GLOSSARY

English	Russian	Kazakh
itinerary [aɪ'tɪnərərɪ]	Курс, маршрут	саяхат бағдары
militant [ 'mɪlɪtənt]	воинственный	жауынгер
dampen ['dæmpən]	ослаблять	босаңсыту
designated ['dɛzɪgneɪtid]	назначенный	тағайындалынған
mind-boggling ['maɪndbɔglɪŋ]	невероятный,потрясающий	ақылға сыймайтын
deed [di:d]	поступок	әрекет
yawning[ jɔ'nɪŋ]	зиять	үңірейту

SIW №12

Prepare the presentation “Outstanding architectural ensembles”.

Try to write a poem expressing the beauty, majesty and romance of the Taj Mahal (or other outstanding buildings)

 

Office hour №4

SEVEN WONDERS: Only one of the ancient seven wonders of the world still exists The Taj Mahal is recognized as a ‘forgotten’ wonder of the world.Talk in groups about what you know of other forgotten, modern wonders, and whether they are really wonders, and whether there are any missing wonders from the list(s). (‘never heard of it / this one’, ‘isn’t this the place / statue that …’, ‘this is definitely (not) a wonder because ..’ etc):

 

OLD The Aztec Temple in Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), Mexico The Colosseum in Rome, Italy The Great Wall of China The Inca city of Machu Picchu, Peru The Parthenon in Athens, Greece Stonehenge in England Taj Mahal in Agra, India The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

MODERN The Channel Tunnel The Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England The CN Tower in Toronto, Canada Eiffel Tower in Paris, France The Empire State Building in New York City, USA Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA The Statue of Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Statue of Liberty in New York City, USA The Sydney Opera House in Australia

 

References

Main literature

1. English File Upper- Intermediate by Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig. Oxford University press 2009(Student’s book)

2. English File Upper-Intermediate by Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig. Oxford University press 2009(Work book)