Write the correct possessive adjective or pronoun for these sentences

1 Whose camera is this? Is it..yours.? (you)

2 Excuse me, those are ,.our.. seats, (we)

3 Is it suitcase or? (you/he)

4 Has the dog had food? (it)

5 They're not keys - they're (I/she)

6 I don't think its room: I think it's (you/they)

7 The police asked me for address. (I)

8 Have you got pen, or would you like to borrow? (you/I)

9 garden is bigger than (they/we)

10 I think this is book. Oh no, it's (I/you)

11 The decision is (they)

12 The cat wants dinner, (it)

13 You know it's not money. It's (you/I)

14 It isn't car, it's (he/she)

15 It wasn't mistake, it was (I/they)

16 Have you met mother? (they)

17 parents say the decision is (she/they)

18 brother hasn't got a phone, so he uses (I/we)

19 car wasn't working, so I used (I/he)

20 house is smaller than (we/they)

UNIT 4 SAMARA

Pre-Reading task: Do you like the City of Samara? Where do you live? What is your favourite place here?

Where do you go if you're looking for some of the best beaches – and the most beautiful girls (and boys) – in Russia? Surprisingly, the answer is not the Black Sea coast but Samara. Samara, with its population of more than a million people, is Russia's sixth largest city. It is situated on the bank of the Volga, the longest river in Europe.

There are several versions of the origin of Samara’s name. According to one version, the name Samara comes from the Greek words samar (a merchant) and rha (an ancient name for the Volga). Samara means a steppe river in the languages of the nomadic tribes. The fortress of Samara was founded in 1568. It was situated on the Great Trade Route along the Volga, where a lot of caravans passed.

By the beginning of the 19th century Samara has grown into a large city for that time. One of the most outstanding figures in the history of the city is Petr Alabin, the Mayor of Samara from 1885 up to 1891. He encouraged the building of the Drama Theatre, the opening of the Public Museum, the expansion of the fund of the Public Library.

The history of our city is inseparable from that of Russia. During the 2nd World War Samara (Kuibyshev then) became the 2nd capital of the USSR for nearly 3 years. Government institutions, diplomatic embassies and industrial plants were evacuated here.

Today the products of many enterprises in Samara are widely known abroad, including those of the Aviacor Company, the Tarasov Factory, the Samara Bearing Plant and other enterprises. The Samara Region exports automobiles, machine tools, and building materials. The food and drink industries are also well developed in Samara. The products of the Chocolate Factory Rossiya, as well as Rodnik vodka and Zhiguli beer are famous far outside Samara. The Samara Region is a unique complex for the extracting, processing and transporting of oil and oil products.

Samara is also important as a large educational and scientific centre. The Samara State University was set up in 1918, then closed in 1920’s and opened again in 1969. Today 11 higher state and a number of alternative educational establishments train specialists in all branches of the national industry, economy and culture.

If you are staying in Samara for a few days, you’ll have no difficulty in finding where to go and what to see.

Samara is located on the broad waters of the River Volga. There is a long fringe of sandy beaches there. Samara has made the most of these beaches, backed by pleasant parks and embankment gardens, and with temperatures in the summer months averaging over 26°C - as warm as southern Spain. It is not surprising that this has become a popular tourist destination. Young people come here from all over Russia to sunbathe on the beaches, take a dip in the cool waters of the Volga, hang out by summer cafes or go for a wild night out in one of the city's many night-clubs.

In summer, too, there is host of activities going on in this lively, vibrant city, with a string of carnivals and festivals. If you come here on the first Saturday of July, you will catch the famous Grushinsky Festival, with its lively mix of mainly acoustic music. As many as 200,000 people come here to sit on the 'spectators' hill' above the stage by the main lake. The Grushinsky Festival began in the 1960s and is named after the Samara tourist Valery Grushin, who tragically drowned in 1967 trying to rescue children in a river.

If all this activity proves too much, you can always catch the hydrofoil up the river to the pleasant, atmospheric village of Shiryaevo where Russia's greatest painter Ilya Repin painted his famous Barge Haulers on the Volga. Or maybe cross the river to go hiking in the woods of the beautiful Samara Bend National Park. Or you could even take one of Samara's famous raft trips zhigulyovskaya krugosvetka (around the world) which take you on an exciting 10-day camping trip through the park's backwaters.

Samara has always been a theatrical city. We have a Drama Theatre, Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Puppet Theatre, the Philarmonic Society and a fine Museum of Local History. The architecture of old Samara reflects practically the entire history of the development of the architectural styles in Russia.

VOCABULARY

Surprisingly – удивительно, поразительно; неожиданно

steppe – степь nomadic tribes - кочевые племена

the Great Trade Route - великий торговый путь

inseparable – неотделимый, неразрывный

diplomatic embassies – дипломатические посольства

machine tool – станок

educational establishment – учебное заведение

Samara Bearing ['beεriŋ] Plant - подшипниковый завод

extracting, processing and transporting of oil - производство, переработка и перевозка нефти

a long fringe of sandy beaches - длинная кромка песчаных пляжей

to make the most of – использовать наилучшим образом

popular tourist destination – популярное туристическое направление

take a dip in - окунуться (в реку, море)

hang out - обитать; тусоваться (где-л.)

As many as - целые, целых (при указании на число)

to rescue - спасать

prove too much – оказаться не по зубам

Barge Haulers on the Volga – картина «Бурлаки на Волге»

the Samara Bend National Park - Национальный парк «Самарская Лука»

raft trip - спуск на плотах

hydrofoil – судно на воздушной подушке

backwaters – заводь

Museum of Local History – краеведческий музей

1. Fill in suitable words:

1. Samara is situated on *** **** ** the Volga, the longest river in Europe.

2. According to one *******, the name Samara comes from the Greek words samar (a merchant) and rha (an ancient name for the Volga).

3. By the beginning of the 19th century Samara has ***** into a large **** for that time.

4. He ********** the building of the Drama Theatre, the opening of the Public Museum, the ********* of the fund of the Public Library.

5. Government ************, diplomatic embassies and industrial plants were evacuated here.

6. The products of many *********** in Samara are widely known abroad, including those of the Aviacor Company, the Tarasov Factory, the Samara Bearing Plant and other ***********.

7. The Samara Region exports ***********, machine *****, and building materials.

8. The Samara State University was ***** in 1918, then ****** in 1920’s and ****** again in 1969.

9. Today 11 higher state and a number of alternative educational ************** train specialists in all ******** of the national industry, economy and culture.

10. If you are ******* ** Samara for a few days, you’ll have no difficulty in finding where to go and what to see.

11. We have a ***** Theatre, ***** *** ****** Theatre, the Puppet Theatre, the Philarmonic Society and a fine ******* ******* Museum.

12. There is a long fringe of ***** ******* there.

13. Samara has made *** **** ** these beaches, backed by pleasant parks and ********** *******.

14. It is not surprising that this has become a popular ******* ***********.

15. Young people come here from all over Russia to ******** on the beaches, **** * *** in the cool waters of the Volga, **** *** by summer cafes or ** *** a wild night out in one of the city's many night-clubs.

16. If you come here on the first Saturday of July, you will catch the famous Grushinsky Festival, with its lively mix of mainly ******** *****.

17. The Grushinsky Festival began in the 1960s and is ***** ***** the Samara tourist Valery Grushin, who tragically drowned in 1967 trying to ****** children in a river.

18. You can always ***** the ********* ** the river to the pleasant, atmospheric village of Shiryaevo where Russia's greatest ******* Ilya Repin painted his famous Barge Hauliers on the Volga.

2. Give English equivalents to the following words and collocations:

Побережье Черного моря; самая длинная река в Европе; берег Волги; мэр Самары; народный музей; публичная библиотека; дипломатическое посольство; эвакуировать; образовательное учреждение; полоска песчаных пляжей; симпатичные парки и сады набережной; популярное у туристов место; использовать пляжи наилучшим образом; загорать на пляжах; окунуться в прохладные воды Волги; проводить время в летних кафе; Грушинский фестиваль; тонуть; судно «Метеор»/»Ракета»; живописец; отправиться на прогулку/в путешествие; Национальный парк «Самарская Лука»; театр драмы, переправа на плоту, театр оперы и балета, краеведческий музей, спасать детей, целых 200 000 человек.

3. Finish the sentences:

1. Surprisingly, the answer is not …
2. Samara, with its population of more than a million people, is …
3. Samara means a …
4. By the beginning of the 19th century Samara has …
5. He encouraged the building of …
6. The Samara Region exports …
7. Today 11 higher state and a number of alternative educational …
8. If you are staying in Samara for a few days, you’ll have no difficulty in …
9. Samara is located on …
10. Samara has…
11. It is not surprising that this has become …
12. Young people come here from all over Russia …
13. If you come here on the first Saturday of July, you …
14. The Grushinsky Festival began in the 1960s and is named after the Samara tourist Valery Grushin, …
15. If all this activity proves too much, you can always catch the hydrofoil up the river to the pleasant, atmospheric village of Shiryaevo where …
16. The architecture of old Samara reflects practically …

1. Imagine your online friend has come to Russia from Canada to visit you. What will you show him/her in Samara? Tell him/her about the city as much as you can.

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