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Word combinations and prepositional phrases

to attract tourists – привлекать туристов; to be located in district center –

находиться / располагаться в районном центре; to be highly developed – быть высокоразвитым; to gather in the taiga region – собирать в тайге (о ягодах, грибах); national parks and reserves – национальные парки и заповедники; to be produced – производиться; to fish in Lake Baikal – рыбачить на Байка-

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Geographical names

Irkutsk region, Eastern Siberia, Lake Baikal, Baikal National Park, the Ust’- Ordynskii Buriat National Okrug, Angarsk, Bratsk, Ust’-Ilimsk, UsolieSibirskoye, Baikalsk, Sayansk, Listvyanka, Bolshye Koty, Olkhon Island, the Katanga Region, the Vostochnyi Saian Mountains, the Angara, the Lena, the Irkut.

Vocabulary practice

1. Give the Russian equivalents.

Fresh water, roe deer, birch, timber, ungulates, cedar, oil and gas deposits, resource, coniferous, inhabitants, deciduous, electrical and thermal power, to establish, fuel, larch, spruce, hunting, ancient, grain, squirrel, wood-processing.

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3.Match the words on the left with the words on the right to make up wordcombinations.

4. Find the synonyms for the following words.

5. Insert the necessary preposition: by, of, from, of, near, in, of, for, of, through, of .

1. What is the population … this region?

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2.Taltsy is the site … celebrations like Easter, Mardigras, Apple Spas, festivals … different arts and crafts.

3.Every summer we try to spend a week or two … Lake Baikal.

4.… the 18th century Irkutsk was called the “capital … Siberia”.

5.The highway goes … taiga forest.

6.Famous Baikal museum, a branch of the Limnological Institute of the Russian academy … sciences, is visited … thousands … tourists … all over the world.

6. From the list below choose the necessary word to fit each blank:

subject, species, population, coniferous, reserves, scientific, territory, total, educational

1.Irkutsk is one of the largest … and … centers in Eastern Siberia.

2.Irkutsk region is the sixth largest … of the Russian Federation.

3.Two thirds of Irkutsk region … are covered with taiga forests.

4.… trees, such as pine, larch, Siberian cedar, spruce, and fir, make up more than

90% of the forest area.

5.About 1,800 … of plants grow in the region, including 600 medicinal herbs.

6.The … of Usolie-Sibirskoye, Tcheremkhovo, Tulun, and Ust’-Kut is 50,000 to 100,000 people.

7.There are colossal … of lake, river and underground fresh and mineral water in the region.

8.There are 67,000 rivers and creeks in Irkutsk region, with the … length of 310,000 km, which is 8 times longer than the equator circle.

7. Match English proverbs with their Russians equivalents.

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Grammar «Perfect Continuous Tenses», «Ordinal numerals», «The Simple Passive».

1. Write the numerals in words .

3, 4, 5, 11, 21, 28, 30, 48, 67, 83, 99, 100, 113, 1546, 13,267, 2,000,000.

2. Correct the mistakes.

Thirty, thirten, siks, nain, tu, for, fife, eigt, tventy, sevente, three hundreds, thousand, million, ziro, nineth, sith, twoth, treeth, ileventh, iftieth, seventh, four hundredth, eightieth oneth.

4. Read the text. Mind the pronunciation of the numerals.

The area of Irkutsk region is 767,900 sq.km, which accounts for 4.6% of the Russian territory. The region is almost 1,500 km long stretching from the south to the north and 1,300 km from the west to the east. The utmost southern point is at 51º latitude, which corresponds to the latitude of Orenburg, Saratov, and Voronezh. The utmost northern point is at 65 º latitude, to the north of Magadan and Yakutsk, approximately at the latitude of Anadyr.

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Irkutsk region is the sixth largest subject of the Russian Federation. It is larger than any Western-European country, and its territory equals Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Great Britain, Portugal and Holland taken together.

5. Translate into English. Use the verbs in the Past Simple Active or Past Simple Passive .

Я рассказал — Мне рассказали. Я показал — Мне показали. Она привела — Ее привели. Мы спросили — Нас спросили . Мы ответили — Нам ответили.

6.Open the brackets. Use the verb in the Present, Past or Future Simple Passive.

1. My question (to answer) yesterday. 2. Hockey (to play) in winter. 3. Mushrooms (to gather) in autumn. 4. Many houses (to burn) during the Great Fire of London. 5. His new book (to finish) next year. 6. Flowers (to sell) in shops and in the streets. 7. St. Petersburg (to found) in 1703. 8. Bread (to eat) every day.

8.This work (to do) tomorrow.

7.Use the verbs in brackets in the Present, Past or Future Simple Passive.

am / is / are +Participle II was / were + Participle II will be + Participle II

1.Irkutsk Gubernia, as an independent area, appeared on the map of Russia in 1764. At that time it stretched from the Yenisei river to Alaska. Contemporary borders of the region (to establish) in September 1937.

2.Lake Baikal, the largest and oldest (25 mln years) fresh water body on the planet, (to be situated) in Irkutsk region.

3.In our region there are 230 mineral springs and wells that serve medical and recreation needs. The unique potential of medicinal water (to use) in the future. Only twenty springs (to exploit) to serve sanatoriums, health resorts and stations.

4.Coniferous forests prevail in Irkutsk region. The larch amounts to 30%, pine – 26%, Siberian Cedar – 12%, fir – 6%, spruce – 3%. Deciduous trees also grow in the region and (to represent) mainly by the birch (13%) and the aspen (6%). Bushes cover 4% of the forest area.

8.Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous (have/has been + Participle I).

1. Turn the television set off. The children (watch) it for too long a time – The children have been watching it for too long a time.

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2.Mary is learning the piano. She (practice) since breakfast time.

3.He (live) in this country for many years but he still can’t speak our language.

4.The new students (behave) very well so far.

5.John needs a holiday. He (work) too hard.

6.Please wake Peter soon. He (sleep) for ten hours.

7.We (travel) for three days and we are still only halfway to London.

8.We must economize next month. We (spend) far too much money lately.

Reading and comprehension

1. Read and translate the text.

Irkutsk region

Irkutsk region has a rich history: ancient sites, the Russians settling in Eastern Siberia, Decembrists, that’s why there are historical monuments in every settlement here. Over 60 museums are open in the region, they attract historians and tourists from Europe and Asia.

Besides, unique phenomena are located in the region: first of all, it is the lake Baikal and Baikal National Park. About 60 km from Irkutsk there is an architectural and ethnographical museum “Taltsy”.

There are many valuable fur-bearing animals in the forests (sable, squirrel, Siberian weasel), ungulates (Manchurian red deer, roe deer, elk), and game birds. Acclimatized muskrat are widespread in bodies of water. Lake Baikal and the rivers have valuable species of fish (Arctic cisco, grayling, whitefish, taimen).

Irkutsk region is a big industrial area of the country. In the region the following industries are mostly developed: timber and wood-processing, pulp and paper, mining, fuel, non-ferrous metallurgy, power engineering, machine-building, chemical and oil, food and ferrous metallurgy.

Mineral and raw resources of the region are a very important factor of the industry development. The industry is located mainly in Irkutsk and several district centers.

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The region is one of the largest producers of electrical and thermal power in Siberia. Hydro-power industry is highly developed in the region (main dams: Irkutsk Dam, Bratsk Dam, Ust-Ilimsk Dam).

Lands suitable for agriculture constitute 3.2 percent of the region’s territory. Some 1.7 million hectares (ha) are arable. Hayfields total 300,000 ha and pastures, 400,000 ha. The area under industrial crops totals 2,200 ha. There are 73,000 ha under potatoes and other vegetables. Fodder crops occupy 34 percent

of the sown area; corn for silage and annual grasses are the major crops planted. The principal regions for grain production are the forest-steppe regions of the Ust’-Ordynskii Buriat National Okrug and the southeastern part of the region (the Tulun-Balagansk Forest Steppe).

Stock-raising provides over one-half of all agricultural income. More than 60 percent of the sheep and goats are in the Ust’- Ordynskii Buriat National Okrug. Reindeer (6,000) are raised in the Katanga Region and in the Vostochnyi Saian Mountains. Fur farming is important (fox and mink) as well as hunting (sable, squirrel, and muskrat). Cedar seeds and berries are gathered in the taiga region. There is fishing in Lake Baikal and in the Angara and Lena rivers.

(Irkutsk oblast http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Irkutsk+region)

2. Answer the questions.

1.When was Irkutsk founded?

2.Where is Irkutsk region located?

3.What industries are accumulated in Irkutsk region?

4.What are the places of interest in Irkutsk?

5.Why is the Baikal the most important place of interest for tourists? What do you know about the Baikal?

3.Read and translate the dialogue.

(Alice, a student from New York, is talking to Julia, a student of the Irkutsk State Agricultural Academy)

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Telephone Conversation

Alice: Hello, Julia. This is Alice. I’m calling you from New York. Julia: Hi, Alice. Where are you going on vacation, Alice?

Alice: Oh, I don’t know. I’d like to go to Russia. Julia: How about Irkutsk?

Alice: What’s the weather like in Irkutsk?

Julia: In summer the average temperature is about + 22, and the maximum is sometimes +37.

Alice: I like hot weather, but I don’t like rain! Where do you spend summers? Julia: Every summer my family tries to spend 2 or 3 weeks near Lake Baikal. The lake attracts tourists from other regions and countries. Well, what about Lake Baikal?

Alice: Hmm. That’s not a bad idea! And how far is the lake?

Julia: About 72 km away from Irkutsk. We’ll go there by bus. The Baikal highway goes through real Siberian forest called taiga.

Alice: Oh, I love forests! I’m already looking forward to going there! Julia: I think next month would be better.

Alice: Then it’s a deal!

Julia: Ok! I’m sure you’ll enjoy the trip.

Alice: Bye.

Julia: See you.

Listening and comprehension «Canada»

1. Watch the video about Canada. Choose the right answer of the multiple choice quiz.

Quiz questions:

1. The video describes Canada as…

a.one of the world’s richest and most habitable countries

b.one of the world’s biggest and least habitable countries

c.one of world’s largest and most livable countries

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2. This video is about ….

a.Canadian geography, history and attractions

b.Canadian people, places and events

c.Canadian tourism, history and festivals

3. Which countries mentioned in the video have close ties with Canada?

a.Britain and France

b.France and the USA

c.The USA and England

4. How many people live in Canada?

a.Around forty-three million people

b.Around thirty-four million people

c.The video doesn’t say

2. True or false?

1.More Canadians live in the countryside than live in the city. a. True

b. False

c. We don’t know

2.Canada’s three largest cities are ….

a.the video doesn’t say

b.Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver

c.Vancouver, Toronto and Quebec

3. Canada has ten provinces and three territories.

a.False

b.True

c.The video doesn’t say

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