Презентация по английскому языку "7 чудес Иркутской области"

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THE 7 WONDERS of
IRKUTSK REGION
Максимова И.Ю., учитель английского языка

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THE ANGARA
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MUSEUMS OF WOODEN ARCHITECTURE
ANGARA  RIVERHYDROELECTRIC STATIONS CASCADE
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THE SIBERIAN TAIGA
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OUR NATIVE TOWN BRATSK
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IRKUTSK SLOBODA
LAKE BAIKAL
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LAKE BAIKAL
Lake Baikal is a unique and mysterious natural phenomenon whose untouched and magnificent beauty impresses all who see it.
How old is the lake? It is believed to go back about 25-30 million years.
The size of Lake Baikal is impressive. Its area is 31,500 square kilometres, its length – 636 kilometres, its depth- 1,637 metres.
The animal and vegetable world of Baikal is also remarkable. The lake abounds in fish and animals typical of seas and oceans. The famous Baikal omul is a real delicacy.
One more remarkable member of Baikal’s animal is the seal, or nerpa. Its silvery fur is both beautiful and long- wearing.

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THE ANGARA
The Angara is the only river flowing out of Baikal. The legend of old man Baikal and his willful daughter Angara tells how Baikal threw the Shaman Stone after his daughter as she was running away to her hero Yenisei, but he failed to stop her.
The river is relatively shallow at its source. The water is warmer here than elsewhere . In winter, when Baikal is covered with a thick layer of ice, the river does not freeze at the rapids but is hidden by clouds of steam.
When guts of wind blow away scraps of mist, hundreds of ducks, cormorants, fish and ducks and other birds can be seen feeding on the fish.

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Angara Riverhydroelectric 
stations cascade
Angara Cascade includes:
Irkutsk, Bratsk, Ust-Ilimsk and Boguchanskaya (from December 1, 2012) on the Angara River
The Cascade of Angara Reservoirs corresponds to the total hydropower capacity of 9002 MW with a total annual power output of about 49 billion kWh. In 2013, Irkutsk, Bratsk, Ust-Ilimsk and Boguchanskaya HPP cumulatively generated 47.4 billion kWh of power (by 2.7 billion kWh more than in 2012).
Bratsk hydroelectric plant (named "50 years of Great October") is the second level of the Angara Riverhydroelectric stations cascade in Irkutsk Oblast. Located near Bratsk. Since its full commissioning in 1967,the station was the world’s single biggest power producer until Canada's Churchill Falls in 1971. Annually the stationproduces 22,6 TWh. Currently, the Bratsk Power Station operates 18 hydro-turbines, each with capacity of 250 MW.

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The Siberian Taiga
Siberian forest is the largest in the world. Over half of it has never been logged. It is home to indigenous people who hunt, fish and gather here. It is fully functioning, giant ecosystem. The taiga represents mankind’s last chance on this planet to preserve intact systems in their natural state. This forest is alive. Wolves roam free across its great expanses. Brown bears, elks, wolverines, northern lynxes and reindeer depend on the taiga to meet their daily needs of food, water and shelter. Birds feed on the seeds of larch, spruce and pine or eat berries. Some feed on the dormant insects in winter.
The relationship between the trees of the taiga and the lives of these animals and birds is crucial. Directly, or indirectly, the yield of conifer seeds limits the number of wild animals that can be supported by the taiga.

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Museums of Wooden Architecture
The wooden architecture museum “Taltsy” is a branch of the Irkutsk State Museum. The museum is located in the village on the shore of the Angara River, 20 kilometers north of its source and 47 kilometers south of Irkutsk. The museum is 67 hectares. Founded in 1969, it accepted the first visitors in 1980. The basis of the museum is wooden construction of small towns and villages of the Irkutsk region, caught in a flood zone during the construction of the cascade hydroelectric power station on the Angara River in the second half of the XX century. Previously, the museum was located on the site of a large village Taltsy in which even been present industry (glass factory, and later moved to Toulon), but during the construction of the Irkutsk hydroelectric power station and reservoir formation of the basic part of the village was flooded. Nowadays, the museum has more than 40 monuments and more than 8,000 exhibits telling us about life in Siberian villages of XVII-XIX centuries. In the museum remodeled southern wall of wooden stockade Ilim, includes a large driveway Spassky tower (built in 1667) and Kazan Church (built in 1697), transported from the flooded Ilimsk.

"Angarskaya derevnya" - Bratsk outdoor Museum of Architecture and Ethnography was founded in 1979. It locates at the distance of 12 km from the center of the city in the green area and consists of 2 sections: the Evenks sector and Russian village.Evenks - one of the aboriginal nations of Siberia. In the Evenks sector different types of dwellings, storehouses, sacred places, household articles are displayed.
In the Russian sector there are 23 restored original and unique monuments of wooden architecture: 4 farmsteads of Siberian peasants, forge, Bratsk Stockage Tower (1654), Michael Archangel Church (1875). The collection of Russian section of the museum contains the relics of the end of the 19 th century and the beginning of the 20 th century.
The museum is popular with people lived in Bratsk, and newcomers not only with its unique monuments to the past, but also with untouched Siberian taiga

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Our Native Town BRATSK
BRATSK is situated on the banks of Bratsk storage lake. Old Bratsk founded in 1631 is now under water. Bratsk is a town of industrial complexes. It houses the BHEPS (Bratsk Hydro-Electric Power Station) and the Aluminum Plant. BHEPS with the capacity of 45 million hours kilovolt is one of the biggest in Russia. Cheap electricity made it possible to create non-ferrous metallurgy. The Aluminum Plant, the largest in the country, occupies the territory of one thousand and sixty hectares and includes some tens of industrial units. The combination of water, electricity and wood were important for creating Timber Industry Complex.
“I will never forget my days in Bratsk. I’ve seen this wonderful Siberian city in both summer and winter and I think of it as my second home. If you visit Bratsk the one thing you will never forget is its citizens. The people of Bratsk are so wonderful. Their most appealing characteristic is their generosity! …. Bratsk is also very fortunate to be surrounded by so much natural beauty. Beautiful forests and serene lakes seem to abound in this region. Unfortunately, all this natural beauty is somewhat spoiled by pollution from local industry. I hope that the citizens of Bratsk will do what is necessary to protect their environment as they try to protect their economy.” Kevin Fleming, Canada
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IRKUTSK SLOBODA
Irkutsk Sloboda or 130 quarter — a specially created area of historic buildings in Irkutsk, which includes dozens of monuments of architecture and history of the city. The block is situated at the foot of the Cross Mountain in the Oktyabrsky district of Irkutsk, has the shape of a triangle. It includes a few cafes, restaurants, shops, museums, monuments. Newlyweds love this place, it’s very romantic and beautiful. In the middle of the area there is the big heart of red flowers. This area reminds the old Europe streets, there are many flowers near some houses. In the summer it’s wonderful to walk with favourite friends here.

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