- •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
Word Check
Ex. 1. Look through the words and say them in English:
Пробуждать; наделять; переходить; взаимозаменяемые
Формировать; неискренний, уклончивый; посредник
фактически; поистине.
Ex. 2. Match the words in the right column with the definitions in the left one and use them in the sentences of your own.
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Comprehension
Ex. 1. Split the text into the parts and think of appropriate title for each one.
Ex. 2. Complete the sentences as they are given in the text:
The power of the democratic idea evoked …
… the supreme power is vested …
… two basic categories …
Direct democracy is clearly only practical …
… are often used interchangeably …
The most common form of democracy today …
In a democracy, government …
… organizations operate …
… serve a mediating role …
… virtually all such organizations …
… groups concerned with the …
Ex. 3. Express the same idea in your own words and give some more information :
The concept of democracy is misunderstood and misused because of the several reasons.
Freedom and democracy are often used interchangeably.
Democracies fall into two basic categories.
How the officials are elected can vary enormously.
The rule of majority is not necessarily democratic.
Government is only one element coexisting in a social fabric of many and varied institutions.
Thousands of private organizations operate in a democratic society.
Ex. 4. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
Freedom and democracy often have the same meaning.
Democracies can be divided into three and more basic groups.
In a modern society a direct democracy is more preferable than a representative one.
There are various ways of how the officials are elected in a representative democracy.
The rule of majority is not necessarily democratic.
Only few private organizations operate in democratic society.
In an authoritarian society, all the organizations are under control of the government as well as in a democratic society.
Ex. 5. Answer the following questions:
What are the definitions of the word “democracy”?
What does a democracy consist of?
Democracies fall into four basic categories, don’t they?
How does the direct democracy work? Is it suitable for modern society?
How does the representative democracy work?
What is proportional representation?
What elements define the fundamentals of all modern democracies?
Is the rule of majority always democratic? Why?
What is a government in a democracy?
What does it assume?
Is the role of private organizations important in a democracy?
How do private organizations work in an authoritarian society?
Discussion
Ex. 1. Work in groups and study the list of the pillars of democracy:
sovereignity of the people
government based upon consent of the governed
majority rule
minority rights
guarantee of basic human rights
free and fair elections
equality before the law
due process of law
constitutional limits on government
social, economic and political pluralism
values of tolerance, pragmatism, cooperation and compromise.