- •Белорусский государственный университет Кафедра английского языка гуманитарных факультетов
- •Абрамчик е.Ф., Поваляева в.Н., Турляй л.П., Козел л.А.
- •History as a Science
- •Preview
- •Text 1. Understanding History
- •Text 2. How do We Know?
- •Text 3. Examining Archaeology
- •Text 4. Museum – Source of Knowledge and Impressions
- •Polydialogue. The University-wide Open Days
- •The usefulness of archives
- •Video. Dartmoor National Park
- •Vocabulary
- •Follow-up
- •Vocabulary
- •Follow-up
- •Vocabulary
- •Before you view
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension tasks
- •Follow-up
- •Writing tasks
- •Finally …
- •Unit 2 first steps toward civilization
- •Text 1. The Early Accomplishments of Homo sapiens
- •Text 2. Setting the Stage for Civilization: The Origins of Food Production
- •Text 3. The Gradual Transition From Food Gathering To Food Production
- •Text 4. The Transition to a Sedentary Way of Life
- •Ex. 1. Translate the text into English.
- •Unit III classical civilization. Ancient greek culture
- •Text 1. The ancient Greeks
- •Text 2. The Evolution of Democracy
- •Text 3. Sparta and Athens
- •Text 4. The Age of Pericles
- •The economy of Athens
- •Text 5. Religions and sports festivals
- •Text 6. Greek Drama
- •Text 7. The Spread of Greek Culture
- •The Golden age of Greek Theatre
- •The tragedy form
- •Александрия
- •Unit IV ancient rome and its socio-political development. The roman empire
- •Text 1. The Rise Of The Republic
- •Text 2. Overseas Expansion
- •Text 3. The Fall Of The Roman Republic
- •Text 4. Greece and Rome
- •The Birth of Rome
- •Text 5. The Early Empire
- •Text 6. Social Rank in the Empire
- •Text 7. The Roman Economy
- •Rich and Poor
- •Золотой век
- •Unit V rome and the christians
- •Text 1. The Early Christians
- •Text 2. Rome and the Christians
- •Text 3. The Decline of Rome
- •Text 4. The Fall Of Rome
- •The Causes of the Fall
- •Христианство
- •Unit VI the middle ages
- •Text 1. The Middle Ages. Their Classification and General Characteristics.
- •Text 2. Byzantine and Its Influence on Neighboring Countries
- •In the Field of Learning and Religion
- •Text 3. Medieval Europe
- •Text 4. The Spirit of the Renaissance
- •Features of Renaissance Art
- •Ex. 2. Translate the text into English. Феодальная система в Западной и Центральной Европе
- •Discussion
- •Text 1. Primordial Belarus – From Forest Tribes to the Decline of Polatsk
- •Text 2. The Development and Flourishing of Great Lithuania
- •Text 3. Belarus after Vitaut: its Golden Age and Decline
- •Text 4. Belarus after the Third Division of Rech Paspalitaya
- •Dialogue Travelling Broadens the Mind
- •B. Some old and Rare Books in the Francisk Skaryna Library in London
- •Part III
- •Britain
- •Preview
- •Reading Text 1. Primitive Society on the territory of the British Isles
- •The Earliest Men
- •The Celts
- •The Primitive Communal System
- •Word Check
- •Comprehension
- •Text 2. The British Empire
- •Text 3. Economic and Social Changes
- •In England in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- •Text 4. Modern Britain. Stability and Change.
- •Rich and Poor
- •Unit II american continet:
- •Its first civilizations and colonies.
- •Text 1. From Early People to Colonies.
- •Text 2. Colonization of America. War For Independence
- •Discussion
- •Text 3. Constitution. Bill of Rights.
- •Comprehension
- •Word Check
- •Ex. 2. Discuss which of them one can find in a) democratic society
- •Text 2. The European Union Read the text and say in a few words the main points of the text
- •Text 3. United Nations Read the text and assimilate its information
- •Security Council.
- •Translation
- •Unit II outstanding people
- •Text 1. The “Father of History”
- •Text 2. Alexander the Great and his Influence
- •Text 3. Elizabeth I.
- •Text 4. John Fitzerald Kennedy.
- •Contents
Polydialogue. The University-wide Open Days
The Belarusian State University arranged Open Days for applicants. Open Days provide excellent opportunities to learn about the University, and particularly about the History Faculty. Read the conversation and note down the reasons to choose the History Faculty. Act out the conversation.
The Dean: One of the most important decisions you will take in your life is the choice of university at which to pursue your education. My advice is to consider all the options open to you and to identify the “best” department in terms of what’s best for you. I hope that you will find our talk helpful and informative when making your choice.
An Applicant: Is competition for entry the History Department strong?
The Dean: I should say that the standard of applicants at our Department is high.
An Applicant: Do the students at your Department have opportunity to choose the modules which will develop their interests?
The Dean: The History Department offers a wide range of modular courses form the Palaeolithic to the present day. You may take up Ancient and Medieval History, the History of Slavs, the History of the Republic of Belarus, Archaeology, Archives, Museology, Records Management, Modern History and Politics. Therefore you will have every opportunity to choose the modules which will develop your particular strength and interests.
An Applicant: Does the University have good facilities for research work?
The Dean: Teaching at university is research-led, ensuring that our students are exposed to leading-edge innovation and thinking. Our staff are regularly engaged in supervising the work of research students within their particular specialities. The University has links with many European Universities. Our Department is successful in foreign programmes. It has received high assessment of research work. The Department holds an increasing number of international scientific conferences.
A 3-rd year student: Our students benefit it from excellent library facilities. The latest information technology is available. A computer room is used for teaching of computer modules. You are expected to do a great deal of reading by yourself, and you are given book lists at all stages to guide you in this.
The Dean: I’d like to add that research work at our Department is carried out by individuals rather than by group.
The teacher of Archaeology: But in archaeology there is a natural tendency for research programmes to develop around particular excavations and the materials which they produce.
An Archaeology Student: Archaeology is an exciting discipline. If you study archaeology, you will have the opportunity of working in purpose-built laboratories, and have access to a range of photographic and drawing facilities. Excavations and surveys are and integral part of the archaeology course.
A museology Student: If you have an interest in applied science, enjoy the arts and like practical work, the course in conservation of objects in museums may be the ideal scheme to suit your needs. The Department provides training in the techniques of investigative conservation, work on a broad range of artifacts. Dating from prehistory to the present day. Together, our Department provides a balanced blend of theory and practice.
An applicant: What are employment prospects after graduating from the university?
The Dean: Close interaction with a wide range of professional bodies and other organizations, external to the University, ensures that schemes provide you with the skills needed by employers. Some of our students go on to careers which make direct use of the subjects they have studied: for example, many archaeology students find careers as professional archaeologists or in museums, and others (particularly historians) become teachers or lecturers.
A post-graduate student: It is important to realize, however, that a humanities degree is a qualification for a very wide variety of jobs in industry and business, the Civil Service and local government and elsewhere. Not all jobs require specific disciplines or skills, and very many employers (perhaps the majority) are looking for people who, in addition to a good educational achievements, are articulate, capable of thinking for themselves and able to tackle problems intelligently. In this sense, the degree schemes offered at the University are an excellent preparation for a wide range of interesting and rewarding careers.
A 5th year student: I believe that Minsk with all the facilities of a capital city is one of the finest places in which to study in our country.
The Dean: As you study the events, the places, the people, I hope you will ask many questions. Some questions may be about history: “What caused these people to make decisions they did?” or “How do we know about these events?” Most of all, I hope you will catch the excitement of thinking, questioning and discovering answers about the world.
I wish you every success in your future studies.
Discussion
Ex. 1. Support each of the following statements with facts and details.
Our understanding of history will always be changing.
Historians gather information about the past from many sources.
Historians should always evaluate the sources of their information.
The excavation of a site is an important part of putting together the archaeological record of an area.
There are many ways an archaeologist can find out the age of an artifact.
Archaeology is a science that came into being towards the beginning of the XX century.
Unwritten literature is the historical evidence.
The investigation of myths, legends, epics, ballads – is one of the main laws of preserving culture.
Translation
Ex. 1. Translate in to Russian.