– Good morning. Glad to see you. Let’s play “Brain-ring”. Two teams take part in this game. The first team is from Kukmor. The second team is from Kazan. The teams will show their knowledge of Tatarstan and try to assure the jury that they are clever, smart and good students.
1. Now let’s start our competition. You task to put the missing letters. Thank You.
Key: Kr_ml_n Kremlin B_lg_r Bulgar Z_l_nt Zilant B_g_lm_ Bugulma S_y_mb_k_ Suyumbike
2. The second task.There are 20 parts of 10 words. Try to combine them into the words. Read the words. Thank you!
Ethno- bourhood Key: Archi- mi Architecture Ethnografic Sculp- grafic Neigh- ture Neighbourhood Sculpture Tempera- tecture Nadz- ture Nadzmi Temperature Saida- che Saidashev Museum Muse- shev Urman- garia Urmanche Bulgaria Bul- um
3. The third task. Read the sentences and say it is true or false.
1) The Republic of Tatarstan has a very rich artistic and cultural heritage. (T) 2) The symbol of the Kazan is Suyumbike Tower. (F) 3) Kazan is the largest and the oldest city in Tatarstan. (T) 4) In the 10th century Kazan was a small settlement (T) 5) Nowadays the Kazan Kremlin symbolizes the nation`s history, its culture and traditions. (T)
4. Complete the sentences:
1. The Republic of Tatarstan is a ______of the ______Federation. 2. Tatarstan is a multireligious ______. 3. 20 000 years ago Finno-Ugric tribes came from Ural and ______. 4. The culture of the ______Horde influenced the Tatar people greatly. 5. The population of the ______of ______is around 3.8 million people. 6. The largest ______are: Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhnekamsk and Almetyevsk. 7. Two rivers meet in Kazan – the ______river and the ______river. 8. ______is the capital of Tatarstan. 9. In ______the Kazan Kremlin became a monument of UNESCO World Heritage. 10. The Kremlin developed under the influence of two religions - ______and ______. 11. ______is “a celebration of the plough”. 12. Nauruz takes place on _____.
Key:
1. subject, Russian 2. republic 3. Siberia 4. Golden 5. Republic, Tatarstan 6. cities 7. Volga, Kazanka 8. Kazan 9. 2000 10. Christianity, Islam 11. Sabantuy 12. The 21st of March.
5. What is wrong in the sentences?
1. The Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Republic was signed on the 20 th of July, 1995 . 2. The official languages are Tatar, Russian and English. 3. Tatarstan is located at the centre of the Europe.
Key:
1. The Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Republic was signed on the 30th of August, 1990. 2. The official languages are Tatar and Russian. 3. Tatarstan is located at the centre of the Russian Federation.
6. The sixth task. Read the sentences and say the statements are True or False:
Statements Key True False Still nobody knows exactly where the Kazan`s name comes from * According to one of the legends, the Kazan`s name means “the place, where a * gold cauldron was dropped” A terrible two-headed snake lived in a cave not far from Lake Kaban * Ivan the Terrible wanted to marry the beautiful Tatar Queen Suyumbike * There are more legends about Kazan and other places of the country *
7. Let’s do the next task. Translate the sentences into English.
1. В Татарстане более 1000 речек.
Key:They are more than 1000 small rivers in Tatarstan.
2. Территория республики – 67.836 км2.
Key:The territory of the republic is 67.836 square km.
3. Средняя температура в январе -130 С, +25 С0 в июле
Key:The average temperature is -130 С in January, +25 С0 in July. 8. Answer the questions:
1. What were the Bulgars main trade? (lether goods, furs and wool.) 2. When was Volga Bulgaria invaded by the Mongols? (In 1236 - 1240.) 3. When was the first Moscow invasion of Bulgaria? (In 1399.) 4. What is the capital of Tatarstan? (Kazan.) 5. Who is the Head of Republic? (President.) 6. Is English spoken in Tatarstan? (Yes, it is.) 7. What are the official languages of the Republic of Tatarstan? (Tatar and Russian.) 8. What is the population of Australia? (Around 3.8 million people.) 9. Where is Kazan located? (In centre of Russia.) 10. What colour is the flag of Tatarstan? (It is green, white and red.) 11. What are the most ancient sport of the Tatars? (wrestling Kurash.) 12. Who wrote books on chess in the Tatar language? (Rashid Nezhmetdinov.) 13. Which is the hottest month in Tatarstan? (July.) 14. What are the colour of the popular Kazan ice-hockey team? (green, white and red.) 15. When was signed the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Republic? (On the 30th of August, 1990.)
9. Test your memory. Do you know the cities and villages of the Tatarstan on amount of the population.
1 2 l e n i n o g o r s k i 3 k a z a n h 4 z e l e n o d o l s k e 5 k u k m o r a 6 b u g u l m a s 7 a r s k
Across:1) 66,000 3)1,165,000 4) 101,000 5)17,000 6)93,000 7)17,800
Down: 2).210,000
10. The last task. Choose the right answer.
1. What is the capital of Tatarstan?
a. Kazan; b. Moscow; c. Kukmor.
2. When was the Kazan khanate formed?
a. Middle of the 12th century; b. Middle of the 13th century; c. Middle of the 14th century; d. Middle of the 15 th century. 3. Which is/ are a popular sports in Tatarstan?
a. Horse-riding; b. wrestling; c. ice-hockey; d. All of the above.
4. Which animal can you see on the Blazon of Tatarstan?
a. Snow leopard; b. Horse; c. Zilant.
5. Which city is Tatarstan’s oldest and largest?
a. Yelabuga; b. Chelny; c. Kazan.
6. Tatarstan is a (an)
a. Republic; b. Island; c. City;
7. A lot of Volga Bulgarian people came to these lands …
a. In the Ice Age; b. In the Bronze Age; c. In the 13th century ;
8. What were the main achievements of Kazan as a city of the 19th century?
a. Houses was built; b. Streets was built; c. Railway was built.
9. In 1804 an important event took place in the city
a. Kazan became the capital; b. University was opened; c. A new bridge across the Kazanka was built;
10. What began its work in 1959
a. The Kazan television centre; b. The Opera and Ballet Theatre; c. A new bridge across the Kazanka;
– The game is over. Thank you so much. Let’s listen to the jury. (Жюри подводит итоги соревнования.) The winner of our competition is the team from … I’m pleased with your knowledge today. Thank you a thousand times.