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2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.

sur´rounded

pro´ducing

edu´cation

ap´pear

aca´demic

archi´tecture

3. Read the text and answer the following questions.

1) Where is Tomsk situated?

2) What’s the population of Tomsk?

3) Why is Tomsk considered to be a student’s town?

4) How many higher educational institutions are there in Tomsk?

5) Which are the oldest universities in Tomsk?

6) Is Tomsk an industrial center? Why?

7) What is Tomsk famous for?

My home town

My home town is Tomsk. Tomsk is an old Siberian town. It was founded in 1604 and now its population is over 500 thousand. It is situated on the bank of the river Tom in West Siberia. It is surrounded by fine pine, birch, cedar and fir forest trees.

In old times Tomsk was just like any other small Siberian town – wooden houses, narrow streets, no parks and gardens. In 1888 Tomsk University, the first in Siberia, was opened and Tomsk became a centre of education and culture of Siberia. Tomsk is often called a student’s town. And it is really right. There are now six higher educational universities in Tomsk. There are also about 30 technical colleges. So every sixth person in Tomsk is a student. The Tomsk Polytechnic University is one of the oldest and largest higher educational institutions in our country. It was founded in 1896 and trains more than 16 thousand students.

Tomsk is a big scientific and cultural centre. The oldest in Siberia State University, the Polytechnic and Medical Universities have become the basis for the development of academic science in Tomsk and in 1979 the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences was founded. There are many research institutes in Tomsk. Many Tomsk scientists are well-known all over the world.

Tomsk is an industrial centre too. The first industrial enterprise was founded in Tomsk in 1920. During the Great Patriotic War many big industrial enterprises were evacuated to Tomsk and they gave rise to the development of industry in the region. There are many plants and factories in Tomsk now. The leading industries are electrical and mechanical engineering, metal-working, food-producing industries and others. Due to the discovery of oil and gas deposits, the chemical industry began to develop in Tomsk.

There are a lot of beautiful places in Tomsk. Tomsk is famous for its wooden architecture. You can see wonderful buildings decorated with traditional Russian woodwork, so called wooden laces.

4. Read the text “my home town” again and decide if the following statements are true (t) or false (f).

Statement

True

False

  1. Tomsk University was opened in 1887.

  1. Tomsk has a reputation of the place of exile.

  1. There are two higher educational institutions in Tomsk.

  1. The town is a cultural centre.

  1. Tomsk is famous for its oil and gas deposits.

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