Names of churches, cathedrals, musems, etc

the Assumption Cathedral /әs/\mp∫әn/– Успенский собор

the Archangel Cathedral / a:keindәl/ – Архангельский собор

the Annunciation Cathedral /әn/\nsiei∫n/– Благовещенский собор

the Cover Cathedral /k/\vә/– Покровский собор

the Cathedral of St.Bazil the Blessed /sntbæzil ðəblest/– собор Василия Блаженного

the Church of Cover on the Ditch /k/\və n ðәdit∫/– церковь Покрова-на-рву

the Church of St. George “past the hill”/sntd:d pa:st ðə hil/ – церковь Георгия-за-верхом

St. Trinity Cathedral /snt triniti/– Троицкий собор

the Church of Women Myrrh Bearers /wimin mә: bΣәrәz/– церковь Жен Мироносиц

the Church of John the Precursor /d:n ðә prikə:sə/– церковь Иоанна Предтечи

the Church of Nicolas the Miracle Worker /nikələs mirәkəl wə:kə/– церковь Николая Чудотворца

the Church of Lord’s Transfiguration /l:dz trænsfigju:rei∫n/– церковь Преображения Господня

the Cathedral of Kozma and Domian /kzmə ənd dmiən/– собор Козьмы и Домиана.

the Armoury Chamber /a:məri t∫æmbə/– Оружейная Палата

the Museum of Armoury – музей оружия

the Diamond Treasury /diəmənd treəri/– Алмазный Фонд

Faceted Palace /fæsitid/– Грановитая Палата

a Tsar-Bell /za: ‘bel/– Царь-колокол

a Tsar- Cannon /za: kænən/– Царь-пушка

Ivan the Great Bell Tower /aivən ðə greit bel tauə/– колокольня Ивана Великого

Lenin Mausoleum /msəliəm/- Мавзолей Ленина

the Eternal Flame /itə:nəl fleim/– Вечный огонь

the Local Lore Museum /lkəl l: mju:siəm/– краеведческий музей

the Art Museum – художественный музей

the Representation Church of Pafnuty-and-Borovsk monastery – подворье Боровско- Пафнутьевского монастыря

Lexical exercises

Exercise 1. Read the following words paying attention to unpronounced letters.

Tomb, exhibit, reign, picturesque

Exercise 2. Read the following words, define the way of their construction and group them according to the parts of speech (nouns, adjectives)

a birthplace, entrance, fortress, invention, settlement, graceful, uprising, truthful.

Exercise 3. Make up pairs of equivalents.

fate кладбище

a fair основывать

an exile храм

deed ссылка

a cemetery пейзаж

to fight подвиг

a temple конструкция

to survive живописный

scenery судьба

to found сражаться

a structure восстанавливать

to restore ярмарка

picturesque выживать

Exercise 4. Make up pairs of synonyms.

A dome, fight, a subsidiary, a settlement, an uprising, to build, to include, to make an impression, to save, splendid

A revolution, to impress, magnificent, to construct, a battle, village, to preserve, a cupola, a branch, to comprise

Exercise 5. Read the following sentences translating Russian words into English.

1. During the (царствование) of Ivan III the walls and (башни) were redbrick.

2. The clock that (отбивают) every quarter of an hour is on the Spassky Tower.

3. St.Bazil’s (собор) (был воздвигнут) by architects Postnik and Barma to (увековечить) Russia’s conquest of the Kazan Kingdom.

4. Kaluga (была построена) as a (крепость) in 1371.

5. There is his (могила) and a memorial there.

6. Kaluga was a (защитник) of Russian lands.

7. Kaluga was the centre of the (крестьянское восстание) (возглавляемое) by Ivan Bolotnikov.

8. In October 1812 French soldiers (были разгромлены) in the (битве) at Maloyaroslavets.

9. Kaluga region is the (место рождения) of many heroes.

10. Kaluga is the (колыбель) of cosmonautics.

11. The memorial complex (посвященный) to heroes is situated here.

12. (Мемориальный комплекс) is at the (въезд) of the city.

13. There are a lot of (церквей) in Kaluga.

14. This monument (производит впечатление) tourist.

15. This museum (выставляет) a lot of unique (экспонатов).

16. Citizens do their best to (сохранить) architectural (памятники).