Мантатова Валерия Цыдынжаповна учитель английского языка МБОУ «Талецкая СОШ» Заиграевского района Республики Бурятия

The land of steppe, taiga, lakes, and high mountains… The land of steppe, taiga, lakes, and high mountains…

Lake Baikal - Lake Baikal is the deepest and oldest lake in the world - It is 636 km long 48 km wide and 1,620 meters deep - It is the Earths fresh water reserve

I tried to get a sense of the wonder of Baikal, but its majesty was just too great for words to fit it all. I thought about its beauty and its volume besting all. Its hard to know just where to start when thinking of Baikal

The lakes a bank of DNA with secrets not yet solved

The lakes specific fauna, with its numerous species ranging from protozoa to mammals living side by side in serene harmony, helps it to survive: there are 852 species,233 kinds of seaweeds, more than 1,550 kinds of animals, 50 species of fish, nearly 600 species of plants, among them 800 kinds of endemic an amazing feature of Nature

Baikal has its own mechanism for cleaning

Buryatia is fabulously rich in natural resources

The taiga is a nice coniferous forest

The taiga is rich in fur-bearing animals

National taditions and customs Sagalgaan- is the holiday of White Moon

All the citizens of the republic visit the datsans to receive prosperity, good health and longevity for children from the lamas

One of customs symbolizes releasing one from sin, diseases and misfortune

ИНТЕРНЕТ-РЕСУРСЫ Burjatija.html Burjatija.html %82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B8%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%2 0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%83%20%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0% B9%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB&lr=198&family=active %82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B8%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%2 0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%83%20%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0% B9%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB&lr=198&family=active удэ%20иволгинский%20дацан&lr=198&family=act удэ%20иволгинский%20дацан&lr=198&family=act Литература: Мункожапова Д.Ж. Buryatia.-Улан-Удэ, 2004 Буряты. Традициии и культура. Фотоальбом//Под ред.Башкуева.-Улан-Удэ,1995