I am afraid you are mistaken.

I am sorry but I disagree with you.

I think you are right. .

1. Vitebsk has been named in honour of some Russian prince. 2. It is quite a modern town now. 3. It was founded some centuries B.C. (before Christ [kraist]). 4. Vitebsk did not suffer much during the last war. 5. In the 60-s Lenin Street was reconstructed and old shabby дряхлые houses pulled down.

Ex. 7. Tell your new friend who has just arrived in Vitebsk about its history.

Ex. 8. Learn and dramatize the dialogue.

Part II

Obligatory list of words:

1. annual [ nju l] - ежегодный

2. birth-place [b : pleis] - родина

3. century [senturi] - столетие, век

of the 19-th century - относящийся к 19-му веку

to enjoy smth [ind i] - (по)нравиться; получать

удовольствие от чего-л.

4. event [ivent] - событие

5. exhibit [igzibit] - экспонат; выставлять

exhibition [,eksibin] - выставка

6. heritage [heritid ] - наследие, наследство

7. to house - вмещать(ся)

8. immensely [imensli] - очень, чрезвычайно

to be immensely rich in events - быть чрезвычайно богатым

событиями

9. the Art Museum - художественный музей

10. the Museum of Applied Arts [ plaid] - музей прикладных искусств

11. the Local Lore Museum [louk l l:] - краеведческий музей

12. picturesque [,pikt resk] - живописный, колоритный

picturesque structure - живописное сооружение

13. restore smth [rist:] - восстанавливать; реставрировать

14. the Regional Executive Committee - областной исполнительный

[igzekjutiv] комитет

15. struggle [strgl] - борьба

16. town hall - ратуша

17. venue [venju:] - место проведения чего-л., место встречи

18. by the way - между прочим

19. by all means - непременно

Ex. 9. Practise the pronunciation of the following words and word

combinations. Guess their meaning.

architectural monument [,a:kitektrl mnjumnt], region [ri:d n], regional [rid nl], committee [kmiti], museum [mjuzim], to recommend [,rekmend], structure [strkt], amphitheatre [ mfi, it], Slavonic Bazaar Festivals of arts [slvnik bza: festivl], to restore [rist:], organizer [:gnaiz], heroic [hirouik], partisan [,pa:tiz n], patriotic [,p tritik], centre [sent], photo [foutou].

Ex. 10. Match the Russian words and phrases with their English equivalents:

1. архитектурный памятник 18-го века 2. в этом здании расположен наш краеведческий музей 3. место проведения ежегодных фестивалей 4. быть связанным с историей этого региона 5. историческое и культурное наследие 6. живописное строение 7. быть чрезвычайно богатым именами и событиями 8. экспонаты музея прикладных искусств 9. героическая борьба белорусских партизан 10. сделать город всемирно известным

1. to make the town world-famous 2. the exhibits of the Museum of Applied Arts 3. the heroic struggle of Belarusian partisans 4. the venue of annual festivals 5. an architectural monument of the 18-th century 6. to be connected with the history of the region 7. to be immensely rich in names and events 8. this building houses our Local Lore Museum 9. historical and cultural heritage 10. a picturesque structure

Ex. 11. Make up possible word-combinations and sentences.

to house to enjoy to exhibit to restore

the Art Museum the Regional Library an exhibition hall the paintings of the artists a Miss Slav competition a former town-hall the Museum of Applied Arts a concert of pop stars the Summer Amphitheatre

Ex. 12. Read and translate the conversation.