- •Федеральное агентство по рыболовству
- •(The Murmansk region. Murmansk.)
- •© Мурманский государственный технический университет, 2004
- •Студентам от авторов!
- •The murmansk region. Murmansk.
- •Word study
- •1. Find English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •2. Translate the following phrases from the text into Russian:
- •3. Match synonyms from the 2 columns. Match a line in a with a line in b:
- •4. Match antonyms from the 2 columns. Match a line in a with a line in b:
- •5. Find one word in every line having the most common meaning:
- •6. Put words in the correct order:
- •Put a preposition from the box into each gap.
- •1.Each sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it!
- •2.Try to find sentences with the Passive Voice in the text. (10 sentences are a good result, but maybe you can find more.)
- •3. Open the brackets, putting the verbs into the right tense and voice.
- •4.Open the brackets putting the verbs in the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect Tense.
- •5. Try to find a few sentences with modal verbs in the text. (10 sentences are a good result, but maybe you can find more.)
- •6.Translate the following sentences from Russian into English and compare them with the original ones from the text.
- •Speech exercises
- •1. Are the statements true or false? Explain why.
- •2. Complete the following sentences.
- •3. Make the following sentences interrogative. Work in pairs.
- •4. These are the answers. Make up special questions using the interrogative pronouns given in brackets.
- •5. Speak on the following items.
- •Prove that
- •Tell about Murmansk and the Murmansk region according to the following plan:
- •Unit 2 text b
- •1. A).Skim the following text, trying to understand what it is about. Time your reading. It is good if you can read it for five minutes (70 words per minute).
- •Text c churches
- •A). Read the text and find in it some new and most interesting facts for you.
- •Text d murmansk port
- •Text e air pollution and smog are the problems
- •A). One of the greatest problems of all modern cities is the environment pollution. Read the texts and tell which of the problems mentioned in the text are typical for the city you live in.
- •1.The following phrases may be helpful:
- •Phrases to remember
- •2. Read the dialogue and reproduce it.
- •Make up sentences using the following table:
- •4.Respond to the invitations. Keep the conversation going. Make use of the following replies:
- •5. Complete the following dialogues:
- •6. Make up dialogues using the following words and phrases:
- •8. Do the following tasks:
- •9. Comment on the jokes:
Word study
1. Find English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
Самая крайняя северо-западная область России; местное население; потомки; народные легенды; старинные украшения; среднегодовая температура; морской климат; незабываемое впечатление; карликовая растительность, проводить гонки на яхтах; лесная зона полуострова; некоторые виды местных растений; неизмеримые сокровища; минеральные отложения; объем промышленного производства; служащие; лежать в руинах;; восстанавливать; все транспортные маршруты соединяются в Мурманске; ядерные ледоколы; сырье; осуществлять различный ремонт; высшие учебные заведения; филармония; населять полуостров; вести разный образ жизни; быть доступным; развивать взаимовыгодные отношения; города-побратимы; безграничные возможности.
2. Translate the following phrases from the text into Russian:
To lie behind the Polar Circle; an integral part of Russian history; to increase dramatically; the total number of Lapps; the coastal regions; to retain one’s way of life; details of dress; the domestic-heating season; to flare up over the city; a fairytale effect; to remain ice-free; thanks to the North Atlantic Drift; along the coast; middle part of the Peninsula; in the mountain areas; to serve industrial applications; to mine; to be characteristic of; neighbouring; to withstand the forty-month siege; under very dangerous conditions; in accordance with; in memory of; rocky landscape; rigorous Arctic conditions; a well-equipped port; accessible; ancient tribes; to devote to; defenders; recreational pursuits; to attract mass participation; a downhill skier’s paradise; to sign a treaty establishing an association.
3. Match synonyms from the 2 columns. Match a line in a with a line in b:
A B
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Region
kind
Extreme
to start
to be located
to call
to drop
rigorous
to begin
spare time
strange
contest
endemic
kind
species
area
to continue
to be situated
to name
odd
type
utmost
severe
local
leisure time
to go on
competition
to fall
4. Match antonyms from the 2 columns. Match a line in a with a line in b:
A B
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to build
to unload
enemy
ignorance
against
to forget
to load
to disappear
descendant
friendly
to increase
predecessor
bright
to decrease
strength
to destroy
to start
dull
Hostile
for
knowledge
to finish
to appear
friend
to remember
weakness