1.8.6. Ask your group mates the following questions about Tyumen.
1. Where is Tyumen situated?
2. When was Chingi-Tura founded?
3. What happened to Tyumen at the end of 18th century?
What are the area and the population of Tyumen?
What educational establishments do you know in Tyumen?
How did Tyumen become an industrial centre of the region?
What places of interest are there in Tyumen?
What was the first stone building in the town?
What church was built in 1800?
What traditions do a lot of wooden houses have?
Where can people entertain themselves in Tyumen? What is your favourite place?
What great people were born in Tyumen region?
1.8.7.
Think of a few sentences in Russian about Tyumen. Ask your group mates to translate them into English.
Give your reasons why you like or don't like Tyumen, and where you would like to live.
Talk with a partner about the sights of Tyumen.
Invite your friend to visit a city (town): - give a short history of the place; - describe some places of interest.
1.8.8.Act out a conversation in the tourist information office.
Student A: You are a visitor to the town, with lots of questions about where to go and what to do.
Student B: Answer Student A’s questions and make recommendations. Then swap roles.
1.8.9. Go to www.poland.traval/en/getting-around-the-town/. Listen, read and translate. Make a poster showing all the information you will get. Write an introduction to the web page making recommendations to visitors.
If you go …, there is a lot to see and do.
You can go to/visit…it’s really interesting/beautiful/peaceful.
I also recommend… There’s a beautiful view/very lively atmosphere.
If need a hotel, try… It’s very friendly/comfortable, or you can try…
For eating, I recommend… It’s very… and the service is…
In the evening, you could try...or…
If you come to visit with your family, I recommend…and…
Part II
CITY LIFE AND ASKING THE WAY
Vocabulary industrial district – промышленный район business center – деловой центр shopping district – торговый район residential area – жилой район suburb, outskirts – пригород, окраины города places of interest – достопримечательности construction site – место возведения (постройки) memorial, monument – памятник edifice, skyscraper – здание, небоскреб fortress, castle – крепость, замок temple, cathedral, chapel – храм, собор, часовня tower – башня grave yard/cemetery – кладбище (у церкви)/кладбище (не рядом с церковью) grave/tomb – могила с надгробием palace, mansion – дворец, особняк fountain – фонтан design – проект lay out – разбивать (например, газон) architect – архитектор arch, column, dome, spire – арка, колонна, купол, шпиль bronze, clay, granite, marble, gem, porcelain, brick, concrete, plaster-of-Paris – бронза, глина, гранит, мрамор, самоцвет, фарфор, кирпич, бетон, гипс ancient, medieval, majestic, unsurpassed, unique, picturesque – средневековый, величественный, непревзойденный, живописный to do the sights, to go sightseeing – осматривать to make a tour of – совершить экскурсию по ... to be famous for, known for – быть известным чем-либо to be characteristic of – быть характерным to be built after the design of N. – быть построенным по проекту to date back to the 5th century B.C. (A.D.) – датировать пятым веком до н.э. (н.э.) to be founded – быть основанным Exercise 2.1. Answer the questions.
1. Do you like to go sightseeing? 2. What places of interest are there in your city? 3. What cities of Russia (or other countries) have you visited? What places of interest did you see there? 4. Do you like to do sightseeing on foot or by bus? Why? 5. What places of interest do you know (would like to see) in London, Paris? 6. Have you ever seen a castle? 7. Do you have any buildings in your native city that date back to the 19th century? 8. Where can we see edifices that date back to some century B.C.? 9. Which do you like more: buildings built of wood, brick or granite? 10. What is built of granite in your city? 11. Is there anything decorated with marble in your city? 12. Are there many construction sites in your city? 13. Where are biggest shopping areas in your city? 14. How many cathedrals are there in your city? 15. What buildings have domes in your city? 16. Do you know any famous architects?
Exercise 2.2. Read the dialogue and act it out.
- What part of the country do you come from? - I come from Siberia. - Do you really live in Siberia? We in Great Britain know that Siberia is a place in the Far East to which people were sent to hard labour and exile. - It was so before the Revolution. Now it’s a land of powerful industry, construction projects, and splendid modern cities. - What city is a capital of oil and gas in Siberia? - My native town, Tyumen. - What is its population? - About a million. - Oh, It’s a big city!
Exercise 2.3. Find the places on the map: bank, chemist, cinema, post office, newsagent, church, supermarket, railway station, internet café.
Exercise 2.4. Listen to the directions. Start from YOU ARE HERE on the map. Follow the directions. Where are you?
Go down King’s Road. Turn right at the Grand Hotel into Charles Street. It’s next to the cinema.
At the chemist.
Exercise 2.4.Work with a partner. Have similar conversations. Ask about…
Excuse me! How do I get to…?
Yes, go down…
a cinema
a post office
a newsagent
a supermarket
a theatre
an Italian restaurant
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Exercise
2.5. Read about Richard. Complete the phrases with the following
words: bridge,
building, road, steps, taxi, airport, statue, stairs,
park, and river.
