Use the words in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap in the sentence.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 488.
| 1) The insular position protected the country from invasions 2) The first inhabitants are believed to be hunters. | INVADE INHABIT |
| 3) The beginning of the Iron age coincided with the arrival of new invaders | INVADE |
| 4) The Druids were. Skillful in teaching. | SKILL |
| 5) The occupation lasted more than three centuries. | OCCUPY |
| 6) There was a resistance in Wales. | RESIST |
| 7) The Roman occupation was spread over England, but Wales, Scotland and Ireland remained unconquered | CONQUER |
| 8) The Germanic invaders managed to settle and oust the British to the mountainous parts. | MOUNTAIN |
| 9) The 7th century saw the establishment of seven kingdoms. | ESTABLISH |
| 10)The Danes managed to expand their possesion in Great Britain. | POSSESS |
4. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following:
Äîèñòîðè÷åñêèé - prehistoric
íåïèñàíàÿ èñòîðèÿ – unwritten history
çàùèùàòü ñòðàíó îò âòîðæåíèÿ – to protect the country from invasions
ðåìåñëåííèêè - craftsmen
ïåðâûå ïîñåëåíöû – the first inhabitants
çàâîåâàòåëè - invaders
áûòü íàâÿçàííûì êîìó-òî/÷åìó-òî – be imposed to somebody
çàíèìàòü ( îêêóïèðîâàòü) – to occupy
çàâî¸âûâàòü – to conquer
ðàñïðîñòðàíÿòüñÿ – to spread
ïîñåëåíèå - settlement
ïðîâàë ( íåóäà÷à) - failure
ñîïðîòèâëåíèå - resistance
âîññòàíèå - revolt
ïðàâèòåëü - master
èìïåðàòîð - emperor
ðîäíîé ÿçûê – native language
ðàñïàäàòüñÿ - disintegrate
çàùèùàòü – to defend
îáîñíîâàòüñÿ – to settle
êîðîëåâñòâî - kingdom
óñòàíîâëåíèå - establishment
áûòü èçáðàííûì – be elected
îñíîâàòü êîëîíèþ – to found a colony
ñîïðîòèâëÿòüñÿ – to resist
ïðèíÿòü õðèñòèàíñòâî – to accept Christianity
áûòü îñíîâàííûì – be founded
ìîíàðõ - monk
íàñëåäíèê - heir
ðàñøèðèòü âëàäåíèÿ – to expand possession
òðîí - throne
ðåøàþùèé ãîä – a crucial year
èñõîä áèòâû – the outcome of the battle
çàõâàò - conquest
áûòü êîðîíîâàííûì – be crowned
II. Checking Comprehension
1. Read the definitions and say what or who they are
2) It's a monumental stone circle and a memorial of the Stone age culture. - Stonehenge
3) Celtic Priests who were skilful in teaching and administration. - Druids
4) Tall, fair and well-built invaders from France who had artistic skills and were good craftsmen. - Celts
5) The name of the emperor who carried out two expeditions but they were a failure. – Julius Caesar
6) This great construction was built across Britain to protect the Romans against the attacks of Scots and Picts. – Hadrian's wall
7) This brave woman and her daughters fought against the Romans but were defeated. – Queen Boadicea
8) They were as straight as die. – Roman Roads
9) This document stopped tribal wars and protected Britain from the attacks of Picts and Saxons. – Pax Romana
10) These invaders were from Scandinavia.Norsmen or Danes or the Vikings
11) The king who made the Danes to accept Christianity, built new churches, founded new schools. – Alfred the Great
12) This religious monarch was elected in 1042 and died in 1066 without an heir. – Edward the Confessor
2. Say why;
· Queen Boadicea and her daughters were defeated – they were fighting against good warriors – Roman soldiers;
· Hadrian's wall was built – to protect the Romans against the attacks of Scots and Picts ;
· 1066 was a crucial year for the Saxon King and for the history of the English – Harold had to fight against two enemies at the same time/ In the South William of Normandy was preparimg to land in England? In the North? In Yorkshire? The Danes renewed their attacks against England.
3. Answer the questions under the text
III. Discussing the story.
1. Comment on the extracts from poems by R. Kipling:
· “But the Romans came with a heavy hand,
And bridged and roaded the land….'
· “But the Romans left
And the Danes blew in…..
That's where your history book begins”
2. Prove that:
ü The Vikings were brilliant sailors
ü The Romans were useful invaders
3. Divide the story into logical parts, give a title to each one and retell the story according to your plan
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