- •Unit VII the mauryan empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VII the mauryan empire
- •II. Reading skills
- •III. Vocabulary skills
- •IV. Speaking skills
- •V. Writing skills
- •VI. Translation skills
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VIII gupta empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VIII gupta empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VII. Writing skills
- •19. Topics for essay writing:
- •VIII. Translation skills
- •Imaginary Beasts
- •Words to remember
- •Unit IX zhous come to power
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text IX zhous come to power
- •IV. Reading skills
- •V. Vocabulary skills
- •VI. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VIII. Translation skills
- •Государство Джоу
- •Words to remember
- •Unit X the greek world
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text X the greek world
- •II. Reading skills
- •III. Vocabulary skills
- •VII. Speaking skills
- •2) Ask your classmates to guess the word by your definition.
- •VIII. Writing skills
- •IX. Translation skills
- •Religion
- •Words to remember
- •Unit XI the roman empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text XI the roman empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Древний Рим
- •The Roman Empire
- •Words to remember
- •Unit XII neighbours of hercules
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VII. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •The Seven Wonders of the World
- •Words to remember
III. Reading skills
Ex. 1. Read the text and get its central idea. What is this text about?
Ex. 2. Read the text again and note important details. Divide the text into logical parts. Find key sentences in each part.
Ex. 3. Find in the text and read aloud sentences that prove that:
... the history of India's empires follows a certain pattern;
... the Gupta dynasty is remarkably similar to the Mauryan empire:
... Christianity first arrived in India during the Gupta period;
... Hinduism became more rigid during the Gupta period;
... Chandragupta's foreign policy was a success;
... Hinduism flourished in the Gupta Empire;
... the Guptas' reign was a time of great literary works;
... it was a period of great scientific developments.
Ex.4. List the items of Ex. 3 in the order in which they come in the text.
IV. Vocabulary skills
Ex. 5. Give Russian equivalents of the following word combinations and reproduce the sentences in which they are used in the text:
to follow a certain pattern a charismatic leader king's officials to be similar to to incorporate smth into smth to arrive in to gain favors to cover the exteriors of the temples
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to be sponsored by imperial grants to control smallpox surgical instruments to widow to be lost out to fade to aid the research
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Ex. 6. Give English equivalents of the following word combinations and reproduce the sentences in which they are given in the text:
учредить центр (правительство) завоеванное государство сборщики налогов носить имя называться распространять свои верования на отвлекать от
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изобретать обнаруживать исключаться из наследовать семейную собственность запрещать повторный брак
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Ex. 7. Paraphrase the italicized parts:
The history of India's empires developed according to the same model.
The founder of India's second great empire had the name as the first.
He successfully included most of northern India into his state.
During the Gupta period Christianity first appeared in India.
The Gupta dynasty resembles the Mauryan Empire.
The Guptas founded centers for the study of astronomy, physics, and mathematics.
Astronomers found out that the world moved on an axis.
Great libraries financed from royal treasury supported the studies.
If lost a husband, women couldn't marry again.
Women did not take part in public and religious life.
Women couldn't be heirs of their family property.
Christians in India were named after St. Thomas.
Ex. 8. Complete the sentences:
A strong charismatic leader begins ...
It was probably during the Gupta period that ...
Chandragupta successfully incorporated ...
In these schools scholars first invented ...
The Gupta dynasty is ...
Towns grew about the temples to serve ...
The history of India's empires follows ...
The founder of India's second great empire ...
Christians, spreading their faith to the Indians, called …
Frequent festivals and pageants attracted ...
Statues of gods and goddesses, dancers and musicians …
The Guptas set up ...
Great libraries, sponsored ...
Hinduism became more rigid as ...
Women were excluded from …