Конспект урока английского языка по теме «Из истории Рязани» «From the History of Ryazan»
план-конспект урока по английскому языку (9 класс) на тему

Lesson 1. FROM THE HISTORY OF RYAZAN.

The aim of the lesson is to get acquainted with the unknown facts from the history of Ryazan and learn to speak about the history of Ryazan.

     I. Read the geographical names:

the Trubezh                the Slavs                 Pereyaslavl Ryazansky

the Lybed                   the Rus                   the Principality of Ryazan

the Oka                       the Arabs               the Vyatichi

     II. Read the text. (It can be given as a home assignment beforehand)

     According to the historical documents Ryazan was founded in 1095. The town was situated on a high hill between two rivers: the Trubezh and the Lybed, not far from the Oka River. The land around the town attracted our ancestors by vast meadows, deep forests rich in animals and birds and the rivers rich in fish. The original settlement of the Vyatichi (an eastern Slavonic tribe) was located here. People lived by crop-growing, hunting and fishing. The Oka – the “great river of the Slavs and Rus” as the Arabs called it, connected the trade centers of Baltic lands with the countries of the Orient up to China.

     Ryazan was the capital of the Principality of Ryazan. It should be mentioned that the capital was what we now call Old Ryazan. It is a village now and it is situated 50 km to the south –east from modern Ryazan on the Oka River. So, as you see, first Old Ryazan appeared and it was the capital of the Principality of Ryazan.

     In the 13th century Ryazan was the first to meet the invaders of the Golden Horde. In 1237 Khan Baty came to Ryazan and all the Towns of the Principality were burnt down and their population was almost completely wiped out. When speaking about mongolo-tatar invasion one can’t help mentioning Evpaty Kolovrat. He was the warriors’ leader. He and his 1700 warriors were late for the battle against Khan Baty. That was why he followed the enemies and attacked them. Mongolo-tatars were very surprised to see Evpaty Kolovrat and his warriors. They thought the dead people of Ryazan became alive. The battle was terrible. All Russian people were killed. But the history remembers and  honours them. In fact Evpaty Kolovrat and his people were the first partisans in Russia. This was the end of the history of Old Ryazan, because the town was often attacked by the enemies. And so another town, Pereyaslavl Ryazansky, as modern Ryazan was called then, became the capital of the Principality of Ryazan. That was in the mid-14thcentury.

     In the 12th and 13th centuries Ryazan was ranked as a Great Principality famous for its richness. In 1521 Pereyaslavl Ryazansky became one of the parts  of the Russian State. In 1778 according to the edict of Kathrine II Pereyaslavl Ryazansky got the name of Ryazan and 18 years later in1796 it became the centre of the Ryazan Province.

     In 1780 the general plan  of Ryazan was established. As a resul the town was devided into districts, straight central streets were planned, new buildings that became the monuments of architecture were erected. In the second half of the 19th century Ryazan became the transport centre. The railroad appeared which connected Ryazan with Moscow and other Russian cities. Industry and trade were developed here.

     Now Ryazan is an industrial centre. The population of the city has grown from 36809 in 1910 up to more than half a million nowadays.

     Ryazan is famous for its outstanding people: Evpaty Kolovrat, I.P. Pavlov – a prominent physiologist, K.E. Tsiolkovsky, I.V. Michurin, F.A. Poletayev who became the hero oh the USSR and the national hero of Italy during World War II, S.A. Yesenin. And it goes without saying that we are proud of our city.

     III. Find the English equivalents in the text:

     1. была основана                                         6. нельзя не упомянуть о …

     2. широкие луга                                           7. битва была страшной

     3. располагалось (здесь)                             8. история чтит их

     4. земледелие                                               9. Великое княжество Рязанское

     5. Золотая Орда                                          10. Указ Екатерины II

     IV. Read and translate the sentences. Work in pairs (one reads, the other translates):

1. According to the historical documents Ryazan was founded in 1095.
2. The land around the town attracted our ancestors by vast meadows, deep forests rich in animals and birds and the rivers rich in fish.
3. The original settlement of the Vyatichi (an eastern Slavonic tribe) was located here.
4. Ryazan was the capital of the Principality of Ryazan.
5. It should be mentioned that the capital was what we now call Old Ryazan. It is a village now and it is situated 50 km to the south-east from modern Ryazan on the Oka River.
6.  In the 13th century Ryazan was the first to meet the invaders of the Golden Horde. In 1237 Khan Baty came to Ryazan and all the Towns of the Principality were burnt down and their population was almost completely wiped out.
7. This was the end of the history of Old Ryazan, because the town was often attacked by the enemies.
8.  In the 12th and 13th centuries Ryazan was ranked as a Great Principality famous for its richness.
9. In 1778 according to the edict of Kathrine II Pereyaslavl Ryazansky got the name of    

Ryazan.

     V.  Answer the questions:

1. Can you prove that Old Ryazan was situated in a very convenient place?
2. We distinguished between Old Ryazan and Ryazan. Why is it so?
3. Have you heard about Evpaty Kolovrat? What do you know about him?
4. Why did the capital of the Principality of Ryazan have to move to Pereyaslavl Ryazansky? When was it?

     VI. Try to find the most interesting facts from the history of Ryazan from the point of view      

         of a  foreigner? How would you give the history of Ryazan to foreigners?