5. Use the following adjectives when translating these expressions. Pronounce these words correctly. Do you know the meaning of all the words? Make sentences of your own with these words.

attractive ancient busy noisy polluted splendid charming modern crowded quiet heavy crooked historical huge restored famous
сильное движение древняя столица очаровательный парк привлекательное здание огромный собор (cathedral)	тихий сквер оживленный перекресток современный деловой центр шумная улица исторический памятник знаменитые фонтаны	загрязненная река великолепный вид (sight) переполненный автобус кривой переулок восстановленный дворец (palace)

6. Which of the words below can you use to describe:

the buildings and architecture of the town?		the atmosphere of the town?
skyscraper noisy romantic bridge concrete picturesque cathedral landmark lovely fountain dirty busy exciting square old-fashioned greenery hectic shabby sophisticated church baroque modern busy palace sleepy skyline dangerous industrial wealthy vertical suburb smart low cosmopolitan gothic tall tower town hall block glass big out-of-the-way

7. Make up questions using the given model and the words below.

Model: - Which do you prefer, to live in a town or in the country?

- I'd rather live in a town.

commute or live permanently in town catch a train or ask somebody to give you a lift do a new exhibition or go to the cinema ask someone a direction or try to find your way yourself

go by bus or by metro hire a taxi or ride in a bus drive or walk to the institute stand in a queue or go away

8. Give advice using the models and the words below.

Model 1: You'd better ask for directions, we must have lost our way.

Model 2: You'd better not go by train; it'll take you longer than by bus.

visit this exhibition move to another area take some driving lessons travel light

hurry up park the car round the corner look for a zebra crossing break the traffic rules

9. Try to describe one or two towns / cities using the words given above in exercises 5 - 8.

10. Answer the following questions.*

1. Do you come from a city, a town or a village? What is it like?

2. In what area is your institute situated?

3. What can you see from your classroom window?

4. What are the busiest streets in your town?

5. What can you see in a typical modern street?

6. Do you travel much within town? What means of transport do you use? How long do your journeys usually take?

7. Do you ever use a season ticket or a travel card?

8. Who travels free in your town?

9. Can you drive? Have you got a driving licence?

10. What makes driving in a big city difficult?

11. What vehicles can you name in our towns?

12. Do you often lose your way in town or have you got a good sense of direction?

13. Are you fond of sightseeing? What places of interest do you prefer to see?

14. Do you often visit museums or exhibitions?

15. What places of interest attract tourists in your town?

16. What are your favourite places in your town?

17. Can you easily move to another town or city for living?

12. Read the sentences and translate them into Russian. Can you add anything to these instructions?

A) Safety in the City.

Never take lift from strangers.

Do not stay out very late, and do not walk home on your own. If so, walk along the centre of the path on well-lit streets if possible.

Avoid empty underground platforms. Stay close to the exit if you find yourself on a deserted platform.

Never carry your address and keys in the same bag: your house could be the next target of a thief.

If you are threatened, give up your handbag rather than risk injury.

If you see someone who has been or is being attacked, don’t offer help, you may be attacked yourself, telephone the police.

B) A Note to Pedestrians.

Walk on the pavement only.

Cross the street at special crossings when the light changes to green.

Look to the left before stepping off the curb and to the right when you have reached the dividing line.

Don’t stand between tram tracks.

If you are caught in the middle of the street when the light changes, stay where you are. Driver will have a better chance to steer clear of you.

Cross only in back of parked buses and trolley-buses and only in front of tramcars, otherwise you may not notice moving vehicles.

Remember that it is against the rule for a driver to signal except in emergencies.

13. Life in any city has its own advantages and disadvantages. Read the following story about the life in London. Can you say the same about your life in Yekaterinburg? Can you add anything else? Explain in English the meaning of the words printed in bold.

My Home – Love It or Hate It!

By Ali Khasan

I live in Blackheath in South London. London’s one of the largest and most exciting cities in the world, and there are advantages and disadvantages to living here.

The main advantage is that there’s a lot to do and see. In the centre of London there are tourist attractions like Madam Tussaud’s and the Science Museum, and there are all kinds of parks and historic buildings. I suppose that we don’t always make the most of it. We only visit the places like the Tower of London when one of our relatives comes to visit.

Secondly, London is a great place for entertainment. All the new films come here first, and if we want to go to a pop concert or a big sports event, there is always right on our doorstep. And of course the shopping is great – there’s everything from department stores like Harrods to Camden Market.

Another advantage of living in London is that you can travel easily and quickly across the city on the underground. And we’ve got railway stations and airports to take you anywhere in the world.

Lastly, London is truly cosmopolitan. Students at my college are from lots of different cultures, but that doesn’t stop us being friends. It’s good to mix with people from different backgrounds. It stops you becoming narrow-minded.

But there are some major problems if you live in London. Like most other capital cities, it is noisy, polluted and congested with traffic. The traffic problem is so bad that they have recently introduced a congestion charge for central London. Drivers now have to pay if they want to take their cars to the city centre. Hopefully that it will improve the situation.

Secondly, things are very expensive here – apparently it’s more expensive to live here that to live in any American city. For example, if you go to the cinema in the centre of London it can cost you £12. And to go just one stop on the underground can cost you £1.

But the worst problem about living in London is that, in general, people aren’t very friendly. Nobody will talk to stranger or help people in the street if they are in trouble. They don’t trust each other, and I think that’s because they are scared of becoming victims of crime. London has the highest crime rate in the country.

But in spite of these negative points, I still wouldn’t want to live outside of London. It’s my home – love it or hate it!

13. Read the text and translate it into Russian.