11. Complete the sentences using the text

No one cared for _____________;

It is worth mentioning that _____________;

At that time ____________;

It was in … where ____________;

12. Prove that:

• the Yacviahs were forced out of Belavezhskaya Pushcha;

• Belavezhskaya Pushcha has suffered much;

• the living and working conditions of the workers of the forest reserve were improved in 1957.

13. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:

1. The name Belavezhskaya Pushcha

1. appeared in the Lithuanian and Polish chroni­ cles in 1409;

2. dates back to 1795;

3. is not familiar to Belarusian people.

2. The forest acquired its name thanks to the white tower (Belaya Vezha)

1. which was erected more than 700 years ago;

2. which was built in the middle of the forest;

3. which was built by the empress KathrinJ the Great.

3. At that time the tower was

1. very big and beautiful;

2. well-known to Russian people;

3. surrounded by a dense forest.

4. The tribe of Yacviahs is supposed to be

1. the first inhabitants of the Pushcha;

2. the bravest warriors at that time;

3. the best ship builders at that time.

5. During the reign of the Polish King Sigizmund August,

1. the Yacviahs were forced out of the Pushcha;

2. four iron producing plants were built on the territory of the Pushcha;

3. new houses were built on the territory of the Pushcha.

6. The empress Katherine the Great distributed the Pushcha

1. among her heirs;

2. among her servants;

3. among her relatives.

7. In May 1811 Belavezhskaya Pushcha suffered from

1. a great and destructive fire;

2. drought and violent windstorms;

3. mass cutting down by ship builders.

8.The Pushcha was often visited by ship builders from Petersburg

1. who wanted to build their houses there;

2. who decided to export timber to Germany;

3. who were attracted by rich resources of timber.

9. The Russian Tsar Nikolai II

a) sent his servants to build fortifications in the;

b) misused the rich resourses of timber in the Pushcha;

c) supported the development of Pushcha

10 During World War I

1. the Germans built a lot of railways in the Pushcha;

2. timber was sent to England and France:

3. the Pushcha suffered another mass cutting down.

11. Belavezhskaya Pushcha wa declared the State

Reserve

1. after the “liberation” of Western Belarus;

2. when the Germans left its territory;

3. after World War I.

12. The archives of the forest were burnt down

1. during World War I;

2. during World War II;

3. before World War II.

13. In the post-war period a lot of well-known scientists came to the Pushcha

1. to study its natural heritage;

2. to study forest amelioration;

3. to found school of forest .

14. After 1957 Belavezhskaya Puschha was treated as

1. a place for rest id hunting for ordinary people;

2. a place for rest and hunting for people in power;

3. as a natural heritage but not as a place for rest.

15. In 1991 the leaders of the three Slavonic republics of the USSR

1. came to Belavezhskaya Pushcha to have a rest and to hunt;

2. held a conference on di irmamen in Belavezh­skaya Pushcha;

3. gathered in Belavezhskaya Pushcha to dissolve the Soviet Union.

16. Belavezhskaya Pushcha was given the status of a biosphere reserve in

1. 1991;

2. 1992;

3. 1993.

UNIT V

OUR GREAT COUNTRYMAN MARK SHAGAL

1. Listen to the following words and remember their meaning:

The Commissioner on the problems of art - уполномо­ченный по делам искусства;

the first State Exhibition of local and Moscow artists -первая государственная выставка местных и московских художников;

the Great October Revolution - Великая Октябрьская революция.

2. Practise saying the following proper names:

Ieguda Pen [iə'gu:də'pen] Иегуда Пен

Bella Rosenfeld ['belə 'rəuzenfəld] Белла Розенфелд

Sen-Pol-de-Vense ['senpэ:ldə'va:ns] Сен-Поль-де-Ванс

3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:

student, franc, address, professor, cafe, fantasy, grimace, humour, moment.

4. Read out the following words and memorize their meaning:

countryman (n) ['kΛntrimən] земляк,

соотечественник

gain (v) [gein] приобретать

jeweler ['d3u:ələ] торговец

scholarship (n) [`skэ:lə∫ip ] стипендия

prant(v) [gra:nt] выделять,

назначать

penetrate (v) [`penitreit] проникать

mad (adj) [məed] сумасшедший,

безумный

celebrity (n) [ si`lebrəit] знаменитость

connoisseur (n) [`kanə`sз:] знаток

dweller (n) [`dwelə] житель, обитатель

cardboard (n) [`ka:dbэ:d] картон

withdraw (v) [wi∂`drэ:] изымать

appoint(v) [ə`pэint] назначать