Дидактический материал для проведения занятия по

английскому языку на тему “Day of the Military Parade on Red

Square in 1941 (November 7)”

Данный дидактический материал на тему “Day of the Military

Parade on Red Square in 1941

(November 7)”

предназначен для

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и

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истории,

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отношение

к

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говорения

на

английском

языке

и

других

видов

речевой

деятельности,

а

также

на

развитие

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и

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значение,

содействуя

нравственному

развитию

обучающихся.

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на занятиях по английскому языку и для самостоятельной работы

обучающихся.

Day of the Military Parade on Red Square in 1941

(November 7)

Study the vocabulary:

at the approaches to - на подступах к

defeatist sentiments and rumors - пораженческие настроения и

слухи

dispel defeatism - развеять пораженческий настрой

encircle (v) - окружить

inflict (v) - нанести

omen (n) - знак, предзнаменование

solemnity (n) - торжественность

Ex. 1. Read the text on the significance of the Military Parade on

Red Square in November 7, 1941 for Russia the and choose the right

words.

The enemy was literally 1) at the gates of/far from Moscow and was

preparing to encircle it. Defeatist sentiments and rumors spread around

the city that the leaders of the country had already 2) entered/left the city,

and the enemy would freely 3) enter/leave it from day to day. In fact,

preparations

for

the

traditional

solemn

parade

were

4)

conducted/cancelled in Moscow in full secrecy. On the one hand, it was

intended to dispel defeatism from a part of the city’s population, and on

the other, to 5) demonstrate to/hide from the enemy the readiness of the

Soviet troops to effectively 6) defend/surrender

the capital at the

approaches to it.

Ex. 2. Reread the text from exercise 1 and answer the questions.

1)

What significance did the Military Parade on Red Square in

November 7, 1941 have for the population?

2)

What did it show to the enemy?

Ex. 3. Read through the text and match the titles to the

paragraphs.

A.

The protection of the airspace over Moscow during the Military

Parade

B.

The course of the Parade

C.

The meaning of the Military Parade on Red Square in November 7,

1941

1)

The parade on Red Square on November 7, 1941, carried out by the

Soviet command literally under the nose of the advancing enemy, who

earlier promised to hold his own triumphal march in Moscow that day,

has no analogues in the whole world war stories. The parade had an

enormous ideological significance, and its successful conduct, called by

historians the largest military operation, marked the first omen of the

future Great Victory.

2)

The most important goal of the Soviet command was to prevent enemy

air raids during the parade. To this end, a series of bomb strikes were

inflicted on enemy airfields, and the sky over Moscow was securely

covered by all the air defense equipment at that time. As reported by the

Soviet Information Bureau, on that day 34 enemy aircraft were shot down

at the Moscow frontier.

3)

The solemn 7 parade of November 1941 of the year began at 8 in the

morning - 2 hours earlier than the originally scheduled date, which was

announced to the participants in the last hours before the march. The

parade was commanded by general Pavel Artemyevich Artemyev.

Marshal of the Soviet Union Semen Mikhailovich Budyonny reviewed

the parade. To give the march an atmosphere of special solemnity all the

stars in the Kremlin towers were uncovered and lit. Following the cadets

of the artillery school, infantry, anti-aircraft gunners, gunners and sailors

on the snow-covered pavement of Red Square, the famous T-34 and KV-

1 passed. Some units went to the front straight after the parade.

Ex.4. Read the text from exercise 3 and answer the questions.

1)

What was special about the parade on Red Square on November 7,

1941?

2)

What was the most important goal of the Soviet command during the

Parade? What measures did the Soviet command take to achieve it?

3)

What did the Soviet Information Bureau report on that day?

4)

Did the Parade start on time?

5)

Who commanded and reviewed the parade?

6)

Why wereall the stars in the Kremlin towers lit?

7)

What troops and vehicles took part in the Parade?

8)

Where did some units go straight after the Parade?