"Краеведение"
Kusbass. Water is a wonderfull gift
Автор: Паршукова Ольга Александровна, учитель английского языка, ГОУ СПО "Новокузнецкий строительный техникум", город Новокузнецк, Кемеровская область
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Kusbuss.
Water is a wonderful gift
Exercises I. Read and translate the words. Make up your own sentences. (Picturesque river, water stocks, sandbanks, nature monument, raffling, rock banks, non- examined) II. Comment on the following quotations from the text. Give the reason for your opinion. 1. “SAVE WATER! There is no life, happiness, and wealth. There is nothing without water!”- academician A. Fersman said, we have nothing to add… 2. How can we clean the Tom? The river can be cleaned only by itself. It is not idle conjecture it’s a Law of Nature. III. Read and translate the text.
Save water
Kemerovskaja region is rich not only in coal but also in fresh water. It is our treasure. The average length of all rivers (short, long, deep, shallow) flowing along this territory is 32109 km.; common length is about 245152 km. The biggest river, the Tom is over 600 km. long only in the Kemerovskaja region is also a home for 509 rivers. Each one carries its water for 10 km to discharge itself into the main waterway. The main river uses are: to quench thirst of cities, towns, small villages, and great works and factories, it is irreplaceable for agricultural development and for transportation. There are some places of rest. We use its banks for gardens, cottages, households, and tour camps. There are 850 big and small lakes in Kusbass, and 65 of them are high in the mountains with crystal clear water.
The region has considerable underground water stocks. Novokusneck uses 33% amount underground water stocks a day, but the rest water is taken from the Tom consumes about 450 thousand m3 of water. A person needs 300 thousand m 3 of water to grow one ton of wheat, 5- 10 thousand m 3 for artificial irrigation of agricultural field. One cow drinks 60 liters a day, but a sheep or a goat needs 10 liters. “SAVE WATER! There is no life, happiness, and wealth. There is nothing without water!”- academician A. Fersman said, we have nothing to add…
Traveling down the river
. You may have a wonderful journey along the main river, the Tom and its tributaries, the Belsu, the Mrassu, the Usa, the Condoma, the High, the Middle, the Low Ters and the Taidon. The picturesque river Kija, flowing in the territory of Mariinsk and Tisul regions, attracts attention by the unique “nature monument”. Reach large fanciful rocks rising out of the water up to a hundred meters high, caverns, grottos and waterfalls. This place is called “White Stone” The Kija is famous for its beauty on the one hand and danger on the other. Sandbanks, holes, rocks attend you! Among them are Serditij (Angry, Sour), Kiputsij (Boiled), Lohmatij (Tousled), Banditskij (Band). Sandbanks Barhatnij (Velvet), Mramornij (Marble), Zolotoj (Gold) fascinate you with wildlife. The river Kija has three wonderful tributaries. The rivers banks are covered with thick forests. The most famous ones guard the current of the Mrassu, one of the picturesque rivers in Mountainous (Hilly) Shoria. If you walk in the heart of the wood, you can meet an elk, a deer (a maral), a bear. In the river water live otter, muskrat, also there are valuable kinds of fish, such as kharius, taimen and lenok as well. While floating or rafting down the river you can visit one of the well known Mrassu’s caverns, existing practically on the whole territory of Mountainous (Hilly) Shoria.
The “nature monument” The Mednaja (the Copper) mountain is a fine place for fishing and swimming. Traveling farther down the current, you are taking delight from major lands and picturesque rock banks. You can also visit the largest lake of Kusbass, situated in Tisul region in an ecologically fine zone. Big Bertshikul with its mud- treatment opportunities is also a rare place where marketable fishing prospers. Belsu is the only part of our region that has simple hunting craft industry and nothing more. The picturesque landscapes, hills overgrown with Siberian plants, are famous by conifer, 40% of old cedar belong to them. Fauna contains about 120 species of nesting birds; some of them are very rare and non-examined well enough until today: king chiff- chaff, nightingale- whistler, blue- nightingale, needle- tail martlet, and ets. Hunters track down sables and kolinskies. Belsu is the only way of marals (dears) and roes’ migration from Khakasija. There are no towns, no villages on the river’s banks, which means no pollution at all! The water is crystal pure! A man can drink it without danger! The lovers of fishing dream to visit these unforgettable places, spawning fish, to take wonderful photos of catching kharius or tajmen. If you have a look at the map of the Tom’s flowing, you’ll see its meandering. It makes deep holes on the bottom, the plate places on the left turn out into fields and meadows. On the right bank river stretches Kusnetskij Alatau and the Saltimakovskij range. Small streams and rivers, short brooks and subterranean springs fall into the “main water” from the valley and from foothills… How can we clean the Tom? The river can be cleaned only by itself. It is not idle conjecture it’s a Law of Nature. The Tom “knows” what to do: it mixes water on the sandbanks, filters it through pebble spits, freshens with cold springs, settles in deep quiet and wide rocks. Don’t prevent it!
There are dozens of big and small islands in the middle of the Tom’s flow. A part of the ground is overgrown with trees, bushes and grass. The river becomes shallow now and big ships don’t go along this “Siberian Beauty”. IV. Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets. (Territory, the thirst, water stocks, academician, tributaries, rocks) 1. The average length of all rivers flowing along this …. is 32109 km . 2. Rivers quench …. of cities, towns, small villages, and great works. 3. There is nothing without water! - …. A. Fersman said , we have nothing to add. 4. Sandbanks, holes and … attend you. 5. The region has considerable underground … … 6. The Tom has five beautiful … V. Answer the questions. 1. What is the average length of all rivers in Kusbass ? 2. What are the rivers used for? 3. How many lakes are there in our region? 4. What is the main river of Kusbass? 5. Were does the river Kija flow? 6. What «nature monuments» do you know? 7. How many tributaries does the Kiia have ? 8. What lake has mud-treatment opportunities? 9. What plants are the most famous in Siberia? 10. How many species of nesting birds are there in Belsu region? VI. Do you agree or not? Choose the right answer. True or Falls? 1. The average length of all rivers flowing along this territory is 30102 km – F 2. The river doesn’t give us its banks for gardens, cottages, household, and tour camps. –F 3. In the mountains there are rivers with crystal clear water. – T 4. One cow drinks 10 liter a day. – F 5. The Kija is a dangerous river. – T 6. The Fauna contains about 120 species of nesting birds. – T 7. The water in the Kija is not very pure. – F 8. Big Bertshikul is a marketable place for fishing. – T
9. Belsu is the only part of our region that has hunting craft among other industry. - F 10. The Tom was shallow and big ships didn’t go along it. – F VI. Write the composition on the topic “My favourite river“ .Use extra material.
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