Phonetic drills

Exercise 1. Pronounce the following words paying attention to the rules of pronunciation of the stressed vowels.

/a:/ heart, remarkable,

/۸/ custom, suburbs, structure, construct

/e/ architectural, emperor, majestic, guest, cemetery, entrance, exile, peasant, commemorate, picturesque, precious

/Eə/burial, fair

/au/ crowned, outskirts

/iә/ imperial, sincere

/כ/ conquest

/כ:/ fortress

/i/ cathedral, magnificent

/i:/ deed, scenery, precious

/u/ truthful

/ei/ graceful, cradle, fate, reign

/ai/ fight, icon, item, survive, unite

/aiə/ admire

/auə/ tower

/ə:/ birthplace, church, preserve

/ju:/ cupola

Exercise 2. Read the following words paying attention to unpronounced letters.

Tomb, exhibit, reign, picturesque

Exercise 3. Remember the pronunciation of the following proper names.

Names of churches, cathedrals, musems, etc

the Assumption Cathedral /əs۸'mp∫әn/– Успенский собор

the Archangel Cathedral / a:’keinʤәl/ – Архангельский собор

the Annunciation Cathedral /ә,.n۸nsi’ei∫n/– Благовещенский собор

the Cover Cathedral /’k۸vә/– Покровский собор

the Cathedral of St.Bazil the Blessed /snt’bæzil ðə’blest/– собор Василия Блаженного

the Church of Cover on the Ditch /’k۸və כn ðә’dit∫/– церковь Покрова-на-рву

the Church of St. George “past the hill”/snt’ʤכ:ʤ ‘pa:st ðə ‘hil/ – церковь Георгия-за-верхом

St. Trinity Cathedral /snt ‘triniti/– Троицкий собор

the Church of Women Myrrh Bearers /’wimin ‘mә: bEәrәz/– церковь Жен Мироносиц

the Church of John the Precursor /’ʤכ:n ðә pri’kə:sə/– церковь Иоанна Предтечи

the Church of Nicolas the Miracle Worker /’nikələs ‘mirәkəl ‘wə:kə/– церковь Николая Чудотворца

the Church of Lord’s Transfiguration /’lכ:dz ,trænsfigju:’rei∫n/– церковь Преображения Господня

the Cathedral of Kozma and Domian /’kכzmə ənd ‘dכmiən/– собор Козьмы и Домиана.

the Armoury Chamber /’a:məri ‘t∫eimbə/– Оружейная Палата

the Museum of Armoury – музей оружия

the Diamond Treasury /’diəmənd ‘treʒəri/– Алмазный Фонд

Faceted Palace /’fæsitid/– Грановитая Палата

a Tsar-Bell /’za: ‘bel/– Царь-колокол

a Tsar-Cannon /’za: ‘kænən/– Царь-пушка

Ivan the Great Bell Tower /’aivən ðə ‘greit ‘bel ‘tauə/– колокольня Ивана Великого

Lenin Mausoleum /,mכsə’liəm/- Мавзолей Ленина

the Eternal Flame /i’tə:nəl ‘fleim/– Вечный огонь

the Local Lore Museum /’lכkəl ‘lכ: mju:’siəm/– краеведческий музей

the Art Museum – художественный музей

the Representation Church of Pafnuty-and-Borovsk monastery – подворье Боровско- Пафнутьевского монастыря

Lexical exercises

Exercise 1. Read the following words, define the way of their construction and group them according to the parts of speech (nouns, adjectives)

a birthplace, entrance, fortress, invention, settlement, graceful, uprising, truthful.

Exercise 3. Make up pairs of equivalents.

fate кладбище

a fair основывать

an exile храм

deed ссылка

a cemetery пейзаж

to fight подвиг

a temple конструкция

to survive живописный

scenery судьба

to found сражаться

a structure восстанавливать

to restore ярмарка

picturesque выживать

Exercise 4. Make up pairs of synonyms.

A dome, fight, a subsidiary, a settlement, an uprising, to build, to include, to make an impression, to save, splendid

A revolution, to impress, magnificent, to construct, a battle, village, to preserve, a cupola, a branch, to comprise