Практикум по английскому языку (по истории Англии Средних веков). Пилипенко В.А - 46 стр.

     b) Who were they?
     2. The Roman conquest:
     a) When were the Britons conquered by Rome?
     b) Who was their leader?
     c) Did they become one nation?
     3. The Celtic tribes:
     a) What were they?
     b) Who was their first king?
     c) When did they come to Britain?
     4. Alfred the Great:
     a) What do you know about this outstanding person?
     5. The features of feudalism in Britain:
     a) When was it established?
     b) How is feudalism connected with land?
     6) The origins of the English Parliament

IV. Translate these terms from Russian into English:
     ïðåäîñòàâëÿòü çàùèòó, îáåñïå÷åííûå ëþäè, îòêàçûâàòüñÿ
(ïðåíåáðåãàòü), ñîïðîòèâëÿòüñÿ, ïðåêðàòèòü, ïðèîáðåòàòü (äîñòè-
ãàòü), â ïðàâëåíèå, îòïðàâëåíèå ïðàâîñóäèÿ, ïîääåðæèâàòü, âû-
ãîäà, âëàäåëåö, äîõîäû, ïðîíèêàòü, ãàðàíòèðîâàòü çåìëþ, ñîçû-
âàòü ïàðëàìåíò, ïåðåäà÷à âëàñòè.

V. What do these terms mean? Explain their meaning in English
or simply translate:
      tribes, lay-out, to reign, kingdom, a military service, chiefs-
and-nobles, kinship group, shire, merchants, to exact services, servile
labour, break-up of tribal organisation, common and private property,
to levy taxes, revenues.

VI. This text is on England of the XIVth — XVIIth centuries. Translate
it from Russian into English, but do not translate word by word.
     Çà ìðà÷íûìè ñðåäíèìè âåêàìè ïîñëåäîâàëî âðåìÿ, êîòîðîå
âîøëî â ëèòåðàòóðó è èñêóññòâî êàê «Ðåíåññàíñ». Ýòî ñëîâî óïîò-
ðåáëÿëîñü äëÿ îáîçíà÷åíèÿ ïåðèîäà â êóëüòóðíîì ðàçâèòèè Åâðî-
ïû ìåæäó XIV è XVII âåêàìè. ×åëîâåê óâèäåë ìèð â íîâîì ñâåòå.
 ýòîé ñâÿçè âåëèêèå ãåîãðàôè÷åñêèå îòêðûòèÿ Êîëóìáà è àñòðî-
íîìè÷åñêàÿ ñèñòåìà Êîïåðíèêà ñûãðàëè âàæíóþ ðîëü.



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