Text and vocabulary exercises

19. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:

главный; древняя крепость; исполнительная власть; быть впервые упомянутым; перенести столицу; объединять особенности; восточная, азиатская культура; наиболее впечатляющее место; образовательные учреждения; ведущий.

20. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:

1. Moscow, the capital of Russia, is a major political, economic, cultural and scientific centre of Russia.

2. The year of foundation of Moscow is 1212.

3. Moscow is on the River Moskva in the eastern part of Russia.

4. Nowadays Moscow is a unique city, and its architecture has features of only Slavonic culture.

5. The Kremlin is a very spectacular place of sightseeing in Moscow.

6. The residence of the Russian President and of the executive branch of the Government of Russia is the Savior Tower.

21. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions to the text using words and word combinations below:

Yuri Dolgorukiy;

the symbol of Russia;

the river Moskva;

the symbol of the Kremlin;

the population of Moscow;

residence of the Russian President

historical buildings, museums

22. Translate into English:

1. Территория нашей страны очень велика и у нее многовековая, сложная история.

2. Столица России – Москва. Это – большой город с красивой старинной и современной архитектурой.

3. Год основания Москвы – 1147, а Волгограда, согласно данным историков – 1589.

4. Архитектура Волгограда сочетает в себе черты и современной и довоенной архитектуры. В некоторых местах, например, в Красноармейском и Ворошиловском районах, она обладает чертами дореволюционной архитектуры.

5. Какая башня является символом Кремля? – Это – знаменитая Спасская башня.

6. Музей Изобразительных Искусств имени А.С. Пушкина в Москве – очень красивое и известное место.

23. Before listening to the dialogue “Where’s my luggage” find Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations:

to land; approximately; flight attendant; to hand out; to borrow; bumpy; to catch a flight; to fill out; cart; skycap; change; to have a change for; currency exchange; stuff; carousel; to be embarrassed.

24. Listen to the dialogue “Where’s my luggage?”

25. Correct the false statements according to the dialogue:

1. The plane will be landing in 15 minutes exactly.

2. The current temperature at J.F.K. is 37 degrees.

3. Flight attendants will be handing out customs declaration forms and 2-93 forms.

4. The passengers should complete all these forms after landing.

5. Herman is from New York.

6. This is the first trip to the States for Gloria.

7. The carts were on the other side of the hall under the sign that said “Arrivals”.

8. The carts are free.

9. Gloria’s suitcases are filled with leather bags and clothes for the trade show in St. Louis.

10. Gloria was standing at the right carousel for flight 351.