2. Answer the following questions:

1) What is your native town? Can you tell anything about it?

2) Where is Novopolotsk situated?

3) Is the town young?

4) How many years does the first page of history of Novopolotsk date back?

5) When did the first builders arrive to a wooden ravine near Sloboda village?

6) When was the Polotskiy settlement renamed Novopolotsk Town?

7) What is the population of Novopolotsk?

8) How many plants are there in the town?

9) Polotsk State University maintains a centuries-old tradition of education, doesn’t it?

10) Are there any monuments in our town?

11) Where can the residents go in for sports?

12) Who takes care of the state of health of our residents?

13) Where can our residents have a rest?

14) Where will you invite your guests?

III. Comprehension and Word Study.

1. Say whether it is true or false:

1) In this text the author gives the description of his native town.

2) Novopolotsk was founded in 1958 on the banks of the Dvina River.

3) Every third out of 107,400 inhabitants is a student of Polotsk State University.

4) In the Square of Builders there is a house where local authorities sit.

5) Political meetings and demonstrations are held in the centre of the town.

6) There are four polyclinics and a hospital where highly qualified medical workers take care of the state of health of our dwellers.

7) The landscape of Novopolotsk is very beautiful.

8) The Square of Builders contributes greatly to the relaxed atmosphere of the town.

9) The Square of Builders has a lovely sculpture of a boy sitting on a large ball.

10) To the author’s mind the Square of Builders symbolizes that the great majority of town residence is the youth.

2. Join the halves.

A	В
1) This is the venue of	a) to the north of Vitebsk region.
2) The park contributes greatly to	b) its five and nine-storied buildings.
3) The town is surrounded by	c) a house where local authorities sit.
4) On June 7^th, 1958 the first builders arrived to	d) its boundaries.
5) In recent years Novopolotsk has significantly extended	e) this very title about Novopolotsk and its builders.
6) The town is quite modern with	f) deep forests where there are a lot of berries and mushrooms.
7) Novopolotsk is situated	g) different folk festivals and holidays.
8) The town often hosts	h) a wooden ravine near Sloboda village.
9) There is even the feature film with	i) international tournaments and sport festivals.
10) In the square there is	j) the relaxed atmosphere of the town.