- •The republic of belarus the republic of belarus
- •1. Practice saying the following words:
- •2. Memorize the following words:
- •I. Oral Practice Section
- •1. Look through the following quotations and proverbs and try to outline the problems to be discussed.
- •2. Find all the suitable nouns for each of the adjectives or participles.
- •3. Make sure that you know the words. Read the definitions and match the words and definitions:
- •4. Read the text. Fill in the gaps with the words from ex. 3. Put some verbs into the past form. From the History of Belarus
- •5. Work in pairs. Speak of the main steps in the history of our country to your partner matching the dates and the events and arranging the facts in the right order.
- •6. Read a small extract about the history of the name of our country. Say whether you know other versions concerning the history of the name.
- •7. Work in pairs. Restore the dialogue between Mike, a student from Belarus and Alex, a student from Australia. They are speaking about the history of the name “ Belarus “.
- •State system of the Republic of Belarus
- •9. Study the information about the state system of the Republic of Belarus. Open the brackets, using English words from the box below the text instead of Russian ones.
- •10. State system quiz
- •11. Use the tables below and the word list to essence of the state power of the Rep. Of Belarus to a foreigner. Speak about the main functions of each body of power.
- •Geography
- •12. Read the text, pay attention to the underlined words. Make an outline to speak about your native land Belarus. Geography of Belarus
- •14. Work in pairs. Reproduce the answers to your partners.
- •16. Work in groups. Find out from your partners:
- •Made in Belarus
- •21. Read the article “Education in Belarus”. Characterize the educational system of our republic.
- •22. Examine the following description of our capital. List five well-known places you’d like to visit. Minsk
- •23. Work in pairs. At the airport a Westerner and our countryman are talking about the most popular sightseeing of Belarus. Take part in this conversation and share your opinion with partners.
- •24. Work in pairs. Look through the following text and render it to your deskmate.
- •Eyeballing belarus
- •25. Quiz “Do you know the history of motherland?”
- •26. Comment on the following quotations.
The republic of belarus the republic of belarus
1. Practice saying the following words:
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Dregovichi |
/'dregOvICI/ |
дреговичи |
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Krivichi |
/'krIvICI/ |
кривичи |
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of Lithuania |
/'qvlITju:'eIniq/ |
Литовское |
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Radimichi |
/'rq'dImICI/ |
радимичи |
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Swedish |
/'swJdIS/ |
шведский |
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the Grand Duchy |
/'grxn'dACI/ |
Великое Княжество |
2. Memorize the following words:
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ancestor |
/'xnsestq/ |
предок |
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antiquity |
/xn'tIkwqti/ |
древность |
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attain |
/q'teIn/ |
получить, приобрести |
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bondage |
/'bOndIdZ/ |
рабство, зависимость |
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primordial |
/preI'mO:dIq/ |
исконный, первобытный |
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proclaim |
/prq'kleIm/ |
провозглашать |
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refer (to) |
/ri'fE:/ |
относиться |
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remain |
/rI'meIn/ |
оставаться |
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route |
/raVt/ |
обратить в бегство, разбить |
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settle |
/'setl/ |
поселиться, обосноваться |
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span |
/Spxn/ |
простираться |
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state |
/steIt/ |
государство |
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stick (stuck) |
/stIk/ |
прикрепляться, закрепляться |
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swallow |
/'swPlqV/ |
поглощать, подавлять |
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total |
/'tqVtl/ |
насчитывать |
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tribe |
/traIb/ |
племя |
I. Oral Practice Section
1. Look through the following quotations and proverbs and try to outline the problems to be discussed.
1.Every man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place (S.Johnson).
2. Home is where the heart is.
3. A nation is a thing that lives and acts like a man and men are the particulars of which it is composed (J. Holland).
4.The nation’s honor is dearer than the nation’s comfort; yes, than the nation’s life itself (W.Wilson).
2. Find all the suitable nouns for each of the adjectives or participles.
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Principal, transport, rural, ethnic, economic, feedstock, energy, local, innovative, highway, forest, foreign, sovereign, manufacturing, local, constitutional. |
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Security, area, peasants, policy, court zone, network, equioment, tradition, reserve, crop, fuel, technology, state, center. |
3. Make sure that you know the words. Read the definitions and match the words and definitions:
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ancestor, antiquity, invade, annex, remain, rapidly, declare, to last, former, independence, primordial, bondage |
to enter a country;
old times;
to take control of the country;
to continue for a particular period of time;
existing at or from the beginning of the world;
the state of being a slave or prisoner;
a person in your family who lived long ago;
to say something officially or publicly;
to still be present after the other parts have been removed, used;
that used to exist in earlier times;
done or happening very quickly;
freedom from somebody’s control.