Номер 2, страница 225 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс учебник Юхнель, Демченко

2. a. Look through the pages from the Travel Guide on Belarus. Which of the places of interest is the furthest away from Minsk? Which of them is the closest to where you live?

b. Prepare to tell your classmates about one of the places.

1. National Park “Braslav Lakes” (250 km from Minsk) is one of the most attractive places in Belarus. The area of the lakes is 183 km². One of them – Lake South Volos – is about 40 m deep. The lakes are surrounded with beautiful landscapes. The Braslav Lakes have more than 800 species of plants, 20 of them are disappearing and they are in the Red Book. There are more than 30 species of fish in the lakes. 45 species of the birds are in the Red Book too – they are in danger. Such animals as badgers, brown bears, elks, wild boars and deer live in the forests around the lakes. The centre of the National Park is Braslav – one of the most ancient towns in Belarus. It was first mentioned in early XI century.

2. Sport Complex “Raubichi” (22 km from Minsk). This sports complex in the central part of Belarus was built for ski competitions. Now it is a popular place for festivals and weekend holidays – tourists can stay in comfortable three-star hotels and lovely little cottages. There is a forest and a lake there and in winter you can ski-jump and ride on sledges. Right here there is a historical monument – a Cross Mount Roman-Catholic church with a museum of local costume from all regions of Belarus.

3. Dudutki (40 km from Minsk) is an open-air museum. This is a museum of handicrafts which was founded in 1993. Here the past and present are brought together and you can feel the atmosphere of the 19^th century and discover the secrets of ancient handicrafts. It makes Dudutky one of the centres of cultural life in Belarus.

4. Grodno (275 km from Minsk). Grodno was first mentioned in 1128 AD. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. It was founded in the 11^th century on the picturesque banks of the Neman River. Monuments of all periods of history have survived in Grodno: the Church of St Boris and Gleb (the only 12^th century church in Belarus); the Old Castle (a monument of the 16^th century); the New Castle (the 18^th century); catholic churches of the 17–18^th centuries. The Old Town is one of the most interesting sights of Grodno.

5. Lake Naroch (170 km from Minsk). The Narochansky land is famous for Lake Naroch, a pearl of the Belarusian nature, and the most picturesque Blue Lakes. The beauty of Lake Naroch, its wonderful forests, golden beaches and mild climate bring thousands of tourists to the lake’s shores. A third of the area of the park is covered with forests. There are 42 lakes here. The Naroch land has the largest number of pine forests in the country. The area is famous for its mineral waters. The Blue lakes are very attractive for visitors.

c. Go round the classroom, telling your classmates about your place of interest.

d. Work in pairs. Answer the questions.

If you decide to travel round Belarus, where will you go? Why?

2. a. Просмотрите страницы из Путеводителя по Беларуси. Какая из достопримечательностей находится дальше всего от Минска? Какая из них ближе всего к вашему месту жительства?

2. d. Если вы решите путешествовать по Беларуси, куда вы поедете? Почему?

Ответ:

2. a. Grodno is the furthest place of interest from Minsk.

2. d. If I decided to travel around Belarus, I would go to Grodno. It is because Grodno is one of the oldest cities in Belarus and it has monuments from different periods of history, such as the 12th century Church of St Boris and Gleb, the Old Castle, and the New Castle.

Перевод:

2. a. Гродно — это достопримечательность, расположенная дальше всего от Минска.

2. d. Если бы я решил путешествовать по Беларуси, я бы поехал в Гродно. Это потому, что Гродно — один из старейших городов Беларуси, и в нем есть памятники разных исторических периодов, такие как церковь Святых Бориса и Глеба XII века, Старый замок и Новый замок.