The Land of Great Wonders

Words to be remembered.

1. to engage – привлекать

2. downtown – центр, деловая часть

3. to appear – возникать появляться

4. to turn into – превратиться

5. outstanding – выдающийся

6. scholar – ученый

7. suburb – пригород

8. magnificent – великолепный

9. numerous – многочисленный

10. masterpiece – шедевр, творение

11. to cover – покрывать

12. church – церковь

13. however – однако

14. proof –доказательство

15. to defend – защищать

16. to repel – отражать

17. latitude – широта

18. incomparable [in ‘kΛmp¶r¶bl] – несравненный

19. pine – сосна

20.fir – ель

21. voyage – путешествие

22. island [ail¶nd] – остров

23. precious [‘pre∫¶s] – ценный

24. cathedral of the Transfiguration – Преображенский собор

25. nail – гвоздь

26. axe – топор

27. fairy-tale – сказка

28. oak – дуб

29. cedar – кедр

30. grove – роща

31. to inspire – вдохновлять

32. carpenter – плотник

33. reliable – надежный

34. dome – купол

35. chapel – часовня

Exercises (Pre-reading tasks).

1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:

architect [′a:kit¶kt], engage [In ′geid¯], the Hermitage [′h¶:mItId¯], Petersburg [′p:t¶zb¶:g], sight [saIt], mention [′men∫n], suburbs [′sΛb¶:bz], ensemble [a:n′sa:mbl], swamp [′swmp], island [′aIl¶nd], cover [′kΛv¶], genius [′d¯i:nj¶s], however [hau′ev¶], ceder [′sI:d¶], magnificent [m¶g ′nIfis¶nt], inspire [In′spaI¶], reliable [rI ′laI¶bl], incomparable [In ′kΛmp¶r¶bl], cupolas [′kju:p¶l¶z], townsfolk [′taunzfouk], century [′sent∫¶rI].

2. Read and guess the meaning of the following words:

talented, construction, monument, center, activity, culture, industry, international port, museum, tourist, architectural ensembles, sculpture, fountain, human, genius, visit, voyage, cupolas, legend, design, monastery.

3. Read and translate the following derivatives paying attention to the suffixes and prefixes:

connect – connection – connected, charm – charmer – charming, create – creation – creative, compare – comparable – comparative – incomparable, defend – defender – defensive, develop – development – developed, engage – engaged – engagement – engaging, found – founder – foundation, forget – forgetful – unforgettable, glory – glorify – glorious – glorification, nature – natural – naturally – naturalist, restor – restorer – restoration – restorative, science – scientific – scientist, scholar – scholarly – scholarship.