- •Pre-reading activities
- •Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow. Text a English as a World Language
- •Post-reading activities
- •Unit 2. Education. Our university Pre-reading activities
- •Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow.
- •Our University
- •Pre-reading activities
- •Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow. Text a Minsk
- •Post-reading activities
- •Pre-reading activities
- •The Republic of Belarus
- •Post-reading activities
- •Pre – reading activity
- •Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow.
- •Belarusian Economy
- •Unit 6. Great Britain
- •Practise the pronunciation of the following words.
- •Memorize the words.
- •Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow.
- •Great Britain
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •Unit 7. British Economy Pre-reading activities
- •2. Memorize the words.
- •3. Answer the following questions before you read Text a.
- •Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow. Text a British Economy
- •Post-reading activities
- •4. Complete the sentences.
- •5. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •Unit 8. The United States of America Pre-reading activities
- •Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow. Text a The United States of America
- •Unit 9. American Economy Pre-reading activities
- •Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow. Text a The American Economy
- •Unit 10. What is Economics? Pre-reading activities
- •Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow.
- •What is Economics?
- •Unit 11. My Major. Accounting Pre-reading activities
- •Read Text a and fulfill the tasks which follow. Text a Accounting
- •Post-reading activities
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words.
- •Post-reading activities
- •2. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following Russian collocations.
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •Pre-reading activities
- •Post-reading activities
Post-reading activities
1. Match the words on the left to those on the right. Make10 word partnerships and translate them into Russian.
scientific a. courage
industrial b. house
modern c. institutions
exceptional d. enterprises
state-owned e. city
publishing f. centre
impressive g. market
production h. junction
transport i. amalgamation
world j. building
2. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following Russian collocations.
1. был разрушен почти полностью; 2. восстановили его из руин; 3. за исключительное мужество, проявленное жителями; 4. был удостоен звания; 5. он выглядит как…; 6. в виде алмаза; 7. со всей страны и из-за границы; 8. высшее учебное заведение; 9. появились недавно; 10. нельзя не упомянуть; 11. выставка достижений народного хозяйства; 12. производственное объединение.
3. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence.
The production of Minsk … is well-known among CIS countries.
a) institutions b) constructions c) enterprises d)households
Minsk was… with the title of Hero-City in 1974.
a) provided b) mentioned c) obtained c) honoured
The population of Minsk is … 2 million people.
a) more b) less c) exactly d) approximately
Minsk was destroyed almost….
a) entirely b)lately c)nearly d)currently
New structures have … in Minsk lately.
a) raised b) appeared c)restored d)settled
4. Complete the sentences.
…in 1067.
Minsk was honoured with the title of Hero-City for …
Thousands of students from all over the country come …
…have appeared in Minsk lately.
Minsk is the biggest political, ….
Industrial enterprises of the city produce…
5. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
1. Minsk is rather a young city.
2. The population of Minsk is more than 2 million people.
3. Minsk was honoured with the title of Hero-City in 1984.
4. There are no commercial institutions in Minsk.
5. Minsk industrial enterprises produce ships, aircraft, computers and other goods.
6. Answer the following questions.
How old is Minsk?
What are the largest Universities in the city?
Can you name the most popular non state-owned institutions?
What can you say about the cultural life in the city? What is your favourite theatre?
What are the biggest production amalgamations in Minsk?
The building of a National Library in the form of a diamond is very impressive, isn’t it?
7. Get ready to discuss the following.
You friend from Great Britain came to Minsk for the first time. What places of interest will you show your guest?
Read Text B using the dictionary and do the following tasks.
Think of the title to the text.
Make up 5-6 questions of different types.
Give a short summary of the text.
Text B
Minsk (the original name Mensk) is rather ancient. It was founded on the banks of the Nemiga and Svisloch rivers more than 900 years ago.
Mensk was first mentioned as a town in the Principality of Polotsk in a chronicle in 1067 in connection with the battle on the Nemiga between Prince Vseslav of Polotsk and Prince Yaroslav’s sons.
There are some legends relating to the foundation of Minsk and the origin of the name.
Some historians associate the name of the city with the word “miena”, as ancient Minsk was situated on the watershed of the river-routes linking the Baltic to the Black Sea. Others connect it with the river Menka. A folk-legend tells us that there lived a giant called Menesk who kept a mill, by the banks of a river, and ground rocks and stones to make flour for bread in order to feed his warriors who protected his settlement.
Unit 4. THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS