Vocabulary File.

Ex. 1 Listen, look, repeat.

1. solid – крепкий, солидный

2. graceful – грациозный, изящный

3. all-in-all – в целом, в общем

4. a suspended bridge - подвесной мост

5. a Ferris wheel – Колесо обозрения

6. outskirts - окраины

7. marvelous – восхитительный, изумительный

8. a path – тропа, тропинка

Ex. 2 Read the sentences with the new words.

1. solid – крепкий, солидный

2. graceful – грациозный, изящный

Some Moscow bridges are massive and solid, the others are light and graceful.

3. all-in-all – в целом, в общем

All-in-all there are 152 bridges in Moscow.

4. a suspended bridge – подвесной мост

The Crimean bridge is a suspended one.

5. a Ferris wheel – Колесо обозрения

There’s a large Ferris wheel in Gorky Park.

6. outskirts – окраины

This park is located on the outskirts of Moscow.

7. marvelous – восхитительный, изумительный

It is a marvelous place to visit on a warm summer day.

8. a path – тропа, тропинка

You may walk along its quiet paths.

During our excursion you have already seen a lot of bridges over the Moskva-river. All-in-all there are 152 bridges in Moscow. Some of them are massive and solid, the others are light and graceful. On our way you can see the Crimean bridge. It is a  suspended bridge, which was built in the middle of the 19th century.

Moscow is rather a green city with more than a hundred parks and gardens around its centre. The larger ones are known as 'recreation parks' and have everything from outdoor dance halls to Ferris wheels. There are also a number of 'forest parks'. These are located on the outskirts of Moscow, among them: lzmailovo, Sokolniki, Serebryany Bor, Tsaritsyno and many others.

On your left-hand side оn the opposite bank of the river you can see the largest park in the centre of Moscow, which is Gorky Park. It is a marvelous place to visit on a warm summer day, where you may walk along its quiet paths or go boating.

A large section of the park is known as Neskuchny Sad (Not Dull Garden).

Ex.3 Make up word combinations matching the words according to the text.

Use them in your own sentences.

1. suspended 2. Ferris 3. quiet 4. marvelous 5. recreation 6. go 7. outdoor

a) wheel b) dance hall c) bridge d) path e) place f) park g) boating

Ex.4 Translate the text about Neskuchny Sad (Not Dull Garden) into English.

Use a dictionary if necessary.

В чудесный летний день обязательно прогуляйтесь по Нескучному Саду –

восхитительному уголку живой природы в современном мегаполисе (megalopolis). Нескучный Сад – довольно малолюден. Здесь вы можете пройтись по тихим тропинкам, послушать пение птиц, полюбоваться на красивый дворец и разнообразные парковые павильоны, фонтаны, мостики и гроты, а также покататься на лодке. И хотя здесь нет аттракционов и колеса обозрения, в Нескучном Саду вам будет нескучно.

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