40. Work with your partner. Match synonyms

junction, adjoining, rich, somber, landmarks, scatter, side, carefully, confluence, building, darksome, opulent, edifice, meticulously, sights, diffuse, cutting edge

Reading

41. Scan the text and express its general idea. Architecture of Omsk

The centrepiece of the city is an ensemble of buildings along Lyubinsky prospekt (Lenin Street). This is the former Gostiny Dvor, flanked by two chapels. Close at hand are a bourse and a Drama theatre. Both buildings are dated from late 1800s – early 1900s. Side streets are lined with stately mansions of former insurance companies, trusts and banks from the same period. Hidden closer to the river confluence are the few surviving somber buildings of the 18th-century fortress. The largest and most opulent church in the city is the Dormition Cathedral, a five-domed edifice in the Russian Revival style. It was consecrated in 1896 but blown up by the Soviets. Fortunately, it was meticulously restored in the early 2000s.

Another area of interest is Nikolsky prospekt (Krasnykh Zor Street), where a line of merchants' wooden houses still stands. The street leads to theNeoclassical cathedral of St. Nicholas. It was commissioned by the Cossacks. It was designed by Vasily Stasov and consecrated in 1840. It contains various relics of the Siberian Cossacks. Various other landmarks are scattered throughout the city.

The major museums in Omsk are the Omsk Vrubel Art Gallery and the State Historical Museum, located in the former bourse building and the governor-general's mansion, respectively.

Among the attractions of city - more than several dozen churches, monuments, including the style of "l’art nouveau", historic sites, and sculptures devoted to famous people, and lots of other interesting places.

One more thing that could easily be referred both to architecture and transportation is a subway system. It was proposed in the late 1980s, but postponed for lack of funds. Currently it is under construction, with the Metro bridge over the Irtysh river. The bridge is already opened for cars (upper level), but the metro (lower level) is still under construction. As a first step one short line will connect the districts in the northwest with the city centre. The first line of the metro is scheduled to be finished in 2010 and generally our subway system is going to be the cutting edge.

42. Answer the questions.

1. What is considered to be the centrepiece of the city?

2. Where is Drama theatre located?

3. Where are the surviving somber buildings of the 18th-century fortress situated?

4. What is the most opulent church in the city?

5. Who initiated the idea of construction of St. Nicholas cathedral?

6. What are the major museums in Omsk?

7. Is Omsk Metro going to be the best one in our country?

Speech practice

43. Choose any attraction of the city, find out photos and tell the class about it.

44. Work with your desk-mate.

Partner 1 Partner 2

45. Make a Power Point presentation of the topic “Omsk”.

Check list to module 6

1. Where is Omsk situated?

2. What makes Omsk an important air gateway to Siberia and the Far East?

3. What was the wooden fort of Omsk erected for?

4. Why do you think Omsk became an administrative centre of Western Siberia in the

19^th century?

5. Who headed the “Provisional Government of Russia”?

6. When was Omsk proclaimed as the Capital of Russia?

7. What year was the control taken by the “red” forces?

8. What is considered to be the centrepiece of the city?

9. Where are the surviving somber buildings of the 18th-century fortress situated?

10. What is the most opulent church in the city?

11. What are the major museums in Omsk?

12. Is Omsk Metro going to be the best one in our country?

Module VII

Jobs and occupations

Vocabulary Training

1. Read and remember the following words and word combinations.

A.

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occupation, n profession, n trade, n job, n position, n post, n work, n labour, n business, n employ (for), v apply for, v make an application make an appointment advertise for, v employee, n employment, n	unemployed, a employer, n be (un)employed line, n career, n promotion, n curriculum vitae (CV) vacancy, n accept, v take up, v What are you by profession (by trade)? What post do you hold? What business are you in? What's your line?

B.

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at a factory / plant at a firm / company at a farm at a workshop at a high school at the police in an office	in a shop in a bank in an assembling department in a hospital at a travel agency -Where do you work? - I work at a candy factory. / I work for Philips.

C.

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work shift-work be on flexi-time work irregular / long hours give up work be on / take maternity leave be on / take sick leave take early retirement turn down, v reject, v give up, v	leave, v (job, position) work half /part / full time work nine-to-five be fired be dismissed be out of work get the sack be made redundant dismiss from, v retire, v

D.

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salary, n wages, n fee, n payment, n income, n	profit, n earn money make / do money What's your family income? How much do you earn (make)?