- •I. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •II. Read the proper names:
- •Text 2 getting about a town
- •Asking the way
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Read and translate Text 1.
- •II. Learn the dialogues of Text 2 by heart and dramatize them.
- •III. Give Russian equivalents to:
- •IV. Choose the right word:
- •V. Translate into Russian:
- •VI. Give English equivalents to:
- •VII. Arrange a) and b) as synonyms:
- •VIII. Answer these questions (work in pairs):
- •IX. Ask 10 questions about Text 1 (work in pairs).
- •XI. Read the words and guess their meanings, then look them up in the dictionary:
- •XII. Fill in the blanks with prepositions if necessary, then read and translate the text:
- •XIII. Combine the following words into sentences:
- •XIV. Make up situations using the following words and phrases:
- •XV. Here are the impressions of Moscow, written by an English student. Read and say what you think about them:
- •XVI. Write a letter to your friend about your stay in Moscow, Leningrad, any other city or town, give your impressions. Do not forget to mention what you have been doing recently.
- •XVII. Translate into English:
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. A) Form nouns using the suffix “-ment”:
- •II. Use the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect:
- •III. Use the Present Indefinite or the Present Perfect:
- •IV. Use the correct tense-forms:
- •V. Translate into English:
- •I. Read the text attentively so as to get a general idea of its contents.
- •II. Go through the text again and underline with a pencil what you think is most important in each paragraph.
- •III. Form a question on each paragraph to check your fellow-students’ understanding of the text:
- •65 Years out of 1,500
- •Киеву - 1500 лет
- •Speech exercises
V. Translate into Russian:
Moscow has become the largest administrative, economic and cultural centre in the Soviet Union. Moscow is the seat of the Soviet Government, one of the world’s cultural, scientific and artistic centres, the home of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR with its numerous institutes, laboratories, the home of thousands of libraries, museums, permanent exhibition halls, of hundreds of cinemas, clubs, theatres, palaces of culture, 80 institutes of higher education.
VI. Give English equivalents to:
упоминать; анналы истории; сослужить службу; объединение страны; именно Москва дала название земле — Московия; небольшое поселение; чтить историю; при царе Федоре; во время царствования Ивана Грозного; Москва считалась одним из самых крупных городов Европы; пригороды; покорение Казанского ханства; под грохот барабанов; Спасская башня славится своими часами; мелодичные куранты; площадка обзора; вращающийся земной шар
VII. Arrange a) and b) as synonyms:
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city, country, suburbs, to render service, settlement, to build, to be notable for, to happen, to consider
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land, to contribute, place, outskirts, town, to construct, to take place, to be famous for, to think
VIII. Answer these questions (work in pairs):
1. When was Moscow founded? 2. Who is considered to be the founder of Moscow? 3. What name did Moscow give to the Russian land during the first centuries of the country’s development? 4. What did the English travellers write about Moscow? 5. When was the capital transferred to St. Petersburg? 6. When did the Government move back to Moscow? 7. What can you say about the Kremlin? 8. What do you know about Pokrovsky Cathedral? 9. Where do parades and demonstrations take place? 10. What is the symbol of the Kremlin? 11. What is the tower notable for? 12. What architectural monuments can you see inside the Kremlin? 13. What is the best loved spot of Muscovites? 14. Where can you see the achievements of the Soviet people in all spheres of industry and agriculture? 15. What are the famous galleries and museums? 16. Do you have any difficulty in finding where to spend an enjoyable evening? 17. What can you see from the observation platform on Lenin Hills?
IX. Ask 10 questions about Text 1 (work in pairs).
X. Complete the sentences from Text 1:
1. Moscow is first mentioned ... . 2. It was Moscow, that ... . 3. The Soviet people cherish ... . 4. In 1712 Peter I ... . 5. The Government moved back ... . 6. Let us start our tour of Moscow with ... . 7. First look at the Moscow Kremlin ... . 8. Pokrovsky Cathedral is known as ... . 9. Big parades and demonstrations ... . 10. If the Kremlin is a symbol ... . 11. Perhaps the best place ... .
XI. Read the words and guess their meanings, then look them up in the dictionary:
annals, major, cathedral, memorial, monument, symbol, historical, collection, classicism, periodically, individual, reconstruction, construction, territory, revolutionary, unique, permanent, administrative, laboratories