Active vocabulary

busy	оживленный (об улице)
district	район, округ
inhabitant	житель, обитатель
native	родной
population	население
society	общество
region	край, область, район (страны)
sights	достопримечательности
sightseeing	осмотр достопримечательностей
to go sightseeing	осматривать достопримечательности
circus	цирк
dirty	грязный
square	площадь, сквер
traffic	движение, транспорт
trade	торговля; ремесло, профессия
to visit	посещать
tour	тур
tourist	турист
to make a tour of (some place)	объехать, осмотреть
to arrive	прибывать, приезжать
straight	прямой
broad	широкий
avenue	проспект
to make an impression on smb	производить впечатление на к-л
to be situated	быть расположенным
cross	пересекать
to surprise	удивлять
to be surprised	быть удивленным
traffic sign	дорожный знак
to take a bus	сесть на автобус
to go by bus	ехать на автобусе
to get off a bus	сходить с автобуса
to change at	делать пересадку (у)
to miss the bus	опоздать на автобус
to go along the street	идти вдоль улицы
to go down (up) the street	идти вниз/вверх по улице
to turn to the left / right	повернуть налево / направо
to turn round the corner	завернуть за угол
in the opposite direction	в противоположенном направлении

Task 1. Match the English phrases with their Russian equivalents:

1) city	a) кинотеатр
2) capital	b) метро
3) centre	c) площадь
4) road	d) промышленный
5) park	e) современный
6) garden	g) многоэтажный
7) square	h) отель
8) bus	i) троллейбус
9) tram	j) центр
10) metro	k) столица
11) trolleybus	l) парк
12) theatre	m) трамвай
13) cinema (movie)	n) культурный
14) plant	o) старый
15) hotel	p) научный
16) shop	q) завод
17) cultural	r) театр
18) industrial	s) автобус
19) scientific	t) сад
20) old	s) дорога
21) modern	u) город
22) multi-storeyed	v) магазин

Task 2. Read, translate and retell the text..

Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg is a large, lively city as well as a historical one. It is not only the administrative center of the Urals, but also a great cultural center with a population over 1.3 million. Its banks, companies, and enterprises do business with many countries of the world. Few other cities in the Urals have so many

theatres, museums, and art galleries or offer a wide variety of places of public entertainment. Yekaterinburg has higher schools, a branch of Academy of Science, many research institutions and educational establishments.

Central Yekaterinburg has offices and government buildings, stores and sidewalks with shoppers. But also it has beautiful parks and gardens where people can escape the crowds and traffic.

The streets of the city are straight and broad. Lenin Avenue, the main street of the city, is one of the busiest streets: trams and trolley-buses run in every direction and connect the center with the suburbs of the city. The traffic is very heavy during the rush hours.

Let’s have a walk down Lenin Avenue, from one end to the other. One can see a good number of big shops on both sides of the Avenue. The Opera House, The Music Comedy Theatre and the cinema Salute are within a few minutes’ walk from the center. Go still farther and you’ll see a majestic building of the famous Ural Federal University in the distance.

Now let’s walk up Lenin Avenue as far as the “Historical Center”. On your left you can see the monument to the founders of the city – William Genin and Vasily Tatishchev. The monument was opened in 1998 when we marked the 275^th anniversary of the foundation of the city.

Task 3. Answer the questions below:

1. When was Yekaterinburg founded?

2. What river is Yekaterinburg situated on?

3. What is the population of Yekaterinburg at present?

4. What is Yekaterinburg famous for?

5. What sights are there in Yekaterinburg?

Task 4. Make an excursion of any city you like.

Task 5. Read the text and answer the questions.