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1.25. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. What city is the capital of Great Britain?

2. Is London the largest city in the world now?

3. What is London famous for?

4. What environmental problems does London have?

5. What is the best thing about London?

1.26. Прочитайте и поймите основное содержание текста. Подберите соответствующие заголовки для каждой части:

a) City problems

b) Places of interest

c) History

d) Location, size, population

Novosibirsk is the City I Study in

Novosibirsk is a big city. It’s territory is 491 km2. It’s Russia’s third largest city by area. With the population of nearly 1,500,000 people it’s the largest in Siberia and the 4th largest in Russia.

The city is located in Western Siberia, 18 hundred miles east of Moscow. It is located alongside the river Ob. Novosibirsk is divided into ten administrative districts, 2 of which are situated on the left and 8 – on the right bank of the Ob.

The history of the city is not very long. It is a little more than 100 years old. In 2007 Novosibirsk celebrated the 114th anniversary of its foundation (1893). At first it was a little settlement on the bank of the river Ob that was called Alexandrovsk. But it started growing up very quickly when a bridge across the river had been built. In 1895 it was called Novonikolaevsk. In 1903 it gained the status of a town. And in 1925 it was renamed Novosibirsk. During the World War II a lot of plants and factories from the European part of Russia were moved to Novosibirsk. This fact, though tragic, promoted the development of the city and the growth of the population. Today Novosibirsk is one of the main industrial, scientific, educational centres of Russia.

I wouldn't say that it is a very beautiful city though it has many sights. They are: the Opera and Ballet House that is well-know all over the world, the beautiful building of the Railway station, the theatre for young spectators "Globus", the drama theatre "Krasniy Fakel", the monument of Glory, the conservatoire, the circus and many others.

Although the city is growing and becoming more beautiful from day to day there are some serious problems in it. The most serious of them are: high cost of living and environmental pollution by transport and industry. I hope these problems will be solved by joint efforts of the city administration and residents of Novosibirsk.

Cлова к тексту:

alongside (prep)

– вдоль

anniversary (n)

– годовщина

be located (v)

– находиться, быть расположенным

by joint efforts

– совместными усилиями

celebrate (v)

– праздновать

circus (n) [´sə:kəs]

– цирк

conservatoire (n) [kən´sə:vətwα:]

– консерватория

district (n)

– район

move (v)

– переезжать, перевозить

promote (v)

– способствовать

resident (n) [´rezıdent]

– житель

settlement (n)

– поселок

sight (n)

– достопримечательность

solve (v)

– решать, разрешать