- •Unit VII the mauryan empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VII the mauryan empire
- •II. Reading skills
- •III. Vocabulary skills
- •IV. Speaking skills
- •V. Writing skills
- •VI. Translation skills
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VIII gupta empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VIII gupta empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VII. Writing skills
- •19. Topics for essay writing:
- •VIII. Translation skills
- •Imaginary Beasts
- •Words to remember
- •Unit IX zhous come to power
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text IX zhous come to power
- •IV. Reading skills
- •V. Vocabulary skills
- •VI. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VIII. Translation skills
- •Государство Джоу
- •Words to remember
- •Unit X the greek world
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text X the greek world
- •II. Reading skills
- •III. Vocabulary skills
- •VII. Speaking skills
- •2) Ask your classmates to guess the word by your definition.
- •VIII. Writing skills
- •IX. Translation skills
- •Religion
- •Words to remember
- •Unit XI the roman empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text XI the roman empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Древний Рим
- •The Roman Empire
- •Words to remember
- •Unit XII neighbours of hercules
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VII. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •The Seven Wonders of the World
- •Words to remember
III. Reading skills
Ex. 1. Read the text and get its central idea.
Ex. 2. Read the text again and note important details. Divide the text into logical parts, entitle each part.
Ex.3. Find in the text and read aloud sentences that prove that ...
... the Romans were exposed to a wide variety of outside influences.
... the Greeks influenced the Roman world in philosophy, literature, religion, and visual arts.
... the Romans extended their power base through conquest, treaty, and alliance.
... the Roman urban life was unique in the ancient world.
... the Republic eventually became a victim of its own success.
... during the 3rd century a long series of civil wars and disasters on its frontiers led to great instability within the empire.
... culturally diverse empire was held together by the figure of the emperor.
... the position of the Christian church was changed in AD 313.
... the British Isles were never wholly subdued.
10. ... the eastern and western halves of the empire had been administered separately since the end of the 3rd century.
Ex. 4. List the items of Ex 3 in the order in which they come in the text.
IV. Vocabulary skills
Ex. 5. Give Russian equivalents of the following word combinations and reproduce the sentences in which they are used in the text:
to derive from clan-based society visual arts to be ousted to retain a distinct identity culturally diverse empire the northernmost outpost
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to be thoroughly Romanized a frontier province to impose order on smb to recover one's strength official recognition of Christianity to cope with smth a secretive cult
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Ex. 6. Give English equivalents of the following word combinations and reproduce the sentences in which they are given in the text:
влияние извне участвовать в экономической жизни быть очевидным статуя в натуральную величину
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надгробные памятники быть полностью подчиненной преграда от набегов один из столпов государства быть обращенным в новую веру
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Ex. 7. Paraphrase the italicized parts:
Located in central Italy the Romans were strongly influenced by the neighbors.
The Etruscan influence is evident in the structure of the society.
Rome was originally a monarchy, but its last king was dethroned in 509 ВС.
Closer contact with the Greek world led to a second wave of Greek influence in philosophy, religion, literature, and fine arts.
The Roman arts were unique by character.
This multicultural empire was held together by the figure of the emperor.
Britain was situated in the far north of' the Roman Empire.
The south of Britain was soon exposed to strong Roman influence.
Ex. 8. Define the following notions, so that your groupmates could guess what the word is:
gladiators, "Principate", visual arts, a legion, a Near Easterner, Pax Romana.
Ex. 9. Complete the sentences:
Closer contact with Greek world ...
The Roman urban life was ...
According to legend, the city of Rome ...
The Etruscan influence on Archaic Rome is clearly ...
Portrait sculpture was especially ...
The Republic eventually ...
The third century is characterized by ...
The Edict of Milan ...
The two halves of the Empire ...
10. Rome was increasingly unable ...