Which of that books would you like to read? Why?

 

b.

1. Достоевский знаменит проникновенным психологическим анализом глубокой и сложной человеческой души.	a. He is also famous for his preoccupation with murder and guilt, sin and remorse in his writings.
2. Он понимал тонкости характера и особенно патологического сознания	b. His books are characterised by complex plot and character development.
3. Он также знаменит вниманием, которое он проявлял в своих произведениях к убийству и преступлению (вине), греху и раскаянию.	c. Dostoevsky is famous for his profound psychological analysis of the depth and complexity of the human soul.
4. Его книги отражают сочувствие к угнетенным и часто представляют из себя подробный отчет о моральных страданиях.	d. He often suffered great physical pain and mental diseases, including attacks of epilepsy.
5. Он часто страдал от физической боли и психический болезней, в том числе от приступов эпилепсии.	e. Dostoevsky edited a magazine which serialised some of his books.
6. Для его книг характерно сложное развитие сюжета и характеров.	f. His books reveal compassion for the downtrodden and are often a detailed study of moral suffering.
7. Достоевский издавал журнал, который печатал его произведения частями.	g. He understood the intricacies of character, especially of pathological conscience.

 

Famous American and English writers

I. Writers.

1. He is the first major US writer of novels. He wrote mostly about frontiersmen and Native Americans. His best-known books include The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer.
2. He is the leading US humorous writer of the 19^th century. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
3. He is a popular US writer of short stories who was born William Sydney Porter. He began to write in prison after being sent there for stealing money from the bank where he worked. His stories were simple and often humorous, and they usually ended with a surprise.
4. He is a US writer of adventure novels and short stories. Before starting to write he worked as a sailor and went to the Klondike to look for gold, experience which he later used in his books. His best known novel is White Fang.
5. He is a US writer of novels and short stories, which were often about poor people with unhappy lives. He was opposed to the idea of the American dream of success. His best-known books were Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy, both of which were made into films.
6. He is a US writer of novels and short stories. He created a style of writing using short, simple sentences, and received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. He drove an ambulance during World War I and later worked in France and Spain as a journalist reporting on World War II and the Spanish Civil War.
7. He is a US author of novels, plays and more than 400 stories. He wrote about ordinary people and refused the Pulitzer Prize for his play The Time of Your Life because he did not want rich people to support the arts. His best-known novel is The Human Comedy.
8. He is a US author who received the 1962 Nobel Prize for literature. He often wrote about poor farmers in California. His best-known book include Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row and East of Eden.

II. Look at the names of the American authors. Match their first and last names.

1.London	William (Porter)
2.Dreiser	Ernest
3.O. Henry	Mark
4.Steinbeck	Thomas
5. Bradbury	Jack
6. Hemingway	Edgar
7. Saroyan	Ray
8.Cooper	Theodore
9.Twain	William
10.Рое	James
11.Mayne Reid	John

III. Heroes and Stories

1. He is not educated but is an independent and happy boy. He is a character created by Mark Twain for his novel The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, who he then made the main character in the second book, which is considered one of the greatest American novels. It is about his trip down the Mississippi River with a slave called Jim who has escaped.
2. She is the main female character in the novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. She is a lively woman who uses her charm to get what she wants. She loves Ashley Wilkes, who rejects her because he is already married, so she marries the charming but immoral Rhett Butler, who finally leaves her.
3. He is the main character in a series of very successful books by British author J K Rowling. He is a boy with magical powers (a young wizard) and the books are about his adventures at his school.
4. It is a novel by the US writer Harriet Beecher Stowe which increased support for the movement to free slaves. It is about a kind slave called Tom who is badly treated and finally killed by Simon Legree. Tom’s daughter Eva also dies and another well-known character in the novel is the slave child Topsy. The name “Uncle Tom” is sometimes used as an insult to describe an African American who has too much respect for white people.
5. It is a novel by the US writer F Scott Fitzgerald. The story is about Jay Gatsby, a man who has become very rich through illegal activities, and his attempts to win back his former lover Daisy. The book is regarded as one of the best descriptions of the lives of rich, lazy people in the Jazz Age.
6. It is the best-known poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1845. In it a man is visited by a raven and asks it when he will see his lost lover again. The bird repeatedly answers “Nevermore”.
7. It is a science fiction novel by the American Writer Ray Bradbury about a world in which books are officially forbidden. The book was written during the McCarthy era and it is about many of the issues about freedom of speech which were raised at that time.

IV. Put a tick √ in the right place.

1.Cabbages and Kings

1.London

2.Dreiser

3.O. Henry

4.Steinbeck

5. Bradbury

6. Hemingway

7. Saroyan

8.Cooper

9.Twain

10.Рое

11.Mayne Reid

2.The Call of the Wild

1.London

2.Dreiser

3.O. Henry

4.Steinbeck

5. Bradbury

6. Hemingway

7. Saroyan

8.Cooper

9.Twain

10.Рое

11.Mayne Reid

3.The Prince and the Pauper

1.London

2.Dreiser

3.O. Henry

4.Steinbeck

5. Bradbury

6. Hemingway

7. Saroyan

8.Cooper

9.Twain

10.Рое

11.Mayne Reid

4.Trilogy
The Financier, The Titan, The Stoic

1.London

2.Dreiser

3.O. Henry

4.Steinbeck

5. Bradbury

6. Hemingway

7. Saroyan

8.Cooper

9.Twain

10.Рое

11.Mayne Reid

5.For Whom the Bell Tolls

1.London

2.Dreiser

3.O. Henry

4.Steinbeck

5. Bradbury

6. Hemingway

7. Saroyan

8.Cooper

9.Twain

10.Рое

11.Mayne Reid

6.Love of Life

1.London

2.Dreiser

3.O. Henry

4.Steinbeck

5. Bradbury

6. Hemingway

7. Saroyan

8.Cooper

9.Twain

10.Рое

11.Mayne Reid

 

 

 

 

7. The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1.London

2.Dreiser

3.O. Henry

4.Steinbeck

5. Bradbury

6. Hemingway

7. Saroyan

8.Cooper

9.Twain

10.Рое

11.Mayne Reid

8.The Headless Rider

1.London

2.Dreiser

3.O. Henry

4.Steinbeck

5. Bradbury

6. Hemingway

7. Saroyan

8.Cooper

9.Twain

10.Рое

11.Mayne Reid

9.The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1.London

2.Dreiser

3.O. Henry

4.Steinbeck

5. Bradbury

6. Hemingway

7. Saroyan

8.Cooper

9.Twain

10.Рое

11.Mayne Reid

10.The Old Man and the Sea

1.London

2.Dreiser

3.O. Henry

4.Steinbeck

5. Bradbury

6. Hemingway

7. Saroyan

8.Cooper

9.Twain

10.Рое

11.Mayne Reid

 

V. Crossword
Across:

3. It is a famous novel by the US writer J. Fennimore Cooper "The Last of the........."

5. In the novel "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell Scarlett O'Hara marries Rhett...........

Down:

1. It is the sixth book by British author J K Rowling "Harry Potter and the Half -............ Prince".
2. It is Mark Twain's best known book "The Adventure of Tom.........."
3. It is one of the famous Earnest Hemingway's stories "The Old Man and the......."

 

Russian

    Russia is the largest country in the world. It covers eastern part of Europe and northern part of Asia. Total area of Russia is about 17 million square kilometres with the population of about 146 million people.
The official name of Russia is the Russian Federation. The colours of the national flag are white, blue and red. Russia's state emblem is a double headed eagle. The country is a parliamentary republic, which means that the President is the Head of the state. The main law of the country is the Constitution. It guarantees the rights of the citizens.
The country is washed by 12 seas and 3 oceans: the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Arctic Ocean in the north and the Atlantic Ocean in the west. Russia borders on many countries: China, Georgia, Finland, Norway, Byelorussia, Ukraine and others. The landscape of Russia is varied. There are highlands in the east, steppes in the south, plains and forests in the midland, the tundra and the taiga in the north.
There are several mountain chains in this country, too: the Urals, the Caucasus, the Altai and others. The largest chain is the Urals which separates Russia's European part from its Asian part.
Russia is rich in rivers and lakes. The Volga which flows into the Caspian Sea is the longest river in Russia. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
There are different types of climate on the territory of Russia. It is very cold in the north, even in summer. In the central part of the country winters are usually cold, summers are very warm. The climate of Siberia is continental: summers are hot and dry, winters are very cold and snowy. In the south of Russia the temperature is usually above zero all year round, even in winter.
Russia is an industrial country. It has a lot of mineral resources: coal, natural gas and iron. There are a lot of large factories and plants all over the country. Russia is also an agricultural country. Russians plant corn, fruit and vegetables.
The capital of Russia is Moscow. Moscow is one of the biggest cities in Europe with the population more than twelve million people. The second largest city in Russia is St. Petersburg. This is a city of numerous monuments, museums and art galleries. The city is on the Neva River.
Russia is a great country with a great culture..

Vocabulary:

above zero - выше нуля be washed by - омываться cover - зд. занимать double headed eagle - двуглавый орел law - закон mountain chain - цепь гор numerous - бесчисленный

parliamentary - парламентская republic -республика plain - равнина population - население state emblem - эмблема государства steppe - степь total area - общая площадь varied - разнообразный

 

What do these numbers mean?

 

three, one hundred forty-six, seventeen, twelve

 

Find on the map:

12 seas; 2 oceans: the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Arctic Ocean in the north; China, Georgia, Finland, Norway, Byelorussia, Ukraine; the Ural mountains; the river Volga; the lake Baikal; Moscow, St. Petersburg

 

 

 

Match the words.

coal	natural gas	iron	corn	fruit	vegetables
зерно	овощи	уголь	фрукты	железо	природный газ

 

Write the degrees of comparison of adjectives. Find sentences with them in the text.
large –

long –

deep –

big -

 

Continue the sentences:

The official name of Russia is …

The colours of the national flag are …

Russia's state emblem is …

The country is …

The President is …

The main law of the country is …

Questions:
1. Where is Russia situated?
2. What is the total area of Russia and how many people live in the country?
3. What is the official name of Russia?
4. What can you say about Russian national flag and state emblem?
5. Is Russia a monarchy? What is the main law of the country? Who is the head of the Russian Federation?
6. How many seas and oceans is Russia washed by?
7. What is Russian landscape like?
8. Are there rivers and lakes in Russia? Can you name the biggest ones?
9. What can you say about the climate of Russia?
10. Is Russia an industrial country? Why (not)?

11. What is the capital of Russia?

 

 

Moscow

Moscow is the capital of Russia, its political, economic, commercial and cultural centre. It was founded over 8 centuries ago by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky. Historians have accepted the year of 1147 as the start of Moscow history. Gradually the city became more and more powerful. In the 13th century Moscow was the centre of the struggle by Russian lands for the liberation from the Tartar Yoke. In the 16th century under Ivan the Terrible Moscow became the capital of the new united states.

Now Moscow is one of the largest cities in Europe. Its total area is about two thousand seven hundred square kilometres (ancient Moscow occupied the territory of the present-day Kremlin). Our capital is situated on the banks of the Moscow River. he population of the city is about 12,7 million.

The heart of Moscow is Red Square, the central and the most beautiful square in Moscow. Here one can see the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, or St. Basil’s cathedral, erected by architects Postnik and Barma to commemorate Russia's conquest of the Khanate of Kazan in 1552. It is a masterpiece of Russian architecture. Tourists can also see the monument to Minin and Pozharsky. In was designed by Ivan Martos in 1818 in memory of the Russian victory over the Polish invaders in 1612. The History Museum in Red Square is a magnificent building. Besides, it is one of the major scientific and educational institutions where we can follow the life of the Russian people since ancient times.
But before all Red Square is famous the Kremlin which is situated there. The Kremlin is the oldest historical and architectural centre of Moscow. Its three magnificent cathedrals, the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great, the palaces and Spassky Tower with the clock attract the tourists' attention. The Czar-cannon and the Czar-bell, the biggest cannon and bell in the world, are also in the Kremlin.
Moscow is the seat of the Russian Parliament (the Duma) and the centre of the political life of the country.

There are other beautiful palaces, old mansions, cathedrals, churches and monuments in Moscow.
Moscow is also remarkable for its museums. At the Tretyakov Gallery paintings by great Russian artists are collected, and at the Museum of Fine Arts there are masterpieces by European painters, exhibition halls are situated there.
There are a lot of theatres in Moscow. The best-known of them is the Bolshoi Opera House, the Maly Theatre, the Moscow Art Theatre, the Theatre in Taganka and many others but studios are popular too.
Moscow has a number of sportsgrounds and stadiums built or reconstructed for sport’s event.
Moscow has the oldest Russian university, founded in 1755 by Lomonosov. Its new building was opened in 1953. It is 32 storeys high. There are also a great number of schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, colleges, institutes and universities there.

The Metro, opened in 1935, is being constantly extended. Now it has more than 260 stations. It is among of the tourist attractions of the Russian capital. The number of new streets increases every month. Four airports connect it with other parts of our country and many other countries. There are nine railway stations in Moscow. Plenty of green parks, large squares and wide streets make Moscow very attractive.

Vocabulary:

conquest - завоевание, покорение to design - проектировать to erect - воздвигать, сооружать seat- местонахождение sportsground - спортивная площадка yoke - иго institution - учреждение, заведение

invader- захватчик the Khanate of Kazan - Казанское ханство mansion- особняк masterpiece- шедевр to reconstruct - перестраивать

1. Do the matching:

the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great	Красная площадь
the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed	Царь-Колокол
the Spassky Tower	Исторический музей
the Red Square	Колокольня Ивана Великого
the monument to Minin and Pozharsky	Царь-Пушка
the History Museum	Третьяковская галерея
the Czar-cannon	Музей изобразительных искусств
the Czar-bell	Собор Василия Блаженного
the Tretyakov Gallery	Памятник Минину и Пожарскому
the Museum of Fine Arts	Спасская башня

2 What tourists ' attractions are there?

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