Vocabulary

linen зығыр мата льняное полотно

flax зығыр лён dwelling жилище баспана inhabitant обитатель, житель тұрғын trace след із quantity количество сан tomb гробница мазар, мола

fiber волокно талшық, тал жіп to cultivate культивировать, развивать егу, тарату, дамыту

spin пряжа иірілген жіп to weave ткать, создавать тоқу, жасау temple храм шіркеу

to spread распространять тарату, жаю

outer garments верхняя одежда сыртқы киім luxury роскошь молшылық II. Put the articles if necessary. 1. ____ flax seems to be ____ oldest of textile fibers. 2. Egyptians are known to have been dressed almost: entirely in _____ linen. 3. For _____ many hundreds of_____ years _____ Egypt v as _____ greatest linen

producing country in _____ world. 4. In later years _____ use of linen spread to Greece and to Rome. 5. ____ Romans thought linen to be ____ great luxury. III. Put the verbs in proper tense. 1. We (to know) linen cloth has been discovered in the late dwelling of the unknown

inhabitants of Europe. 2. All things (to consider) , we may suppose linen to be the oldest textile fibres. 3. For many hundreds of years Egypt (to be) the greatest linen producing country in

the world. 4. Every country in Europe (to begin) to cultivate flax. 5. A number of inventions (to make) cotton fabrics cheap. IV. Answer the following questions. What do these numbers in the text refer to?

a) fifty centuries;

b) 5000 years;

c) many hundreds of years;

d) the second part of the eighteenth century. V. Give appropriate definitions to the following words.

1. flax a) dress or outer garments worn by people of all cultures since

prehistoric times;

2. dwelling b) a house, where people live or inhabit; 3. clothing c) a process of producing new devices, objects or ideas usable in

accomplishing human objectives; 4. chemical fiber d) the oldest textile fibers;

5. invention e) a rayon or synthetic fiber, which are remanufactured or

regenerated in fibrous form by man.

VI. Put questions to the underlined words. 1. Linen cloth had been discovered in the late dwelling of unknown inhabitants of

Europe. 2. Flax is known to have been cultivated in Egypt 5000 years ago. 3. Flax seems to be the oldest textile fibers. 4. The Romans thought linen to be a great luxury. 5. Many years ago flax was the most important textile chemical fiber used in large

amounts.

VII. Fill in the prepositions. 1. Flax seems to be the oldest ____ textile fibers. 2. We know linen cloth has been discovered ____the late dwelling ____unknown

inhabitants ____Europe. 3. Flax is cultivated ____ Egypt 5000 years ago, and ____ centuries it was the only

textile fiber ____that land.

4.The cultivation _____ flax, spinning and weaving ____ the linen was illustrated

______ the walls ______ Egyptian palaces. 5. _____ later years the use _____ linen spread _____ Greece and Rome.

VIII. Retell the text according to the plan. 1. The discovering of linen;

2. The cultivation of linen in the Europe;

3. The usage of the flax.