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appearance of the man who wanted to see us; the appearance of a town (city) ballet [ b´ lei] балет • I am fond of ballet.

to celebrate праздновать • Women’s Day in Russia is celebrated on the 8th of March.

to change менять(ся) • to change one’s plan (opinion) He told us that he had changed the time of our meeting.

construction строительство; конструкция • The construction of this plant began some years ago • housing construction жилищное строительство

contemporary = modern современный; современник • contemporary events (literature, poets, artists)

convenient = comfortable удобный • a convenient time (day, place); It is very convenient to live near a metro station.

culture культура • He is a man of great culture.

a great deal of = a lot of = plenty of = a great many много • We have got a great deal of work to do today.

to decorate украшать • The students decorated the hall for the coming New Year holiday.

deeply глубоко • My friend was deeply interested in this question. district район • In what district of the town do you live?

doubt [daυt] сомнение • We have no doubt that you will do your best to fulfil the work as soon as possible. No doubt. Несомненно.

educational establishment учебное заведение • There are plenty of educa tional establishments in Moscow.

to erect сооружать, воздвигать • to erect a monument

to exhibit [ig zibit]´ = to show экспонировать, выставлять, показывать • to exhibit a picture (sculpture)

famous = well known знаменитый, известный • a famous actress (artist, poet, scientist)

gallery галерея • the world famous Tretyakov Gallery

general общий, всеобщий • a general education; a general appearance

to go on = to take place происходить, иметь место • Great construction work is going on in Moscow now.

goods товары • consumer goods товары народного потребления, бытовые товары

greenery зелень • There is much greenery around the houses.

to be impressed находиться под впечатлением • I was deeply impressed by these events.

to increase [in kr´ s] увеличивать(ся) • to increase the production of con sumer goods

national economy народное хозяйство

numerous [ nj´ mərəs] многочисленный • numerous factories (plants)

to occupy занимать • Is this seat occupied? He occupies an important posi tion in our firm.

opposite (расположенный) напротив • The shop is just opposite my block. performance представление, спектакль • What performance is going on

in this theatre now?

to play an important (the leading) part in (history) играть важную (ведущую) роль в (истории)

population население • What is the population of Moscow?

to possess = to have иметь, владеть • What masterpieces does this museum possess?

prince князь

to produce производить • to produce consumer goods; What goods does this plant produce?

quick = fast быстрый, скорый • a quick means of transport; Be quick! Поспеши!

requirement требование • to fulfil the requirements; to meet the require ments отвечать требованиям

Russia [ r´ ʃə] Россия

seat место, резиденция • Is that seat occupied? the seat of the Govern ment

size размер • to increase in size

state государство; штат; государственный • a state library (museum) sum сумма • I need a large sum of money.

traffic транспорт, уличное движение • There is a lot of traffic on the roads now.

widely широко • This anniversary was widely celebrated in our town.

from year to year из года в год

12. Прочтите текст:

Moscow

Moscow is the capital of Russia. It was founded by Prince Yury Dolgoruky in 1147. Its eight hundred and fiftieth anniver sary was widely celebrated in 1997. There is a monument to Y. Dolgoruky in the very center of Moscow. It has been erected just opposite the building of the Moscow Government.

During the whole history of Russia Moscow played the leading part in its cultural and political life. In 1918 Moscow became the capital of Russia again, though for two centuries before it, the capital of Russia had been St. Petersburg. Moscow is the seat of the Government and President of Russia. The center of Moscow is Red Square. Manifestations and parades take place in this square during the holidays. Moscow is always beautifully

decorated and illuminated during the holidays. Many important events in the history of Russia have been connected with the name of Moscow.

Now Moscow is a big industrial, cultural and political centre of the country. Its numerous plants and factories produce vari ous machines for all branches of national economy and different consumer goods for the population.

Moscow is a large educational and scientific centre. There is a great number of various educational establishments and research institutes here and the oldest one is Moscow University. It was founded by M. Lomonosov in the 18th century and now it bears his name. The building of Moscow University is so high that one can see it from different parts of the city. It is one of the highest buildings in Moscow. Moscow is also the seat of the Academy of Sciences of Russia with its numerous institutes, laboratories and research institutes.

Moscow is beautiful. We admire its fine buildings, magnif icent palaces, architectural monuments, beautiful green parks and squares. Those who have not been to Moscow for a long time are deeply impressed by the changes that have taken place in the general appearance of the city. Its size has been greatly in creased. A great deal of quite new districts have appeared in it lately. The planning of these districts meets the requirements of a new modern town — long straight streets, blocks of flats of modern design with all necessary modern conveniences and much greenery in the streets and around the houses. Thousands of new blocks of flats in various parts of Moscow have already been built and great construction work is still going on.

The Moscow Government does its best to improve the traffic system. It is being improved from year to year. The Moscow un derground is no doubt the best in the world. It connects the cen tre of the city with almost all districts and suburbs of Moscow. The underground is the quickest and most convenient means of transport.

The Moscow Kremlin is one of the world’s largest collections of historical and art treasures. The cultural life of the capital is very rich. There are plenty of cinemas, theatres, museums and art exhibitions here. Special exhibitions demonstrating the

4. Переведите на русский язык следующие словосочетания и предложения:

A. to erect a monument to smb., a great number of goods, to produce different consumer goods, educational establishments, different branches of national economy, the founder of Moscow, great changes, to increase in size, all necessary modern conve niences, housing construction, to be deeply impressed, to spend money on, great construction work, from year to year, from day to day, to connect the centre with the suburbs, important events, world famous pictures, contemporary artists, works by foreign masters, ballet performances, to occupy the leading position, to improve the traffic system, to play an important part

Б. 1. What is the capital of Great Britain? 2. Some new monu ments have been erected in Moscow lately. 3. What is going on here? 4. What meeting is going on in that hall? 5. What anniver sary of his birthday are you going to celebrate? 6. Moscow fac tories have increased the production of consumer goods lately. The quality and the general appearance of the goods meet the requirements of the population. 7. What performance did you see last night? 8. No doubt, she was deeply impressed by your words. 9. His house is just on the opposite side of the street. 10. Be quick, or we’ll be late for the performance. 11. There is too much traffic in this street. 12. I am sorry, but this time is not convenient for me. 13. What is the quickest and most convenient means of transport? 14. What art works does this museum possess?

5.Назовите слово, о котором идет речь, прочитав его толкование:

1.to make better

2.to make beautiful

3.to make or become great (in size, number, etc.)

4.things that are bought and sold

5.things for everyday use, usually produced by factories, of industrial make

6.the form in which a person or a thing appears

7.a play, a concert, etc.

8.made at, living at or belonging to the same time

9.the total number of people of any town or country, district

10.the yearly return of the day of the year on which something happened, took place

11.very many, great in number

12.the main city of a country, the city, where the seat of the government is

13.to show that an event or time is very important by doing something, showing feeling of joy (радость) and thankful ness

14.a part of the country, city

15.to have, to own

Key: population, to possess, contemporary, district, appearance, capital, numerous, goods, to improve, to celebrate, anniversary, consumer goods, to increase, to decorate, performance

6. Прочтите текст и найдите в тексте все сказуемые, выраженные глаголами в Passive Voice. Определите время каждого сказуемого.

Exercises To Be Done in Class

7. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What is the capital of Russia? 2. How old is it? 3. When and who was it founded by? 4. Is there any monument to Y. Dol goruky in Moscow? 5. Where is it situated? 6. When was it erected? (1947). 7. What part has Moscow always played in the history of Russia? 8. Why one can say that Moscow is a large educational and scientific centre? 9. Is Moscow also a great in dustrial centre of our country? Why? 10. What can you say about the new districts of Moscow, which have appeared lately? 11. Is great construction work going on in Moscow? 12. Has Moscow changed greatly recently? 13. What monuments have been erected in Moscow lately? 14. What can you say about the cultural life of the capital? 15. What places of interest can you name? 16. What world famous art collections in Moscow do you know? 17. Have you ever been to Moscow? 18. When did you visit Moscow last? 19. What was your impression of Moscow? 20. What performance did you see last and how did you like it?

8. Переведите следующие слова и словосочетания на английский язык:

занимать ведущее место; играть важную роль в истории; тра тить время на английский язык; тратить деньги на книги; огромное жилищное строительство; делать все возможное, чтобы помочь...; улучшать условия жизни; важные полити ческие события; из года в год; производить товары народ ного потребления; различные части машины; новые районы столицы; идти (происходить); находиться под сильным впе чатлением; без сомнения; сомнительный; меняться; увели чиваться в размере; население города; славиться красивы ми зданиями; праздновать годовщину; отвечать требовани ям; удобное время; самый быстрый вид транспорта

9.Расскажите а) о городе или районе, в котором вы живете, б) о художе ственных и исторических памятниках Москвы, в) о Москве как о культурном и политическом центре нашей страны.

10.Прочтите и перескажите:

The naval cadet was being examined and the examiner was an admiral. “Now, sir,” said the examiner, “tell me the names of three celebrated British admirals.”

“Nelson, sir, and Drake, sir, and please excuse me, what is your name?”

Additional Material for Oral Speech Practice. Speech Patterns and Flashes

of Conversation

1. Прочтите диалоги:

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A.: Did you have a busy day yesterday?

B.: Yes, I did. By the time the delegation arrived I had already translated a big contract, I had checked all the documents, I