Active vocabulary. aspiration – стремление, сильное желание (достичь чего – либо)

aspiration – стремление, сильное желание (достичь чего – либо)

nobility – благородство, великодушие, величие; дворянство, родовая знать

fidelity – верность, преданность; точность, правильность

inward – направленный внутрь, обращенный внутрь; внутренний; умственный, духовный

outward – направленный наружу; внешний, наружный, поверхностный; видимый

circumferences –окружность, периферия; oкруга.

light – golden – светло – золотой

dark – golden – темно – золотой

The National Emblem of the republic of Bashkortostan is a symbol of the state sovereignty of the Republic of Bashkortostan, reflects the aspiration of its people for freedom, their courage, nobility and fidelity to their duty.

The National Emblem of Republic of Bashkortostan is a picture of the monument to Salavat Yulayev against the background of the rising sun and its rays put in a circle framed with a national ornament. Below, there is a kurai flosecule, a ribbon of the colours of the National Flag of the Republic of Bashkortostan with the inscription “Bashkortostan” on a white ground.

In the colour representation of the National Emblem of the Republic of Bashkortostan the monument to Salavat Yulayev and the ornament are golden, the kurai flower is green, the rising sun is light – golden, the sun rays are yellow, the background between the monument and the ornament is white, the inward and outward circumference are dark – golden.

I.Have a good look at the colour versions of the National Emblems of Great Britain, the USA, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Bashkortostan. Describe and compare them, discuss their similarities and differences.

II. Answer the questions:

1. What does the national Emblem of your republic symbolize?

And what does it reflect?

2. Who is the horseman? What is he famous for?

3. Make a report on the National Emblem of the republic of Bashkortostan.

II. Insert the missing prepositions:

_ the colour representation _ the National Emblem _ the R _ B, the monument _ SY. The National Emblem _.

III. Give the Russian equivalents to the following:

In the colour representation of the National Emblem of the R of B the monument to Salawat Yulayev and the ornaments are golden, the Kurai flower is green the rising sun is light golden, the sun rays are yellow, the background between the monument and the ornament is white, the inward and outward circumferences are dark golden.

IV. Write out all the words and expressions associated with Emblem from the text.

V. Read the text 4, divide it into logical parts, find the key sentence in each part.