Part 2. Climatic Zones
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 548.
Study the list of vocabulary and pronounce the words after the teacher:
Vocabulary:
zone [zəun] – çîíà, ïîÿñ
tundra ['tëndrə] – òóíäðà
to melt [tə melt] – òàÿòü
the level of precipitation [ðə 'lev(ə)l əv pri‚sipi'teiò(ə)n] – óðîâåíü îñàäêîâ
water circulation process ['wɔ:tə ‚sə:kju'lei∫(ə)n 'prəusəs] – êðóãîâîðîò âîäû
thickness of ice ['θiknis əv ais] – òîëùèíà ëüäà
the Pole of Inaccessibility [ðə pəul əv ‚inəksəsə'biliti] – ïîëþñ íåäîñòóïíîñòè
all the year round [ɔ:l ði: jə: raund] – êðóãëûé ãîä
weak [wi:k] – ñëàáûé
herb [hə:b] – òðàâà
berry (pl. berries) ['beri(z)] – ÿãîäà
shrub [∫rëb] – êóñòàðíèê, êóñòàðíè÷åê
moss [mɔs] – ìîõ
lichen ['laik(ə)n/ 'lit∫(ə)n] – ëèøàéíèê
severe conditions [si'viə kən'di∫(ə)nz] – ñóðîâûå óñëîâèÿ
seal [si:l] – òþëåíü
reindeer (pl. reindeer) ['reindiə] – ñåâåðíûé îëåíü
caribou ['kæribu:] – îëåíü êàðèáó
Arctic/ polar fox ['a:ktik/ 'pəulə fɔks] – ïåñåö
musk-ox (pl. oxen) ['mësk ‚ɔks] – ìóñêóñíûé áûê
walrus ['wɔ:lrəs] – ìîðæ
swan [swɔn] – ëåáåäü
hare [heə] – çàÿö
whale [weil] – êèò
to vanish [tə 'væni∫] – èñ÷åçàòü, ïðîïàäàòü
to herd [tə hə:d] – ïàñòè
wildlife ['waildlaif] – äèêàÿ ïðèðîäà
creature ['kri:t∫ə] – æèâîå ñóùåñòâî
species ['spi:si:z/ 'spi:∫i:z ] – ðîä, ïîðîäà, âèä
growing period – âåãåòàòèâíûé ïåðèîä
Exercise 1. Practice the reading of the following words and the names of nationalities:
climatic [klai'mætik], Arctic ['a:ktik], polar ['pəulə], frigid ['fridჳid], sub-Arctic [sëb'a:ktik], sub-Antarctic [sëbæn'ta:ktik], temperate ['temp(ə)rit], torrid ['tɔrid], sub-torrid [sëb'tɔrid], equatorial [‚ekwə'tɔ:riəl], subequatorial [sëb‚ekwə'tɔ:riəl]
Lapps [læps] – ñààìè, Eskimos ['eskimuəz] – ýñêèìîñû, Yupik ['ju:pik] – þïèêè, Tungus ['tungu:z/'tëngu:z] – òóíãóñû/ ýâåíêè, Yakuts [jæ'kuts] – ÿêóòû, Chukchi ['t∫ukt∫i:] – ÷óê÷è, Koryaks [kər'jaks] – êîðÿêè
Exercise 2. Look through the text “Arctic and Antarctic Climatic Regions” and find in it the words with the following meanings:
1. an animal with long ears and a short tail
2. degree of heat or cold
3. furthest north point or furthest south point
4. frozen water
5. extremely large
6. fall of rain, sleet, snow or hail
Antarctic
Exercise 3. While reading the text “Arctic and Antarctic Climatic Regions” find antonyms to the following words:
1. intense - 5. to freeze - 9. same -
2. torrid - 6. hot - 10. rare -
3. high - 7. above - 11. mild -
4. unfortunate - 8. to fall - 12. everywhere -
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