The radzivills

 

18. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:

1. The church of the Virgin Saint was ... in the town of Drutsk. 2. On the - pages of... you read some information about this church. 3. Historians think that ... Vasily Mikhailovich erected the temple. 4. It should be mentioned that me Drutsk ... is very remarkable in the history of Belarus. 5. The banks of the river Druts gave birth to many people with strong .... 6. Women of Drutsk raised, loved and inspired the brave... to defend their native land. 7. Bogdana Dratskaya-Sokolinskaya's son, Lev Sapega, became ... of the Great Principality of Lithuania. 8. There is less sticky ... and displeasure if people respect their native land and follow Christian ideals. 9. In a new circle of history after a thousand years in Drutsk ... is being built.

 

temple, a church, well-power, erected, the Drutsk Gospel, the chancellor,apathy, warriors, the Grand Duke

 

19. Fill in the table:

6509(1001)
2001
The first Orthodox Church
God'swords
Famous people of Drutsk
The founder of the famous princely and royal dynasty
The chancellor of the Great Principality of Lithuania
The author of "Historical Chronology of Drutsk"

                                                                               

20. Work in groups. Find out from your partner:

— if he (she) knows where Drutsk is situated;

— why Drutsk is famous in our country;

— where we can find the Drutsk Gospel;

— who gave an aid to the reconstruction of the church.

 

21. Prove that:

— Drutsk is a very old place;

— Drutsk gave birth to many famous people;

— Belarusians pay attention to historical experience.

 

22. Comment on:

— the words: "Nothing stands still: everything passes, everything changes";

— the necessity to respect our national culture;

— the words: "It is necessary to live troubling not only about the daily bread, but also about the families, the nation and Motherland".

 

23. Imagine that:

— You have come to your friend who lives in Drutsk, but he (she) is not at home at that moment. You know that Drutsk has an interesting history. What places are you going to visit?                         

— You are a young journalist. Your chief gave you a;task to write about something interesting. You looked through4the books and found that Drutsk was a very a interesting place from the point of view of its history. You decided to visit this place with the aim to write about it. What will the article be about?

—You and your friend decided to make a contribution to your regional museum. You discuss the possibility of finding some interesting material. You find some infortnation about Drutsk and now you are discussing it with your friend. Role-play a dialogue with your partner.

—Your small sister is preparing for her history lesson. She is to prepare some material about small places which has some historical value. Help her telling about Drutsk.

 

24. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:

1. The church of the Virgin Saint was erected

a) in the town of Drutsk in the year 6509 (1001);

b) in the town of Tolochino in the year 6509 (1002);

c) in the town of Drutsk щ the year 5609 (1001),

 

2. A daily service was held by

a) the Grand Duke Vasily Mikhailovich and his Grand Duchess Vasilisa;

b) Barbara Radzivill, the Queen of Poland and Duchess of Lithuania;

c) the Grand Duchess Vasilisa and the Duchess of Lithuania Barbara.

 

3.  The Drutsk Gospel

a) was the main document in this time;

b) was written in the English language;

c) was translated into modern language.

 

4. In the library of the Siberian department at the Russian Academy of Sciences

a) you can find many documents written in the Slavonic language;

b) people can read a lot of rare books;

c) it's possible to look through the Drutsk Gospel.

 

5.  The first mention of the date of the birth of Drutsk

a) is possible to find in the Drutsk Gospel;

b) we can find in the book of the Grand Duke Vasily Mikhailovich;

c) is possible to find in the old manuscripts.

 

6.  Historians think that life in Drutsk

a) was something unknown for many centuries;

b) actually began several eenturies before the town;

c) was very interesting and full of different remarkable events.

 

7.  The temple in Drutsk

a) was ruined by neighbouring people;

b) was erected by the Duke;

c) was the place where people liked to come regularly.

 

8.  The Drutsk temple is very remarkable in the history of Belarus:

a) it was built from very rare materials;           

b) it was visited by many famous people;                        

c) specialists insist that it was the first Orthodox Church on the Belarusian territory

 

 

9. If you look at the map of Belarus you will see that Drutsk is situated

a) on the left bank of the river Druts and not far from the centre (Tolochino) in Vitebschina;                                                                     

b) not far from Minsk on the right bank of the river Svisloch;

c) just near Orsha on the left bank of the river Dnieper.

 

10.  The banks of the river Druts

a) are very beautiful and people like to walk there;

b) gave birth to dozens of people with strong will-power;

c) inspired many famous people for writing poems.

 

11. The parents of the first female cosmonaut on the Earth, Valentino Tereshkova

a) liked to visit Drutsk because it was the earth of their ancestors;

b) lived and worked on the ancient land of Drutsk;

c) took their famous daughter to Drutsk to see the sights.

 

12.  Vladimir Kovalyonok, a Belarusian who has already been in outer space three times

a) also visited Drutsk very often;

b) dreamed about Drutsk in his flights;

c) is a Drutsker by origin.

13.  Women of Drutsk

a) raised, loved and inspired brave warriors;

b) defended their native land many times;

c) worked hard to make their native town beautiful.

 

14. Sofia Drutskaya (Galshanskaya)

a) was the most beautiful woman of her time;

b) filled high and responsible posts in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania;

c) was the founder of the famous princely and royal dynasty of Yagelony.

 

15. Bogdana Drutskaya-Sokolinskaya 's son, Lev Sapega,

a) took great care of his estate and land;

b) became the great chancellor and then governor of Vilno;

c) became the chancellor of the Great Principality of Lithuania.

 

16. Life is more harmonious in the places

a) where people build churches and temples;

b) where traditions of national culture are respected;

c) where people stand for peace.

 

17. In a new cycle of history, after a thousand years in Drutsk,

a) a drama theatre was built;

b) a church is being built again;      

c) a castle of the Grand Duke Vasily Mikhailovich was restored.

 

18.  "Historical Chronology of Drutsk"

a) was being prepared as an anniversary book;

b) was the oldest book about the history of Drutsk;

c) is of great interest for everybody.                                                           

 

19.  Professor of the Military Academy of Belarus, Colonel Rygor Lenkevich

a) visited Drutsk very often;

b) admired the new church greatly in his new book;

c) was bom in Tolochino.

 

UNIT XIX

KHATYN: THE TRAGEDY OF THE BELARUSIAN NATION

 

1.  Pay attention to these words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and translate them into Russian:

Crematorium — крематорий или печи крематория;

gas chambers — газовая камера (место пыток и уничтожения);

sheep-dog — немецкая овчарка.

 

2. Practise saying the following proper names:

Dirlewanger	[dirlevvanga]	Дирлевангер
Khatyn	[ha 4m]	Хатынь
Iosif Kaminsky	[pdjDzaf ka'mmski]	Иосиф Каминский
Selikhanov	[selfhanaf]	Селиханов
Werhnedvinsk	[verhne'dvmsk]	Берхнедвинск
Gomel	[" go: тэ1]	Гомель
Gradov	[fgradgv]	Градов
Valentine Zankovich	[valen'tinzarf kDVitf]	Валентин Занкович
Leonid Levin	[lecTnid 4evm]	Леонид Левин
The World War Two	[da W3:ld wo: tu: J	Вторая мировая война

           

3. Read the international words and try to guess their meaning:

Command, sculptor, prototype, sculpture, memorial ensemble, tragedy, urn4, territory, soviet, aggressor, region, construction, mass, niches, symbolize, crema-    torium, concentration, complex, architect, engineer, project, monument.

 

4. Read the following words and memorize them:

fascist (n)	[fas fist]	фашист
inhabitant (n)	[m^haebitgnt]	житель
shed (n)	[fed]	хлев
pressure (n)	[Nprejs]	давление
flaring (adj)	[pfleanrj]	пылающий
shoot (v)	[fu: t]	стрелять
wound (n)	[wu: nd]	рана
prototype (n)	[^praotataip]	прототип
fiery breach (n)	ffaisn bri: tj]	огненный пролом
marble slab (n)	[ma: Ы slash]	мраморная плита
concrete beam (n)	[ v konkri: t bi: m]	бетонная балка
chimney-arrow (n)	[vtfimni чаегэи]	труба-стрела
Immortalize (v)	[Г mo: tslaiz]	увековечить
invader (n)	[m"veido]	захватчик
urn   (n)	[ з: п]	урна
ash (n)	[aef]	пепелище
exterminate (v)	[iks4t3: mmeit]
prisoner  (n)	["pnzno]	узник
lattice (n)	[ftetis]	решетка
plate (n)	[pleit]	табличка
concentrationa (adj)	[konsen-treifansl]	концентрационный
torture (v)	[H^tTa]	мучить
indestructible (adj)	[,mdi4strAktab3l]	нерушимый
torch (n)	[to: tf]	факел
deliver (v)	[dfhvo]	доставлять
sacred    (adj)	[pseiknd]	священный

                                                                                                        

5. Read out these phrases several times till you remember them:

to escape from a fiery ring — вырваться из огненного кольца;

to pick sb up — забрать кого-л.;

to be made of concrete beams — сделанный из  бетонных балок; 

to be topped with bronze bells — быть увенчанным  бронзовыми, колоколами;

to conduct directly to — вести  прямо к чему-л.;

to adjoin to — примыкать  к чему-л.;

to be constructed in memory — быть  возведенным в память;

to be created by the fascists — быть  изобретенным фашистами;

to be badgered by sheep-dogs — быть  затравленным овчарками;

to be transformed into rains — быть  превращенным в руины.

 

6. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:

 

l. body 2. impossible 3. immediately 4. adult 5. field 6. tragedy 7. language 8. together 9. celebration 10. government

а. правительство b. вместе с. празднование    d. язык е. тело f. невозможно g. поле h. мгновенно i. взрослый                                   j. трагедия

 

7. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of:

1. the-group 2. in memory 3. the victims 4. places 5. camp 6. the decision 7. a body 8. the monument 9. the memorial complex 10. the destiny

a. his son                          b. mass destruction c. the government                          d. the burnt village Khatyn             e. this tragedy                               f. Khatyn g. prisoners h. death i. fascists                               j. the Victory in Minsk

 

8. Give the three forms of the following verbs:

To try, to construct, to shoot, to hide, to erect, to deliver, to invade, to rescue, to burn, to stack, to establish, to recollect, to place, to symbolize, to come, to drive. .

 

9. Give the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives:

Impossible, black, terrible, simple, terrible.

 

10. Write the derivatives of the following words:

Drive, sculptor, memory, celebrate, destruct, symbol, concentrate.

 

11. Find out the words which can be used as the verb and the noun:

Command, burn, escape, cure, part, path, zone, camp.

 

12. Give the plural:

Body, invader, people, tragedy, language, village, celebration, child.