My city (Unit 6,9).

Hello, my name’s Anna. I live in Naberezhnye Chelny. It’s not far from Kazan, about 250 kilometers. It’s in the north-east of Tatarstan. Naberezhnye Chelny is situated on the bank of the Kama river. It’s not a very big city. Its population is about 600 thousand people. You can get here by car, by bus, by plane or by train. It will take you 20 minutes to get to the railway station and almost an hour to the airport.

My university is quite close and I usually walk there. It’s a 15 minutes’ walk from home. It’s better to go on foot because public transport is always full. It’s really awful! Sometimes my father drives me to my studies. Unfortunately, my friend lives outside Naberezhnye Chelny. It’s an hour bus ride. That’s very inconvenient.

I live in the city center, in a quite big street. Life in the city center is quite noisy, but I prefer to live close to good shops – I love shopping. «Omega» is my favorite shopping area! It’s a lovely place. I love Naberezhnye Chelny at night. The streets are safe and beautiful. The nightclubs are always full and the restaurants are busy. We have some places of interest for tourists. There are a lot of statues (for example, the statue of war heroes), mosques and churches, bridges and beautiful parks, squares, modern art galleries, theatres and a lake. The lakeside beach is wonderful! Naberezhnye Chelny is amazing! The people are friendly and the city is clean.

1. Translate from Russian into English:

население, самолет, поезд, берег, близко, к сожалению, шумный, достопримечательности, неудобный, статуя, церковь, мечеть, площадь, учеба, любимый, река, турист.

2. Translate from English into Russian:

a railway station, to be situated, to walk, quite, awful, public transport, lakeside beach, full, busy, bus ride, theatre, modern, outside, to go shopping, to drive.

3. Answer the questions:

1. Where is Naberezhnye Chelny situated?

2. Is it far from the airport?

3. How does Anna get to the University?

4. Where does her friend live?

5. Why does Anna prefer to live in the city centre?

6. Why does Anna love Naberezhnye Chelny at night?

7. What are the places of interest for tourists?

8. Is the city dirty?

9. Is the public transport empty?

WHAT DO YOU THINK? What are the sightseeings in your city? What city would you like to visit and why?

My office (Unit 10).

Hello. My name is Mike. I am part of a big company. My office is a large building in the city centre. I work in a headquarters of my company. There are 4 floors in the building that is why elevator is necessary. There is a reception area on the ground floor. There is the latest company news on the computer reception and information on our intranet. There is an excellent staff restaurant on the first floor. The food there is fresh and tasty. Besides, there are some drinks machines and that is very convenient.

On the second floor there are open plan offices. Some employees don’t have personal space. As for me, I have my fixed desk. There are individual offices on the third floor. There is a lot of computer equipment and new furniture.

On the top floor there is a gym but there are no smoking rooms in our office. There is a car park, but there aren’t a lot of spaces, only for top management. There is a railway station nearby, so lots of people come by train. Our office is in the center of the city, there are two beautiful parks across the street and a swimming pool half a kilometer away. Walking and swimming are relaxing. Next to the office there is a shopping center. Our company is big and profitable and I believe we have very good working conditions.

1. Translate from English into Russian:

to be part of a company, headquarters, reception area, staff restaurant, open plan offices, employee, a railway station, walking, profitable, fresh, relaxing.

2. Translate from Russian into English:

этаж, здание, еда, компьютерное оборудование, лифт, личное пространство, новая мебель, плавание, хорошие условия для работы, спортивный зал, удобный, вкусный, улица.

Answer the questions:

1) Where is Mike's office situated?

2) How many floors are there?

3) What is on the ground floor?

4) What is on the first floor?

5) What is on the second floor?

6) What is on the third floor?

7) What is on the top floor?

8) Do they have a problem with the computer equipment?

9) How do people come to the office?

10) What is located near the office?

WHAT DO YOU THINK? What office would you like to work in? What is situated near by?