« American city» . Later on Novosibisk was named « Siberian Chicago». New development of Novosibirsk has been continued in the twenties, when the city became the center of new adminstrative formation- the vast Siberian territory.
During the years of the Second World War more than 50 largest industrial enterprises from the west regions of the country and about 140 thousand men have been evacuated to Novosibirsk.
In spite of all difficulties of the present period Novosibirsk is the generally recognized leader of Siberia in the economy, culture and science. For cities with the thousand-year traditions a century is only a moment of the history. For Novosibirsk it is all life. [ 1]
Teacher: Welcome to Modern Novosibirsk!
PROJECT « ABOUT NOVOSIBIRSK»
Pupil 9:
Novosibirsk, the largest Siberian city, arose on the crossroads of two great routes –
the Ob waterway and the Trans-Siberian railway. This was the site chosen for a railway bridge across the Ob river by an outstanding Russian engineer and writer Garin-Mikhailovsky. A settlement that sprang up here in 1893 during the years of construction developed into a small town, named Novonikolayevsk. In 1925 the town was renamed Novosibirsk.
In 1993 Novosibirsk celebrated its hundredth anniversary, and there are not many cities in the world that grow up as rapidly as our city. Today it covers an area of 480 square kms, and is the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg. The birth of its millionth citizen was celebrated in 1965. It now has a population of over 1, 500, 000.
Novosibirsk is a major industrial, cultural, trade, scientific and educational centre in Siberia. Dozens of factories and plants have been built to produce heavy machine-tools, powerful generators, TV-sets and radio-parts, farm machinery, various apparatus, etc.
« Complex» is the best word to describe the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1956 academicians M. Lavrentyev, S. Sobolev, A. Trofimuk and other leading scientists readily responded to set up in Siberia foreposts of modern science.
Soon construction was begun some 25 kilometers from Novosibirsk, in the pinewood and birch coppices spreading along the shore of the man-made Ob sea. This was a daring experiment. Never before had people of science moved so quickly to developing regions. Siberia assigns to the scientists so many tasks, opens so many new vistas that only a complex of researches in many fields can cope with them. Between 1958 and 1968 the Siberian branch developed many large subdivisions with reseach centres of their own. They extended research centers in Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Ulan-Ude, Yakutsk and Vladivostok, Sakhalin, Chukotka, and Kamchatka. The Academic Centre in Novosibirsk studies a wider range of problems. Twenty institutes have been concentrated here, including a computer center, specialised design offices, a university, a botanic garden, and a large technical library.
Novosibirsk has six theatres, a philarmonic society, a number of clubs and palaces of culture, the Academy of Music( the Conservatoire), a number of music schools and colleges of music and culture, over 600 libraries. Over 200 schools of the city and nearly 20 higher educational institutions provide general and vocational education.
Novosibirsk is steadily growing and confidently stridind into the fuure. Of special pride is « Sibirskaya Yarmarka» ( Siberian Fair), the centre of business, commerce and international contacts. [1]
4. Чтение текста с целью детального понимания. (Используется текст краеведческого характера.)
Teacher: We live in Siberia. Many of you were born in Siberia. I believe that you
are proud of Siberia. Let’s read the text “Siberia – a New development” very attentively. Try to get as much information as possible. You have 3 minutes.
SIBERIA – A NEW DEVELOPMENT
Siberia has been created for « fantasts», a foreign delegate to the international meeting held at Akademgorodok once said. It is difficult to imagine that this territory which could easily accomodate the 33 states of Europe, is only a part of Russia.
Indeed, the eastern part expanses are only part of the country, but what a part!
Well over 50% of the world’s known coal reserve are concentrated here, as well as the biggest deposits of oil and gas, iron and non-ferrous metal ores, gold and diamonds. Besides, the east has inexhaustible water resources, enormous areas of fertile soil and huge tracts of forest.
Siberia accounts for 60 % of the country’s forests, 80% of its water resources, 60% of its coal, and has a unique flora and fauna.
Lake Baikal – the pearl of Siberia – is a huge laboratory of the limnologists. The Siberian scientists bend every effort to preserve its purity correctly to use its wealth and to restore its fish reserves. The Far Eastern biologists study the unique nature of the Primorye Region, where the legendary Ginseng Plant, reputed to have miraculous powers, grows.
A miracle the Far Eastern scientists have to solve is the abnormal growth of plants on Sakhalin. The development of the natural resources of the extreme north and the country’s north eastern districts is a task of front-rank importance. Yakutsk and Magadan are the bases from which the research is being done. The volcanoes of Kamchatka and the Kurile Islands now breathing fire, are also the subject of research.
Archaeologists, historians and linguists study the history of Siberia, the culture and the language of its peoples. Unique discoveries , brought back by the expeditions, prove that the culture of the indigenous people of Siberia was in no way inferior to ancient European civilisations.
Siberia’s short but hot summer always surprises visitors who associate Siberia only with cold and wind. What can be more pleasant than a mug of cold « Russian Kvass»
on a hot day, unless you want to get away from it all for some fishing or hunting.
Depending on the part you are in, the Siberian winter lasts from five to eight months. For weeks on end, sometimes for months, the thermometer stays at minus
40 C. But lovers of winter sports do not feel the cold. Siberians say, « it takes more to scare a Russian than the Siberian cold» . All sports, especially skiing and sleighing are a favourite pastime of Siberians. There are some who swim the year round in the bitter cold. [ 1]
Teacher: Now answer my questions on the text. Примерные вопросы и задания для проверки понимания прочитанного:
- Which industries are highly developed in Siberia?
- In which mineral resources in Siberia rich?
- What is the main city of Siberia?
- What information have you got about the history of Siberia?
- Name the industrial plants and factories of Siberia.
- Prove that Novosibirsk is a cultural center of Siberia.
5. Просмотр фрагмента видеофильма «Новосибирск» на английском языке.
Аудирование с целью извлечения необходимой информации.
Teacher: Novosibirsk is a beautiful city. It has many sights. Let’s watch a part of the video-film “Novosibirsk”. Which views of Novosibirsk doet this film suggest you and your friends to see?
Учащиеся называют достопримечательности города, о котором рассказывается в видеофильме. (Образцы ответов: This video-film suggests seeing...; recommends/advises us to see... .)
6. Презентация проектов о достопримечательностях Новосибирска.
Teacher: Listen to the detailed description of the sightseeings in Novosibirsk for
more information.
PROJECT «THE NOVOSIBIRSK PICTURE GALLERY»
Pupil 10: Today the Novosibirsk Picture Gallery is one of the Siberia’s most conspicuous collections and number nearly ten thousand works of art. The leading place belongs to the sections of Russian art.
Old Russian painting is represented by several works of the art school of the 16th and 17th centuries. During that period Russian painting, preserving its classical feature, had become more narrative and miniture.
Among the most valuable icons in the collections are «Dmitri Solunsky» and « The Virgin enthroned», which show a deep feeling for line and colours.
In the 18th century, owing to the reforms introduced by Peter the Great and Russia’s orientation on Eropean culture, painting underwent a drastic transformation. The 18th century is , above all, the age of portrait. Worthy of mention are the portraits «Tatishchev» by Vasilevsky and « Catherine II» by Levitsky, and some of the portraits by Tropinin. His portraits reflected Moscow’s free and easy life style in Pushkin’s day.
The next important period in Russian painting is the second half of the 19th century and is connected with the names of Nikolai Ge ( « Christ and a samaritan woman»), Shishkin ( «The pine wood»), « Lush grass»), Kuindshi ( his « Moon night»), Surikov’s sketches of Siberia.
The pride of the gallery are the works by Nikolay Roerich, an enlightner, scientist and traveller. The sixty paitings, a gift from the artist’s son, were created in the last decade of his life. They reflect two major subjects of the painter’s art – Russia and the East ( « Pskov», « Idols», « Sketches of the Himalayas»).
The « Jack of Diamond» group, whose members ( Falk, Konchalovsky, Mashkov, Kuprin) expounded a programme relying on Cezanne’s work and Russian primitive art, is represented well in the collection.
Petrov- Vodkin, an eminent artist-innovator, interpreted the old Russian heritage in his own way. This is apparent in the high spirituality and elevated mood of his art. In the 60s the artists tended to invoke the period of the national schools thriving.
A significant place in the collections belongs to the work of Novosibirsk painters, graphic artists and scuptors. Among them the names of Gritsyuk, Semenova, Kurochkina-Domashenko, Yakovlev should be mentioned. They constantly participate both in local, republican and international exhibitions. Their art is marked by high humanism with all the diversity of genres and subjects, as well as by a quest for style. [1]
PROJECT «THEATRE WORLD IN NOVOSIBIRSK»
Pupil 11:
Novosibirsk is the city of high theatre culture. It has six theatres. Among them one has to mention the local drama theatre «Starji Dom», the city drama theatre « Krasnji Fakel», the spectators theatre « Globus» , the musical comedy theatre, the puppet theatre and the pride of our city – the Opera and Ballet House called « The Siberian Bolshoi». There are seats for the 2300 persons. Opened in May, 1945, the Siberian Bolshoi enjoys popularity both at home and abroad. It toured in Japan, the USA, France, Australia, Italy, Germany and everywhere it was warmly received by people and praised by critics. Our Opera and Ballet House was the first among the country regional theatres to be awarded the title of Academic. The repertoire is wide –
« Eugene Onegin» and « The Queen of Spades» by Tchaikovsky, « War and Peace» by Prokofjev, « Khovantscina» by Mussorgsky, « The Tzar Bride» by Rimsky-Korsakov, « Karmen» by Bizet, « La traviatta» by Verdi and wondeful ballet productions « Swan Lake», « The Sleeping Beauty», « Nutcracker» by Tchaikovsky and many many others.
There are a lot of theatre-goers in our city who regularly go to professional and amateur theatres. In our city there is a theatrical college where future actors and actresses receive good education and then jon the city main theatres- the Krasnji Fakel. The theatre has a long and very interesting history. Many very popular actors and actresses worked in it, among them A. Pokidchenko, E. Matveyev, Z. Redlih.
The theatre has great links with a number of famous international companies. Regularly the theatre organises performances where actors from abroad stage modern and clasical plays. Very often one can hear England, French, Chinese speech from the stage. Guests from abroad have become welcome visitors to the theatre. [1]
PROJECT «THE NOVOSIBIRSK STATE CONSERVATORY OF
MUSIC»
Pupil 12:
The Conservatory of Music was opened in 1956 to admit 58 students. Now, the student’s body is about 800. One can hear good music all day long in the day time and at night. The Conservatory of Music stands in the very centre of the city in Sovjetskaya Street, 31. On the left-hand side is the monument dedicated to M. Glinka- the first composer of Russian National Style, whose name our conservatory bears. On the right-hand side is the Central Post-Office.
Students study at six faculties- piano, musicology, and composition, choral conducting, folk instruments, vocal singing and orchestra ( violin,viola, cello, double-bass,harp),symphony conducting, and graduate courses ( for vocal singers and musicologists). [1]
7. Презентация проектов о своей малой Родине, родном городе Татарске.
PROJECT «MY NATIVE TOWN TATARSK»
Pupil 13:
I’d like to tell you about my native town Tatarsk. It’s a small town in the west part of Novosibirskregion. It’s situated 458 km to the west from Novosibirsk. My native town has a very long and interesting history.
At first it was a village near the railway station Tatarskaya. Tatarskaya railway station was built in 1914. In 1925 it was reorganized into a town.
About 30 thousand people live in Tatarsk. People of many nationalities live in our town, for example Russian, Ukrain, German and others.
There are several factories in the town but many of them don’t work now. There are many shops, 4 markets, 10 schools, Teachers Training College, 2 vocational schools, 4 libraries, several kindergardens, three hospitals and many beautiful buildings in Tatarsk. The main streets are Lenin Street and Zakrievski Street. The length of all the streets is 112 km. In the center of the town there is a cultural center « Rodina» where
different interesting parties take place. There is also a memorial to thousands of killed soldiers in the Great Patriotic War.
My native town is also a railway station where a lot of trains arrive. Not far from the centre of the town thee is a musical school. Our historical museum is well-known in the West Siberia. My parents and my friends love their native town. I love my natie town too. It is the most beautiful and the dearest place in the world for me.
PROJECT «TRADITIONS OF MY TOWN»
Pupil 14:
Every country, every city or town has its own holidays., traditions and customs.
It is very important to know them for better understanding the history and life of other people.
Every summer the inhabitants of Tatarsk celebrate the day of their town. On this day people old and young, sing songs, participate in sport competitions, dance and enjoy themselves. On the 9th of May many people get together near the memorial to the died soldies.Every year a meeting takes place here on the 1st of May and on
the9th of May. It’s a very good tradition – to visit our historical museum together with their grandparents. During their winter holidays children have a good opportunity to play in the town built of snow.
There aren’t a lot of sightseeings in our town but I’m proud of my town and their inhabitants. I was born here and it is my small Motherland.
8. Заполнение таблицы.
Учащиеся письменно заполняют таблицу, сравнивая культуры Британии и России.
T: Now you know many interesting facts about the UK and our foreign friends have got some useful information about our country. What do you know about the travel habits of people in Britain and your country? Complete the Link list.
| The UK | Russia | Moscow | St. Petersburg | Novosibirsk | Tatarsk |
| Reasons for travelling | |||||
| The most popular places for visiting |
9. Заключительный этап урока.
Подводятся итоги урока.
2.2. О работе над проектом « Magazine «Klyopa»» в 6 классе во время преддипломной практики по английскому языку (учебник «New Hotline» Tom Hutchinson, Oxford University Press, тема « The News»)