- •Module 1 early history
- •Reading
- •Text 1 ancient russia
- •II. Find the words in the text which describe or mean the following:
- •III. Find the nouns that are used in the text with the following verbs (there can be more then one variant):
- •IV. Complete the sentences using the words from the text in the correct form:
- •V. Discuss the following questions:
- •VI. Comment upon the following facts. What do you know about them?
- •VII. Find and present the information about the first code of laws, Russkaya Pravda. Text 2 historic people of ancient russia
- •I. Scan the text once and match the name of a historic person to his biography. There is one person whose biography is not given in the task.
- •II. Read the text again and fill in the following table:
- •I. Read the text for detail and match the words in bold with
- •II. Change the words in bold to their synonyms used in the text.
- •III. Read the text once again and answer the following questions:
- •IV. Suggest stories of your own, using the words listed below:
- •Text 4 russo-tatar relations
- •I. Read the text for detail, single out the key vocabulary related to Russo-Tatar relations and use it in your own examples. Sum up the information presented in the text.
- •II. Say whether the following sentences are true or false, give your comment using the phrases expressing opinion and attitude:
- •III. Using your knowledge and the information presented in the previous texts tell about the following people and phenomena in detail:
- •Text 5 culture of kievan russia
- •I. Scan the text and discuss the stages of Kievan Russia’ cultural development.
- •II. Make up a list of words related to culture and religion. Use them in your own examples.
- •III. Survey. Write five questions about the culture of Kievan Russia in the table. Do this in pairs/groups. Each student must write the questions on his/her own paper.
- •Text 6 the adoption of christianity in russia
- •I . Study the information presented in the text.
- •II. Write three true and three false statements about the adoption of Christianity in Russia. Pass them around so that the others can read them and explain why they are false.
- •III. Give the English interpretation of the following Russian text:
- •Grammar focus
- •I. Go to App. 1 p. 84 and read the information about the tenses in the Active Voice.
- •II. Put the verbs in brackets into the “Present Simple” or “Present Continuous”.
- •III. Put the verbs in brackets into the “Present Perfect” or “Present Perfect Continuous”.
- •IV. Put the verbs in brackets into an appropriate present or future form.
- •V. Use the verbs in brackets in the right tense form. Moscow through centuries
- •VI. Put the verbs in brackets into an appropriate tense.
- •VII. Put the verbs in brackets into an appropriate tense.
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Summing-up assignment
- •II. Rendering: Древняя Русь
- •Essential vocabulary
- •Module 2 moscow princedom
- •In this module:
- •Reading Text 1 muscovy
- •I. Read the text to get the general understanding of it.
- •II. Match the following words with the words in bold from the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •III. Find the words in the text which describe or mean the following:
- •IV. Mark the following statements as True or False according to the text:
- •Text 2
- •Ivan III reign
- •I. Read the text and find out what the following figures mean: 30, 1509, 1497, 1440, 1490, 60, 1502, 40, 15, 1462.
- •Text 3
- •Vasily III
- •I. Read the text and put the following events of Vasily’s life and reign in the correct order:
- •II. Change the words or phrases in bold to their synonyms used in the text.
- •III. Comment upon the following quotations from the text:
- •V. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If the line is correct, put a tick (V). If it has a word that should not be there, write this word on the lines.
- •Text 4 culture of muscovy
- •II. Ask 10 questions about the culture of Muscovy in the 14th–15th centuries and let you group mates answer them.
- •III. Prepare a classroom report on one of the following topics:
- •IV. Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
- •Grammar focus
- •I. Go to App.1 p.87 and read the information about the tenses in the Passive Voice.
- •II. Change the following sentences from Active into Passive.
- •III. Rewrite the following passage in the passive.
- •IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive or active tense.
- •Writing
- •I. Write the essay “The 15th century – the period of liberation of the Russian nation.” Speaking
- •Summing-up assignment
- •II. Rendering: Московское государство в период правления Ивана IV
- •Essential vocabulary
- •Module 3 ivan the IV the terrible
- •In this module:
- •Reading Text 1 life of ivan the terrible
- •I. Read the text to get the general understanding of it.
- •II. Match the following words with the words in bold from the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •III. Find the words in the text which describe or mean the following:
- •IV. Find the nouns that are used in the text with the following verbs:
- •V. Make up a list of 10 True/False statements based on Text 1.
- •VI. Fill in the blanks with the following words:
- •Text 2 the oprichnina
- •I. Read the text to get the general understanding of it.
- •II. Match the following words with the words in bold from the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •III. Define the notions of the Oprichnina and the Zemshchina. Give characteristics of each land.
- •IV. Answer the following questions using the information from the text:
- •V. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
- •Text 3
- •Ivan’s policy
- •I. Read the text to get the general understanding of it.
- •Text 4 the reign of fedor ivanovich (1584–1598)
- •II. Discuss the following questions:
- •III. Present an annotation on the text singling out the main stages in Feodor’s reign.
- •V. Suggest English equivalents for the words in brackets.
- •Text 5 russian culture in the 16th century
- •I. Read the text paying special attention to the words and phrases pertaining to the sphere of culture. Underline these words in the text and make up your own sentences with them.
- •III. Work with a partner. Make up five questions about Russian culture in the 16th century. Pass these questions over to another group, let your group mates answer these questions.
- •IV. Write six or seven summary statements about what you have just read. Then in groups share what has been written. Grammar focus
- •I. Go to App. 1 p. 88 and read the information about Adjectives.
- •II. Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form.
- •III. Put the adjectives given in brackets in the following passage into the correct form, adding “the” or “a” where necessary.
- •IV. Put the adjectives or adverbs into the correct comparative form adding “the”, “than”, “of” or “in” where necessary.
- •Writing
- •Introduction
- •Speaking
- •Summing-up assignment
- •Essential vocabulary
- •Module 4 time of troubles and the first romanovs
- •In this module:
- •Reading Text 1 Time of Troubles
- •I. Read the text to get the general understanding of it.
- •II. Match the following words with the words in bold from the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •III. Find the words in the text which describe or mean the following:
- •IV. Find the nouns that are used in the text with the following verbs (there can be more than one variant):
- •V. Mark the following statements as True or False:
- •Text 2 Romanov – Rise to power
- •I. Read the text and render the information presented in it in six sentences.
- •II. Explain the following notions in your own words:
- •III. Mark the following statements as True or False according to the text:
- •V. Cross out the incorrect word in each sentence.
- •Text 3 Patriarch Filaret (Feodor Romanov)
- •I. Read the text to get the general understanding of it.
- •I. Match the following words with the words in bold from the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •II. Find the nouns that are used in the text with the following verbs:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Make an annotation of the text. Find additional information about Filaret and present it to your group mates. Text 4 Aleksey Mikhaylovich
- •I. Read the text about Aleksey Mikhaylovich and decide whether these statements are True or False. Correct the false statements:
- •II. Match the following words with the words in bold from the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •III. Answer the following questions using the information from the text:
- •Text 5 Culture
- •I. Read the text and discuss the following questions:
- •Grammar focus
- •I. Go to App. 1 p. 89 and read the information about Modals.
- •II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of "can", "be able to", "must" or "have to".
- •III. Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of the words in capitals.
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Summing-up assignment
- •II. Rendering: Смутное время
- •Essential vocabulary
- •Module 5 peter the great
- •In this module:
- •Reading Text 1 Peter the Great
- •I. Skim the text and complete the tasks given below.
- •II. Find the English equivalents in the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •III. Mark the following statements as True or False according to the text:
- •IV. Discuss the following questions:
- •Text 2 Early reign
- •I. Read the text and render the information presented in it in six sentences.
- •II. Match the following words with the words in bold from the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •IV. Present an annotation on the text you have just read. Text 3 Peter the Great – Military Reforms
- •I. Read the text to get the general understanding of it.
- •II. Match the following words with the words in bold from the text and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Sum up all the information about Peter’s military reforms. Text 4 Culture in the Epoch of Peter The Great
- •Grammar focus
- •I. Look at the texts above and find examples of the Infinitive.
- •II. Put the verbs in brackets into the “-ing” form or infinitive (full or bare) adding any necessary words.
- •III. Put the verbs in brackets into the “ing” form or infinitive (full or bare).
- •IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the “-ing” form or infinitive (full or bare).
- •V. Put the verbs in brackets into the “-ing” form or infinitive (full or bare).
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Summing-up assignment
- •II. Rendering: Петр I
- •Essential vocabulary
- •Test Yourself!
- •I. The following questions and answers will help you to see the main points of the units. Act out the dialogue.
- •II. Expand the sentences following the model.
- •IV. Complete the following statements:
- •V. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
- •VI. Choose one topic from the following list. Make the brief notes about the subject you have chosen. Discuss it with your group mates.
- •The Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense Формы настоящего времени
- •Формы прошедшего времени
- •Формы будущего времени
- •Страдательный залог The Passive Voice
- •Имя прилагательное The Adjective
- •Модальные глаголы The Modals
- •Инфинитив The Infinitive
- •Герундий The Gerund
- •Appendix 2
- •I. Ознакомительное чтение (skimmimg)
- •II. Поисковое чтение (scanning)
- •III. Просмотровое чтение
- •IV. Изучающее чтение (reading for detail)
- •Работа с научной литературой
- •II. Перевод
- •III. Аннотирование
- •Опорные фразы, используемые для составления аннотации, пересказа
- •Как написать сочинение?
- •Contents
III. Comment upon the following quotations from the text:
1. Vasily III continued the policies of his father Ivan III and spent most of his reign consolidating Ivan’s gains.
2. Equally successful were Vasily’s actions against the Crimean Khanate.
3. Vasily III treated boyars with care.
4. Vasily III was a typical Moscow prince, but without gifts of the father.
IV. Answer the questions taking into consideration the information presented in texts 1–3:
1. How can you characterise the foreign affairs of Muscovy in the middle of the 13th–14th centuries?
2. Why was Moscow so successful in the formation of the united state around it?
3. What was the turning point in Russo-Tatar relations?
4. What is Dynastic Crisis? What events caused it?
5. In what way did Vasily continue his father’s policy?
6. Dwell upon the relations between Russia and Lithuania in the 15th–16th centuries.
V. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If the line is correct, put a tick (V). If it has a word that should not be there, write this word on the lines.
MOSCOW DOES NOT BELIEVE IN TEARS
The end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century was a time of so incessant wars for the territorial expansion of Moscow. The western borders of Moscow expanded to further and further. In 1510 Moscow was absorbed Pskov and in 1514 Smolensk was added. Other lands were added, too.Centralized government was established, and taxes were collected from. Moscow did not believe any weeping; the Russian land was united by raw power. Hence is the saying, “Moscow does not believe in tears.” |
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Text 4 culture of muscovy
I. Look at the text. The topic sentences of each paragraph have been removed. Read the text and choose from the sentences (A-H) the one which fits each gap. Underline the words both in the text and the sentences which helped you to decide on your choices.
A. This was also the period of the highest development of Russian church painting.
B. In the 15th century practically all large cities of Northeast Russia were restoring and enlarging monastic schools.
C. The Moscow annals occupied a prominent place in the field of literature that time.
D. In the end of the 15th century a huge contribution to development of Russian painting was made by outstanding icon painter Dionisy (1440–1503).
E. In Ivan III’s reign a great importance was given to development of the Moscow architecture and in its turn it was directly connected with strengthening of the Grand Moscow Duke’s power.
F. From the end of the 14th century the development of Russian culture was characterized by significant rise.
G. Expansion of political, economic and cultural contacts of Muscovy with other countries was reflected in such famous literary monument of that epoch as the travel notes of Afanasiy Nikitin, the Tver merchant, written in a literary genre of travellings.
H. The great Russian artist who lived also in that period was Andrey Rublev (1369 or 1370–1430).
... (1) The fundamental matter of the cultural process in the 15th century was the task of liberation of the nation and strengthening of the single Russian Sate. Moscow became the true centre of All-Russian national culture. The role and value of Russian language strengthened in this period. New literary works contributing creation of the State appeared again and again. Interest to the history of Motherland grew also. In modern literature Russian culture of this period is called “Russian Renaissance”.
... (2) Old hand-written books were re-written and new once created. Literacy of various layers of population was growing, especially in cities.
... (3) In 1408 Moscow Mitropoly began to compile first All-Russian annalistic books, the very first one was The Trinity Chronicle. The first Moscow annalistic book that gave an ideological proof of historical importance of association of Russian Lands around Moscow was compiled in 1480.
... (4) “Khozhdeniye za Tri Morya” depicts the travels of Nikitin to Persia, India and other countries of the East between 1466 and 1472.Besides this genre, epical and satirical folklore was also widespread in Muscovy.
... (5) A large-scale reconstruction of the Moscow Kremlin architecture was carried out in that period by Russian masters together with invited Italian architects. In 1479 Italian master Aristotel Fioravanti completed erection of the main temple of the Russian State - the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin.
... (6) In the end of the 14th and in the beginning of the 15th century in Novgorod, Moscow, Serpukhovo and Nizhni Novgorod worked Pheophan Greek (1340?–1405), the great artist who came from Byzantium. He painted the Saviour Temple in Ilin Street in Novgorod, together with Simeon Cherny he painted the Moscow Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God (1395) and the Arkhangelsk Cathedral (1399).
... (7) He participated in painting of the old Annunciation Cathedral in the Kremlin (1405), together with Pheophan Greek and master Prokhor from Gorodets he painted The Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir (1408), The Trinity Cathedral – in Troitsko-Sergiyev Monastery and The Saviour Cathedral of Andronikov Monastery (1420’s). A masterpiece of the world painting art – “The Trinity” icon was also executed by him.
... (8) Together with his sons Pheodosiy and Vladimir and his other apprentices he created frescos of The Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin, paintings of temples of Pafnutyevo-Borovsky, Iosifo-Volokolamsky and Pherapontov Monasteries. A well-known icon “Spas v Silakh” is also among his great works.
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