Exercise 2 Say which verbs these nouns are formed from.

regulationѝ	simplificationѝ	correctionѝ
locationѝ	foundationѝ	descriptionѝ
detectionѝ	administrationѝ	operationѝ

Exercise 3 Make the comparative and the superlative forms of these adjectives.

oldѝ	nearѝ	lateѝ	badѝ
popularѝѝ	largeѝ	expensiveѝ	muchѝ
wonderfulѝ	busyѝ	numerousѝ	littleѝ

Reading

Before you read, answer these questions.

1.HowѝlongѝhaveѝyouѝlivedѝinѝMoscow?ѝ

2.DoѝyouѝthinkѝyouѝknowѝMoscow?ѝ

3.WhyѝisѝMoscowѝcalledѝtheѝcapitalѝofѝtheѝRussianѝFederation?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

Moscow

MoscowѝisѝtheѝcapitalѝandѝtheѝlargestѝcityѝofѝRussia.ѝItѝisѝalsoѝtheѝlargestѝmetropolitanѝareaѝinѝEurope,ѝandѝranksѝamongѝtheѝlargestѝurbanѝ areasѝinѝtheѝworld.ѝMoscowѝisѝaѝmajorѝpolitical,ѝeconomic,ѝcultural,ѝ religious,ѝfinancial,ѝeducational,ѝandѝtransportationѝcentreѝofѝRussiaѝ andѝtheѝworld,ѝaѝglobalѝcity.ѝItѝisѝalsoѝtheѝseventhѝlargestѝcityѝinѝtheѝ world,ѝaѝmegacity.ѝPopulationѝofѝMoscowѝwithѝMoscowѝRegionѝisѝ 17,001,292ѝ(asѝofѝtheѝ2002ѝCensus).ѝ

ItѝisѝlocatedѝonѝtheѝMoscowѝRiverѝinѝtheѝCentralѝFederalѝDistrict,ѝinѝ theѝEuropeanѝpartѝofѝRussia.ѝItѝisѝtheѝsiteѝofѝtheѝMoscowѝKremlin,ѝ oneѝofѝtheѝWorldѝHeritageѝlistedѝplacesѝinѝtheѝcity,ѝwhichѝservesѝasѝ theѝresidenceѝofѝtheѝPresidentѝofѝRussia.ѝTheѝRussianѝparliamentѝandѝ theѝGovernmentѝofѝRussiaѝalsoѝsitѝinѝMoscow.ѝTheѝFederalѝBudget'sѝ transfersѝtoѝbeѝmadeѝforѝperformingѝmetropolisѝfunctionsѝareѝspelledѝ outѝinѝtheѝActѝonѝtheѝCapitalѝStatus.ѝRoughlyѝ10ѝbillionѝrublesѝwasѝ annuallyѝappropriatedѝforѝthisѝpurposeѝfromѝearlyѝ1990s.ѝ

Moscowѝisѝaѝmajorѝeconomicѝcentreѝandѝisѝhomeѝtoѝoneѝofѝtheѝlargestѝ numbersѝofѝbillionairesѝinѝtheѝworld;ѝinѝ2008ѝMoscowѝwasѝnamedѝtheѝ

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world'sѝmostѝexpensiveѝcityѝforѝforeignѝemployeesѝforѝtheѝthirdѝyearѝinѝ aѝrow.ѝ

Itѝisѝhomeѝtoѝmanyѝscientificѝandѝeducationalѝinstitutions,ѝasѝwellѝasѝ numerousѝsportѝfacilities.ѝItѝpossessesѝaѝcomplexѝtransportѝsystem,ѝ thatѝincludesѝ3ѝinternationalѝairports,ѝ9ѝrailroadѝterminals,ѝandѝtheѝ world'sѝsecondѝbusiestѝ(afterѝTokyo)ѝmetroѝsystemѝwhichѝisѝfamousѝ forѝ itsѝ architectureѝ andѝ artwork.ѝ Itsѝ metroѝ isѝ theѝ busiestѝ singleoperatorѝsubwayѝinѝtheѝworld.ѝ

TheѝentireѝcityѝofѝMoscowѝisѝheadedѝbyѝaѝmayor.ѝItѝisѝdividedѝintoѝtenѝ administrativeѝokrugsѝandѝ123ѝdistricts.ѝAllѝadministrativeѝokrugsѝandѝ districtsѝhaveѝtheirѝownѝcoatsѝofѝarms,ѝflags,ѝandѝelectedѝheadѝoffi- cials.ѝThereѝareѝnoѝethnic-specificѝregionsѝinѝMoscow,ѝasѝinѝtheѝChi- natownsѝthatѝexistѝinѝsomeѝNorthѝAmericanѝandѝEastѝAsianѝcities.ѝѝ

Vocabulary

toѝrankѝamongѝ	стоятьѝвѝрядуѝ
urbanѝareaѝ	городскаяѝтерриторияѝ
populationѝ	населениеѝ
theѝsiteѝofѝ	местоположение,ѝместонахождениеѝ
heritageѝ	наследство,ѝнаследие,ѝсокровищаѝкультурыѝ
budgetѝtransfersѝ	перечислениеѝденежныхѝсредствѝизѝбюджетаѝ
toѝperformѝmetropolisѝfunctionsѝ осуществлятьѝфункцииѝстолицыѝ
areѝspelledѝoutѝ	разъясненыѝ
forѝtheѝthirdѝyearѝinѝaѝrowѝ	третийѝгодѝподрядѝѝ
annuallyѝ	ежегодноѝ
roughlyѝ	приблизительноѝ
expensiveѝ	дорогойѝ
coatѝofѝarmsѝ	гербѝ

Exercise 2 Insert appropriate prepositions.

1.Moscowѝisѝtheѝcapitalѝcityѝ___ѝRussia.ѝѝ

2.Moscowѝisѝtheѝlargestѝmetropolitanѝareaѝ___ѝEurope,ѝandѝisѝoneѝ___ѝ theѝlargestѝurbanѝareasѝinѝtheѝworld.ѝѝ

3.Moscowѝisѝlocatedѝ___ѝtheѝMoscowѝRiverѝ___ѝtheѝCentralѝFederalѝDistrict.ѝ

4.Moscowѝisѝtheѝsiteѝ___ѝtheѝMoscowѝKremlin,ѝtheѝresidenceѝ___ѝtheѝ Presidentѝ___ѝRussia.ѝѝ

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5.TheѝRussianѝparliamentѝandѝtheѝGovernmentѝofѝRussiaѝalsoѝsitѝ___ѝMoscow.ѝ

6.Moscowѝisѝhomeѝ___ѝmanyѝscientificѝandѝeducationalѝinstitutions,ѝasѝ wellѝasѝnumerousѝsportѝfacilities.ѝѝ

7.Theѝentireѝcityѝ___ѝMoscowѝisѝheadedѝ___ѝoneѝmayor.ѝѝ

8.Moscowѝisѝdividedѝ___ѝtenѝadministrativeѝokrugsѝandѝ123ѝdistricts.ѝ

Exercise 3 Answer these questions.

1.WhatѝisѝtheѝpositionѝofѝMoscowѝamongѝtheѝotherѝbigѝcitiesѝinѝEuropeѝ andѝtheѝworld?ѝ

2.WhatѝisѝtheѝpopulationѝofѝMoscow?ѝ

3.WhereѝisѝMoscowѝlocated?ѝ

4.WhatѝisѝtheѝresidenceѝofѝtheѝPresidentѝofѝRussia?ѝWhereѝisѝitѝsituated?ѝ

5.WhatѝotherѝgovernmentѝbodiesѝareѝlocatedѝinѝMoscow?ѝ

6.HowѝmuchѝmoneyѝdoesѝMoscowѝgetѝannuallyѝtoѝperformѝmetropolisѝfunctions?ѝ

7.Moscowѝisѝaѝmajorѝeconomicѝcentre,ѝisn'tѝit?ѝWhyѝcanѝweѝsayѝso?ѝ

8.WhatѝcanѝyouѝtellѝaboutѝtheѝtransportѝsystemѝofѝMoscow?ѝWhatѝdoѝ youѝknowѝaboutѝMoscowѝsubway?ѝ

9.Whoѝisѝtheѝheadѝofѝtheѝcity?ѝWhatѝcanѝyouѝsayѝaboutѝtheѝadministrativeѝdivisionѝofѝtheѝcapital?ѝ

Exercise 4 Use the information below to make a short story about Moscow.

		Moscowѝ
	areaѝ—ѝ1,081ѝkmѝ	foundedѝ—ѝbeforeѝ1147ѝ
	populationѝ—ѝ10,514,400ѝin-	becameѝtheѝcapitalѝofѝRussiaѝ—ѝ1426ѝ
	habitantsѝ	capitalѝmovedѝtoѝSaintѝPetersburgѝ—ѝ
	Moscowѝgovernment:ѝ
		1712ѝ
	headѝ—ѝmayorѝ	capitalѝ movedѝ backѝ toѝ Moscowѝ —ѝ
	legislativeѝbodyѝ—ѝCityѝDumaѝ	1918ѝ

Exercise 5 Open-ended question: Moscow executes the functions of the capital. How do you understand the expression «functions of the capital»? What does it mean?

Study the following chat comments.

Leadershipѝofѝtheѝcountry:ѝ

«TheѝleadingѝcenterѝofѝallѝRussia»;ѝ

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«Managingѝfunctionsѝforѝallѝtheѝcountry»ѝ

Residenceѝofѝpowerѝandѝstructuresѝofѝauthority:ѝ

«ThatѝisѝtheѝconcentrationѝofѝpowerѝinѝMoscow»;ѝѝ «Theѝcentralizationѝofѝdifferentѝpowerѝstructures»ѝ

Collectionѝandѝdistributionѝofѝfinance:ѝ

«TheѝentireѝRussianѝbudgetѝisѝdistributed:ѝ firstѝtheyѝ takeѝeverythingѝandѝ thenѝgiveѝitѝbackѝtoѝus»;ѝ«Moscowѝdrawsѝallѝourѝmoney,ѝdoesn'tѝgiveѝanythingѝback»;ѝ

«AllѝourѝsavingsѝgoѝtoѝMoscow»;ѝѝ

Theѝmainѝcity,ѝcenterѝofѝtheѝcountry'sѝlife:ѝ

«Theѝheartѝofѝtheѝcountry»;ѝ «Theѝmainѝcityѝofѝtheѝcountry,ѝeverythingѝgoesѝfromѝthere»;ѝѝ

Negativeѝestimations:ѝ

«Thatѝisѝlackѝofѝrightsѝbetweenѝtheѝcapitalѝresidentsѝandѝtheѝregions»;ѝ «Itѝlivesѝforѝitself;ѝtheѝwholeѝcountryѝgivesѝfoodѝtoѝit»ѝ

Ratificationѝofѝlaws:ѝ

«Createsѝdecreesѝandѝlaws»ѝ «Allѝlawsѝgoѝfromѝtheѝcapital»ѝ

Centerѝofѝculturalѝlife:ѝ

«Concentrationѝofѝscience,ѝmonumentsѝofѝculture,ѝmuseums»;ѝ «Allѝourѝcultureѝisѝhere,ѝgreatѝpeople»ѝ

Faceѝofѝtheѝcountry:ѝ

«Aѝface,ѝvisitingѝcardѝofѝtheѝstate,ѝsymbolѝofѝRussia»;ѝѝ «Representativeѝfunctionsѝforѝforeigners»ѝ

Createsѝworkingѝconditionsѝforѝstateѝregulatoryѝbodies.ѝ

Theѝcityѝthatѝisѝmostѝorganized,ѝfitѝforѝlife:ѝ

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«Careѝforѝtheѝtownѝallѝtheѝtime:ѝplanting,ѝcleaningѝinѝwinter,ѝtakingѝcareѝ aboutѝparkingѝofѝcars»;ѝѝ

«Constructionѝofѝhousing,ѝroads,ѝbringingѝorderѝtoѝtheѝterritory»ѝ

Do you agree with the comments about each point?

Over to you

An idea has been recently voiced to transfer some of Moscow's functions to St. Petersburg. Do you approve or disapprove of this idea?

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Reading

Before you read, answer these questions.

1.Whatѝcitiesѝareѝfamousѝinѝyourѝcountry?ѝѝ

2.Whyѝareѝtheyѝfamous?ѝ

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Exercise 1 Read the following descriptions. Which cities are these? Choose the correct answer.

Famousѝcitiesѝ

ThisѝbeautifulѝcityѝinѝnorthѝeasternѝItalyѝisѝbuiltѝonѝaboutѝ120ѝsmallѝislands.ѝTheѝcityѝhasѝnoѝroads.ѝInstead,ѝpeopleѝuseѝboatsѝtoѝtravelѝalongѝ theѝ canals.ѝ Flatѝ bottomedѝ boatsѝ calledѝ gondolasѝ wereѝ onceѝ theѝ mainѝ meansѝofѝtransportation,ѝbutѝtodayѝmotorboatsѝareѝmoreѝpopular.ѝYouѝ shouldѝseeѝSt.ѝMark'sѝSquareѝtheѝcenterѝofѝactivityѝinѝthisѝcity.ѝItѝhasѝ wonderfulѝRenaissanceѝbuildings.ѝWhichѝcityѝisѝit:ѝParis,ѝVeniceѝorѝRome?ѝ

ѝ

ThisѝAmericanѝcityѝisѝtheѝmainѝbusinessѝandѝculturalѝcenterѝofѝtheѝMidwest.ѝ Itѝisѝfamousѝforѝitsѝmusic,ѝopera,ѝandѝtheater.ѝItѝalsoѝhasѝexcellentѝmuseums.ѝWhenѝshoppingѝinѝthisѝcity,ѝyouѝcanѝvisitѝaѝlong,ѝrowѝofѝfashionableѝ storesѝ onѝ Northѝ Michiganѝ Avenue.ѝ Thisѝ areaѝ isѝ calledѝ theѝ Magnificentѝ Mile.ѝOneѝofѝtheѝworld'sѝtallestѝbuildings,ѝtheѝJohnѝHancockѝCenter,ѝisѝalsoѝ onѝthisѝavenue.ѝWhichѝcityѝisѝit:ѝNewѝYork,ѝSanѝFranciscoѝorѝChicago?ѝ

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TravelersѝuseѝmanyѝwordsѝtoѝdescribeѝthisѝSouthѝAmericanѝcity:ѝbeautiful,ѝglamorous,ѝsunny,ѝfriendly,ѝandѝexciting.ѝItѝisѝtheѝcityѝofѝtheѝCarnival,ѝwhenѝeveryoneѝdancesѝtheѝsambaѝinѝtheѝstreets.ѝTouristsѝalsoѝloveѝtoѝ visitѝitsѝfabulousѝbeachesѝandѝmountains.ѝYouѝshouldn'tѝmissѝtheѝNationalѝParkѝofѝTijuca,ѝoneѝofѝtheѝlargestѝcityѝparksѝinѝtheѝworld.ѝWhichѝ cityѝisѝit:ѝMexico,ѝRioѝdeѝJaneiroѝorѝHavana?ѝ

ѝ

ThisѝcityѝisѝconsideredѝoneѝofѝtheѝoldestѝcitiesѝofѝRussia.ѝItѝwasѝfirstѝ mentionedѝinѝwrittenѝpapersѝinѝ1147.ѝLikeѝmanyѝotherѝbigѝcitiesѝitѝisѝ situatedѝonѝtheѝbanksѝofѝaѝriver.ѝItѝisѝtheѝlargestѝcityѝofѝRussiaѝwithѝtheѝ populationѝofѝaboutѝ9ѝmillionѝpeople.ѝItѝisѝtheѝseatѝofѝtheѝfederalѝandѝ regionalѝgovernments.ѝTheѝhistoricalѝcentreѝofѝtheѝcityѝisѝRedѝSquareѝ andѝtheѝKremlin.ѝItѝisѝinterestingѝtoѝnoteѝthatѝinѝtheѝOldѝSlavicѝlanguageѝ theѝ wordѝ «red»ѝ meantѝ «beautiful».ѝ Theѝ impressiveѝ cathedralsѝ ofѝ theѝ KremlinѝandѝRedѝSquareѝwereѝbuiltѝduringѝtheѝperiodѝbetweenѝtheѝ15thѝ andѝtheѝ17thѝcenturies.ѝWhichѝcityѝisѝit:ѝStѝPetersburg,ѝMoscowѝorѝKiev?ѝ

ѝ

TheѝlifeѝofѝthisѝcityѝbeganѝasѝaѝRomanѝfortificationѝinѝA.D.ѝ43.ѝItѝisѝlocatedѝonѝtheѝRiverѝThamesѝwhichѝflowsѝintoѝtheѝNorthѝSea.ѝTheѝcityѝ hasѝaѝnumberѝofѝcenters,ѝeachѝwithѝaѝdistinctѝcharacter:ѝtheѝfinancialѝ andѝbusinessѝcentreѝcalledѝtheѝCityѝ(speltѝwithѝaѝcapitalѝ«C»),ѝtheѝshoppingѝandѝentertainmentѝcentreѝinѝtheѝWestѝEnd,ѝtheѝgovernmentѝcentreѝ inѝWestminster,ѝtheѝEastѝEndѝwithѝnumerousѝfactoriesѝandѝresidentialѝ homesѝforѝmiddleѝclassѝpeople,ѝandѝotherѝresidentialѝareas.ѝMostѝhistoricalѝplacesѝareѝlocatedѝinѝWestminsterѝandѝtheѝCity.ѝWhichѝcityѝisѝit:ѝ London,ѝOxfordѝorѝLiverpool?ѝ

ѝ

ThisѝcityѝoccupiesѝtheѝwholeѝofѝtheѝareaѝofѝDistrictѝofѝColumbia.ѝItѝbordersѝonѝtheѝPacificѝOcean.ѝTheѝcityѝwasѝlaidѝoutѝbyѝaѝFrenchѝarchitectѝ inѝtheѝlateѝeighteenthѝcentury.ѝItѝwasѝbuiltѝinѝ1790—1800ѝandѝtookѝitsѝ nameѝafterѝtheѝnation'sѝfirstѝpresident.ѝTheѝfamousѝbuildingsѝare:ѝtheѝ WhiteѝHouse,ѝtheѝresidenceѝofѝtheѝPresident,ѝtheѝCapitol,ѝwhereѝCongressѝ meets,ѝ Pentagon,ѝ theѝ seatѝ ofѝ theѝ militaryѝ administration,ѝ andѝ manyѝotherѝbuildingsѝofѝpolitical,ѝhistoricalѝandѝculturalѝvalue.ѝItѝisѝaѝ veryѝ greenѝcityѝ situatedѝonѝ theѝ Potomacѝ River.ѝWhichѝcityѝ isѝ it:ѝ Sanѝ Francisco,ѝWashingtonѝorѝSeattle?ѝ

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Exercise 2 Sum up the information about one of these cities, use the following plan.

1.ѝWhereѝisѝthisѝcity?ѝ 2.ѝWhatѝisѝspecialѝaboutѝthisѝcity?ѝ 3.ѝWhatѝshouldѝvisitorsѝdoѝthere?ѝ 4.ѝWhichѝcityѝwouldѝyouѝlikeѝtoѝvisit?ѝWhy?ѝ

Exercise 3 Study this table.

adjectiveѝ	(aboutѝaѝperson)ѝ	(aboutѝaѝnationality)ѝ
Russianѝ	HeѝisѝRussian.ѝ	theѝRussiansѝ
Englishѝ	HeѝisѝEnglish/ѝ	theѝEnglish/ѝ
ѝ	anѝEnglishman.ѝ	Englishmen.ѝ
Britishѝ	HeѝisѝBritish.ѝ	theѝBritishѝ
Americanѝ	HeѝisѝAmerican/ѝ	theѝAmericansѝ
ѝ	anѝAmerican.ѝ	ѝ
Frenchѝ	HeѝisѝFrench/ѝ	theѝFrench/ѝ
ѝ	aFrenchman.ѝ	Frenchmen.ѝ
Italianѝ	HeѝisѝItalian/ѝ	theѝItaliansѝ
ѝ	anѝItalian.ѝ	ѝ
Germanѝ	HeѝisѝGerman/ѝ	theѝGermansѝ
ѝ	aGerman.ѝ	ѝ

Exercise 4 Complete the gaps with the information from the table above.

1.ѝIѝamѝaѝforeigner.ѝIѝamѝfromѝ______________.ѝIѝamѝAmerican.ѝ 2.ѝSheѝisѝBritish,ѝsheѝisѝfromѝ_________________.ѝ 3.ѝIsѝheѝItalian?ѝ—ѝNo,ѝheѝ_________.ѝHeѝisѝfromѝGermany.ѝ 4.ѝAreѝyouѝFrench?ѝ—ѝYes,ѝ______.ѝ 5.ѝTheѝAmericansѝspeakѝ_______________ѝlanguage.ѝ 6.ѝTheѝ_______________ѝspeakѝGerman.ѝ 7.ѝTheyѝareѝ_____________,ѝtheyѝareѝfromѝGreatѝBritain.ѝ 8.ѝTheѝofficialѝlanguageѝofѝtheѝUSAѝisѝ_______________.ѝ

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