Belozersky Palace, facing each other across the Fontanka River. The bridge over the Fontanka is famous for Klodt’ s sculptural groups of a man taming a horse.

There are many theatres in St. Petersburg, such as the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet House, the Maly Opera and Ballet House, the Alexandrinsky Theatre, the Tovstonogov Drama Theatre, the Akimov Comedy Theatre, the Musical Comedy and many others.

St. Petersburg is also famous for the beautiful Neva and its embankments and bridges. The city is especially beautiful during the White Nights in summer.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions:

1.When was St. Petersburg founded?Who is the founder of St. Petersburg?

2.What did St. Petersburg begin with? Which is the first church built in the

town?

3.When was St. Petersburg the capital of Russia?

4.What is worth seeing in St. Petersburg?

5.What is the historical center of St. Petersburg?

6.What is the main street of St. Petersburg?

7.What can you see if you walk along the Nevsky Prospect?

8.What monument stands in front of the Alexandrinsky Theatre?

9.What is the bridge over the Fontanka famous for?

10.In what season is St. Petersburg especially beautiful?

Text № 4. MY FUTURE OCCUPATION

I study at the Higher School of Technology and Power engineering of Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design. I am a full-time second-year student of the Institute of Power Engineering and Automation.

Our Institute trains qualified engineers capable of operating the most complicated up-to-date technological processes, who are highly competent in applying modern kinds of equipment in the most efficient manner.My future specialization is Heat Power Engineering.

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Our industry and economy are greatly connected with the power engineering. It is impossible to imagine modern life without heat and electricity. Thermal power stations and municipal and industrial boiler houses play an important role in energy system of our country. At present great attention is paid to combined generation of heat and electricity at heat and power plants and to centralized heat supply. A qualified specialist should assure that the technological processes and operation of modern equipment along with the cost of heat energy and electricity to be produced suit market requirements. From this point of view the profession of a heat-power engineer is extremely necessary and important and a specialist in this field should be a real professional.

After graduation I am going to work according to my education. I think that my future work is not easy, but absolutely necessary for our national economy.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions:

1.What department do you study at? 2.What is your future specialization?

3.Where do the graduates of your department work?

4. Why is our industry and economy connected with power engineering?

5.At present great attention is paid to combined generation of heat and electricity at heat and power plants and to centralized heat supply, isn’it?

6.Why isn’t impossible to imagine our life without heat and electricity?

7.Why do you think that a heat-power enginer is an extremely necessary and

important specialist?

8.Do modern enterprises (предприятия) play an important role in the energy

system?

9.Are you going to work as a heat-power engineer?

10.Do you like your future occupation?

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