X. Insert the proper words, see the words below

1. Ships of the Russian navy made several … round the world.

2. Great geographical … were made especially in the Pacific Ocean.

3. Big regions of the northern and southern … still remained unexplored.

4. On the initiative of I. F. Krusenstern and G.A. Sarychev a new expedition was …

5. They were to sail south in … of the Antarctic continent.

6. Able and experienced seamen made up the … of these ships.

7. The Naval Ministry … Captain Bellingshausen head of the Southern Division.

8. In Portsmouth Bellingshausen stopped to get provisions and the necessary …

9. This was confirmed by the … of numerous polar birds.

10. It was only because of bad … that Bellingshausen and his men could not get a clear view of the coast of the Antarctic continent.

11. They tried to … the continent at two points, but were compelled to sail back.

12. So they sailed eastwards, … their way through the ice packs.

13. In this area important geographical research work was ...

14. On the 22nd of January, 1821, a black spot … on the horizon.

15. It … to be an island, which they named after Peter I.

16. 29 islands and one coral reef were …

1. appearance

2. appeared

3. appointed

4. approach

5. carried out

6. crews

7. cruises

8. discovered

9. discoveries

10. equipment

11. forcing

12. hemisphere

13. search

14. turned out

15. undertaken

16. visibility

XI. Say in one word, see the words below

1. a half of the earth divided into northern and southern parts by the equator

2. travel through an unknown country or area in order to learn about it

3. try to find something by looking carefully

4. having knowledge in a particular field, especially in a profession or job

5. a group of people who work or operate a ship, aircraft, train, etc

6. a government department which deals with a definite area of activity

7. the things which are used for a special purpose, for example a hobby or job

8. it means how far or how clearly you can see in particular weather conditions

9. come near or nearer to something in distance or time

10. come into sight, become visible

11. the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea

12. a long line of rocks or sand, the top of which is just above or below the surface of the sea

13. ceremony in which a person or event is remembered

14. the area around the South Pole

1. Antarctic

2. appear

3. approach

4. commemoration

5. crew

6. equipment

7. experienced

8. explore

9. hemisphere

10. horizon

11. ministry

12. reef

13. search

14. visibility

XII. Give English equivalents

вокруг света, географические открытия, северное полушарие, оставались неисследованными, никто не знал, была предпринята новая экспедиция, плыть на юг, в поисках континента, поплыли к Аляске, пройти через Северный Ледовитый океан, умелые и опытные моряки, морское министерство, провиант и необходимое оборудование, было подтверждено, появление множества птиц, всего несколько миль от побережья, заметили берег, из-за плохой видимости, не могли ясно видеть, крайний север, пытались приблизиться, были вынуждены, с трудом пробивать путь, зашли в порт, были открыты новые острова, была проделана важная исследовательская работа, появился на горизонте, бросили якорь, покрыли расстояние, получили важные сведения, в ознаменование, были названы в честь