Acquainting with basic information
Middle East includes Bahrain, Egypt, Iran (Persia), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestinian Territory, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The main language groups include: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Kurdish and Turkish. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern.
East Jerusalem is not recognized by Israel as a separate entity, and is the location where Palestinians hope to establish their future capital.
Exercise 3
Study the vocabulary. Find the countries in the map and practice the pronunciation.
Geographical names
Country
| Adjective
| Capital
| 1.Egypt[‘I:dʒipt] - Египет
| Egyptian [I’dʒipòǝn]
| Cairo [‘kairou]
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2. Israel [‘Izr(e)iǝl] - Израиль
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Israeli [Iz’reiǝli]
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Tel Aviv[‘ telǝ’vi:v]
| 3. Iraq [I’ra:k] - Ирак
| Iraqi [I’ra:ki]
| Bag(h)dad [bæg‘dæd]
| 4. Jordan [‘dʒɔ:dn] - Иордания
| Jordanian [dʒɔ:’deini ǝn]
| Amman [ǝ’ma:n]
| 5. Lebanon [‘lеbǝnǝn] - Ливан
| Lebanese [,lebǝ‘ni:z]
| Beirut [bei’ru:t]
| 6. Saudi Arabia [,saudiǝ’reibiǝ] - Саудовская Аравия
| Arabian
[ǝ ‘reibiǝn]
| Riyadh [ri’ja:d] - Эр-Рияд
| 7. Syria [‘siriǝ] - Сирия
| Syrian [’siriǝn]
| Damaskas [dǝ’mæskǝs]
| 8. Tunisia [tju’niziǝ] - Тунис
| Tunisian [tju’niziǝn]
| Tunis [‘tju:nis]
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9. Palestine [‘pælǝstain] – Палестина
Palestinian [,pælǝ’stiniǝn]
10. Jerusalem [dʒǝ’ru:sǝlǝm] – г. Иерусалим
East, West Jerusalem – Западный, Восточный Иерусалим
11. Jericho [‘dʒerikou] – г. Иерихон
12. Washington [‘wɔòiŋtǝn] – г. Вашингтон
13. the Middle East – Ближний Восток
14. The West Bank – Западный берег р. Иордан
15. The Gaza Strip [‘ga:zǝ‘strip] – Сектор Газа
16. The Suez Canal [`su:iz kǝ’næl] – Суэцкий канал
17. The Sinai Peninsula [`sainaipǝ’ninsjul ǝ] – Синайский полуостров
18. The Golan Hights [’gɔ:la:n ‘haits] – Голанские высоты
19. The United Nations Organization (the UNO) – Организация Объединенных Наций
20. The Palestine Liberation Organization (the PLO) – Организация Освобождения Палестины
21. Bethlehem [‘beθlihǝm]-[ liǝm] – г.Вифлеем
22. Hebron [ ’hebron]-[‘hi:bron] – г.Хеброн
23. Southern Lebanon [‘sʌθǝn’lebǝnǝn] – Южный Ливан
24. the Aegean Sea [i(:)’dʒiǝn’si:] – Эгейское море
Exercise 4.
Fill in the missing columns
COUNTRY
| OFFICIAL NAME
| CAPITAL
| LANGUAGE
| Bahrain [bα:'reɪn]
| The Kingdom of Bahrain
| Manama
| Arabic
| Egypt
['i: dʒɪpt]
| The Arab Republic of Egypt
| Cairo
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| Iran
[ɪ'rɑ:n]
| The Islamic Republic of Iran
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| Persian
| Iraq
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| Baghdad
| Arabic, Kurdish
| Israel
| The State of Israel
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| Hebrew, Arabic
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| The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
| Amman
| Arabic
| Kuwait
| The State of Kuwait
| Kuwait City
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| the Republic of Lebanon
| Beirut
| Arabic
| Saudi Arabia
| The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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| Arabic
| Sudan
| The Republic of the Sudan
| Khartoum
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| Syrian Arab Republic
| Damascus
| Arabic
| Turkey
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| Ankara
| Turkish
| Arab Emirates
| The United Arab Emirates
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| Arabic
| Yemen
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| Sana’a
| Arabic
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Exercise 5.
Match the country names with the corresponding description .Consult the map on page 9.
Egypt
| borders the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
| Iraq
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
| Israel
| Borders the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
| Turkey
| northwest of Saudi Arabia
| Iran
| borders the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
| Syria
| borders the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
| Jordan
| Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia, borders the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and borders the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
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Exercise 6.
Match the name of geographical objects with the corresponding Russian equivalents and find them on the map.
Arabian peninsula
| Мертвое море
| The Gulf of Aden
| Аденский залив
| The Arabian Sea
| Черное море
| Golan Heights
| Красное море
| The Euphrates
| Суэцкий залив
| The Caspian Sea
| Каспийское море
| The Red Sea
| Сахара
| The Dead Sea
| Аравийский полуостров
| The Nile
| Оманский залив
| The Gulf of Oman
| Синайский полуостров
| The Gulf
| Аравийское море
| Sahara desert
| Голанские высоты
| Sinai Peninsula
| Суэцкий канал
| The Mediterranean Sea
| Персидский залив
| The Gulf of Suez
| Евфрат
| The Suez Canal
| Тигр
| The Tigris
| Нил
| The Black Sea
| Средиземное море
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Exercise 7
In what country is the city (town) located?
| Alexandria
| a
| Saudi Arabia
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| Medina
| b
| Egypt
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| Istanbul
| c
| Lebanon
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| Cairo
| d
| Turkey
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| Mecca
| e
| UAE
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| Izmir
| f
| Egypt
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| Dubai
| g
| Qatar
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| Port Said
| h
| Lebanon
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| Doha
| i
| Turkey
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| Babylon
| j
| Israel
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| Tripoli
| k
| Iran
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| Haifa
| l
| Iraq
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| Beirut
| m
| Saudi Arabia
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| Baghdad
| n
| Iraq
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| Tehran
| o
| Egypt
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Exercise 8
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