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UNIT 1

Topic: Our Cities

Grammar: 1. The Present Perfect Progressive Tense

2. Modal Verbs and Their Equivalents Text: A Glimpse of Some Cities

1. A GLIMPSE OF SOME CITIES

Three months have passed since John Smith arrived in Kyiv. Last time he had the opportunity to visit the other country. He participated in the work of a conference in Petersburg and of the International Forum in Moscow. Here are his impressions in his letter to Julia.

From: John Smith

University Flats

Block 1-525

Lomonosov Str.,

Kyiv, 262127

Ukraine

To: Julia Smith

65 Authorpe Rd.

London

L515, 8 EQ

Dear Julia!

I've been staying in the capital of Ukraine Kyiv for three months now.

I hope you don't think I've forgotten you. 'There have been so many things to do, so many places to see that I haven't had any time for writing letters. I miss you and I've been constantly thinking of you. I'll soon start giving lectures to the students here, so far I've been learning about this country.

Kyiv is the largest and the, most beautiful city of Ukraine. In 1982 it celebrated its 1500-th anniversary. Kyiv lies on both banks of the Dnieper. It is one of the greenest cities in the world, it has 18 square metres of greenery for a person. And how beautiful Kyiv is! What a lovely sight the green streets with chestnut trees and flowers' are! What a wonderful city it is! There are a lot of attractions to see here. One shouldn't fail to see the Dnieper slopes, the ancient monuments and cathedrals, the palace

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"Ukraine" and the main thoroughfare Khreshchatik. Kyiv is a well-known industrial and scientific center. Its industries manufacture sea-going fishing trawlers, planes, excavators, motorcycles, equipment for chemical, food and printing industries, cultured diamonds, computers, optical, electrical, measuring and radiotechnical instruments, hundreds of types of consumer goods. The city has over 300 research and design institutes, which hold a prominent place in Ukrainian and world science.

Last month I visited Moscow, the capital of Russia, end Petersburg. I did as many sights as possible. I visited some museums, was at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and at the Hermitage in Petersburg. The population of Moscow is over eight million people; It lies on the Moskva River and is famous for its history and beauty, Moscow is very popular with tourists. No wonder - there are so many places of interest there. I went there by train. It took ma a night to get from Kyiv to Moscow. I saw Red Square with Kremlin, the Pushkin Museum, the Palace of Sports in Luzhniki. I also went to the Bolshoi Theatre and the Palace of Congresses.

I preferred to travel about Moscow by metro (underground) as the traffic here is very heavy. If you come here by car it is difficult to find a place to park the car. There are few parking lots in the center of Moscow.

The Moscow Metro is very popular both with the Muscovites and its guests. It's the fastest and most convenient means of transport. You can get from one end of Moscow to another in so time.

Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia. It has above 4,500,000 residents. Now Petersburg is one of the Russian most important cultural centres. It has more than 10 higher educational institutions and a large number of research institutes. There are many museums in Petersburg including the world famous Hermitage with its 323 halls. Many of the former palaces are now museums.

This is a long letter, isn't it? Please write and tell me how you are, what you and our children are doing, і promise to write you another letter after the winter holidays. I'm going to travel Jo the South of the country. But now I should stop and say "Good -bye".

My best regards to our friends. Love and best wishes to you.

Yours,

John

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