Exercise 3. Complete the sentences from the text.

1. The other river…

2. Its population had become…

3. But today Ulyanovsk is…

4. Since its foundation the city…

5. The city has many…

6. By the end of the…

7. Among them are…

Exercise 4. Make up your own questions.

1. Simbirsk was one of the richest grain markets on the Volga.

2. Sixteen churches and monasteries had been built by 18^th century.

3. The Sviyaga also runs through the city.

4. Today Ulyanovsk is a great industrial, cultural and educational centre of the Volga area.

5. There are two theatres in Ulyanovsk.

Exercise 5. Translate into Russian.

1. It is a big river port on the Volga.

2. Ulyanovsk is visited by tourists, both from Russia and foreign countries.

3. Ulyanovsk is a beautiful green city.

4. There are many parks where people like to walk.

5. Ulyanovsk is not only a historical and cultural centre, it`s one of the largest industrial cities of Russia too.

Exercise 6. Translate into English.,

1. Ульяновск гордится своим драматическим театром.

2. В Ульяновске много церквей и соборов.

3. Мы можем видеть памятники древней русской архитектуры в Ульяновске.

4. В Ульяновске есть несколько университетов.

5. Я люблю мой родной город.

Text B

My native country (village)

I live in the country. It is my native village. I was born there and have lived all my life in it. My country is situated near Ulyanovsk. It is an old Russian country. It is about 1000 years old. It is a beautiful and green. We are proud of the old church in the centre of the village. We have a school and a museum.

There is a forest near my country where people like to walk, to pick flowers or mushrooms, pick flowers. But people have many cows, sheep and pigs. So every day all the year round the people have to spend much time looking after their animals. They also have poultry and must look after the poultry giving them food and water and collecting the eggs. The people have a lot of all sorts of fruit and vegetables and have also to do some work in the kitchen garden and take care of the fruit trees.

But the country air and plenty of exercise make the young people stronger and better fit for their work at the Institute. I like my country very much. During the week-end the people like to go to our club and amuse themselves, dancing and singing till late at night or looking films.

Vocabulary

To be proud of - гордиться

To be situated - быть расположенным

Church - церковь

Animal - животное

Mushroom - гриб

Poultry - домашняя птица

To amuse - развлекать, веселить

Exercise 1. Answer the questions:

1. What is your native country?

2. Where is it situated?

3. How do people usually amuse themselves?

4. What are you proud of?

Exercise 2. Are these statements true or false?

1. We are proud of the old church in the centre of the country.

2. So every day all the year round the people amuse themselves dancing and singing.

3. The people have a lot of all sorts of fruit and vegetables.

4. It is a beautiful green city.

5. But people don`t have many cows, sheep and pigs.

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