5. Use the words given bellow instead of those given in italics:

a) I’d like to draw your attention to this house.

Palace, monument, bridge, cathedral, building, sculpture, fountain

b) Our city is famous for its numerous monuments.

Beautiful parks, architectural ensembles, historical places, medieval churches, straight and wide streets

c) This magnificent palace was built in 1780.

Castle, tower, bridge, wall, canal, road, port; in the XVIIth century, under Catherine II, by order of N., after the design of K.

d) The foundation of the town dates back to the times of Ivan the Terrible.

Castle, tower, cathedral, road, bridge, canal; the 2^nd century B.C., the 14^th century A.D., the times of Suvorov, the times of Roman Empire.

6. Complete the following sentences giving some information about them:

• To get a better idea of the city one should make a tour of …

• The picture gallery with the richest collection of works by Old masters is …

• Public meetings in Trafalgar Square in London are often held at the foot of …

• The botanical gardens are …

• Among London’s most ancient historical monuments dating from the times of the Norman kings one should mention …

7. Make up a story about your town. Use the following scheme:

The foundation of our town dates back to the _________ century. It was a small provincial town with no industry, no theatres, no higher educational establishments. It was built mainly with one- or two-storey wooden houses. _______ .

Our town is rich in historical traditions. ___________ .

Today our town is one of the most important industrial, scientific and cultural centres in ________ . Its population is more than ________. It is famous for its large modern factories, numerous institutes and colleges, places of interest and memorials most of which ___________ .

We are nor passing the famous _________ known in many countries of the world _______ .

I’d like to draw your attention to this ___________.

We are now in one of the new housing developments of the town. You can see a number of modern blocks of flats. __________ .

8. Read and dramatize the dialogues: Sightseeing in London

T. What are you going to do this week?

J. Well, we don’t really know.

T. What not visit Kew Gardens?

H. Well… we’ve been there. We’ve done a lot of sightseeing since we came here.

J. Yes, we have seen all the usual things like the Tower of London, the Houses of Parliament and the British Museum.

T. Have you been to the National Gallery?

H. Oh, yes. We’ve been paying regular visits there for the last fortnight. You know how keen John is on painting. We have heard some good lectures there too.

T. Have you visited Westminster Abbey?

J. Yes, we vent there a week ago. But I have not seen St. Paul’s Cathedral since I was here last time.

H. I have! I have been there two times.

J. But I really ought to think about the business side of my visit now. I have not been to a motor-car factory yet. I expect things have changed over the past five years.

T. I am sure they have. Yes, there have been some very big developments sine you were here last. Tell me – would you like to go and see the factory at Reading?

J. Yes, I would.

T. They have a very big modern factory, and I happen to know the Personnel Manager there.

J. Thank you. I’d be very grateful to you.