In the 19th –20th Centuries

1. Study the key vocabulary:

policy plan -план деятельности

vicinity – окрестности

specimen –образец, экземпляр

sturgeon - oсетр

to recount -излагать подробно

permafrost - вечная мерзлота

memoirs - воспоминания

topographical survey - топографическая съемка

pass - перевал горного хребта

2. Match the following columns:

3. Circle the word similar to the meaning of the key word or key combination:

•policy plan

a) tactics b) strategy c)development

•vicinity

a) neighbourhood b) environment c) the suburbs

•specimen

a) type b) example c) model

•to recount

a) tell b) to say c) to describe

•permafrost

a) glacier b) multiyear ice c) frozen land

•memoir

a) recollection b) memory c) biography

4. Write the sentences with the key vocabulary.

5. Scan the text.