Aygeshat

Aygeshat

Syuzi and Gayane

Aygeshat

• A village in the Armavir region of Armenia. It is located 10 km south-east of the regional center, at 855 m above sea level.

• The population of Aygeshat immigrated from Mush, Surmalu, Alashkert, and other places.

• The church of St. George, located in Aygeshat, was built in the first half of the 19th century.

Grammar time: We form the Passive voice by the following formula: (to be) + participle 2.

to be =

am, is, are (Simple Present)

was, were (Simple Past)

will be (Future Simple)

Participle 2 =

verb + ed (regular verbs) -> worked, walked, played, derived

the third row of the irregular verbs -> gone, done, spoken

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a Passive sentence?

• The population of Aygeshat immigrated from Mush, Surmalu, Alashkert, and other places.

• The church of St. George was built in the first half of the 19th century.

The Church

• It is true that the exact date of construction of the church is not known, but the seal of the church, which bears writing of '1853', has been preserved. This proves that the church was built before that year.

• An inscription on the renovation has been preserved on the wall of the church.

• During the years of communist rule, like many other churches, this church also ceased to function and collapsed over time. In the early 1990s, it was in a dilapidated condition. However, thanks to the efforts of the community and benefactor Ruben Tsolaki Grigoryan, the church was restored in 2007, the area around the church was improved and is now operational.

Multiple Choice

Which is the English for 'բնակավայր'?

• settlement

• construction

• located

Multiple Choice

Which is the English for 'վերանորոգում, վերակառուցում'?

• preserved

• renovation

• inscription

A story

• According to the famous Armenian linguist H. Acharyan, the Gospel copied by penman Sargis in Akhaltsikhe in 1438 is located in Aygeshat, the place of which is unfortunately unknown now.

Multiple Choice

How do you say 'համաձայն ինչ-որ բանի կամ ինչ-որ մեկի' in English?

• According to someone / According to something

• by someone / by something