(B) Traveling through China

Ex. 1. Watch the film and grasp its main idea.

Ex. 2. Choose the best alternative and translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Tourists are travelling from ___.

1. Beijing to Hong Kong

2. Hong Kong to Beijing

3. Beijing to Singapore

1. Century-old traditions go ___ with modern developments.

   1. foot in foot b) head in head c) hand in hand

2. The unique old Chinese culture continues to ___ every-day life.

   1. improve b) dominate c) save

3. ___ point of the journey is the Chinese capital Beijing.

   1. standing b) starting c) striking

4. The biggest tourists’ attraction of the country is ___ of China.

   1. the Great Wall b) the Great Door c) the Great Floor

5. It was built to defend the country from attacks of ___.

   1. enemies b) foreigners c) animals

6. The first brick was laid ___ years ago.

   1. two thousand b) three thousand c) two hundred

7. The wall stretches ___ km.

   1. five hundred b) five thousand c) fifty-five thousand

8. The construction took place under very difficult ___.

   1. circumstances b) sentences c) spaces

9. In the heart of Beijing lies the Square of ___.

   1. Heavenly Peace b) Sky Peace c) Heavenly Place

10. ___ mausoleum is situated on this square.

    1. Stalin b) Mao c) Lenin

11. From the square of ___ the tourists enter the Forbidden City.

    1. the Forbidden Town b) the Forbidden City c) the Foreign City

12. It is the Chinese ___ where Chinese Emperors have ruled for 5 centuries.

    1. imperial palace b) king palace c) internal palace

13. The Forbidden City is a beautiful example of the Chinese ___.

    1. music b) art c) architecture

14. The most popular means of transport in Beijing is ___.

    1. motor car b) bicycle c) scooter

15. The most modern and largest railway station in China is ___ in Beijing.

    1. West Station b) South Station c) East Station

16. The tourists bought their train tickets ___.

    1. on Monday b) in advance c) on the day of departure

17. Railway authorities didn’t allow the tourists to use their ___ for taking photos.

    1. telephones b) cameras c) glasses

18. The journey goes ___ to the city of Zhengzhou [Чжэнчжоу], the capital of Henan province.

    1. southbound b) northbound c) westbound

19. In socialist China the train doesn’t have a first, second or third class; passengers book a ___ seat here.

    1. hard or soft b) high or low c) white or black

20. The hard section is the cheapest and the most ___ section on the train.

    1. luxurious b) popular c) crowded

21. The tourists have booked soft seats because their journey is ___.

    1. last b) long c) light

22. It takes ___ hours to travel from Beijing to Zhengzhou.

    1. twenty b) twelve c) twenty-two

23. On the platform passengers can buy ___.

    1. fish b) pancakes c) food

24. Zhengzhou is one of the most important ___ in the Chinese railway network.

    1. connections b) junctions c) stations

25. When the train is leaving the station the hostess ___ people seeing off the train and people standing on the platform wave passengers leaving their city.

    1. salute(s) b) good-buy(s) c) hello(s)

26. Every compartment has its own ___.

    1. cook b) porter c) hostess

27. In a soft seat compartment only a ___ number of passengers can be seated.

    1. limited b) lighted c) listed

28. Many Chinese take their own food and beverages with them but the staff also ___ simple meals.

    1. gives b) serves c) steals

29. The railway ___ maintain order on the train. But in a soft seat coach they don’t have much work to do because there are not many passengers.

1. police b) army c) policy

Ex.3. Watch the film once more and tell in Russian what places the following statements refer to.

• This square was transformed into a battle field when in 1989 a peaceful students’ and workers’ demonstration was suppressed by the army.

• The entry to this part of the city was forbidden for guests. Any person trying to enter this part of the city was executed. It was opened to the public in 1912.

• Remarkable ritual is taking place in front of this building. A pianist is welcoming guests to this building. Very rich people are regular clients here.

• It is the final destination of the journey. It is a city of skyscrapers. It is one of the major financial centers in the world. Last century the English used this territory as the base for opium trade. The Chinese didn’t like it and declared an anti-opium war, but they lost this territory to Great Britain in this war. The Chinese leased this place to the British under duration of 99 years. This term ended in 1997; at present the territory is under Chinese rule. The Chinese-British declaration guarantees that this place continues its capitalist development for at least 50 years.