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Read the following words. Compose the sentences using these words.

native родной

ancient древний

celebrate праздновать

anniversary годовщина

castle замок, дворец church церковь

residential area жилой район

enterprise предприятие

works завод, мастерские

spacious просторный

mill фабрика

museum музей

monument памятник

twin-town город-побратим

grow расти

develop развиваться

settlement поселок

village деревня

place of interest достопримечательность

Read and translate the text.

My native town is Nativetown. It’s an ancient town. Not long ago it celebrated its 850th anniversary.

The town of Grodno is situated on the river Nativeriver. The river divides it into two parts. The older part of the town lies on the right bank of the Nativeriver. Here you can see the old castle where kings once lived. Now it is a mu­seum of history and archeology. On the banks of the Nativeriver one can also see modern apartment houses, offices and different architectural monuments. Among them there is a 17th century Roman Catholic Church.

Nativetown is a fast-growing town. It’s a regional centre with the population of over 250,000 people. There are some big plants here and some smaller factories. The larg­est enterprises are: the “ Nativetown Works”, the Footwear Fac­tory, the Synthetic Fibre Mill, the Fine Cloth Mill, etc. There are several residential areas in our town. Every dis­trict has schools, kindergartens, shops, everyday services.

Nativetown is a big cultural centre. There are three institu­tions of higher education, many schools, technical col­leges, some cinemas, drama and puppet theatres.

There are also many public gardens and parks there. The newly built streets are wide and spacious, lined with trees and flowers. The streets of the old part of the town are not very wide, but they are clean and green.

One of the main streets in Nativetown is Main Street. Not far from it there is a monument to Somebody Great.

It is interesting to know that Nativetown has a twin-town in France. It’s Paris, an industrial centre with the capital of France.

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4. Answer the questions. 1. What is your native town? 2. Is your native town a small ancient place or a big modern city? 3. Where is it situated? Is it far from capital? 4. What river runs through the city? 5. What is your native town famous for? 6. Are there any architectural monuments in your town? What are they? 7. What famous people lived there? 8. Which is the main street in your town? Who is it named after? 9. Are there any industrial enterprises in your native town? 10. What goods do they produce? 11. What can you say about cultural life of your town? 12. How do people spend their leisure time? 13. Are there any everyday services in the town? 14. Are you proud of your native town?

5. Make up sentences using the following word combinations: to come from, not far from, a very convenient place to live, at the countryside, it takes me... to get to …,another advantage of living here; settlement, a picturesque place, a landscape, to grow fast, urban-type houses, all communal services, to transform the countryside, to be proud of.

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