4. …. founded the New Russian metallurgical company in London
Debal'tseve is a regional town known since 1878.It was named after Voronezh landlord Debaltsev on whose lands the town was founded. It is the hometown of noted Ukrainian poet V.M . Sosiura.
Dokuchaievsk ( before 1954 Olenivski Kariery). It was founded in 1898. In 1954 it was renamed after founder of soil science V.V. Dokuchaiev ( 1846-1930) who researched the soil of Ukraine.
Gorlovka is a regional city known since 1867. It was named after P.M. Gorlov, pioneer of coal industry in Donbass. The city boasts of three museums and the Institute of foreign languages founded in 1949 in BilaTserkva and transferred in 1954.
Ilovaisk is a regional town. It came into being in the 1860’s. The town was named after magnate Ilovaiskyi.
Khartsyzsk is a regional town founded in 1869 by the fugitive serfs (’kharzyzes’’). They settled on the lands of the Wild Field. From there they attacked the landlord’s wagon-trains and chumak’s caravans.
Makeievka is a regional town known since 1777. In 1899 in connection with construction of a metallurgy plan of the Union Company the settlement Dmytrivskyi and the neighboring village Makiivka formed a town of Makiivka. The name comes from the first settler Cossack Matvii. The town also could be named after the owner of the mine Makeiev.
Novoazovsk is a district town founded in 1849 as a Cossack village Novomykolaiivska. It was renamed Novoazovsk due to its location at the sea.
Shakhtyorsk (before 1953 Katyk) is a district town founded in 1953 in the area of many mines.
Snezhnoye (before 1964 Vasylivka) is a regional town founded in 1784. It was renamed due to the snowy storms here in winter.
Torez(before 1964 Chystiakov) is a regional town founded in the 18ᵺ c. It was founded by the fugitive Ukrainian peasants and got the name of Oleksiivka. It was renamed in 1964 after M. Thorez( 1900-1964).
Yasinovataya is a district town. It was founded in 1872. The name comes from ash-trees (’yaseny’’)which grew around.
Yenakievo is a regional town, which came into being in 1883. It was founded in connection with the construction of the coal mines. In 1895-97 the Petrovskyi steel works was built. The town was named after the engineer F.Ye. Yenakiiev ― one of the builder of the works.
The Donbass (taking its name from its location in the basin of the river Don) covers a total area of 1 860 sq. km and stretches 1 10 km from Еast to West and 50 km from North to South.
The Russian scientist Dmytro Mendeleev spent three months in the Donbass in 1888 and wrote, «I was struck by the unexhaustible richness of the area, surpassing anything I have ever seen not only in Russia but in Europe and America as well».
The geologists found coal to a depth of 1800 m. In 1957 it was estimated that there were 240 620 million tons. In 1721 Petro showed the Great interest that coal was to be found in the area but things moved slowly. The area was taken from the Crimean tatars in 1739 and mining began only in 1789. There were settlements on the site of Donetsk at the end of the 18th century but the first mine was not opened there until 1 820.
The name of John Hughes is well-known to everybody ,who lives in Donetsk. He started his career as a blacksmith. In 1869 with a coital of 300,000 pounds and having the sanction of the Russian government he founded the New Russian metallurgical company in London. Still with no knowledge of Russia or of the Russian language, he organized a new factory in the north country of the Sea of Azov. The equipment shipped from Britain was put ashore in Taganrog, the nearest port. Some experts and skilled workers came from England but the majority were from the provinces of Northern Russia.
The settlement was called Yuzovka after Hughes. The railway connection added to Yuzovka's importance and the expanding village grew into a town by 1917.
1. Fill in the pronouns – переписываем все предложения в тетрадь
anything everybody he it I
1.«I was struck by the unexhaustible richness of the area, surpassing …… …….have ever seen not only in Russia but in Europe and America as well».
2.In 1957 ….was estimated that there were 240 620 million tons.
3. The name of John Hughes is well-known to …… ,who lives in Donetsk.
4. …. founded the New Russian metallurgical company in London
2.Using the words from the box fill in the gaps. – ЦИФРА – СЛОВО писать в тетрадь
magnate connection owner engineer lands hometown founder
1. It was named after Voronezh landlord Debaltsev on whose …. the town was founded.
2. In 1954 it was renamed after ….. of soil science V.V. Dokuchaiev ( 1846-1930) who researched the soil of Ukraine.
4. The town was named after ….. Ilovaiskyi.
5. In 1899 in ….. with construction of a metallurgy plan of the Union Company the settlement Dmytrivskyi and the neighboring village Makeievka formed a town of Makeievka.
6. The town also could be named after the ….. of the mine Makeiev.
7. The town was named after the …..F.Ye. Yenakiiev ― one of the builder of the works.
3.Fill in the prepositions. – переписать всё !!!
Since in on from by before
1.Debal'tseve is a regional town known … 1878.
2.It was named after Voronezh landlord Debaltsev … whose lands the town was founded.
3.It was named after P.M. Gorlov, pioneer of coal industry … Donbass.
4.Khartsyzsk is a regional town founded in 1869 … the fugitive serfs (’kharzyzes’’).
5. …. there they attacked the landlord’s wagon-trains and chumak’s caravans.
6. Snizhne (…. 1964 Vasylivka) is a regional town founded in 1784.
4. Choose the best variant. (Цифра – буква) записать в тетрадь
It was named after Voronezh landlord Debaltsev on whose lands the town …….
1.a)is founded b)was founded c) founded
It came into being in the 1860’s.
2.a)come b)comes c)came
They ……. on the lands of the Wild Field
3. a)settle b)settled c) settles
The town also ……..after the owner of the mine Makeiev.
4.a)is named b)was named c)could be named
The name …….from the first settler Cossack Matvii.
5.a) comes b)come c)is coming
The name comes from ash-trees (’yaseny’’)which ……around.
6.a)grow b) grew c)grown