	total	to occupy
region	central	to tend
climate	European	to form
monarchy	natural	to train
dinosaur	technical	to locate
parliament	crystal	to film
policy	dynamic	to isolate
volcano	cultural	to start
structure	ancient	to finish

Topical Vocabulary

Nouns

island – [‘ailənd] – остров

neighbor – [‘neibə] – сосед

Maori – [‘mauri] – маори

sailor – [‘seilə] – моряк

warrior – [‘wO riə] – воин

explorer – [ik’splLrə ] – исследователь

origin – [‘oriGin] – происхождение, начало

volcano – [vol’keinou] – вулкан

trilogy – [‘tri:lədZi] – трилогия

the Lord of the Rings – Властелин Колец

hole – [‘houl] – отверстие, дыра

view – [‘vju:] –вид

waterfall – [‘wLtəfLl] – водопад

fairy-tale – [‘fFəri teil] – сказка

wild life – [‘waild laif] – живая природа

seal – [‘si:l] – тюлень

dolphin – [‘dolfin] – дельфин

penguin – [‘peNgwi:n] – пингвин

guest – [‘gest] – гость

survival – [sə’vaivl] – выживание

dinosaur – [‘dainəsL] – динозавр

kiwi – [‘ki:wi:] – киви

Commonwealth – [‘komənwelT] – Содружество наций

monarchy – [‘monəki ] – монархия

wool – [‘wu:l] – шерсть

legislature – [‘leGisleiCə] – законодательная власть

the House of Representatives – Палата представителей

election – [I’lekSn] – выборы

the Labour Party –Лейбористская партия

agriculture – [‘xgrikAlCə] – сельское хозяйство

rugby – [‘rAgbi] – регби

surfing – [‘sWfiN] – сёрфинг

diving – [‘daiviN] – ныряние, дайвинг

rafting – [‘ra:ftiN] – переплава на плотах, рафтинг

yacht – [‘jOt] – яхта

rainforest – [‘reinfOrəst] – тропический лес

geyser – [‘gi:zə] – гейзер

hot springs – горячие источники

farming – [‘fa:miN] – фермерство, сельское хозяйство

trade – торговля

income – [‘inkAm] – доход

manufacturing – [,mxnju’fxkCəriN] – производство, обрабатывающая промышленность

earthquake – [‘WTkweik] – землетрясение

beach – [‘bi:C] – пляж

entertainment – [,entə’teinmənt] – развлечение

coast – [‘koust] – побережье (океана)

pasture – [‘pa:sCə] – пастбище

cattle – [‘kxtl] – скот

Verbs and Verb Combinations

to locate – помещать, располагать

to surround – окружать

to mean – значить, означать

to settle – поселиться, обосноваться

to claim NZ for Britain – провозгласить НЗ собственностью Британской империи

to populate – населять

to film – снимать фильм

to create – создавать, творить

to call – звонить

to allow – позволять, разрешать

to vote – голосовать

to occupy – занимать, оккупировать

to appoint – назначать

to hold elections – проводить выборы

to offer – предлагать

to require – требовать, нуждаться

to attend – посещать

to receive special training – получить специальную подготовку

to depend on – зависеть от

to provide – обеспечивать, снабжать

to increase – увеличиваться, возрастать

to include – включать

to comprise – включать в себя, состоять

to abound – быть в изобилии

to belong to – принадлежать

to replace – заменять

to complete – заканчивать, завершать

Adjectives

numerous – [‘nju:mərəs] – многочисленный

Dutch – [‘dAC] – голландский

snow-capped – [‘snoukxpt] – покрытый снегом, заснеженный

fast-flowing – [‘fa:st flouiN] – быстро текущий

peaceful – [‘pi:sful] – мирный

whole – [‘houl] – весь, целый

European – [,juərə’piən] – европейский, европеец

picturesque – [,pikCə’resk] – живописный

private – [‘praivit] – частный

breath taking – [‘breTteikiN] – изумительный, потрясающий, бесподобный

frequent – [‘fri:kwənt] – частый

ancient – [‘einSənt] –древний

self-governing – [‘self ‘gAvəniN] – самоуправляющий

current – [‘kArənt] – текущий, настоящий

independent – [,indi’pendənt] – независимый

dynamic – [dai’nxmik] – динамичный

multicultural – [,mAlti’kAlCərəl] – многокультурный

elementary (school) – [eli’mentəri] – начальный (о школе)

intermediate – [,intə’mi:diət] – промежуточный

secondary – [‘sekəndəri] – средний

warm-hearted – [,wLm’ha:tid] – сердечный, добрый

hospitable – [‘hospitəbl] – гостеприимный

relaxed – [ri’ lxkstl] – расслабленный

successful – [sək’sesful] – успешный

mild – [‘maild] – мягкий

foreign – [‘foriN] – иностранный

coastal – [‘koustəl] – береговой

marine – [mə’ri:n] – морской

mysterious – [mi’stiəriəs] – таинственный

Word combinations

No wonder that … – Не удивительно, что …

It is not surprising that … – Не удивительно, что …

the eighth wonder of the world – восьмое чудо света

human footstep – нога человека

standard of living – уровень жизни

Ex. 3. Read the words and say what part of speech they belong to and what words they are derived from.

Southern, located, nearest, peaceful, explorer, creature, survival, sleeping, unusual, active, producer, mainly, farming, mountains, contains, rapidly, relaxed, election, representative, political.

Ex. 4. Practise conversion. Form new words according to the model. Fill blank spaces of the table with correct words. Consult the dictionary if necessary.

Model: noun verb

check – to check

проверка – проверять

increase	увеличение	to increase	––––––
produce	продукты	to produce	––––––
care	––––––	to care	заботиться
change	––––––	to change	менять, изменяться
vote	голосование	to vote	––––––
form	––––––	to form	формировать, образовывать
centre	центр	to centre	––––––
name	имя, название	to name	––––––

Ex. .5. Find in the text given below the words formed with the help of conversion and state what part of speech they belong to.

Ex. 6. Choose the word that is similar or synonymous to the underlined word.

1. ancient – important – great – old

2. average – also – mean – prime

3. to call – to name – to elect – to grow

4. mountain – house – hill – country

5. broad – bread – wine – wide

6. to govern – to give – to occupy – to rule

7. private – own – central – mild

8. to comprise – to separate – to include – to vote

9. country – language – symbol – state

10. kiwis – New Zealanders – British – Dutch

Ex. 7. a) Read and translate into Russian the following N + N word combinations.

Tourist attraction, water sports, resort town, mountain biking, sheep farm, sea level, forest products, wool production, meat export, art gallery, wheat and grain centre, Labor Party, home economics, plant life, nature lovers.

b) Make up sentences with these word combinations.

Ex. 8. a) Make up as many word combinations as you can choosing from A and B. Translate them into Russian.

A)	B)
1. numerous	1. footstep
2. nearest	2. a visit
3. human	3. islands
4. European	4. training
5. English	5. party
6. secondary	6. election
7. hospitable	7. neighbor
8. mild	8. origin
9. parliamentary	9. explorer
10. to receive	10. people
11. political	11. climate
12. to make	12. school

b) Make up sentences with these word combinations.

Ex. 9. Read and translate the sentences into Russian paying special attention to the different meanings of the underlined words.

A)

1. Education is free and compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 15.

2. The land is the most important resource of New Zealand, for it is ideal for crop farming and the raising of sheep.

3. She asked me for a book on New Zealand animal life.

B)

1. Many sports teams in New Zealand use this plant as an emblem.

2. As for the sheep, there are lots of them in New Zealand.

3. The North Island has green forests, citrus orchard, waterfalls as well as long sandy beaches.

C)

1. Rugby in New Zealand is more than a game, because winning is a matter of national pride.

2. Many ancient animals and plants are survived in New Zealand because of its isolation from other lands.

3. Because the Maori people had no written language, all traditions were handed down (передавались) orally.

Ex. 10. Insert suitable word from the box.

1. New Zealand is an … country.

2. The capital of New Zealand is on the Cook Strait which … the two islands.

3. New Zealand has some industry but … is more important.

4. The two … languages in the country are English and Maori.

5. New Zealand is a part of the British … .

6. Over 80 % of the people are of European … .

7. The first Maori … in New Zealand about a thousand years ago.

8. Zeeland … “Sea Land” in Dutch.

9. New Zealand is one of the least … countries in the world.

10. New Zealanders like to call themselves … .

agriculture, Commonwealth, island, separates, kiwis, official, populated, origin, settled, means

Ex. 11. Answer the following questions.

1. Do you know anything about New Zealand?

2. Is it an industrial or agricultural country?

3. What products from New Zealand can you meet in our shops?

4. Is it expensive to make a trip to New Zealand?

Ex. 12. Read and translate the text into Russian.