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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 677.
Vocabulary
| to link to v custodian [kʌs'təudɪən] n congregational [͵kɔŋgrıʹgeıʃ(ə)nəl] church invader [ɪn'veɪdə] n faith [feɪθ] n to be reflected anniversary [ˌænɪ'vɜːs(ə)rɪ] n revival [rɪ'vaɪv(ə)l] n worship ['wɜːʃɪp] n ecumenical [ˌiːkju'menɪk(ə)l] adj adherent [əd'hɪər(ə)nt] n messenger ['mes(ə)nʤə] n indigenous [ɪn'dɪʤɪnəs] adj mosque [mɔsk] n tenet ['tenɪt] n | - связывать, соединять с чем-либо - хранитель, страж - относящийся к прихожанам, конгрегационалистский - захватчик, оккупант - вера, доверие - быть отраженным - годовщина, празднование годовщины - возрождение, расцвет - поклонение, почитание, богослужение - всемирный, вселенский (о соборе), отстаивающий единство христианских церквей - приверженец, последователь, сторонник - посланник - местный, коренной - мечеть - догмат, принцип, убеждение |
1. Practice the pronunciation of the following words:
- acceptance [ək'septən(t)s], Christianity [ˌkrɪstɪ'ænətɪ], Patriarch ['peɪtrɪɑːk], ['pæt-], Orthodox ['ɔːθədɔks], Muslim ['muzlɪm], Catholic ['kæθ(ə)lɪk], Buddhist ['budɪst], Jew [ʤuː], synagogue ['sɪnəgɔg];
- unique [juː'niːk], cultural ['kʌlʧ(ə)r(ə)l], biblical ['bɪblɪk(ə)l], apostolic [ˌæpəs'tɔlɪk], multi-confessional ['mʌltɪ-] [kən'feʃ(ə)n(ə)l].
2. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the new underlined words:
1) The acceptance of Christianity in 988 marked the start of a new historical period, linking Russia to Christian culture and making Christianity the basis of the way of the way of life of its people.
2) The popular belief in a single, holy, congregational, apostolic church helped the nation to overcome foreign invaders, defend its political independence and remain an Orthodox country.
3) The level of faith of the Russian people was reflected in the extensive celebrations marking such memorial dates as the thousandth anniversary of the baptism of Russia in 1988 and the two-thousandth anniversary of Christianity in 2000.
4) Russia is a multi-confessional country, also inhabited by Muslims, Catholics, Buddhists, Jews and representatives of other religions.
5) The fifth among its sister churches, the Russian Church is a leading bastion of ecumenical Orthodoxy.
6) There are at least fifteen million adherents of Islam in Russia.
7) In 1841, Buddhism – in the form of Lamaism or Tibetan Buddhism – was recognized as one of the official religions of the Russian Empire.
3. Find the English equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
- принятие христианства,
- уникальный хранитель исторической памяти,
- одержать победу над иностранными захватчиками,
- важный элемент самоопределения народа,
- следование определенным догмам,
- вера в существование одного Бога,
- открытие большого количества монастырей и духовных семинарий,
- возрождение церковной жизни,
- восстановление старых церквей и строительство новых мест для богослужения,
- вера в единую святую конгрегационалистскую церковь,
- многоконфессиональная страна,
- быть в тесной связи с православием.
4. Insert prepositions if necessary:
1) The acceptance ______ Christianity _____ 988 marked the start _____ a new historical period, linking Russia ____ Christian culture and making Christianity the basis of the way of the way of life of its people.
2) The popular belief _____ a single, holy, congregational, apostolic church helped the nation to overcome foreign invaders.
3) The level ____ faith of the Russian people was reflected ____ the extensive celebrations marking such memorial dates as the thousandth anniversary ____ the baptism of Russia ____ 1988 and the two-thousandth anniversary ____ Christianity ____ 2000.
4) All main events ______ Russian history are closely associated _____ Orthodoxy.
5) Russia is a multi-confessional country, also inhabited _____ Muslims, Catholics, Buddhists, Jews and representatives _____ other religions.
6) The practice _____ Islam is a vital element _____ the self-identification ______ the Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen, Daghestan and many other indigenous nations, reflecting their environments, education and the settings _____ which they grew up and live.
7) Adherents are mostly concentrated _____ the Volga region, Western Siberia, the Caucasus, Moscow Region. St Petersburg Mosque, when built, was the largest _____ Europe, and it is the most _____ northern ______ the world.
5. Complete the following sentences with missing words:
1) As _________________said, the Russia Orthodox Church is a “unique custodian of the historical and cultural memory of our people.
2) All main events in Russian history are closely associated with _________________.
3) The popular belief in ________________ helped the nation to overcome foreign invaders, defend its political independence and remain an Orthodox country.
4) Orthodoxy was affected by ______________________.
5) There are at least _____________adherents of Islam in Russia.
6) In 1841, Buddhism – in the form of Lamaism or Tibetan Buddhism – was recognized as ______________________.
7) A datsan was even opened in __________________________.
8) Our country has the world's third largest number of ________________________.
9) Russia is a multi-confessional country, also inhabited by ___________________and representatives of other religions.
10) The acceptance of Christianity in ________________marked the start of a new historical period, linking Russia to ___________and making Christianity the basis of the way of the way of life of its people.
6. Match the following words to form the world combinations from the text:
| 1. congregational 2. ecumenical 3. religious 4. extensive 5. official 6. multi-confessional 7. indigenous 8. unique 9. unshakeable | a. faith b. self-consciousness c. Orthodoxy d. nations e. religion f. country g. celebrations h. custodian i. church |
7. Read the following definitions of the words. Find the corresponding words in the text:
- a building that Christians go in order to worship;
- a building in which Muslims worship;
- a strong belief in something;
- someone who delivers messages to people;
- a date when you celebrate something that happened in a previous year that is important to you;
- the process of becoming active, successful or popular again;
- a principle or belief;
- someone who is responsible for something valuable;
- the activity of showing respect and love for God.
8. Answer the following questions:
1) Who said the following phrase «the Russia Orthodox Church is a unique custodian of the historical and cultural memory of our people»?
2) What helped the nation to overcome foreign invaders, defend its political independence and remain an Orthodox country?
3) Are all main events in the Russian history associated with Orthodoxy?
4) What affected Orthodoxy?
5) How many adherents of Islam are there in Russia? Where they are mostly concentrated?
6) When was Buddhism recognized as one of the official religions of the Russian Empire?
7) Church life is experiencing a popular revival in the Russian Federation, isn't it?
8) What are the traditional confessions in Russia?
9) What is the aim of a true Muslim?
10) Is the Russian Church a leading bastion of ecumenical Orthodoxy?
9. Comment the following sentences from the text:
1) Church life is experiencing a popular revival in the Russian Federation.
2) Russia is a multi-confessional country, also inhabited by Muslims, Catholics, Buddhists, Jews and representatives of other religions.
3) The path trodden by Russian Orthodox pastors and believers in the twentieth century was not an easy one.
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