EXERCISES
I. Enlarge your vocabulary.
Try to remember correct pronunciation of the new words.
chief [ |
] повелитель |
dynasty [ |
] династия |
equip [ |
] снаряжать, оборудовать |
hieroglyph [ |
] иероглиф |
hieroglyphic [ |
] иероглифический |
mummify [ |
] делать мумию |
overthrow [ |
] свергать |
overwhelming [ |
] преобладающий |
palette [ |
] плита, палетка |
Pharaoh [ |
] фараон |
predynastic [ |
] додинастический |
profile [ |
] профиль |
realm [ |
] царство |
replica [ |
] копия |
rival [ |
] соперник |
sovereign [ |
] правитель |
tomb [ |
] гробница |
triumphant [ |
] триумфальный |
verge [ |
] край, грань |
Cairo [ |
] Каир |
King Narmer [ |
] фараон Намер |
Lower Egypt [ |
] Нижний Египет |
Upper Egypt [ |
] Верхний Египет |
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П. Form new nouns from the given nouns and adjectives adding suffixes -hood
and -dom. Translate them.
Neighbour ………………………
King ……………………………
Mother …………………………
Wife ……………………………
Brother ………………………..
Free ………………… |
………… |
III. Match the words to their opposites.
1. ancient |
a) retreat |
2. survive |
b) white-bodied |
3. triumph |
c) modern |
4. major |
d) failure |
5. overwhelming |
e) inconsiderable |
6. black-bodied |
f) limited |
7. abbreviated |
g) destruct |
8. funeral |
h) unshortened |
9. conquer |
i) birth |
IV. Fill in the correct word from the list given below. Use each word only once.
Egyptian ■ local ■ superhuman ■ ceremonial ■ mummified ■ abbreviated
■predynastic ■ primitive ■ funerary ■ rival
1.……………………… palette
2.……………………… war
3.……………………… kingdom
4.……………………… customs
5.……………………… “signs”
6.……………………... character
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7.……………………… corpse
8.……………………… tombs
9.……………………… period
10.…………………….. source
V. Enrich your vocabulary by useful expressions and idioms.
A) Translate into Russian and remember.
1.it is instructive to note;
2.to be still primitive in one’s character;
3.to provide for one’s own happy afterlife;
4.to learn the use of bronze tools;
5.to claim (to be) the oldest historic work of art;
6.the key feature of smth;
7.tо be on the verge of turning into smth.
b)Complete the sentences with the expressions given above (in point a).
1.The Egyptians thought that everybody must.... 2.... Egyptian civilization was the absolute pharaoh kingship. 3. The Narmer palette can .... 4. The Egyptians ... in about 3200 BC. 5. The design of wall painting (is) .... . 6. ...., that the human and animal figures tend to become standardized.
Vl. Fill in the correct preposition; then choose any three and make sentences.
The key feature ... Egyptian civilization; to derive ... a superhuman source; the transition … prehistory... the First Dynasty; to survive... ancient Egyptian palaces; a kind … replica; daily environment... his spirit; to be ... the verge … turning hieroglyphics.
VII.Match the words to their definitions.
Pharaoh ■ replica ■ palette ■ hieroglyph ■ mummy governor ■ tomb ■ dynasty ■ sovereign
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1)(in Egyptian art) a slate slab, usually decorated with sculpture in low relief;
2)a person who governs a province, a colony or (USA) a state; 3) an exact copy; 4) a title of ancient Egyptian kings; 5) picture or figure of an object, representing a word, syllable or sound, as used in the writing of the ancient Egyptians; 6) one having supreme power; 7) place dug in the ground, cut out of rock etc., for a dead body, esp. one with a monument over it; 8) succession of rulers belonging to one family; 9) a dead body embalmed and dried for preservation, especially in the manner of the ancient Egyptians.
VIII. Choose the correct item.
1. A ceremonial... (slab, slate, state) palette (the “Palette of King Narmer”) is now kept in Cairo. 2. The fight scenes in Egyptian painting probably ... (reflect, effect, recall) local wars. 3. The Egyptians were only learning the use of ... (stone, iron, bronze) tools 5 000 years ago. 4. Very... (much, little, small) has survived of ancient Egyptian palaces and cities. 5. At the early stage of the development of Egyptian art the human and animal... (figurines, figures, bodies) tend to become hieroglyphs. 6. The Egyptian ... (soul, museum, tomb) was a kind of life insurance. 7. Our knowledge of Egyptian civilization rests entirely on the... (tombs, texts, papyrus) and their contents.
IX. Learn some useful techniques for making up a dialogue.
a) Read the following information about answering technique.
You may often need to delay answering a question while you think for a moment or check on your facts. Here are some useful techniques for delaying your answer.
1. Well, let me see .... 2. Well, now .... 3. Oh, let me think for a moment.... 4. I’m not
sure, I’ll just have to find out.... 5. That’s a ve ry interesting question.
b) Use the expressions 1-5 mentioned above in the following dialogue.
A:Hello, Bill! Haven’t seen you for ages! How are you?
B:(Greet your partner, thank him, show your interest in his life).
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A:Fine, thanks. Are you still interested in ancient history?
B:(confirm and ask if he starts learning the life of ancient civilizations).
A:I simply have to learn because my examination in History is tomorrow. Can you help me?
B:(say that you are pleased, but show your hesitation).
A:Never mind! You know much more than I do, anyway. What do you know about the dynasties of rulers in Egypt?
B:(use one of the expressions, give a general idea of ancient Egyptian practice).
A:Great! Do you remember how they called the time before the rulers division?
B:(use one of the expressions, supposing “predynastic ” if you are not mistaken). A: That’s what I think. And do you remember what the last dynasty in the Old Stone Age was? As far as I remember after that dynasty Egypt had the period of ill fortune.
B:(say that you need to find it out).
A:Sorry, not you, I’ll do it myself. Thank you very much.
B:(suggest your help, and say good-bye).
A: Good-bye.
c) Make up your own dialogue using the expressions given in this exercise.
X. Describe a masterpiece. Use this brief information and make up your own description of the “Palette of King Narmer”.
Palette of King Narmer
It's a ceremonial slate palette celebrating a victory over Lower Egypt. It’s the oldest historic work of art known to us. The meaning of these reliefs is clear because the master used a range of visual symbols. The palette is divided into horizontal bands, and each figure stands on a line or ground.
Narmer has seized a fallen enemy by the hair and is about to kill him with his mace; two more enemies are placed on the bottom of the palette. In the upper right corner there is the lull on standing above papyrus plants and a human head growing
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