- •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.
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
Belarus is a new, sovereign state the history of which goes back to … . The first human being appeared on its territory about 120-140 thousand years ago. There are sites on the territory of Belarus dating 26 000 years ago. The … of Belarusians who settled on the territory of present Belarus between the 6th and 12th centuries were Krivichi, Radimichi and Dregovichi. They lived in the basins of the Dnieper and the Zapadnaya Dvina rivers. They hunted, fished and farmed. These tribes were separate, but they needed in a united state. It was Kievskaya Rus that appeared at the beginning of the 9th century.
In the 13th century the Belarusian territories were swallowed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. During this time Belarus was largely in peace, but the Lithuanian duchy was at war and by the 15the century the Grand Duchy of Lithuania spanned from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.
Later, at the end of the 17th century Belarusian people were placed in … to the Polish feudal lords who exploited them cruelly.
It was also … by the troops of the Swedish King Charles XII. In 1708 the Russian troops under the command of Peter the Great routed the Swedish troops and by the end of the 18th century Belarus was … by Russia until the 18th of January 1919 when the Byelorussian Socialist Republic was proclaimed.
In 1922 it became a number of the … USSR. In 1939 Western Belarus, occupied by Poland, joined Byelorussia. During that period new plants and factories were built, national arts and literature, science and education developed … .
But world war II broke out and in 1941 Byelorussia was occupied by Nazi Germany. Over one million buildings were destroyed and the human losses totaled over two million Belarusians. The occupation … till 1944. In post-war years Belarusian people restored ruined cities and towns, rebuilt plants. During that time Belarus became a major manufacturing center in the Western region of the USSR.
Belarus … itself sovereign on the 27th of July 1990 and the former BSSR became the Republic of Belarus on the 25th of August 1991, attaining full independence.
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.
6th -12th centuries, 13th century, 1708, January 1, 1919, 9th century, the end of the 18th century, 1922, 1941, July 27, 1990, 1939, 1944, August 25, 1991 |
German occupation
Bondage to the Polish feudal lords
The liberation from German invaders
The settlements of Krivichi, Radimichi, Dregovichi
(Belarus became) a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The routing of the Swedish troops by Peter the Great
A member of the former USSR
Annexation of Belarus by Russia
Western Belarus joined Byelorussia
The end of the German occupation
Independence of Belarus
The declaration of its sovereignty.