Our city

Modern Voronezh is a large industrial centre with a lot of plants and enterprises producing aircrafts, earth-moving machines, car tyres, aluminium construction parts, presses, lathes, engines, steel bridges, mineral processing equipment, etc. Many industries are developing now: machinery construction, chemical industry, food industry. The city gave birth to the first supersonic passenger airplane.

Voronezh is a city of science. A lot of research institutions, a university, many higher educational establishments training specialist for numerous branches of industry, for agriculture, science, culture and art are situated here. In 1864 the first Voronezh public library was opened.

Voronezh first university (Agricultural) was founded in 1913. Voronezh State University was established in 1918 on the base of Estonian University. Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering was founded in 1930. Today the University is an important educational centre.

The city has rich cultural traditions. The oldest theater is Drama Theatre which lifted its curtain in 1802; it was named after our famous poet A.Koltsov. The outstanding talents such as M. Shchepkin, P. Mochalov, A. Ostuzhev, M.Yermolova and V.Komissarzhevskaya played on its stage.

The world of art and music is also represented by the Opera House, the Young People’s Theatre, the Chamber Theater (the youngest theater in Voronezh). The most beautiful theater building in modern Voronezh is Puppet Theatre “Shoot”, which was built in 1984. In the Philharmonic Society such famous musicians as Shostakovich, Dunaevsky, Prokofiev and the Russian Folk Choir performed. The grandfather and the father of a great musician M. Rostropovich lived in Voronezh.

The oldest museum is Regional Museum of Local Lore founded in 1894. Voronezh has Kramskoy Fine Arts Museum situated in the old building exhibits the works of Ayvasovsky, Brulov, Savrasov, Shishkin, Repin, Kramskoy, etc. In 1984 I. Nikitin Museum was founded. On the embankment there is Durov Museum. A most prominent circus actor spent his last 15 years in Voronezh.

Our city’s history is connected with names of many famous poets and writers who were either born or spent a part of their lives here. Voronezh is the motherland of great Russian poets and writers: A. Koltsov, I. Nikitin, S. Marshak, Troepolsky. One of the first memorials in Voronezh was Koltsov memorial. Nobel Prize laureate I.Bunin was born in our city. Osip Mandelshtam was exiled to Voronezh and lived here. Andrey Platonov was born and lived in Voronezh.

The inspired poetry of O. Mandelshtam, the paintings of I. Kramskoi, the folk tales collected by A. Afanasyev, the folk songs picked up by M. Pyatnitsky are treasures of the Voronezh land and the whole country.

The city honours its past and is full of vitality and creative efforts.

ЗАДАНИЕ 7. Пользуясь текстом, дайте английский перевод данным словам и словосочетаниям:

высшие учебные заведения готовящие специалистов подняли занавес вдохновенная поэзия народные песни, собранные помнит свое прошлое творческие усилия

higher educational establishments training specialists lifted its curtain the inspired poetry the folk songs picked up honours its past creative efforts

ЗАДАНИЕ 8. Подтвердите словами из текста, что:

1. Воронеж – город науки.

(Voronezh is a city of science. A lot of research institutions, a university, and many higher educational establishments are situated here.)

2. Город богат культурными традициями.

(The city has rich cultural traditions. The world of art and music is represented by the Drama Theatre, the Opera House, the Young People’s Theatre, the Chamber Theater, the Russian Folk Choir, the Philharmonic Society, and the Circus).

3. Поэзия великих поэтов, писателей является богатством Воронежской земли.

(The paintings of I. Kramskoi, the poetry of O. Mandelshtam, the folk tales collected by A. Afanasyev, the folk songs picked up by M. Pyatnitsky are treasures of the Voronezh land).

ЗАДАНИЕ 9. Используя образец и слова, данные справа (за чертой), скажите, чем знаменит Воронеж.

Образец: Our city is famous for its people.

Voronezh is famous for its

monuments museums places of interest parks straight and wide streets

ЗАДАНИЕ 10. Давайте продолжим учиться общаться.

Что говорят при прощании - When parting we say

Good-bye Bye-bye See you Good – bye until tomorrow Till next time Good luck to you I wish you success Enjoy yourself Unfortunately, it’s time to say good-bye Have a good journey All the best

до свидания пока увидимся до завтра до скорой встречи желаю удачи желаю успеха желаю хорошо провести время к сожалению, нам пора прощаться счастливого пути всего наилучшего