- •Cities of russia speech patterns
- •Phonetic drills
- •Names of churches, cathedrals, musems, etc
- •Lexical exercises
- •Text 1 moscow.
- •Text 2 kaluga and tsiolkovsky
- •Text 4 kaluga.
- •Some ancient cities of russia Text 5
- •The tour about russian cities Text 7 European part
- •Text 9 Asian part
- •Text 10
- •Speech exercises.
- •Written tasks.
- •Russian cities during the great patriotic war.
- •St. Petersburg (Leningrad) – a City Hero.
- •Lexical and fact exercises
- •Speech exercise
- •Written task
Cities of russia speech patterns
How can I help you? Sorry? Welcome! See you soon! Good-bye! Could you tell me? May I ask you? Excuse me, please. Never mind! Thank you. What a pity! I invite you …/ I’d like to invite you…
Which day would suit you? With pleasure! |
Чем могу помочь? Извините? Добро пожаловать! До скорой встречи! До свидания! Не могли бы вы сказать мне …? Могу я спросить вас? Извините, пожалуйста. Ничего. Спасибо. Как жаль! Я приглашаю вас…/ Я хотел бы пригласить вас… Какой день удобен для вас? С удовольствием! |
Exercise 1. Read the dialogues; translate them paying attention to the usage of these speech patterns.
A. - Excuse me, please, Sir!
- Can I help you?
- Could you tell me how I can get to the Tretyakov Gallery from here?
- Sorry, I can’t, because I am a stranger here, too.
- Oh, what a pity!
B. – Could you tell me if I can get to the Square of Heroes on foot?
- No, you can get there either by bus or by tram.
- How long will it take me if I go there by bus?
- About 15 minutes.
- And by tram?
- A bit longer. It will take you 20 minutes.
- Thank you.
- Never mind.
Exercise 2. Read the following dialogue translating Russian parts into English.
- (Добро пожаловать) to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski! I think your visit to this wonderful region will be unforgettable.
- (Не могли бы вы сказать мне) what first excursion we shall have?
- (Я хотел бы пригласить вас) to see our great valley of gazers.
- (С удовольствием!)
- (Какой день удобен для вас?)
- I think we can start tomorrow morning. I am looking forward to seeing this nature phenomenon.
Exercise 3. Read the dialogues and dramatize any of them.
A) - Excuse me, could you help me?
- What can I do for you?
- Will you show me the way to the Local Lore Museum.
- Certainly, it is very near.
- Shall I take a bus or a trolley bus?
- No, you needn’t. Go straight ahead and then turn to the right on the first traffic lights. You will see a beautiful building of red colour on your right.
- Thank you.
B) –May I ask you how I can get to the Drama theatre?
- Certainly, you will take the trolley-bus 1 and get off on the third stop.
- Is the theatre far from that trolley-bus stop?
- You will see the building of the theatre just on the opposite side of the street.
- And where is the stop here?
- It is just round the corner.
- Thank you.
Exercise 4. Make up a short dialogue: а) invite your friend to see some place of interest.
b) how to get to some place
ACTIVE VOCABULARY.
NOUNS 1. a birthplace – место рождения 2. a cathedral – собор 3. a cemetery – кладбище 4. a church – церковь 5. a cradle – колыбель 6. a customs point – таможенный пост 7. deed – подвиг 8. a dome = a cupola – купол 9. an ensemble – ансамбль 10. entrance – вход, въезд 11. an exile – ссылка 12. a fair – ярмарка 13. fate - судьба 14. a fight – битва, борьба 15. a fortress – крепость 16. an icon – икона 17. an invention – изобретение 18. an item – экспонат 19. outskirts = suburbs - окраины 20. a peasant – крестьянин 21. scenery – пейзаж 22. a settlement – поселение, населенный пункт 23. a structure – зд. конструкция 24. a subsidiary – филиал 25. a temple – храм 26. a tomb – могила 27. a tower - башня 28. trade – торговля 29. an uprising – восстание
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VERBS 1. to admire – восхищаться 2. to build – строить 3. to burn down – сжигать дотла 4. to commemorate – увековечить, служить напоминанием 5. to construct – строить 6. to contribute –вносить вклад 7. to date back – датироваться 8. to defeat – наносить поражение, разгромить 9. to defend – защищать 10. to destroy – разрушать 11. to devote – посвящать 12. to erect – воздвигать, возводить 13. to exhibit – выставлять 14. to face – сталкиваться, смотреть на 15. to found – основывать 16. to head – возглавлять 17. to include – включать в себя 18. to make an impression = to impress - производить впечатление 19. to preserve – сохранять 20. to reign – править, царствовать 21. to restore – восстанавливать 22. to save – спасти 23. to strike – 1) бить, отбивать 2)поражать, впечатлять 24. to survive – выжить 25. to unite – объединять |
ADJECTIVES 1. graceful – грациозный 2. interior – внутренний 3. magnificent - величественный 4. picturesque - живописный 5. precious – драгоценный 6. sincere – искренний 7. splendid – роскошный, великолепный 8. truthful – правдивый, настоящий |