Методическая разработка к уроку английского языка "Что ты знаешь о Надвоицах?" | Силкина Наталья Валентиновна. Работа №339373

A calling card – визитная карточка

Main waterway – главная водная артерия

The White Sea–Baltic Canal – беломоро-балтийский канал

A silver mine – серебряный рудник

A settlement – поселение

The local economic mainstay – градообразующее предприятие

Railway – железная дорога

To be named after – быть названным в честь

The Red Guard – Красная Гвардия

The memorial plaque – мемориальная доска

Invaders – интервенты, захватчики

The troop of Red Guards – отряд красногвардейцев

The Сommander-in-Сhief – главнокомандующий

The Great Patriotic War – Великая отечественная война

Inhabitants – жители

To perish – погибать (от оружия)

To commemorate – чтить память

Citizens – горожане

The Bed of Honour – братская могила

Former – бывший

The Minister of Internal Affairs – министр внутренних дел

The Head of the Federal Service for Drug Control – начальник Управления Федеральной службы по контролю за оборотом наркотиков

The Head of Education – начальник управления образования

Welcome to Nadvoitsy!

The “Calling card of Nadvoitsy” is the Voitsy Waterfall, the monument to nature and history. It gave the name to this town.

Nadvoitsy is situated on the bank of the Voitsy Lake. The main waterway is the White Sea–Baltic Canal.

Nadvoitsy is rather old town; it was mentioned in official papers in the beginning of the 18th century thanks to silver mine. First, Nadvoitsy was a small settlement but then it began its development thanks to building of the local economic mainstay “Nadvoitsy Aluminum smelter”.

The population of Nadvoitsy is about 8 000 people. There is a railway station, which was built in 1916. By the way, railway had different names in different periods of history: Murmanskaya railway, Kirovskaya railway and now it is Oktyabrskaya railway. Also you can see a port, a hotel, a bank, a post office, several kindergartens, a secondary school, Art school, Sport school, a library and a plenty of shops in Nadvoitsy.

Some streets of Nadvoitsy were named after famous people whose deeds were connected with town’s history. For example, Spiridonov Street got its name thanks to Ivan Spiridonov, one of the leaders of the Red Guard. There is the memorial plaque in honour of struggle between the Anglo-American invaders and the troop of Red Guards under the command of Spiridonov on the building of railway station.

It is interesting to know that Metallurgists Street had other name – Voroshilov Street. Kliment Voroshilov was the Сommander-in-Сhief of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Many inhabitants took part in this war. Some of them perished there. People commemorate them and two monuments were established in Nadvoitsy, they are “The Monument to Citizens of Nadvoitsy Perished during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)” and “The Bed of Honour to Perished Soldiers during the Great Patriotic War”

Nadvoitsy was visited by some celebrities among them Mikhail Prishvin, a famous Russian writer. He described the countryside of this town in his famous book “In the Land of Unfrightened Birds”. One of the streets was named after him.

Nadvoitsy is a hometown for Rashid Nurgaliev, the former Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Alexander Pshenitsin, the Head of the Federal Service for Drug Control of the Republic of Karelia. Alina Maltseva, an author of books which you can find in Russian libraries. Svetlana Meltsova, the Head of Education in Segezha District. Alexander Kalinin, an officer, the Hero of Russia.

№ 1. Match.

Svetlana

Ivan

Alexander

Kliment

Ali

na

Mikhail

Alexander

Rashid

Maltseva

Kalinin

Nurgaliev

Pshenitsin

Meltsova

Voroshilov

Spiridonov

Prishvin

№ 2. Complete the sentences using the names of these people.

1 … is the former Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

2 … is the Head of Education in Segezha District.

3 … was the Hero of Russia.

4 … was one of the leaders of the Red Guard.

5 … was a famous Russian writer.

6 … was the Сommander-in-Сhief of the Red Army.

7 …is an author of books which you can find in Russian libraries.

8 … the Head of the Federal Service for Drug Control of the Republic of Karelia.

№ 3. Find information about the following dates.

1. 18th century

2. 1916

3. 1941-1945

4. 8000

№ 4. Translate into English.

1. борьба между интервентами и красногвардейцами

2. на берегу Воицкого озера

3. знаменитости

4. развитие

5. под командованием

6. в течение войны

7. в честь

8. памятник павшим

№ 5. Fill in with the prepositions AFTER OF ON IN BETWEEN UNDER BY TO.

1 Nadvoitsy is situated ____ the bank ____ the Voitsy Lake.

2 It was mentioned ____ official papers ____ the beginning ____ the 18th century thanks ____ silver mine.

3 Nadvoitsy was visited ____ some celebrities.

4 The memorial plaque ____ honour ____ struggle ____ the Anglo-American invaders and the troop ____ Red Guards ____ the command ____ Spiridonov ____ the building ____ railway station.

5 One ____ the streets was named ____ him.

№ 6. Correct the sentences.

1 The main waterway is the Voitsy Lake.

2 First, Nadvoitsy was a small settlement but then it began its development thanks to building of railway.

3 There is the memorial plaque in honour of struggle between the Anglo-American invaders and the troop of Red Guards under the command of Voroshilov on the building of library.

4 “The Monument to Citizens of Nadvoitsy Perished during the Struggle between the Anglo-American Invaders and the Troop of Red Guards”.

5 Mikhail Prishvin described the deeds of famous people in his famous book “In the Land of Unfrightened Animals”.