- •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:
15. Answer the following questions:
1. When was Neswizh mentioned in the chronicles for the first time? 2. Is it the time of its foundation? 3. When did Neswizh have its golden age? 4. When did it become the Radzivills' estate? 5. When was the Radzivills' palace built?-6. What buildings were used to protect the town and the castle? 7. What other elements of the protection system were there in Neswizh? 8. When did Neswizh get the Magdeburg right? 9. Who started to take care of the estate and the land after the Swedish-Russian war? 10. Who established a theatre in Neswizh? 11. What way of life was characteristic of the Neswizh castle during the times of Karol Stanislaw? 12. What wonders of art and science did the Neswizh castle have at that time? 13. Whatrthings does the Radzivills' heritage consist of nowadays? 14. Who is supposed to have, built the Catholic Jesuit Church in Neswizh? 15. What legends of Neswizh do you know? 16. Where were the first saplings of Neswizh Park brought from? 17. What is the territory of Neswizh Park? 18. What was the Neswizh castle during Soviet times?
16. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
1. Neswizh was first mentioned in the chronicles in the 14 th century. 2. The time of the greatest development of the town is associated with the Radzivills' reign in it. 3. The town had several stone gates called bramas. 4. Bramas were one-stored buildings for guards. 5. Neswizh was not granted the Magdebiirg right like many other European cities. 6. At the beginning of the 18th century, Neswizh saw hard times because of the Swedish-Russian war. 7. After the war, Mikhail Radzivill started to rebuild the castle and the town. 8. Neswizh and its castle were practically closed for other people during the times of Karol Stanislaw Radzivill. 9. Neswizh is famous for the Catholic Jesuit Church which is believed to have been designed by Viniola. 10. A successor of the famous Belarusian printing pioneer Francisk Scofina, Symon Budny, worked in Neswizh in the 16 th century. 11. Nowadays Neswizh attracts many visitors not only by its ancient castle and majestic history, but also thanks to numerous and very beautiful parks. 12. It is known that the first saplings for the parks were taken from Great Britain. 13. Today Neswizh is a regional center which attracts many tourists.
17. Put in the right preposition where necessary:
1. The citizens of Neswizh refused ... take "an oath ... faithfulness ... the Swedish king. 2. Neswizh was founded ... the place ... a more ancient' settlement. 3. During the Swedish-Russian War the Radzivills were preoccupied ... big politics and didn't pay due attention ... Neswizh. 4. A descendant ... Mikhail and Franzishka Radzivill filled life ... the Neswizh castle ... a new feeling. 5. Guests sleighed ...... the sugar white hills, riding ... sledges harnessed ... bears. 6. Researchers suppose that Bernarddni was an apprentice ... Viniola, who, ... his return, worked ... Michelangelo. 7___ 1562, Symon Budny published a book ... Belarusian ... the first time. 8. The parks make the unique blue-green heritage ... Neswizh, along ... the mysterious magic mirror-like ponds. 9. People say that the first saplings ... the park were grown ... seeds brought... the gardens of the Berlin palace. 10. It takes about an hour to get... Neswizh ... Minsk.