- •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
sacred soil ['seIkrid] священная земля
enduring [In"djuqrIN] длительный, продолжительный
unearth [An'E:T] выкапывать, откапывать, обнаруживать
UNESCO World Heritage site – сайт всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО
Druids, neo-Pagans and New Agers ['dru:idz]-
attach mystical significance – придавать мистическое значение
scholar ['skPlq] ученый, исследователь
antiquary ['xntIkwqrIz] собиратель древностей, антиквар
pinpoint ['pIn"pOInt] указать точно
samples – образцы
concede [kqn'sI:d] признавать (истинность)
approximation [q"prPksI'meiSn] приблизительная цифра, приблизительное определение
bear on a problem – относиться к проблеме
tax the minds – занимать умы, озадачивать, ставить в тупик
warrant ['wPrqnt] подтверждать, гарантировать
goal ['gqul] цель
remnants ['remnqnts] останки, остатки
subject to modern radiocarbon dating techniques ["reIdIqu'ka:bqn] подвергать современному радиоуглеродному методу определения возраста
English Heritage – “Английское наследие” (организация, занимающаяся сохранением исоических памятников)
oversee – контролировать, присматривать
get an absolute blank – получить нулевой результат
grasp ['gra:sp] понять
estimate ['estI"meIt] оценивать
apiece [q'pi:s] каждый
drag – тащить, волочить
rafts – плоты
timbers ['tImbq] зд. деревянные столбы
trench – траншея
approval [q'pru:vl] одобрение
fragile ['frxGaIl] хрупкий, ранимый
Analyze the following words
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excavation mysterious oversee approval favourite
significance coverage
scholar
construction pinpoint
prehistoric enduring
precision
undertake
ambitious definition powerful remove
Find the English equivalents
Впервые за более чем сорок лет; разгадать загадку; доисторический памятник; установить точную дату; самое известное и самое непонятное памятное место; во всем мире; придавать мистическое значение; странной формы; подлинное предназначение; возглавлять раскопки; точно определить место нахождения чего-л.; сравнивать образцы; предпринимать амбициозный проект; со времен средневековья; цель раскопок; находить останки; устанавливать более точную дату сооружения; дата начала постройки; с большей точностью; сплавлять по реке; языческое прошлое; представитель по связям с общественностью; одобрять проект.
Comprehension questions
What do you know about Stonehenge?
What were the questions the archaeologists wanted to answer starting the dig at Stonehenge?
What problem still remains unsolved?
Why do some people attach mystical significance to Stonehenge?
Who was the dig led by?
What had the scholars already done before the dig began?
What do the scientists think about the date of the monument’s construction?
What modern techniques helped the scientist in defining the date of the construction more precisely?
Why is it so important for the archeologists to precisely define the date of the construction?
What problems occupied the minds of archeologists so long?
How far did prehistoric people have to transport the stones from south Wales?
Do we know how the stones were transported from Wales to Salisbury plain?
What was there on the place before the bluestones were brought from Wales?
Do archaeologists often have the chance to dig at Stonehenge?
What approval was needed to start this dig?
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ACTIVE VOCABULARY
alive [q'laIv] живой
along with – вместе с, наряду с
crew – команда (корабля)
disaster [dI'za:stq] бедствие, несчастье
documentary ["dPkju'mentqri] документальный фильм
drown ['draun] тонуть
grave могила
identify [aI'dentI"faI] опознавать, идентифицировать
memory ['memqri] память
moving – трогательный
proper ['prPpq] должный, тщательный
shy скромный, застенчивый, робкий
victim ['vIktIm] жертва
Practise aloud
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drown
doomed
cemetery infant concrete
expert iceberg alive
scientist confirm
documentary
identified
funeral unknown recovery
especially determine
emotional Canadian genealogist
coordinate disaster identification Titanic technology