Natural resources steppe

4. Give the definitions of the words and let the other students guess. The teacher will give you the cards.

5. Translate into English:

1. Мой дом - моя крепость.

2. Суриков - знаменитый художник нашего города.

3. Эта улица названа в честь известного человека.

4. В Красноярске много культурных и исторических памятников.

5. Красноярск - это промышленный центр, в котором очень много крупных предприятий.

6. В нашем городе сложная экологическая ситуация.

7. Горожане решают важные проблемы промышленной, научной и культурной жизни нашего города.

EXERCISES ON THE TEST

1. Agree or disagree:

1. Krasnoyarsk is a small town with a population of 1 thousand people.

2. It is situated in the steppe.

3. It was founded by Dubenskoy in 1728.

4. The Yenisey is one of the longest rivers in Russia.

5. Many famous people, Pushkin, Solzhenitsin, Shishkin lived in Krasnoyarsk.

6. The railway bridge across the Yenisey is the symbol of our city.

7. Krasnoyarsk is a big industrial & scientific centre.

8. There are no interesting places & historical buildings in Krasnoyarsk.

9. Krasnoyarsk is the city of long-standing cultural traditions.

10. Different exhibitions are regularly held in Krasnoyarsk.

2. Guess the famous person

§ He was born in 1848. He began to draw when he was a small child. He graduated from the Academy of Arts successfully. He was interested in history and he painted historical events.

§ He was an outstanding Russian sea-traveller. He swam to America to establish relations. There he fell in love with a woman? Who had been waiting for him for all her life. He died in our city.

§ He came to Siberia in the 17^th century with his cossacs and in 1628 he founded the fortress Krasniy Yar.

§ He was born in Krasnoyarsk in the 20^th century. He graduated from our Institute of Arts and worked at the Opera and Ballet House. Now he is a well-known opera-singer.

§ This person was e well-known merchant. He had one of the richest private libraries in Russia.

§ He is a famous person. He has written many books, e.g. “King-fish”. His books are about Siberia and the people who live here.

3. Tell about any famous person of Krasnoyarsk..

4. Guess the places of interest:

§ It is situated near the embankment. It’s a large and beautiful building. Many exhibitions are held there.

§ These are two buildings at Strelka. Here different concerts take place. Many famous people, actors and singers, perform here.

§ It is a wonderful church, which is situated in the centre of the city. Some years ago it was an Exhibition Hall and now it is reformed.

§ It is a place where you can play tennis or football. Very often different sport competitions take place here. This place is situated in the middle of the Yenisey on the Isle.

§ It is a building which is situated in Mira street. Here you can see many interesting musical plays.

5. Tell about some place in Krasnoyarsk you like. Why do you like it?

6. Put the sentences into the right order to have a dialogue:

1. - They are really beautiful!

- What is it famous for?

- Yes, the residents of Krasnoyarsk like this place very much.

- By the way, what’s the building over there?

- I see…

- What is Strelka? Is it a building?

- I like it too. But the last question. Why is it named ‘Strelka’?

- It’s the Cultural-Historical centre. It’s a museum. Look! There you can see the Big Concert Hall and the Small Concert Hall.

- Because here the Kacha flows into the Yenisey.

- It’s the place where there are many architectural monuments, different exhibitions and city holidays are held there.

- A building? But it isn’t. It’s a wonderful place in Krasnoyarsk.

2. - It’s a great city! Now I want to learn it better.

- You should see the chaple. It’s a symbol of our city. It’s there, on the hill. Can you see it?

- Thank you. Krasnoyarsk is an interesting city. I’m ready to go.

- Good luck!

- How do you like it?

- Oh, yes! I’ll go there.

- Oh, no. I was here 5 years ago. But I had no time to walk around the city and to see its sights. I saw only some of them.

- Yes, I am.

- Only the centre of the city, the Drama theatre, the Surikov museum and the embankment.

- Is it your first visit to Krasnoyarsk?

- Then you can visit the Organ Hall, the Pokrovskiy cathedral, the Theatre of Musical Comedy and other places.

- You are from Moscow, aren’t you?

- Can you tell me what you visited 5 years ago?

7. Make up your own dialogues ‘Walking around Krasnoyarsk’. You can use some words and phrases from ex.6.

A) Your friend from America has come to visit you. Show him/her your city.

B) Your guest from England wants to see your city. He/she doesn’t know Russian and you don’t know English well. You ask your friend to help you. You walk around the city altogether.

8. Play the game ‘Optimists and pessimists’. Walk in 2 groups, discuss the following problems, the optimists look for the advantages and the pessimists for the disadvantages.

1. Krasnoyarsk is an industrial city.

2. Krasnoyarsk is rich in the places of entertainment.

3. There’s a lot of traffic in Krasnoyarsk.

9. Your teacher will give you a card with a sentence. You should put one sentence before it and one sentence after it to have a small story.

10. CONFERENCE ‘Can Krasnoyarsk be included into the list of 10 best cities in the world?’ You have a role. Tell your point of view according to the role.

- you’re a sportsman

- you’re a businessman

- you’re a professor

- you’re an architect

- you’re a worker of an underground station

- you’re a member of administration

- you’re a historian

11. Prepare the topic ‘Krasnoyarsk’.

MEALS

I.

1.Complete the diagram.

2. Classify meals into certain groups.