V. SPEAKING SKILLS

Ex. 11. Ask your groupmates to tell you:

1. what two large cities stand out of all the sites of the Indus Valley;

2. whether the cities resembled each other;

3. what material the buildings were made of;

4. what pattern was used to set the cities;

5. how Mohenjo-Daro was protected;

6. whether the political leaders enjoyed ample resources to put their projects into realty;

7. in what way the buildings were decorated;

8. what kinds of dwelling houses were found in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa;

9. who collected taxes and in what form;

10. what part bathing played in the life of the Indus Valley people;

11. why the worship to the Harappan deities took place outdoors;

12. why the citadels were built on artificial mounds;

13. what the Indus Valley civilization is famous for.

Ex. 12. Develop the ideas of Ex. 3.

Ex. 13. Make up a plan of the text, provide each point of the plan with necessary words and word combinations. Compare and discuss your plans in the classroom.

Ex. 14. Retell the text according to your plan using the following package phrases:

1. This text — is devoted to...

— deals with...

— contains the description of...

2. The first (second, third) paragraph — introduces the idea of...

— draws the readers' attention to...

— is concerned with...

3. The author — refers to those who...

— comments on...

— points out that...

4. The text — ends up with...

— suggests a plan...

—appeals to the reader to do smth...

Ex. 15. Give the gist of the text.

Ex. 16. Role play.

Choose roles and do the interview between t reporter of one of the popular science magazines and a scholar on the problem of the Indus Valley civilization.

VI. WRITING SKILLS

Ex. 17. Rewrite this text with the correct punctuation and capital letters.

mohejo-daro and harappa are two large cities of the indus valley located about 350 miles from one another they stand out of all the sites of the indus valley civilization they are carbon copies of each other archaeologists believe that worship to the harappan deities took place outdoors as for the baths they served a religious purpose because bathing is still a major devotional exercise for modern indians continuing this long tradition

Ex. 18. Make up sentences of your own using expressions from Ex.5,6. Provide similar historical context.

Ex. 19. Make a list of:

a) religious terms;

b) architectural terms.

Ex. 20. Topics for essay writing:

1. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are carbon copies of each other.

2. Religious rites of the Indus Valley people.

3. City planning and building typical of Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro.

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