Exercises. Exercise 1. Translate the following phrases into Russian; use them in sentences or situations.
Exercise 1. Translate the following phrases into Russian; use them in sentences or situations. 1. Historical materialism. 2. A(n) historical picture. 3. Historic times. 4. A(n) historic date. 5. Historical science. 6. Historical facts. 7. A(n) historic document. 8. To play a(n) historic part. 9. A(n) historical personage. 10. A(n) historical approach. 11. Of purely historical interest. 12. A(n) historic epoch. 13. A(n) historic victory. 14. Of historical importance. 15, A(n) historic spot. 16. Historical works. 17. A(n) historical novel. 18. A(n) historical treatise. 19. A(n) historical writer. 20. A(n) historical painting. 21. A(n) historic decision. 22. A(n) historic event. 23 A(n) historical event. 24. A(n) historical movement. 25. A(n) historical basis. 26. Historical evidence. 27. A(n) historical episode. Exercise 2. Answer the following questions. 1. What can you say about April 12, 1961? 2. What do we call films like «Lenin in October»? Give several other examples. 3. Are you interested in historical studies? Why? 4. Do you know any historic places in your native city (town, village)? Describe one of them. 5. What novels is Walter Scott famous for? What do we learn from them? 6. Is Robin Hood a legendary or a historical personage? 7. What historical novels (poems, plays) have you read lately? Speak on one of them. 8. What is the subject matter of historical materialism? 9. What kind of painting is «The Last Day of Pompeii» by K. Brullov? 10. Is Ivanhoe an imaginary or a historical personage? 11. What subjects are most paintings by V. I. Surikov devoted to? 12. What are the main characteristics of the historical method of investigation in linguistics? 13. What historic event took place in our country on December 30, 1922? 14. What is the difference between historic and prehistoric times? 15. What is the full title of the Oxford English Dictionary? What do you know about it? Exercise 3. Paraphrase the following phrases using one of (he words under discussion. 1. A novel dealing with real events in history. 2. A real, not imaginary event. 3. A document serving as a source of history. 4. A place famous in history. 5. A branch of linguistics which describes the evolution of languages. 6. A canvas based on some events of the past. 7. A speech famous in history. Exercise 4.* Fill in the. blanks using one of the words under discussion. 1. The other meaning of «transportation» is now..., that is in reference to the removal of convicts to the old overseas penal settlements, and especially to those situated in Australia. 2. The shadow of a smile flickered on his lips. «It may be that, like an... character, I am too proud to fight.» 3. The Guide has been a work of criticism rather than a standard history of literature. This was so in the case of the earlier... volumes. 4. We all owe a debt to Winterfilm, a volunteer group of New York film makers who participated in documenting this... event in co-operation with Vietnam Veterans Against the War. 5. Seated beside her in the crowded pit he was less engaged by the play — too..., he told her afterwards — than by the faint flush upon her eager, entranced face. 6. It had been Christine’s idea to come here, to get close to the real France — not its picture galleries or palaces, not... ruins or monuments, nothing which the tourist’s guide-book insisted that they should see. 7. The Royal Commission on... Monuments. 8. Observe that the Giant Gogmagog has been split into two, a cleavage for which there is no... basis. Exercise 5. Complete and expand on the following sentences using one of the words under discussion. 1. The other day I read... 2. It is necessary that we should preserve... 3. Our picture gallery contains a number of... 4. W. Shakespeare wrote many... 5. Walter Scott is... 6. Westminster Abbey is a well-known... 7. This statesman has played... 8. The speech he made at the latest congress... 9. I am very fond of... Exercise 6. Use the following sentences and phrases in situations. 1. The historic decision on the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 2. Those who therefore lack historical perspective. 3. To compile lists of buildings of architectural and historical interest. 4. To accomplish the historical and sacred mission of liberating. 5. I had not supposed that the children would have shown so much interest in historical events. 6. The ungentle laws and customs touched upon in this tale are historical, and the episodes which are used to illustrate them are’also historical. Exercise 7. Make up a list of nouns that go with the adjectives historic and historical; use several o! the resulting phrases in short dialogues or situations based on the subject matter of English or American novels. Exercise 8. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. Советский Союз сыграл исключительно важную историческую роль во второй мировой войне. 2. Мне очень нравятся исторические романы. 3. Александр Меньшиков, изображенный Алексеем Толстым в романе «Петр Первый», является историческим лицом. 4. Исторический подход к вопросу является залогом объективности исследования. 5. Лондонский Тауэр представляет значительный интерес с точки зрения истории. 6. На III съезде комсомола В. И. Ленин произнес свою историческую речь, обращенную к молодежи. 7. Исторические события отражены в этом романе с большой точностью. 8. Исторические сюжеты привлекали внимание многих писателей и художников. 9. Этот исторический документ был подписан несколько лет назад. 10. Исторический материализм является частью марксистского учения об обществе и его законах.
Revision Exercises (based on the Introductory Material) Exercise 1. Make up several questions of different types (including indirect questions) based on the following sentences: 1, 4, 8. Exercise 2. Make up several sentences on the analogy of sentences: 4, 6. Exercise 3. Comment on the following sentences: 2, 3. Exercise 4. Develop the following sentences into short situations: 5, 6. Exercise 5. Build dialogues round the following sentences: 4, 5.
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