- •Министерство сельского хозяйства
- •Введение
- •Unit 1 My Family Topical Vocabulary
- •Ex. 2. Answer the questions.
- •Text b The Changing American Family
- •I Prefer a Big Family
- •Ex. 12. Write a paragraph about advantages and disadvantages of a big/small family. Ex. 13. Discuss the following problems with a partner.
- •Ex. 3. Match the words.
- •Text b Student Life
- •Ex. 8. Match the phrases with their Russian equivalents.
- •Ex.10. Fill in the table and compare student life at Oxford and Aca-demy.
- •Ex. 11. Role Play “Your attitude to examinations”. First, read the text (it will help you to discuss the problem). Text c Modern examinations
- •Unit 3 Belarusian agricultural academy Topical Vocabulary
- •Ex. 2. Answer the following questions.
- •Text b From the history of the Academy
- •Unit 4 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Topical Vocabulary
- •Climate and Nature
- •Text b Great Britain
- •Text c The Four Nations
- •Identifying symbols of the four nations
- •Unit 5 London Topical Vocabulary
- •Text b The Tower of London
- •Text c Buckingham palace
- •Unit 6 British agriculture Topical Vocabulary
- •Text b Agriculture.
- •Text c British Farming
- •Unit 7 The Republic of Belarus Topical Vocabulary
- •Text a The Republic of Belarus
- •Ex. 9. Working in libraries or using the Internet database, prepare reports about the history of our country.
- •Text b Minsk – the Capital of the Republic of Belarus
- •Text c My Native Town
- •Unit 8 Agriculture of the Republic of Belarus Topical Vocabulary
- •Text b Record Breaking Harvest
- •Elements of Success
- •Tomorrow’s reference points
- •Text b Potash Horizons: Salt of the Earth and its People.
- •Литература
- •Ольга Сергеевна Колыбенко Татьяна Ивановна Бискуп
Text c My Native Town
My native town is in Mogilyov region and it is a district centre. It is called Gorky. The town, true to its name, is located on five hills. I was born and have grown in this town, I went to school there, my parents live there. I have many friends in that place. I like my native town, because it is very beautiful and rather quiet. Gorky is a still town, life there is measured and slow.
For the first time Gorky was mentioned in the chronicles in the middle of the 16th century. This town was widely known as a craft centre, in which there were more than twenty different professions. In 1840 landowners' school was opened there which was transformed into an institute later.
During the Second World War the town suffered greatly, as well as other Belarusian towns. June 26, 1944 is considered to be a holiday for our citizens, when the town was liberated from the fascist invaders during the operation "Bagration". In memory of that event a monument was installed at the bus station.
The town is constantly growing and developing, there are new micro-districts, new buildings are erected. There is a machine-building plant, an integrated plant of building materials and other enterprises in our town. {Production made in Gorky is in demand all through our republic.
The Belarusian Agricultural Academy is certainly our town's pride. Thousands of students are taught there. The Academy represents an original campus in the town. Several educational buildings, hostels, a restaurant, a sports complex with a pool and a stadium, a huge library are situated there. "The Ritual Square" is located in the centre of the academic campus. Freshers have there the ceremony of ordaining to students.
Five schools of general education, art, sports and horse school also are there in our town.
Gorky is a town of parks and squares. A nature monument of republican significance is located there, this is a dendrology park. Its collection totals more than one hundred names of trees and shrubs. There is also a botanical garden with magnificent rosarium in our town, in which about two hundred varieties of roses are represented. But nobody will deny that the favourite place of rest is three small lakes surrounded by birch groves.
Ex. 12. Answer the following questions:
When was your native town founded?
Do you know the history of your native town?
Is your native town ancient?
Are there many industrial enterprises in your native town? What do they produce?
What entertainments are there in your native town?
Is there a river or a lake near your native town?
What can you say about the ecological situation of your town?
Are there any monuments, museums in your town?
Are you proud of your town?
Ex. 13. Prepare a report about your native town (village). Tell about its history, monuments, main streets (who they are named after and why), schools and higher educational establishments, cultural life, population, plants and factories.
Ex. 14. Working in libraries or using the Internet database, prepare reports based on the life and activities of world famous Belarusians.
Ex. 15. Prepare a press release on the basis of the materials published in Belarusian newspapers this current month.