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Pre-reading activities

1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words.

occupy ['2kj4paI], approximately [q'pr2ksImqtlI], entirely [In'taIqlI], courage ['k0rI8], honour ['2nq(r)]

2. Memorize the words.

  1. mention v – упоминать, ссылаться на

  2. approximately adv – приблизительно

  3. destroy v – разрушать

  4. entirely adv – полностью, совсем

  5. courage n – мужество

  6. honour v – чтить, удостаивать

  7. enterprise n – предприятие, предпринимательство

  8. amalgamation n – объединение

  9. achievement n - достижение

  10. appear v – появляться

  11. crossroads n – перекрёсток

  12. junction n – соединение, узел

3. Answer the following questions before you read Text A.

  1. When and where was Minsk founded?

  2. What are the most popular Universities in Minsk?

  3. Many goods produced by Minsk industrial enterprises are well-known on the world market. Can you name any?

Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow. Text a Minsk

Minsk is the capital of the Republic of Belarus. It is an old city. The chronicles first mentioned it in 1067. Minsk is situated on the river Svisloch, it occupies an area of 200 sq. km, its population is approximately 2 million people.

The city was destroyed almost entirely in World War II by the Nazis but people restored it from ruins and ashes. For the exceptional courage and heroism displayed by its residents in the struggle against Hitler aggressors Minsk was honoured with the title of Hero-City in 1974.

Modern Minsk is one of the most beautiful cities in Belarus, its political, economic, scientific and cultural centre. It has changed greatly for the last ten years. It looks like a modern European city. Many new structures have appeared in Minsk lately. Among them are the building of the Railway Station, the Fitness Centre, a number of business centres. The building of a National Library in the form of a diamond is very impressive.

Every year thousands of students from all over the country and abroad come to Minsk to study at its universities and academies. There are 10 state-owned higher educational institutions in Minsk, the largest of which are the Belarusian State University, the Belarusian National Technical University, the Pedagogical University, the Belarusian State Economic University, the Belarusian State Medical University. A number of non-state institutions have also appeared.

Minsk is the biggest cultural centre of Belarus. There are 12 theatres, 6 big concert halls, 16 cinemas in the city. There are hundreds of libraries, a great number of museums, some book publishers and one newspaper and magazine publishing house. We can’t but mention the Palace of Arts, the Palace of Sports, the Exhibition of Economic Achievements, the Academy of Sciences, the film- studio “Belarusfilm”.

Minsk is the largest industrial centre of the country. Numerous industrial enterprises produce automobiles, motor-cycles, tractors, TV-sets, refrigerators, watches, electrical equipment and other goods. The products of our plants and factories are known on the world market and enjoy high reputation. Among such enterprises we can name the production amalgamations “MAZ”, “Tractor Works”, “Kamunarka” confectionary, “Milavitsa”, “Elema” and others.

Minsk, situated on the crossroads of strategic ways from West to East, between Moscow and Warsaw, Vilnius and Kiev, is the largest transport junction of the country.