- •The very headline of the article poses a problem.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Tales of st. Pete
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Active vocabulary
- •Russian province: family oriented, averse to politics
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Active vocabulary
- •Ads have no limits
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Russia confronts aids crisis
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Active vocabulary
- •Sherlock holmes revealed at last
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Boiling pleasure
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Tea or coffee?
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Active vocabulary
- •Men in the kitchen
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Orphans thrive at a new concept home
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Kids and aids
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Searching for a smile in moscow
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Ghost in the shell
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Elves and hobbits in russian woods
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Active vocabulary
- •British quality
- •Vocabulary notes
- •A school for vip kids
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Experience: teenager from moscow in u.S. High school
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Alma mater abroad
- •Vocabulary notes
- •The wild side of a russian education
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- •Russian studies: a risky business?
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Stay at home fathers
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Marriage made in hell
- •Vocabulary notes
- •An unprotected look at western-russian relations
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Hello. Can u meet 4 coffee asap
- •2 Discuss english lingo, cheers!
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- •Lost in translation?
- •Vocabulary notes
- •It’s clean air month
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Environmentally friendly moscow
- •Vocabulary notes
- •10 Things that will do you good
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- •Foods that americans like
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- •Walking for better health
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Architecture may be unhealthy
- •Videoecology explains why megapolis dwellers prefer looking at the ground
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Bad, bad thing
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Tourism chiefs to tout russia’s regions
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Ecotourism
- •Vocabulary notes
- •The baikal
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Dig at stonehenge
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Dna identifies the child victim of titanic
- •Visit was emotional
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Astronomers find earth-like planet
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- •Contents
Vocabulary notes
census ['sensqs] перепись
elf – эльф
ethnicity ["eT'nIsItI] этническая или расовая принадлежность
appropriate [q'prquprIIt] подходящий, соответствующий, свойственный
alongside [q'lON'saId] бок о бок, рядом
decade ['dekeId] десятилетие
conversion [kqn'vq:S(q)n] превращение, переход (из одного состояния в другое), обращение (в какую-либо веру)
fascination ["fxsI'neIS(q)n] очарование, обаяние
plethora ['pleTqrq] обилие, избыток
profound [prq'faund] глубокий, основательный
spin-off – sth new based on sth that already exists
convention [kqn'venS(q)n] собрание, съезд
armour ['Q:mq] доспехи, латы
target ['tQ:gIt] цель, мишень (также перен.)
harassment ['hxrqsmqnt] раздражение
eccentric [Ik'sentrIk] эксцентричный, странный
chain mail – кольчуга
blunt – тупой
saber ['seIbq] сабля, шашка
pathological ["pxTq'lPGIk(q)l] патологический
bravery ['breIv(q)rI] храбрость, мужество
hazy ['heIzI] туманный, неопределенный, неясный, смутный
encounter [In'kauntq] неожиданная встреча; столкновение, стычка
laugh off – отшутиться, отделаться смехом (от чего-либо)
prey – добыча; жертва
bounce off – отскакивать, отскочить
mugger – грабитель
immortal [I'mO:tl] бессмертный
highlander ['haIlqndq] горец; шотландский горец
Analyze the following words
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unpleasant original threaten
fascination
reality pathological perception summertime
highlander
encourage unfortunately long-haired
reality
scientific
inhabitant misunderstanding
Find the English equivalents
Пикантная новость; национальная перепись; наиболее подходящий вариант; в действительности; жить рядом; простые россияне; летом; служить местом; разыгрывать сцены; до чего-л.; уход от реалий жизни; прилагать большие усилия; обучаться ремеслу; положительное воздействие, влияние; оказаться мишенью для нападок; это лишь полбеды; иметь неприятности с законом; возвращаться в реальный мир; за пределами игры; единственный подобный случай; падать на колени; сжалиться над кем-л.; ошибочно принять кого-л. за кого-л., поклонник Толкиена.
Comprehension questions
What were Russians surprised to learn after the national census in 2002?
What people can we see in the woods and parks around Moscow in the summertime?
What do these people act out?
How do they usually explain their fascination with the world of Tolkien’s books and Tolkien based fiction?
What distinguishes the world created by Tolkien from other fantasy universes?
What do tolkienists put a lot of efforts into?
What does this fascination encourage some of them to do?
What is you opinion of the point?
Why do Russian tolkienists often find themselves targets of harassment?
Who usually don’t like their looks?
Why do they sometimes have problems with the police?
Why do some people go too far in their role playing?
In what way do Talkie fans look upon various misunderstandings they can encounter?
What does one of the best stories about these misunderstanding tell?
What do you think on the topic?
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