Exercise19.Read more information about Tymen at:: https://studyinrussia.ru/en/life-in-russia/discover-russia/towns/tyumen/
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Exercise 20. Continue the following phrases:
1. In my opinion, Tyumen is…
2. As a matter of fact the most popular place for strolling is…
3. Frankly speaking Tyumen has many …
4. The founders of Tyumen in fact, were …
5. You can also visit…
Exercise 21. Watch the video at: https://salda.ws/video.php?id=zriyE15nKRQ
Discuss with your fellow students about:
a) Your impressions from the video
b) Your impressions from the song
c) Places you’d like to visit and why?
HISTORY
Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.
Marcus Terentius Varro, De Re Rustica
Exercise 1. Vocabulary: translate and study the following words.
settlement
bank
successful
unique
to originate
obsolete
ancient
to fascinate
significant
preservation
establishment
conquest
confluence
intruders
intersection
merchants
exile
proclaimed
Exercise 2. It’s Interesting! Answer the questions, read and translate the paragraph.
1) Do you believe in legends?
2) How do you understand the meaning of the phrase “sacred place?”
3) What special features do sacred places have?
4) Read the legend, do you consider these reasons to be convincing for you?
There is a legend that Khanty-Mansiysk is the city which is located in the sacred place. There are three reasons for this.
v First of all, two great rivers the Ob and the Irtysh mingle their waters near the city.
v Secondly, the city is situated on seven hills and this number has ritual meaning.
v Thirdly, a lot of sacred cedars grow in the territory of the city.
Exercise 3. Read more information, fill in the gaps with words from the box:
| peoples / sacral / hills / separated / cedar / residents / courage / Siberian / considered / Rome / miracle |
The Ob and the Irtysh
These rivers cannot be __________ from each other exactly here, in Khanty-Mansiysk, because not far from the city there is a unique place – confluence of these great ________rivers. Now you can see one more ________ there – a floating chapel devoted to Saint Nicholas, a patron of all river workers.
Seven hills
The ___________of the capital of Ugra are proud of the fact that Khanty-Mansiysk is a city of seven________ like Moscow or _________. By the way, the number «seven» has a _________ meaning for Ugra indigenous peoples; so the city on seven hills is ____________to be a sacred one.
Cedar
From the earliest times Khanty and Mansi ____________ considered this tree to be a sacred one; it was forbidden to cut it. Khanty people considered cedar to be a symbol of _________ and eternity. Mansi people believed that the god of heavens created ________ earlier than other trees.
Exercise 4. Read and translate the text. Think which title will suit the text best of all:
Modern history of Khanty-Mansiysk
Ancient History of Khanty-Mansiysk
Origin of Khanty-Mansiysk
From the small settlement on the bank of the Irtysh River Khanty-Mansiysk turned to be one of the most economically successful regions of Russia and its citizens saved their unique culture originated more than five thousand years ago.
Modern history of Khanty-Mansiysk started in 1930. It was founded as a work settlement of Ostyako-Vogulsk (Остяко-Вогульск) after the obsolete names of Ostyaks and Voguls for the Khanty and Mansi peoples. Ostyako-Vogulsk was founded 5 kilometers from ancient Siberian settlement - Samarovo. The first mentioning of Samarovo settlement is related to 1582. The new settlement and Samarovo were connected by a road in 1937.
In 1940, it was renamed Khanty-Mansiysk, and it was granted town status in 1950, merging with the village of Samarovo along the way.
Homeland of ancient Khanty and Mansi peoples – Khanty – Mansiysk has a remarkable history and fascinates tourists with its cultural uniqueness.
Citizens of the town led a steady life until 1953, when a natural gas field was discovered near the village of Beryozovo. Seven years later, the first oil field was found on the banks of the Konda River, near the village of Shaim. Since that time, the new history of Khanty-Mansiysk began. Thousands of people came here to develop this oil and gas region. The town began to rise at rapid rates. Airport, schools, kindergartens, libraries, dwelling houses and cultural center were built here.
The beginning of the 90s was the time of drastic changes for Khany-Mansiysk and its citizens. In 1993, the Khanty-Mansiysk region became the subject of the Russian Federation, and received the right to form its own budget. Significant funds were allocated for the development of transport and municipal infrastructure, the preservation of traditional culture of indigenous peoples.
In 1996, the federal highway connected Khanty-Mansiysk with Surgut, Nefteyugansk and Tyumen.
In 2004, a unique bridge was built over the Irtysh River. The highway through the village of Gornopravdinsk, opened in 2010, reduced the distance from Khanty-Mansiysk to Tyumen by 300 km.
The first decade of the 21th century was marked by the establishment of educational and scientific centers, unique cultural and sports facilities: the ski complex “Coniferous Urman”, Ice Palace, the stadium “Ugra-Athletics”, Tennis Center, the cultural and tourist complex “Archeopark”, the equestrian club “Mustang”, Ugra Chess Academy and many others.
On July 26-27, 2008, the summit Russia - European Union took place here, and afterwards - the 5th All-World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples on June 27-30, 2008.
Khanty-Mansiysk is home to lots of sporting competitions and events.
Fifteen hotels offer their services to tourists since 2005. All of them are fully booked during Biathlon World Cups, regional and All-Russia conferences, etc., so it is practically impossible to book a room in a hotel during these events.
Gradually, Khanty-Mansiysk is becoming more accessible, convenient, and interesting for citizens of Russia and foreigners. It is gaining popularity at the international level, demonstrating its capabilities in holding international sports competitions and cultural events.
Text vocabulary:
first mentioning – первое упоминание
to be founded – быть основанным
merging – слияние, объединение
to lead a steady life - вести размеренную жизнь
natural gas field – месторождение природного газа
rapid rates – высокая скорость, быстрый темп
drastic changes – резкая, (радикальная, значительная) перемена (изменение)
to receive the right – получить право
federal highway – федеральная трасса, федеральная автомобильная дорога
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