The 29th of NovemberSaturday

Phonetic drill

[i]the Indian Oceanthe English channelmillions of tourists

[ai]trianglean islandnothing of the kind

[ei]Asia lake Superiora strait

Travelling

the history of travelling

great travellers

travelling in our life

Audition Vitus Jonassen Bering

Russian fleet – Русский флотto head – руководитьSiberia [‘saibəria] – Сибирьstrait – проливPetropavlovsk

Audition1681 Bering was born

1703 joined the Russian fleet

1725 headed the first expedition to Siberia

1728 the Bering’s strait was discovered

1741 the town of Petropavlovsk was founded

08.12.1741 Bering died

Readingplankton [‘plænktən] dangerous – опасныйradar equipment [rə’da:] – радиолокационное оборудованиеunavoidable – неизбежныйTitanic [tai’tænik]to launch – спустить на воду

Why icebergs can be very dangerous for ships?How an iceberg caused the tragedy of the Titanic?What have you learned about the Titanic’s sisters?

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названия континентовEurope

названия странRussiathe Russian federation

названия горEverestthe Caucasus

названия острововBermudathe British islesназвания городов

Moscow водные объектыthe Pacific oceanthe Thamesthe Black seathe English channelthe Ontario the Bering strait

названия пустыньthe Sahara desertthe Kalahari desert

Do you like travelling? Why?

Speaking

I like travelling (to travel) because…I don’t like travelling (to travel) because…As for me…From my point of view…On the one hand…On the other hand…

Home task:

ex. 19, p. 66 (retell the text).