- •The very headline of the article poses a problem.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Tales of st. Pete
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- •Active vocabulary
- •Russian province: family oriented, averse to politics
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- •Active vocabulary
- •Ads have no limits
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- •Russia confronts aids crisis
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- •Active vocabulary
- •Sherlock holmes revealed at last
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- •Boiling pleasure
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- •Tea or coffee?
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- •Active vocabulary
- •Men in the kitchen
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- •Orphans thrive at a new concept home
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- •Kids and aids
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- •Searching for a smile in moscow
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- •Ghost in the shell
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- •Elves and hobbits in russian woods
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- •Active vocabulary
- •British quality
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- •A school for vip kids
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- •Experience: teenager from moscow in u.S. High school
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- •Alma mater abroad
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- •The wild side of a russian education
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- •Russian studies: a risky business?
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- •Stay at home fathers
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- •Marriage made in hell
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- •An unprotected look at western-russian relations
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- •Hello. Can u meet 4 coffee asap
- •2 Discuss english lingo, cheers!
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- •Lost in translation?
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- •It’s clean air month
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- •Environmentally friendly moscow
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- •10 Things that will do you good
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- •Foods that americans like
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- •Walking for better health
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- •Architecture may be unhealthy
- •Videoecology explains why megapolis dwellers prefer looking at the ground
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- •Bad, bad thing
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- •Tourism chiefs to tout russia’s regions
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- •Ecotourism
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- •The baikal
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- •Dig at stonehenge
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- •Dna identifies the child victim of titanic
- •Visit was emotional
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- •Astronomers find earth-like planet
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- •Contents
Vocabulary notes
ASAP – as soon as possible
uninitiated ["AnI'nISIeItId] непосвящённый
garble ['gQ:bl] искажение, помеха
hip youngsters – современная молодежь
succinctness [sqk'sINktnis] краткость, лаконичность, сжатость
sprinkle – разбрасывать, рассеивать, рассыпать
bend – сгибать, зд. переиначивать
twist – искажать
beyond recognition [bI'jPnd "rekqg'nIS(q)n] до неузнаваемости
essentially [I'senS(q)lI] по существу, существенным образом
all the rage – повальное увлечение, последний крик моды
Prussian-born ['prAS(q)n] прусский по происхождению
impoverished [Im'pPv(q)rISt] обнищавший
serf – крепостной
takeover ['teIk"quvq] захват (власти)
clampdown – подавление
mushroom – быстро расти, быстро появляться, “расти как грибы”
contamination [kqn"txmI'neIS(q)n] загрязнение, порча, осквернение
ethnic minorities ['eTnIk [maI'nOrItIz] национальные меньшинства
retreat [rI'tri:t] отступление
ultra-nationalist ['Altrq 'nxSnqlIst] крайне националистический
exposure [Iks'pquZq] подвергание, открытость
advance [qd'vQ:ns] продвижение вперед, успех, прогресс
deputy director ['depjutI dI'rektq, daI'rektq] заместитель директора
Analyze the following words
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consultant mentality notoriously increasingly football
uninitiated recently youngster truthful popularity
famous
unprepared cultural communication invasion
nationalist furious minority
unstoppable commentary
Find the English equivalents
Принять что-л. за; приглашать выпить кофе; как вы это не назовете; до неузнаваемости; превращаться в; сильный акцент; носитель английского языка; известный чем-л.; распахнуть двери; заимствовать алфавит; в начале XVIII века; золотое время; повседневное общение; обедневшие холопы; слова, восходящие к французскому языку; иностранное влияние; начинать реформы; открывать границы; национальные меньшинства; яростно противостоять; войны, развязанные против России; так называемая информационная война; в большей степени, в большей мере; наряду с; даже не существовал; киноиндустрия.
Comprehension questions
What is the article about?
What does the author mean by using the phrase ‘the latest argot of Russia’?
What language has been invading the Russian language for the last few decades?
Is Russian the only language that experiences this influence?
What age and social groups use Anglicisms?
Why are words rooted in English particularly popular with Russian youngsters?
How can you explain such great popularity of the words borrowed from the English language in our country?
Can you agree with the author’s explanation of this popularity?
Is anything done to protect the Russian language from this linguistic invasion?
In what way are English words borrowed into Russian?
Is it the first time Russia opens its cultural and linguistic doors to foreign influence?
What explanation to this can you give?
What was the usual language for everyday communication in Russia in the 19th century?
What were the results of it?
When did the history of openness to Europe end and when was it renewed? Why do experts consider the latest linguistic invasion of the English language unstoppable?
What spheres of life in the country are particularly rich in borrowed terminology?
Do you know anything about how other countries of Europe defend their languages from English expansion?
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ACTIVE VOCABULARY
certain ['sq:tn] определенный, некий , некоторый
deserve [dI'zq:v] заслуживать, быть достойным
drawback ['drO:bxk] препятствие, помеха, недостаток
exaggeration [Ig"zxGq'reIS(q)n] преувеличение
haste – поспешность, торопливость, спешка
immense [I'mens] огромный, безмерный
inability ["Inq'bIlItI] неспособность, невозможность
inadequate [In'xdIkwIt] не отвечающий требованиям
prevent (from) [prI'vent] мешать, препятствовать, не допускать
previous ['prI(:)vjqs] предыдущий, предшествующий
publisher ['pAblISq] издатель
regardless off [rI'gQ:dlIs] не обращая внимания на…, не считаясь с…
regret [rI'gret] сожалеть, горевать
reluctantly [rI'lAktqntlI] неохотно, с неохотой, без желания
sign – знак, признак, примета
significant [sIg'nIfIkqnt] значительный, важный, существенный
sufficient [s(q)'fIS(q)nt] достаточный
take over – захватывать
various ['vFqrIqs] разнообразный
Practise aloud
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drawback
various
epoch
issue
deserve
immense
decrease
acceptable
inability
previous
relevant
original
reluctantly
significant
sufficient
acceptable
inadequate
exaggeration
availability
competitor