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In 1973 the Ethnography Museum opened its doors to the first visitors. It has been established with the aim to acquaint residents and guests of our capital with the traditions and customs of the peoples inhabiting Buryatia. It is situated in the picturesque place Verkhnaya Berezovka to the north-east of Ulan-Ude. The museum occupies the territory of 100 hectares. It is composed of several complexes such as Archeological, Evenk, Buryat, Old Believers and others.
The archeological complex exhibits tomb-stones, rock drawings - monuments of ancient times.
The Evenk complex is a typical nomadic encampment of taiga hunters, fishermen and reindeer breeders.
The East and West Buryat complexes give a vivid picture of the past life of Buryats.
The Old Believers’ complex shows the life of old believers who moved to Siberia from Central Russia in the middle of the 18 century.
The uniqueness of the Ethnography museum of the Transbaikalia peoples is that the existing ethnic situation of the territory has allowed to show material and spiritual culture of the peoples, friendship of these people, their economic and cultural contacts.
Notes:
| 1. picturesque place - 2. old believers - 3. tomb-stones - 4. rock-drawings - 5. nomadic camp - 6. in the middle of the 18 century - | живописное место старообрядцы (староверы) могильные плиты наскальные рисунки кочевой лагерь, кочевье в середине 18 века |
Topic 10
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Exercise 1. Read the list of geographical names.
1. Canada
2. Mexico
3. Alaska
4. the Appalachian Mountains
5. the Cordillera
6. the Rocky Mountains
7. Lake Superior
8. Lake Michigan
9. Lake Huron
10. Lake Erie
11. Lake Ontario
12. the Mississippi
13. the Colorado
14. the Columbia
Exercise 2. Study the following words and word combinations.
| 1. to stretch - 2. to separate – 3. the rest of the country – 4. in honor - 5. prairie – 6. to mean - | простираться разъединять остальная часть страны в честь прерия, степь значить, означать |
Exercise 3. Read and translate the text.
