Twin City Movement

The movement came into being at the end of 1942 when the residents and defenders of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) received a telegram from the authorities of Coventry, an English city badly damaged by the Nazi Air Forces. In their telegram people of Coventry expressed their admiration for our soldiers’ courage and proposed their friendship.

Nowadays there are more than 1 000 twin cities in Europe and Asia, Africa, North and South America. In April 1957 the representatives of twinned cities founded the World United Towns Federation and decided to celebrate the last Sunday of April as the World Day of Twin Cities.

The Federation calls for peace consolidation, peaceful coexistence and fraternal mutual assistance. It helps to expand exchanges in cultural, educational, informational and economic spheres (fields) as well as in trade, sports and tourism. The WUTF also sponsors various congresses and conferences of Twin cities, organizes youth rallies. The Federation activities are directed by its Executive Council located in Paris, France.

Twinned cities maintain broad international links (ties) promoting friendly relations, cooperation and mutual assistance between various nations, their better understanding, ensuring peace and progress on the Earth.

At present more than 200 cities and towns of our state have united cities in different parts of the Globe. Rostov-on-Don is a member of the WUTF too. It has 8 twin cities in various countries: Glasgow ^_ in Great Britain, Le Mann ^_ in France, Pleven ^_ in Bulgaria, Mobile ^_ in the United States of America, Dortmund and Gera ^_ in Germany, Volos ^_ in Greece and Kayani ^_ in Finland. The representatives of twin cities like visiting Rostov-on-Don. They appreciate Rostovites as loyal friends and reliable partners.

Задание 2. Найдите в тексте и выпишите английские эквиваленты следующих речевых отрезков.

1) выражали восхищение; 2) жители и защитники; 3) движение появилось; 4) представители породненных городов; 5) призывать к мирному сосуществованию; 6) расширять обмен; 7) братская взаимопомощь; 8) исполнительный совет; 9) решили праздновать; 10) сильно разрушен; 11) поддерживать широкие связи; 12) деятельность федерации; 13) съезды

молодежи 14) обеспечивать; 15) дружеские отношения; 16) надежные партнеры; 17) верные друзья; 18) мир и прогресс на Земле.