4. Работа в парах. По образцу вышеприведенного диалога составьте свои диалоги о других достопримечательностях Москвы.

5. Прочитайте предложения. Подчеркните неличные формы глаголов. Определите, какую функцию в предложении они выполняют. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. ‘Kremlin’ is actually the term given for the fortified stronghold of any city, and many other kremlins exist in large towns throughout Russia and acted as seats of power for local rulers.

2. Italian architects were brought in to build new fortified walls and a number of cathedrals - including the Cathedral of the Assumption.

3. Constructed from the 15th century right up to the 20th, you will find a number of different architectural styles in these edifices.

4. Unfortunately the government buildings and palaces can only be seen from the outside, but several hours can still be spent touring the site, admiring the various cathedral interiors and soaking up a profound sense of history.

5. The Cathedral of the Archangel was the burial place of the Tsars until 1712 when the capital was moved to St. Petersburg. Forty-six tombs are found in this cathedral, including those of Ivan the Terrible and his young son Dmitry.

6. The Granovitaya Chamber designed by Marco Fryazin and Pietro Antonio Solari in 1487-1491, served as a gala throne hall of Ivan III.

7. Moscow captured by French troops in 1812 was looted and burnt, and the Kremlin was badly damaged.

8. The complex consisted of the Great Kremlin Palace, constructed on the site of the Winter Palace, the building of Apartaments and the new Arsenal building that was more solemn than the previous one.

6. Выступите в качестве переводчика.

Johnny Manglani is the owner and president of Uomo Collezioni. In 1998 he started developing a network of multi-brand boutiques of luxury menswear under the trade name Uomo Collezioni. Today, Uomo Collezioni network consists of six boutiques in Moscow and one in Saint-Petersburg.

Interviewer: Господин Маглиани, когда и зачем Вы посетили Москву в первый раз?

J. M.: In 1983. Then I came to the capital of the Soviet Union to carry out a market research on my own.

Interviewer: Каковы были Ваши первые впечатления от города? Не могли бы Вы описать их в двух словах.

J.M.: When I came in Moscow for the first time the city seemed dark to me — that is the feeling I had then as I remember it. As for now, the city has greatly changed.

Interviewer: Какие русские традиции Вы используете в быту? (in your household)

J.M.: Bathhouse, strong friendship and traditional Russian meals, e.g. beetroot and cabbage soup (borsch).

Interviewer: А у Вас есть русские друзья?

J.M.: Russians are very sincere: they either understand you with all their heart and become your friends, or they reject you without making any pretence of being interested in you. I have a lot of friends in Moscow and in Russia, I have a wonderful family, I love local culture and ethnic cuisine.

Interviewer: С какими трудностями Вы столкнулись в Москве?

J.M.: The life itself is a challenge and if you take difficulties as a part of your life, then you can easily accept and overcome them.

Interviewer: С какой проблемой Вам не удалось справиться в Москве?

J.M.: Road traffic management. It’s very difficult to drive around Moscow.

Interviewer: И наконец, закончите фразу «Я люблю Москву за…»

J.M.: I love Moscow for its being a very dynamic city. It always makes me want to move on!