Complete the phrases. Fill in the prepositions (if necessary). Use them for your speaking activity

 

· to carry water … fields;

· to remain … the water … about four months;

· to fashion the lives … ancient Egyptians;

· to provide access … the Mediterranean Sea;

· to stand … sharp contrast … the sandstone;

· to flow … Central Africa;

· to enable … immediate and … intensive … cultivation;

· to devise … a calendartouse … predicting;

· to empty … the Mediterranean Sea;

· to protect Egypt … attack;

· to catch … the imagination;

· to be a means of transportation.

 

Task IV.

Answer the following questions.

1. What kind of river is the Nile? What is its length?

2. Why was life apart from the river impossible?

3. Why is the Nile an excellent transportation route? What does the river provide access to?

4. Why was the Nile so important for the areas?

5. What was the annual flood associated with?

6. What did the lack of food or overabundant flood result in?

7. How did the flood enable intensive cultivation in the region?

8. What did building of the reservoirs and using of canals require?

9. How many seasons were there in the ancient Egyptian calendar?

10. What did such a calendar predict?

11. Did the river protect Egypt from enemies and make it possible for the people to enjoy long periods of peace?

 

 

The Nile makes its way through the Sahara

 

 

Task V.

Choose one of the suggested topics to discuss.

ü Egypt is “the gift of the Nile”.

ü The Nile and its numerous functions.

ü Mysterious behavior of the river.

ü Life of the Egyptians and the desire to better their lives.

ü Ancient calendar of the country.