Lesson 19.Difficult Life of the First Russian Settlers

1. Read an extract from the article. Tell about the first settlers of the Far East.

Use the vocabulary:

Амурское казачье войско –Amur Cossack Forces,забайкальский – Trans-Baikal area, конная бригада – horse brigade, пеший батальон – foot battalion, на протяжении – over, верста - verst (= 3500 ft.), станица - Cossack village; stanitsa, поселок – township, положение –regulation. полковой – regimental;