Beijing is a great city in Asia

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. Part of its borders is formed by the Great Wall of China, a huge wall which stretches along the mountains. Although it is only the second largest city in China, it has a population of over 10 millions people and is still growing.

In 1421 Beijing became the imperial capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and it was during this time that the spacious walled city is built. Like many ancient cities, the walls and streets were based on the points of the compass. Within the walls was the imperial City and within that the Forbidden City, where ordinary people were not allowed to enter. Beijing has reminded the capital of china since then.

Among the many historical and cultural landmarks in Beijing is Tienanmen Square, is one of the largest public squares in the world.it is used for political rallies and military parades. On the west side of the square is The Great Hall of the people, where the national People’s Congress meets.to the south is the massive Memorial Hall of the chairman Mao, which was built to hold the remains of the founder of Communist China, Mao Tse Tung.

Today, Beijing’s broad, straight streets are crowded with people, bicycles and streets. Very few people own a car. Industries include textiles, petrochemicals, steel and engineering; it is also a city of great cultural importance. There are more than fifty institutes of higher education, including Beijing and Qinghua University. It has a famous opera, a ballet and some outstanding museums. With its modern international airport, it is not surprising that Beijing has become a popular tourist destination.

Exercise 6. Read the text and write suitable heading to each paragraph.

GRAMMAR COMMENT

Other forms of comparison [5, p.90].

Other forms of comparison 1 Compared to/with, e.g: Compared to/with New York, London restaurants are quite cheap. 2 The same as, e.g: Your camera is the same as mine/John’s. 3 Different from, e.g.: Your camera is different from mine/hers. 4 Whereas, e.g: We often eat out during the week, whereas at the weekend we usually stay at home. 5 Compared with/to Compared with London, Oslo is very expensive. 6 More/less + adjectival phrase (than) You are more likely to get a job in London than in Oslo. She is less interested in learning to drive than I thought she would be.

Сhoose the correct words in italics to complete each sentence.

1. The beach is much less/least crowded today than last week.

2. He is very/much younger than he looks.

3. She’s quite a lively person compared with/than the rest of her family.

4. ‘Police Academy II’ wasn’t as funny so/as ‘Police Academy I’.

5. I’d like another shirt exactly the same color as/than this one.

6. The economic situation is too bad/much worse than we expected.

7. His operation was far more serious that/than we thought.

Exercise 7. Write missing words.

– New York is very big. It’s a seaport. There are very ----- buildings here, which are called skyscrapers. Many ----- make money in this city. \ –– In 2012 London became the first city to host the modern Summer ---- . It has a diverse range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and more than 300 ----- are spoken within its boundaries. – Moscow is the heart of performing -----, including ballet and film. There are ninety-three theaters, 132 cinemas and twenty-four concert-halls in this -----.  – Beijing’s primary airport is about 20 ----- northeast of the city center. It is currently the second ----- airport in the world and the busiest in -----.  – Many national ----- are edited in London. This city is a major retail center and in 2010 had the ----- non-food retail sales of any city in the world, with a total spend of around £64.2 billion.

Exercise 8. Choose 2 great cities (Beijing, Moscow, New York and London) and compare them. Write 4 sentences using other forms of comparison: Compared to/with// The same as//Different from//Whereas// Compared with/to //More/less + adjectival phrase (than)

1.Choose the right variant: The King Arthur of the legend is very well-known ______nobody knows the real Arthur.

1. both

2. whereas

3. same

4. due to

2.Choose the right variant: Every novel she writes is different _____ the last.

1. as

2. from

3. than

4. to

3. Choose the right variant: Susan is better-looking than Ada; however, Liz is ..... one.

1. better-looking

2. the best-looking

3. good-looking

4. the better

4.Choose the right variant: She is so conscientious.

1. She is lazy.

2. She always does her best in everything.

3. She is so immature.

4. She behaves like a child.