- •The radzivills
- •1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these "words from the text and translate them into Russian:
- •2. Practise saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •5. Read out these phrases several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •14. Read the text and get ready to speak about the Radzivill family: the radzivills
- •15. Answer the questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put in the right prepositions where necessary:
- •18. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:
- •19. Fill in the table with the main events from the text:
- •Neswizh: the radzivills' capital
- •1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and read them out:
- •2. Practice saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read the international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •5. Read out these expressions several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •Neswizh: the radzivills' capital
- •15. Answer the following questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put in the right preposition where necessary:
- •18. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:
- •24. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:
- •The castle of neswizh: our architectural legacy
- •1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out the sentences with these words from the text and read them:
- •2. Practise saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •5. Read out these phrasal verbs and expressions several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •14. Read the text and get ready to speak about the Castle of Neswizh: the castle of neswizh: our architectural legacy
- •15. Answer the questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put in the right prepositions where necessary:
- •18. Choose the word from the box to put into each gap:
- •The mir castle
- •1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and read them out:
- •2. Practice saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read the international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •5. Read out these.Phrasal verbs and expressions several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •The mir castle
- •15. Answer the following questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put in the right preposition where necessary:
- •18. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:
- •19. Fill in the table:
- •The spiritual relic of the belarusians
- •1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the-text and read them:
- •2. Practise saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read the following words and try to memorize them:
- •5. Read these expressions several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •The spiritual relic of the belarusians
- •15. Answer the following questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put the right prepositions where necessary:
- •18. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:
- •24. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:
- •Unit XVII the sophia cathedral: our national heritage
- •1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and read them:
- •2. Practise saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read the following words and try to memorize them:
- •5. Read these phrasal verbs and expressions several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match-the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •The sophia cathedral: our national heritage
- •15. Answer the following questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put the right prepositions where necessary:
- •18. Choose a word from the box to pat into each gap:
- •24. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:
- •Unit XVIII a holy place: drutsk
- •1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and read them:
- •2. Practise saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read the following words and try to memorize them:
- •5. Read these phrasal verbs and expressions several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •A holy place: drutsk
- •15. Answer the following questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put the right prepositions where necessary:
- •18. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:
- •24. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:
- •Unit XIX khatyn: the tragedy of the belarusian nation
- •1. Pay attention to these words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and translate them into Russian:
- •2. Practise saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read the international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read the following words and memorize them:
- •5. Read out these phrases several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •14. Read the text aad get ready to speak about Khatyn: khatyn: the tragedy of the belarusian nation
- •15. Answer the following questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put the right preposition where necessary:
- •18. Choose the word from the box to put into each gap:
- •24. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:
- •Unit XX brest fortress-hero: a unique memorial complex
- •1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and read them:
- •2. Practise saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read the following words and phrases and try to memorize them:
- •5. Read these phrasal verbs and expressions several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •14. Read the text and get ready to speak about Brest fortress: brest fortress-hero: a unique memorial complex
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put the right prepositions where necessary:
- •18. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:
- •24. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:
- •Unit XXI the town monument: braslav
- •1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and read them out:
- •2. Practice saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read the following words and phrases and try to memorize them:
- •5. Read out these phrasal verbs and expressions several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •14. Read the text and get ready to speak about Braslav: the town monument: braslav
- •15. Answer the following questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put in the right prepositions where necessary:
- •18. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:
- •24. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:
- •Unitxxii grodno: a city full of history
- •1. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and read them:
- •2. Practise saying the following proper names:
- •3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •5. Read these phrasal verbs and expressions several times till you remember them:
- •6. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition оf:
- •Grodno: a gity full of history
- •15. Answer the following questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put the right prepositions where necessary:
- •18. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:
- •19. Fill in the table:
- •24. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:
- •Unit XXV our great countryman: mark chagall
- •1. Listen to the following words and remember their meaning:
- •2. Practise saying the following proper names.
- •3. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •4. Read out the following words and memorize their meaning:
- •5. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:
- •6. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:
- •Our great countryman: mark chagall
- •15. Answer the questions:
- •16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •17. Put in the right prepositions where necessary:
- •18. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:
- •19. Complete the sentences using the text:
- •20. Fill in the table with the main events from Chagall's life:
- •21. Work in groups. Find out from your partners:
- •22. Comment on:
- •23. Prove that:
- •24. Imagine that:
- •25. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:
18. Choose the word from the box to put into each gap:
1. This castle has been......the city of Neswizh in Grodno region. 2. The Castle of Neswizh is erected on a peninsula, on the right coast of the ...... 3. It was
surrounded by the … ...., filled with Water. 4. The massive three-tier building with
a high tower was erected to ...... of the entrance in the castle yard. 5. The shaft of
the castle covered all the ground floor of the building from .... 6. From the external
side of the moat there was a wide road which was protected by a low earthen .... 7. A lot of years ago the Castle of Neswizh was ... as one of the most powerful and perfect constructions of this type. 8. The ... was constructed before the gate. 9. The moat around the town carried out one more function: it was ... for the fish. 10. The castle is included into the architectural complex of ancient constructions of the Republic of Belarus and represents.........of our country.
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the right, embankment, river Usha, wide moat, property and the heritage, bombardment, considered, constructed in, nursery, drawbridge |
19. Fill in the table:
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1583 |
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the winter of 1581 |
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170 x l20 meters |
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5 gates of the castle |
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20. Work in groups. Find out from your partners:
— what member of Radzivill family they know;
— what kind of the construction was the Castle of Neswizh;
— what has happened to the castle;
— what treasures does the castle have.
21. Comment on:
— construction of the castle;
— its defensive means.
22. Prove that:
— the Radzivills were very rich;
— the castle was very big, powerful and strong;
— the construction of the castle was rather complicated.
23. Imagine that:
— You are a guide in the local museum. One of the visitors is interested n the changes which were made to the castle. Role-play a dialogue with your partner on the topic. .
— Your friend comes to your place and asks you to tell him about Belaru-ian's castles. Share the information you know.
24. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:
1. The Castle of Neswizh has been
a) reconstructed in Polotsk region;
b) constructed in the city of Neswizh in Grodno region;
c) restored in the city of Neswizh in Minsk region.
2. During the board ofNikolay Radzivill — the prince of Neswizh, the construc-ionof the Castle of Neswizh was started in
a) 1583;
b) 1654;
c)1347.
3. The Castle of Neswizh is erected on a peninsula, on the right coast of the river a) Svisloch;
b)Dvina;
c)Usha.
4. The shaft was enclosed
a) with wood and the temples which were built inside it;
b) with metal and the towers which were built opposite it;
c) with stones and the entrenchments which were built behind it.
5. A spacious castle yard was surrounded by
a) three buildings;
b) two houses;
c) five walls.
6. Thanks to its architectural construction the Castle of Neswizh has sustained many attacks from:
a) the opponent's part which was trying to destruct it;
b) the enemy's part which was rather weaker;
c) the friends'part.
7. The city strengthening and constructions were basically
a) finished by the end of the 16th century;
b) reconstructed by the beginning of the-14th century;
c) restored by the second half of the 17th century.
8. The castle was enclosed with the shaft which was
a) triangle with one tower;
b) quadrangle with three towers;
c) like a pentagon with seven towers.
9. The moat around the town carried out one more function:
a) it was nursery for the fish;
b) it was a shed for domestic animals;
c) it was such a place where children could swim and play.
10. From the western and northern part of the embankment there was
a) the crest of the rampart;
b) the peninsular;
c) the moat.
11. From the southern and eastern part of the embankment there were
a) the lake;
b) deep ponds;
c) the sea.
12. Small monasteries with the complexes of
a) wooden buildings which stood in the unnoticed places had a great defensive function and opened,the road to the castle;
b) stone constructions which stood in the favorable places had a great value and closed the road to the efastle;
c) constructions made of stone which stood in the open places had aesthetic value and had the function of decoration.
13. The Castle of Neswizh was a rich cultural centre some years ago:
a) the museum of the ancient clothes, a rich collection of the weapon from all over the world, manuscripts and old letters were placed in it;
b) collections of coins and medals, pictures, old documents, the library, well- known belts of Slutsk;
c) the library, portrait and picture galleries, a rich collection of the weapon from all over the world, well-known belts of Slutsk, magnificent furniture, collections of coins and medals were placed in it.