Vocabulary File.

Ex. 1 Listen, look, repeat.

1. comparatively – сравнительно

2. scheme I ski:m I – план, схема

3. city authorities – городские власти

4. to solve a problem – решить проблему

5. a sitting capacity – вместимость

6. to host – принимать гостей

7. to take (took, taken) place – происходить, случаться

8. a skating-rink – каток

9. track-and-field - легкая атлетика

10. solemn – торжественный

11. afar – издалека

12. to determine – определить

13. post-war image – послевоенный облик

Ex. 2 Read the sentences with the new words.

1. comparatively – сравнительно

Luzhniki is a comparatively new part of Moscow.

2. scheme – план, схема

Moscow was built according to a radial-ring scheme.

3. city authorities – городские власти

4. to solve a problem – решить проблему

The city authorities are trying to solve the major problem of Moscow – too busy

traffic.

5. a sitting capacity – вместимость

The sitting capacity of all the structures of the “Luzhniki” sport complex is 115

thousand visitors.

6. to host – принимать гостей

Moscow and some other Russian cities will host the Football Cup Final in 2018.

7. a skating-rink – каток

This skating-rink is open from December till March.

8. track-and-field – легкая атлетика

9. to take (took, taken) place – происходить, случаться

All track-and-field competitions took place in this stadium.

10. solemn – торжественный

The opening and the closing ceremonies were the most solemn events of the

Olympic Games.

11. afar – издалека

These sky-scrapers can be seen from afar.

12. to determine – определить

13. post-war image – послевоенный облик

They have determined largely the post-war image of Moscow.

Now we are in the South-West of our city. It is a comparatively new part of Moscow. The first building site was laid here in 1952. More than half the area is under parks, gardens, boulevards and alleys. The area is called Luzhniki.

We are entering a new highway which is called the Third Transport Ring. Here it is necessary to say a few words about the scheme of Moscow. Historically, Moscow was built according to a radial-ring scheme. The Third Transport Ring is one of the five transport rings of Moscow and the newest one. A lot of other new roads have been built in Moscow recently. Thus the city authorities are trying to solve the major problem of Moscow – too busy traffic.

Now we are turning right and driving along the Metro-bridge from which you can see Moscow's main sport complex, located on the bank of the Moskva-river. The sitting capacity of all the structures of the “Luzhniki” sport complex is 115 thousand visitors. The territory is more than 153 hectares. The main building is the Big Arena – the stadium which is under reconstruction at the moment. The reconstruction will have been completed by 2018, when Moscow and some other Russian cities will host the Football World Cup Final. The opening, closing ceremonies and the opening and final matches will take place in this stadium. There is also a Small Sport Arena, a Sport Palace, a swimming-pool, a skating-rink, several football grounds, tennis-courts, track-and­-field areas etc. It is also necessary to mention that all solemn events of the 22^nd Olympic Games of 1980 took place in the “Luzhniki” sport complex. It was Moscow that for the first time in the history of the Games arranged colourful opening and closing shows of the 22^nd Olympics.

We’re driving into one of the highest areas of the city called the Sparrow Hills. In the

distance you can see the spire of the main building of the State Moscow University on the Sparrow Hills. There are 7 sky-scrapers of this type in Moscow. They are located in the most important points of the city and can be seen from afar. They were built by a special decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of 1947 and have largely determined the post-war image of Moscow.

Ex.3 Put your own questions to the text and answer them.

Ex.4 Use the verbs given in brackets in the necessary tense form – Active or Passive.

1. The first building in this area ................... (to lay) in 1952.

2. The “Luzhniki” sports complex ...................... (to locate ) on the bank of the Moskva-

river.

3. The Big Arena ................................. (to reconstruct) at the moment.

4. The reconstruction ...................................... (to complete) by 2018.

5. In 2018 Moscow and some other Russia cities ................... (to host) the World Cup

Final.

6. All solemn events of the 22^nd Olympic Games ................. (to take) place in this stadium.

7. All solemn events of the 22^nd Olympic Games ..................... (to hold) in this stadium.

8. The seven sky-scrapers .............................. (to determine) largely the post-war image

of Moscow.

9. A lot of new roads .............................. (to build) in Moscow recently.

10.The city authorities ...................... (to try) to solve the major problem of Moscow –

too busy traffic.

Ex.5 Make up word combinations matching the words according to the text.

Use them in your own sentences.

1.solemn 2.opening 3.skating 4.sitting 5.track-and-field 6.football 7.radial-ring

a) grounds b) capacity c) ceremony d) area e) events f) scheme g) rink

Ex.6 Translate the text about the “Luzhniki” sport complex into English.

Use a dictionary if necessary.

Спортивный комплекс «Лужники» - один из крупнейших спортивных комплексов России и Мира. Территория «Лужников» занимает более 153 гектаров. С момента открытия в 1956 году, комплекс стал главной площадкой столицы для проведения соревнований, а также зоной отдыха и развлечений для тысяч москвичей и гостей столицы. Единый ансамбль «Лужников» объединяет 80 сооружений, главное из которых – Большая Спортивная Арена. На территории «Лужников» также расположены Малая Спортивная Арена, Дворец Спорта, плавательный бассейн, каток, несколько футбольных площадок и теннисных кортов, легкоатлетические арены.

Ежедневно от 5000 до 10000 людей занимаются спортом в секциях и на открытом воздухе. Комплекс «Лужники» - это центр массового и любительского спорта, одно из популярнейших мест активного отдыха в Москве.

Спортивный комплекс «Лужники» был одним из шести олимпийских зон Москвы во время XXII Олимпийских Игр в 1980 году. Именно на Большой Спортивной Арене «Лужников» впервые в истории Игр состоялись красочные шоу церемоний открытия и закрытия.

Ex.7 Make the sentences more emphatic using the construction “It is (was) ........

who (that)”.

Model: Moscow for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games arranged

colourful opening and closing shows of the 22^nd Olympics.

It was Moscow that for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games

arranged colourful opening and closing shows of the 22^nd Olympics.

1. Emperor Nicolas the First chose himself the new place for Christ the Saviour

Cathedral. 2. Joseph Stalin ordered to blow up the Cathedral. 3. Boris Godunov was

elected the Tsar of Russia in the Novodevichy Convent. 4. The Novodevichy Convent

resumed its activity in 1994. 5. You can get acquainted with the Russian art at the Treyiakov Art Gallery. 6. Moscow hosted the 22^nd Olympic Games in 1980.

Unit 18. The State Moscow University on the Sparrow Hills.