History. I. Mind the pronunciation of the following words

I. Mind the pronunciation of the following words:

1.opponent [{` poun{nt] -враг, противник, соперник, оппонент.

2. to bequeath [bI`kwi: D] -завещать

3. to confine [k{n`faIn] -ограничивать

4. settlement [`setlm{nt ] - заселение, колонизация

5. to halt [`hO:lt ] -останавливать продвижение

6. pagan [ `peIgn] -язычник

7. headquarter [`hed `kwO:t{] -штаб-квартира

8. secular [ `sekjul{] - светский

9. to strengthen [ `stre NT({)n] -усиливать, укреплять

10. authority [O:` TOrItI] - власть, полномочие

11. outbreak [`autbreIk] -взрыв, вспышка, массовое появление

12. rejection [rI`dZekS({)n] - отклонение, неприятие, отказ.

13. conviction [k{n`vIkS({)n] -осуждение, признание виновным

14. ritual [`rItju{l] -обрядовый, ритуальный

15. hierarchical [,haI{ `ra: k({)l] -иерархический

16. to encompass [In`k[mp{s] -окружать, обносить

17. to execute [`eksIkju:t] -казнить, приводить приказ в исполнение

18. dissenter [dI`sent{] -раскольник, сектант, диссидент

19. upheaval [[p`hi:v({)l] -сдвиг, переворот

20. viceroy [`vaIsroI] - наместник короля

21. to emphasize [`emf{saIz] -подчеркивать, придавать особое

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Prehistory

For people in Britain today, the chief significance of the prehistoric period (for which no written records exist) is its sense of mystery. This sense finds its focus most easily in the astonishing monumental architecture of this period, the remains of which exist throughout the country. Wiltshire, in south-western England, has two spectacular examples: Silbury Hill, the largest burial mound in Europe, and Stonehenge. Such places have a special importance for anyone interested in the cultural and religious practices of prehistoric Britain.