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Samara

Samara is one of the largest cities in Russia. It stands on the Great Russian river Volga. Samara is an old historical city which was founded in 1586. In the past it was a small provincial town, but nowadays it is one of the largest industrial and scientific centres with highly developed aerospace, engineering and oil processing industries. Modern Samara has a territory of 330 square kilometers and a population of nearly 2 million people.

T he flag of Samara is a rectangle-shaped cloth with three equally-sized horizontal bars and emblem of Samara in the centre with the sign “Samara”. The emblem of Samara is represented with a white female goat standing on the grass of azure field.

Our city is a large educational centre as well. There are many universities, academies and institutes in Samara, for example Samara State University, Airspace University, Medical University, Technical University and many others.

Samara is a great cultural centre which has a lot of places of interest. Museums and art-galleries of Samara offer interesting expositions involving history of our city, its culture and art. The people of Samara are proud of the Alabin Museum of History and Local Lore. Another popular museum is the Art Museum which exhibits remarkable paintings by the outstanding Russian artists. The Museum of History of Volga Military District, the Frunze Museum and Stalin’s Bunker also attract a lot of people.

The city has many beautiful parks and squares which are popular rest spots. Revolution Square is one of the oldest in Samara.

Not far from the Strukovsky Park, one of the most popular parks there is Chapaev Square. In the centre of the square there is the monument to Vasily Chapaev, a hero of the Civil War. The Drama Theatre is situated in this square. It always attracts a lot of spectators.

Kuibyshev Square is the place of official meeting, parades and demonstrations. In the square we can see the monument to Kuibyshev, one of the Russian revolutionaries. The Opera and Ballet Theatre is situated in this square. It stages opera and ballets by famous composers.

The Square of Glory, which is not very far from Kuibyshev Square is the place dedicated to the heroic deeds of our people during the World War II. The Monument of Glory standing in the centre of the square symbolizes the worker of the aerospace industry. There is the Eternal Fire not far from the monument.

There are a lot of other places of interest in Samara: the Puppet Theatre, the Theatre for Young Spectators, the Circus, the Central Park, the Gagarin Park, the river embankment and others. Samara’s sights are worth seeing.

Vocabulary

the Alabin Museum of History and Local Lore – Историко-краеведческий музей имени Петра Алабина

the Art Museum – Художественный музей

The Museum of History of Volga Military District – Военно-исторический музей приволжского военного округа

the Frunze Museum – Музей имени Фрунзе

Stalin’s Bunker – Бункер Сталина

the Drama Theatre – Драматический театр

the Opera and Ballet Theatre – Театр оперы и балета

the Square of Glory – площадь Славы

the Eternal Fire – вечный огонь

the Puppet Theatre – Кукольный театр

the Theatre for Young Spectators – Театр юного зрителя

the Circus – цирк

provincial - провинциальный

industrial - промышленный

scientific - научный

highly developed - высокоразвитый

oil processing industry – нефтеперерабатывающая промышленность

population - население

a rectangle-shaped cloth – прямоугольное полотно

horizontal bars – горизонтальные полосы

sign - надпись

represent - представлять

azure field – лазурное поле

educational - образовательный

offer - предлагать

exhibit – выставлять

outstanding - выдающийся

attract - привлекать

rest spot – место отдыха

spectator - зритель

square - площадь

dedicate - посвящать

embankment - набережная

to be worth seeing – стоит посмотреть

Ответьте на вопросы

1 When was Samara founded?

2 Where is it situated?

3 Which industries are there in Samara?

4 What is the emblem of Samara?

5 Why Samara is often called ‘the city of students’?

6 Which museums of Samara do you know?

7 What are the popular rest spots in Samara?

8 What is the largest square in Europe? Where is it situated?

9 Which theatres of Samara do you know?

10 What is your favorite place in Samara?

Используя клише и информацию в следующем тексте, подготовьте экскурсию по Самаре

Клише

Welcome to…- Добро пожаловать в …

My name is…- меня зовут

I’m your guide. – Я – ваш гид

I’ll take you round the city – Я покажу вам город

I’ll show the most interesting sights of the city – Я покажу самые интересные достопримечательности города

Let’s start our tour with … - Давайте начнем наш тур с …

It’s better to start with … - Лучше начать с …

Let’s go to … - Давайте пойдем (поедем) в …

You can see … - Вы можете увидеть …

Let’s have a look at … - Давайте посмотрим на …

You’ll admire … - Вы получите большое удовольствие от …

Look attentively at … - Посмотрите внимательно на …

Concentrate your attention on …- Сосредоточьте свое внимание на …

I’d like to attract your attention to…-Хотелось бы привлечь ваше внимание к…

Pay attention to… - Обратите внимание на …

It is important to stress …– Важно подчеркнуть …

There’s no exaggeration in saying that … -Нет никакого преувеличения , что…

It goes without saying… - Само собой разумеется …

to gain popularity – завоевать популярность

to be famous for… - быть известным …

The best place to go to find out more about … - Лучшее место для посещения, чтобы узнать больше о …

Let’s stay for a while on (at) … - Давайте остановимся ненадолго на (в)…

We also invite you to …- Мы также приглашаем вас в …

No doubt – несомненно

Perhaps the best place to end the excursion is … - Вероятно, самое лучшее место для завершения нашей экскурсии …

I hope the excursion was very broadening – Надеюсь экскурсия была очень познавательной