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Exercises

1. Answer the questions:

1) What is Moscow?

2) Where is Moscow situated?

3) Who founded the original settlement of Moscow?

4) Who and when destroyed Moscow?

5) When did Moscow receive the status of capital?

6) Why was there a period of decline to Moscow in 18th century?

7) Why was Moscow the main target for Napoleon?

8) What is the present-day Moscow?

9) What sights of Moscow do you know?

10) When was the 850th anniversary of Moscow?

2. True or false?

  1. The population of Moscow is about 1 million people.

  2. We celebrated the 850th anniversary of Moscow in 1987.

  3. The heart of Moscow is Red Square

  4. In the 16th century Moscow became the capital of the state Moscovy under Peter the Great.

  5. Moscow is the seat of the Academy of Sciences.

3. Add more information:

  1. Moscow is Russia’s largest industrial centre …

  2. Moscow was first mentioned in the chronicles in 1147 …

  3. Moscow is the main tourist attraction …

  4. Moscow is the capital of Russia, its …

  5. Moscow if the centre of the political life in the country …

4. Fill in the gaps with necessary phrases or words:

I) Moscow is Russian ... centre. 2) The total area of Moscow is.... 3) ...by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky. 4)... during the Tatar invasion. 5) In the 18th century Peter the Great... and this brought.... 6) After the October Revolution Moscow received.... 7) Nearly 30 percent of the city's.... 8) There are largest Russian sectors in Moscow, such as... . 9) ... is the main tourist attraction. 10) ... have become the symbol of the country.

5. Ask the questions to the words which are in italics:

1) One can hardly imagine the history of Russia without Moscow. 2) The population of Moscow is about 10 million people. 3) The official date of foundation of Moscow is 1147. 4) In the 15th century Moscow extended its rule over most of central and northern Russia. 5) Under Ivan the Terrible Moscow became the capital of the state of Muscovy. 6) The capital of Moscow was transferred to St. Petersburg by Peter the Great. 7) During the war of 1812 three quarters of the city were destroyed by fire. 8) President of Russia lives and works in Mos­cow. 9) There are the Lenin Library with one of the largest and richest archives of the world in Moscow. 10) The heart of Moscow is Red Square with Kremlin.

Text 2

Geographical Position of Moscow

Moscow is a big city. It is the capital of Russia and the center of Moscow Region. It is situated in the center of the European part of the country. Moscow stands on the banks of the Moskva-river which is joined to the great Russian river Volga by the Moscow Canal.

Moscow was built on seven hills on the territory between the Moskva and the Yauza rivers. It was surrounded by thick forests, which protected it from many enemies. But it stood on the trade crossroads between North and South, East and West, which made the town grow strong and rich.

Let's glance at the map of the city. It resembles the cross-section of a tree stump, the rings of which tell us its age. The Kremlin is the center of the city. Around it there are five rings, historically marking where the city's boundaries were centuries ago.

The area of Moscow encircled by the Circular Road is about 900 square kilometres. And the population of the city is more than 9 million people. The Circular Road (109 km long) is the boundary of the modern city, though there are many districts outside it. Moscow is the fourth largest city of the world.

Moscow is the largest transport city of Russia. It is the port of five seas due to the Moscow Canal built in 1937 which connected the Moskva River and the Volga. Four airports in the suburbs of Moscow and nine railway stations connected Moscow with the whole world.

Moscow is a multinational city. You can find people of different nations and nationalities live in it.

  1. Answer the questions:

  1. Where was Moscow built?

  2. What are the peculiarities of the city’s geographical position?

  3. What does the map of the city resemble?

  4. What is the area of Moscow encircled by?

  5. What does the Moscow Canal connect?

  1. Define if the statements are true or false:

  1. The Moscow Canal connects the Moskva River and the Black Sea.

  2. Moscow was built on seven hills.

  3. Moscow is situated in the central Asian part of Russia.

  4. The map of the city resembles the cross-section of a tree stump.

  5. The Circular Road is 200 km long.

  1. Write out all the geographical names, mentioned in the text.

  2. Give a brief summary of the text. Train the pronunciation of the following proper names:

Yuri Dolgoruky (Long Hands) Юрий Долгорукий, суздальский князь

Suzdal Суздаль, древний русский город

Assumption Cathedral Успенский собор

Annunciation Cathedral Благовещенский собор

Dmitry Donskoy Дмитрий Донской

St Basil's Cathedral собор Василия Блаженного

The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Музей изобразительных искусств им. А. С. Пушкина

The State Tretyakov Gallery Государственная Третьяковская галерея

The All-Russia Museum of Folk Arts Всероссийский музей декоративного, прикладного и народного искусства

The Andrei Rublev Museum of Early Russian Art Музей древнерусского искусства имени Андрея Рублева

Alexei Bakhrushin Theatre Museum Театральный музей имени А. Бахрушина

Mikhail Glinka Museum of Musical Culture Музей музыкальной культуры имени М. Глинки

The Bolshoi Opera House Большой театр оперы и балета