Ekaterinburg ( Аудиозапись)

My native city is Ekaterinburg. It lies on the Iset river. The city was founded in 1723 by Tatitshev. In 1924 it was given the name Sverdlovsk. Only in 1991 its former name was returned.

Nowadays Ekaterinburg is a large industrial, scientific and cultural centre of the Urals. Its population is over one million people.

There are lots of educational establishments in Ekaterinburg and about 70 scientific research institutes. In the centre of the city there are many banks and offices. There are also many theatres, cinemas, museums, a picture gallery, fine shops and green parks in the centre as well.

Ekaterinburg is divided into several districts. They are connected with each other by the city transport. There are such means of transport as trams, trolleybuses, buses, taxis, the underground. The city traffic is heavy during the day (as there are a lot of cars).

There are many places of interest in our city. The tourists like to visit 1905 square, the Historical square, Square of the Soviet Army, the Eternal Flame and some others. All of them are the places of our history.

Give the three forms of the verb:

be, take, build, stand, give, mean, go, begin, teach, think, lead, meet, deal, leave, send, put, set, hold, say, speak, understand, win, tell, forget, find, learn, grow, come, become, open, perish, call, remind, connect, devide, found, name, return, visit, finish.

Read and translate into Russian:

tourist, army, drama, opera, ballet, comedy, spectator, philarmonic, meeting, fountain, soldier, intern

ationalist, communar, tank, brigade, special, musical, civil, patriotic

Read and translate the words:

popular – popularity

music – musical

international – internationalist

to found – founder – foundation

to establish – establishment

to divide – division – dividing – divided

to connect – connection – connecting – connected

. Finish the sentences using the text:

Ekaterinburg stands on …	There are lots of Institutes such as …
In the center of the city…	Ekaterinburg is divided into …
There are such means …

. Write all possible word combinations with the words from the columns A and B:

A	B
to stand	in 1979
to be founded	the name
to return	districts
to divide into	about the city
to visit	center
to go sightseeing	by the transport
research	institutions
scientific	museums
to be connected	the square
lots of	on the river
	on the mountains

6 Translate into Russian:

1. Ekaterinburg is the city of students. There are many higher educational establishments, colleges and technical schools there.

2. Ekaterinburg is the city of theatres. The Drama , the Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Musical Comedy Theatre are famous in Russia. The Theater of Young Spectator, the Puppet Theater, the Children Philharmonic Department are popular among the young generation. Recently – the Variety Theatre opened the door to the spectators.

3. There are lots of places of interest in the city. 1905 Square is in the centre. Meetings and demonstrations take place there. On one side of the square there is the building of the Ekaterinburg’s administration.

4. Square of the Soviet Army with a beautiful fountain is very popular now. The memorial to soviet soldiers-internationalists “Black Tulip” was built there.

5. The Eternal Flame burns in the memory of those who perished during the Civil and the Great Patriotic Wars. This square is called Communar’s square.

6. On the square of the Railway Station there is the monument to a Tankman and a Worker. They remind us of the Ural’s Tank Brigade of the Great Patriotic War. Besides it is a meeting place of the inhabitants of Ekaterinburg.

Прочитайте диалоги по ролям:

• Hallo!

• Hallo! Are you free now? What about sightseeing today?

• Yes, I am free.

• When shall we meet?

• Let’s meet in half an hour.

• Where?

• Let me see. Let’s meet at the news-stand in the hall of your hotel.

• Settled.

• Excuse me, could you tell me the quickest way to the station, please?

• Sorry, I didn’t catch what you said.

• What is the quickest way to the station, please?

• Catch a number 25 bus from the stop over there.

• Is this Lenin Street?

• I’m afraid not, you should walk in the opposite direction.

• Thanks a lot.

• Don’t mention it.

Answer the questions:

Is Ekaterinburg your native city?	Where is Ekaterinburg situated?
When was it founded?	What is the population of the city?
What kind of center is Ekaterinburg?	What places of interest are there in Ekaterinburg?
Is the cultural life of the city rich?	How many districts are there in Ekaterinburg?
How are the districts connected?	Is Ekaterinburg a nice city?

Translate from Russian into English:

1. Я живу в Екатеринбурге. Это мой родной город.

2. Он был основан в 1723 году Татищевым.

3. Сейчас это большой промышленный и культурный центр.

4. Здесь много театров, музеев, институтов и научно-исследовательских учреждений.

5. Город разделен на несколько районов.

6. Уличное движение напряженное. Городской общественный транспорт это: автобусы, трамваи, троллейбусы и метро.

7. В городе много достопримечательностей.

8. Я люблю ходить в театры Оперы и балета, Музыкальной Комедии, Драмтеатр. Иногда я хожу в Филармонию на концерты.

Speak about Ekaterinsburg

Speak about your native town.

Speak about the places of interest of Ekaterinburg

UNIT 8

Moscow

Unit 9 Russia

Unit 10 Great Britain

Unit 11 London

UNIT 10

Great Britain

Great Britain ( В аудиозаписи)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain is situated in the north-west coast of Europe.

UNIT 9

Retelling an article of a text

The plan for the rendering the text	Some expressions to be used while rendering the text
1. The title of the article.	The article is headlined … The headline (title) of the article is …
2. The author of the article; where and when the article was published.	The author of the article is (The article is authored by) … The article is written by … . It is (was) published in …
3. The main idea of the article.	The main idea of the article is … The article is about … . The article is devoted … . The article deals with … . The article touches upon … . The purpose of the article is to give the reader some information on … .
4. The contents of the article. Some facts, names, figures.	The author starts by telling the readers (about, that)… . The author writes (states, stresses, thinks, points out) that … . The article describes … . According to the text … . Further the author reports (says) that … . The article goes on to say that … . The article ends with … The author comes to the conclusion … In conclusion the author … At the end of the article …
5. Your opinion of the article.	I found the article interesting (important, dull, of no value, too hard to understand …)

do you speak english?

учебно-методическое пособие

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КРАСИКОВА Надежда Николаевна

Корректор: Борисова О.Б.

Компьютерная верстка: Сенько Н.В.

Лицензия № 071382 от 20 января 1997 г.

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