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Задание:
Look through the text and choose the best option for each question below.
1. What is the main purpose of the text?
A)The text gives information about the yurt and its exterior and interior construction.
B) The text is about the nomadic life of Kazakhs who lived in yurts.
C) The text is about the importance of yurts in nomadic life.
2. Which statement conveys the general idea of the text “Construction of a Yurt”?
A)A yurt is a round-shaped, sophisticated construction with a dome.
B) A yurt consists of three main parts and many other smaller parts.
C) It was a common practice to have separate yurts as rooms.
3. The main idea of the text “Kazakh Yurt — a sustainable and comfortable construction” is:
A)It is a shelter constructed to follow the own laws of the Kazakh culture and to provide
comfort through the whole structure.
B) It is a product of the culture, which dominates the nature and changes it on its own way
according to the rules.
C) It is a shelter, which protects people from heat, winds and rain keeping cool air inside.
4. The main idea of the text “Yurt interior decorations” is:
A)All types of traditional craft are in the interior design.
B) How interior design is connected with nature and the universe
C) Interior design reflects the whole nomadic life of Kazakh people.
5. According to the text Kazakh yurts were aimed to:
A)illustrate the nomadic life of Kazakh people
B) be applied as a traditional home of nomads
C) be recognized by merchants, ambassadors, travelers from foreign countries.
Kazakh Yurt
A yurt is one of the oldest and greatest inventions of Eurasian
nomads. At all times a yurt was a practical and convenient,
portable accommodation.
Kazakh yurt
The snow-white dome in the green foothill of Jaylyau, a fabulous
play of carpets and tekemets, a perfect prefabricated structure,
which can be easily assembled or disassembled if needed, —
traditional home of a nomad… is that — a legend or reality?
This original house, a traditional phenomenon of portable Kazakh houses had been evolving
towards perfection for centuries. It has been recognized by researchers as «the most perfect type of
portable shelters and impressed the travelers and merchants, ambassadors of foreign states and
medieval historians.
Construction of a Yurt
AYurt is a round-shaped, sophisticated construction with a dome. When explaining its structure
in simple words, it consists of three main parts and many other smaller parts. The three mainparts
include Shanyrak – top of the Yurt, Kerege – walls carcass and Uyk – a carcasspart from the
Kerege to the Shanyrak. The carcass is usually covered with pieces of felt on the outside and
decorated with carpets on the inside.
A Yurt usually does not have rooms in it, and it was a common practice to have a separateYurt as a
bedroom, a separate one as a kitchen, guesthouse, etc as long as people couldafford that.
Kazakh Yurt — a sustainable and comfortable construction
The Kazakh yurt is a product of traditional Kazakh culture based on the ecological balanceand
sustainability, a product of a culture that does not seek to dominate and change thenature but seeks
to learn its laws and follow them in a daily life. Perceiving the nature as a natural shelter, nomads
created their house by the own laws of nature.
A nomad made the Yurt easy for assembling and disassembling, and with the help of one camel
and two horses the entire construction of the yurt and decorations of the interior are easily
transported. The dynamism of the nomadic life is wholly reflected in the optimal comfort of a
Yurt’s structure. It keeps the cool air inside during hot summer days, protects from cold piercing
winds in winter and does not get wet from pouring autumn rains.
Yurt interior decorations
The connection to the nature and the universe is also reflected in the interior design of the Yurt.
Flower patterns of tekemets (felt carpets), abstract, cosmogonic ornaments of baskurs (woven,
patterned ribbons encircling the inner perimeter of the yurt), all these reflect the perception of the
Kazakh nomads about the world structure and beauty among which they live. Almost all types of
Kazakhs’ traditional craft can be found in the interior decoration of the Yurt. The multi-coloured
patterns of ornaments, rich texture and flexibility of wood-carvings, different type of embroideries,
felt carpets, leather handiworks and metal items, thus creating a unique polyphony of colors and
lines.
Glossary
Portable — capable of being carried or moved about.
Medieval – having a quality associated with Middle Ages.
Evolve – develop, work out.
Felt — a cloth made of wool and fur often mixed with natural or synthetic fibers through the action
of heat, moisture, chemicals, and pressure.
Embroideries — the art or process of forming decorative designs with hand or machine needlework.
Carve — to cut into pieces or slices.
Wood carving – fashioning or ornamenting objects of wood by cutting with sharp tools.
Dwelling – a house, flat or other place of residence.
Universe – the whole body of things and phenomena
Решение:
1. a
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. b