Vocabulary:

sight = place of interest – достопримечательность desire = a great wish – сильное желание modern = contemporary – современный attractive – привлекательный remind – напомнить fortress – крепость educational – образовательный cultural – культурный scientific – научный factory = plant – фабрика, завод skill – мастерство to penetrate – проникнуть inner world – внутренний мир knitting – вязание sewing – шитье band – ансамбль cinemagoer –любитель кино

to rub shoulders – стоит плечом к плечу mutual – взаимный tolerance – терпимость respect – уважение swings – качели merry-go-rounds – карусели on … occasions – по случаям, поводам fountain – фонтан masterpiece – шедевр wedding day – свадьба to perform – ставить opportunity – возможность leisure time = free time = spare time – свободное время memory – память to commemorate – увековечить picturesque – живописный it’s the must - Необходимо. it’s up to us = it depends on us – это зависит от нас

• Answer the questions:

1. What are you going to tell us about your native city?

2. What have you known about the history of our city?

3. Is your city an industrial center of the East-Kazakhstan?

4. Is your city an educational center of the East-Kazakhstan?

5. Is your city a cultural center of the East-Kazakhstan?

6. What is the heart of your city? Why?

7. When was the Mosque built?

8. What do collections of the museums of your city tell us about?

9. Do you like to go to the Drama Theatre? Why?

10. What activities are there in the Central Palace of Culture?

11. Are you proud of people of your city? Why?

12. What places of rest can be advised to you for spending your leisure time?

13. Where is your city situated?

• Read the first part of the sentence in A and find the second part in B:

A	B
1. If you are a great cinemagoer … 2. If a birthday or a holiday is coming … 3. If you prefer to spend your leisure time in this way … 4. If you want to visit the most beautiful and attractive places of your city… 5. If you want to spend your free time merrily… 6. If you are interested in history or art….	1.…you may visit museums or the only Drama Theatre. 2. …swings, merry-go-rounds, American hills are for you. 3. …you may begin with the Common Grave or the Central Square. 4. …you are welcome to any restaurant of our city. 5.…you have the opportunity to drop in at the central market. 6. …many Cinemas are open before you.

• Read the beginning of the sentence and find its end in the text.

1. Its history goes back to the beginning of the 18th century…

2. Two centuries later it became…

3. In our city the Modern rubs shoulders with…

4. Swings, merry-go-rounds, American hills are…

5. It is a tradition with young Kazakh couples…

6. The collections of our museums…

7. Classic and modern plays are…

8. There is also the Palace of Youth or…

• Put in the missing words according to the text.

1. I am proud of people of our city because they … the memory of those who gave their lives during different periods of our history.

2. They … their names in the names of streets, squares and parks.

3. They try to … their best features of character such as kindness, truthfulness, bravery and love to our Motherland.

4. Our city is situated in a … place and I wish it were cleaner and safer and we can do a lot to come our wish true.

5. The Palace of Sports is situated on the … of the Ulba River.

6. The Palace is busy with … but in the evening different discos are for the youth.

• Choose the correct verb for each blank using the list of words below:

are immortalized, has been built, are organized, was built, are held, are shown, is decorated

1. Thus our town began with a fortress which on the right side of the Irtysh River.

2. All big concerts of bands, meetings devoted to different great events … in the Central Square of our city which … with a beautiful fountain and the figures of zodiac around it.

3. The Kazakh Mosque … recently.

4. All sport competition and big concerts … in the Palace of Sports.

5. There is also the Palace of Youth where different circles and studious such as photography drawing, sewing, knitting, folk, and sport dancing, pop and rock bands …

6. Their names … in the names of streets, squares and parks.

• Choose the correct item.

1. I can’t help … some words about its position.

a) tell

b) describing

c) telling

2. Classic and modern plays are … there with great skill and success.

a) performs

b) performed

c) perform

3. It is tradition with young Kazakh couples … there when they have a wedding day

a) came

b) come

c) to come

4. It … built more than 30 years ago.

a) was

b) is

c) are

• Find the English equivalent to each introductory and connection phrase and read the sentences from the text:

1. To begin with … 2. It goes without any saying … 3. Thus … 4. As for the history of our city 5. Keeping to the sightseeing … 6. It is interesting to note that … 7. I can’t help telling you … 8. I have forgotten to tell you … 9. There is no doubt …

a. Что касается достопримечательно­стей … b. Нет сомнения … c. Я забыла сказать вам … d. Не могу не сказать … e. Интересно заметить что … f. Что касается истории города … g. Прежде всего … h. Само собой разумеется … i. Таким образом …

• Express the same idea in another way:

1. Then, it goes without any saying, I would like to describe you some places of interest of our city.

2. If a holiday or a birthday a re coming you have the opportunity to visit various kinds of shops.

3. As for the history of our city I should remind you that it comes back to the beginning of the 18th century when Peter the Great sent the expedition to our future city.

4. You are welcome to any of them if you want to spend your spare (free) time in this way.

5. The Kazakh Mosque has been built lately.

6. If you are interested in history and art you have the opportunity to visit our museums or the only Drama Theatre.

7. It is a tradition with young Kazakh pairs to come there when they have a wedding day.

8. It is our duty.

9. It depends on us.

• Express your opinion on different statements:

1. All places of interest have been mentioned in the text.

2. There is no information about the heart of our city.

3. According to the text we are well-informed of our local government.

4. There is much information about educational life of people of our city.

5. It is clear from the text that the local government takes care of the health of people of our city.

6. Many sentences are given in the text to prove us the fact that people are very active to make our city cleaner, healthier and safer.

• Translate from Russian into English:

1. Я бы хотела описать несколько достопримечательностей нашего города.

2. Мне бы следовало напомнить вам, что она возвращается к началу 18 века, когда Петр Первый послал экспедицию в наш будущий город.

3. Мне бы следовало подчеркнуть, что мой друг и я живем в одном и том же городе.

4. Я бы хотела, чтобы наш город был чище и безопаснее.

5. Интересно отметить, что в нашем городе современное соприкасается плечом к плечу со старым, настоящее с прошлым, великое и малое живут рядом во взаимной терпимости и уважении.