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29. To be on tours – гастролировать

30. In recognition of one’s merits and talent – в качестве признания чьих-либо заслуг и таланта

31. An affiliate of – филиал

Tasks on the text

1. Make up special questions concerning the information about St. Petersburg from the text.

2. Match numbers and dates on the left with the events on the right.

3. Choose the odd one out in each line and explain.

a) Vasilyevsky, Petrogradsky, Mariinsky, Krestovsky, Yelagin.

b) St. Isaac’s Cathedral, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Peter and Paul’s Cathedral, Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood.

c) Neva, Palace, Trinity, Anichkov, Foundry.

d) Gatchina, Peterhof, Pavlovsk, Kunstkammer.

e) Upper Park, Samson, Catherine Palace, Lower Park.

f) Amber Room, Italian Hall, Paul’s War Hall, Greek Hall.

g) Palace Square, Arts Square, Red Square, Decembrists Square.

Discussion

Choose one or two of the following questions and discuss them in pairs. Then share your ideas with the whole group.

1. What attractions do you find the most interesting in St. Petersburg? How much time do you need to see all of them?

2. What season would you choose to go to St. Petersburg and why? Who would you prefer to go with? How many days would you like to spend there?

3. Compare Moscow and St. Petersburg. Why were these two cities the capitals of Russia and one of them still is? What is the most remarkable about each of them?

4. Have you ever been to St. Petersburg? What was the first thing that attracted your attention? Why? Describe it.

5. How has the historical past influenced on St. Petersburg’s architectural and cultural life? Prove from the text.

6. Describe St. Petersburg (in general).

Tasks on Vocabulary

1. Find in the texts adjectives which are used to describe architectural monuments. Write them down. Use them to describe any attractions of the city for tourists according to the following plan:

2. Translate these phrases into English using the words from the texts.

Акцентировать внимание на, зеркальный зал, демонстрировать разнообразные направления в искусстве, в самом центре города, переименованный в, чудотворная икона, усыпальница русских царей, в качестве признания чьих-либо заслуг и таланта, перенести столицу в другой город, процесс постепенного развития, огромное количество, район трущоб, гастролировать, замечательное место для фотографирования, декоративное и прикладное искусство, набережная, филиал.