new Guidelines Irkutsk is the capital of East

new Guidelines Irkutsk is the capital of East Siberia

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Unknown ground Read the sentences and underline the correct variant: • The name Irkutsk was given from the language of the local • • • native people. It means Rapidly flowing river/ Wild and unknown river. For many centuries not only foreign travelers but also Russian themselves named East Siberia as unknown ground. Even now some people who came from far foreign countries find our land as “ a god-loved part/ god-forsaken hole. On the emblem of the city you can see two animals: the babr (wild cat/ wild beaver) and a sable. They symbolize the power and wealth of the region. The word “babr” was borrowed from the English/ Persian language and it is translated as a “tiger”.

Unknown ground Match the numbers with the events: • Irkutsk was founded in … • The status of province capital was given to Irkutsk in… • Irkutsk became a transit point to Mongolia and China in … • … people live in Irkutsk. • The city became a capital of east Siberia in … • The Cossacks settled an outpost at the junction of … rivers. • • • 1731 1700 2 1822 600 000 1661

Unknown ground Insert the missing words • 1. The city was the place of exile of … • Great Russian write … was passing through … to … described it as a cultural center. • Fifty men under the leadership of …. And … a boyar’s son came from the banks of the river … • According the available evidence the first settlement appeared at the mouth of … • After the great Fires many buildings were built of stone, among them … • The deepest and cleanest place in the Siberia is …

The Decembrists • Match two columns and find the words and phrases with the same meaning: • The Decembrists • The museum of the Decembrists • to instigate • to struggle • tsarist regime • a revolt • to exile • intellectuals • • intelligentsia to fight nobleman – revolutionaries to incite tsarist government an uprising The House of Volkonskiy and the House of Trubetskoy to send

The Decembrists Complete the sentences: • The name of Irkutsk is closely connected with the names and activities of the … • The Decembrists were … • They were exiled to the East Siberian for … • They instigated an uprising against … • It happened in … • The names of the Decembrists are the following …

Sightseeing • Describe the pictures using the following phrases: • be situated; • be surrounded; • be named after; • be built in; • be famous for; • be made of.

Sightseeing • The War Memorial • The War memorial/ open/ May/ 1975 to celebrate the 30 th Anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War, as World War/ call in Russia; • An eternal flame/ burn in memory of soldiers; • Many soldiers/ award metals for their actions during the war.

Sightseeing The Roman Catholic Church (Polish) • The Roman Catholic Church/ build between 1881 and 1884 by polish exiles; it/ design by architect Tamoulevich; • 1863/ 30000 polish intellectuals/ exile. They/ fight against Tsarist rule in Poland. • The rebellion/ crush, many participants/ arrest and send to Siberia; • Since 1978 the church/ use as an organ concert hall; • The organ/ install in the central chapel/ East German specialists.

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