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16. Say whether the statements are true or false. If the statement is false correct the mistake.

Part A

  1. Novopolotsk is a small town situated in the south of the republic of Belarus.

  2. Novopolotsk was founded in 1958.

  3. Novopolotsk is known to be the biggest center of oil-refining industry and microbiology.

  4. Every fourth out of 100,000 inhabitants studies.

  5. It offers a narrow range of social, cultural and leisure facilities.

  6. In the centre of the town there is a central square – The Square of Builders.

  7. There are no fountains in our town.

  8. In the close proximity to the town there is an ancient city Polotsk.

Part B

  1. For the first time Polotsk was mentioned in the chronicles in 862.

  2. Crusaders tried to capture the town 12 times and they succeeded.

  3. But in the second half of the 13th century Polotsk turned to Rzecz Pospo1ita for help and lost its independence.

  4. After the Great October Revolution Polotsk was a provincial town.

  5. During the Great October Revolution Polotsk was destroyed completely.

  6. Nowadays Polotsk is an industrial and political centre of our Republic.

  7. Polotsk has 20 industrial enterprises, 16 schools, 3 technical colleges, 2 sports schools, musical and art schools, 54 libraries and a cadet corps where two faculties of Polotsk State University are situated.

  8. Francisk Skorina was the first to print books in Slavonic languages and to translate the Bible into Byelorussian.

17. Answer the questions after the text.

Part A

  1. Where is Novopolotsk situated?

  2. What is the population of the town?

  3. When was Novopolotsk founded?

  4. What are Novopolotsk’s industrial enterprises?

  5. What facilities does the town offer?

  6. There is the Square of Builders in the centre of the town, isn’t there?

  7. Are there a number of libraries, a local museum, an art gallery in Novopolotsk?

  8. What is the title of the feature film about Novopolotsk?

  9. What is there in the close proximity to Novopolotsk?

  10. Is Novopolotsk an easy town to live and study?

Part B

  1. Where is Polotsk situated?

  2. When was Polotsk founded?

  3. What is the population of the town?

  4. What places of interest can you name?

  5. Are there any industrial enterprises in Polotsk? What are they?

  6. Who tried to conquer Polotsk?

  7. What famous people of Polotsk do you know? What are the famous for?

  8. Are there any educational establishments in Polotsk?

18. Complete the sentences.

Part A

  1. Novopolotsk is a small town…

  2. Novopolotsk came into existence…

  3. There are four large industrial enterprises here:…

  4. It offers a wide range of social, cultural and leisure facilities such as…

  5. This is the venue…

  6. The town is quite modern with…

  7. Everybody jokes that…

  8. In the close proximity to the town…

  9. Polotsk is famous for…

  10. It is a student town and…

Part B

  1. A small town of Polotsk was founded by…

  2. For the first time Polotsk was mentioned in…

  3. There were many attempts to …

  4. In the second half of the 13th century Polotsk turned to…

  5. Polotsk was situated on the trade ways and...

  6. In 1563 Polotsk was conquered by…

  7. In 1579 Stephan Batoriy conquered Polotsk and it became…

  8. During the Great Patriotic War Polotsk was occupied by…

  9. Nowadays Polotsk is a tourist and…

  10. It has a lot of places of interest the most famous of which are…