Learn the names of places of interest in St. Petersburg

The Admiralty Адмиралтейство

The Winter Palace Зимний дворец

The Hermitage Эрмитаж

Palace Square Дворцовая площадь

The Alexander Column Александровская колонна

(the Triumphal Column)

The Bronze Horseman Медный всадник

(the monument to Peter the First)

Decembrist' Senate Square Сенатская площадь

Senate and Synod buildings здания Сената и Синода

St. Isaac’s Cathedral Исаакиевский собор

St. Isaac’s Square Исаакиевская площадь

The The Kazan Cathedral Казанский собор

The Art Suare площадь Искусств

The Russian Museum Русский музей

The Peter and Paul Fortress Петропавловская крепость

The Alexander Nevsky Lavra Александро-Невская лавра

The Summer Garden Летний сад

the Engineer Castle Инженерный замок

(Mikhailovsky) (Михайловский)

the Rostral Columns Ростральные колонны

St. Peter and Paul Cathedral Собор св. Петра и Павла

The TriumphalArch Триумфальная Арка

The Chariot of Glory колесница славы

Ex.1 Practice reading the words:

architecture, outstanding, magnificent, capital, the second largest city, the original name, to suffer, to besiege, masterpieces, famous, architectural monument, museums, world-wide, worth.

Ex.2 Using the list of places of interest in St.Petersburg make up as many sentences as you can according to the following patterns. Learn them by heart:

A) … is an outstanding architectural monument.

B) … is worth seeing.

C) … has a world - wide fame.

D) The … Square is famous for …

E) In … you can see …

Ex.3 Complete the sentences according to the example. Use the word combinations listed below:

St. Petersburg is famous for its architecture. St. Petersburg is rich in … St. Petersburg has a lot of …

List of word combinations for substitution:

1. beautiful Neva and its embankments;

2. White Nights in summer;

3. magnificent parks and gardens;

4. straight streets and wide squares;

5. unique museums;

6. theatres and concert halls;

7. outstanding monuments;

8. the first church of the city, the Peter and Paul Cathedral;

9. Klodt's sculptural groups on the bridge over the Fontanka river.

Ex 4 Complete the sentences using your own phrases or the phrases from the text::

1. St. Petersburg is one of the ….

2. It was founded by....

3. For over 200 years it was ….

4. During the Great Patriotic War the city ….

5. It was besieged and cut off ….

6. Now St. Petersburg is an important ….

7. St. Petersburg is famous for ….

8. The Admiralty, the Winter Palace and the Hermitage, the Kazan and St. Isaac's Cathedrals, the Russian Museum are ….

9. The city began with ….

10. The Peter and Paul Cathedral, the first church of the city, is ….

11. The Admiralty, … - all of them have a world - wide fame.

12. The bridge over the Fontanka … of a man taming a horse.

13. The well - known theatres in St. Petersburg are ….

14. The city is especially beautiful during ….

Ex.5 Answer the questions to the text:

1.

1. When was St.Petersburg founded? Who is the founder of the city?

2. Where is the city situated?

3. When was St. Petersburg the capital of Russia?

4. What is the historical center of St. Petersburg?

5. How can you prove that St. Petersburg suffered greatly during the gGreat Patriotic War?

6. What can you say about the city nowadays?

7. What is the main prospect of St. Petersburg?

8. Where does it begin? And where does it end?

9. What places of interest can you see if you walk along Nevsky Prospect?

10. What monuments stand in front of the Kazan Cathedral and the Alexandrinsky Theatre?

11. In what season is St. Petersburg especially beautiful?

Ex.6 Learn the following questions and the different versions of the answers to them.:

1. - Have you ever been to the Hermitage? (St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Winter Palace, the Peter and Paul Fortress)

2. Have you seen the Bronze Horseman yet? (monument to Catherine the Great / Pushkin /, the Rostral Columns)

3. Have you visited the Hermitage recently? (the Russian Museum, the Kazan Cathedral, Peterhoff)

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-Oh yes, I have.

-- Oh, what a question to ask! Of course I have.

-- Why, I have been there many times.

-- N-no, I am sorry to say, I haven't yet.

Ex.7 Learn the dialogue..Use your own list of places of interest in St.Petersburg.

-A- You see, it's my first visit to St. Petersburg, and I like to see the city. Where would you recommend me to go first?

-B- Well, if I were you, I should go to Palace Square. It is worth seeing. It has a world - wide fame.

-A- Yes, you are right. I have seen Palace Square on a postcard: it is really beautiful.

Ex.8 Read the dialogue and fill in the gaps.

§ Excuse me, I’m a newcomer in your city. Would you tell me what’s worth seeing here?

§ Oh, our city is very … There are very many places of interest. They are …, … and …

§ What museums are here?

§ A great many: …, …, and … But I’d recommend you to visit … at first and then … and …

§ What is of special interest in these museums?

§ … is famous for its wonderful collections of …. A lot of people visit it every day. In … there are a lot of nice …. In … you can see …

§ Well, I am a theatre-goer. What theatre can you recommend?

§ If you are fond of … you should visit … or … If you are interested in … you may go to …

§ What about monuments? I’d like to take some photos.

§ You can take wonderful photos of … in … square / garden / park.

§ I hear much about opening bridges.

§ Yes, certainly. But you can only see them opened at night.

§ Thank you for advice.

§ Not at all / Don’t mention it / Never mind / You are welcome.

Ex.9 Make up the excursion around Saint-Petersburg:

1. We are in … 2. It’s one of the central / main … 3. There are a lot of … in … 4. Let’s go along / to … 5. Let’s cross … 6. Turn right / left, please. 7. This is … 8. You can see … 9. There is (a) … in front of (the) … behind … in the middle of … 10. There are … at the foot of … around the … 11. The name of … is dear to … famous to … famous all over the world. 12. Now we are near … in front of … in … 13. It’s a … building with … columns. sculptures. windows. 14. … like visiting it because …

Ex.10 Imagine that you are on an Exchange program at an American Military School. You are asked to speak about the city you live and study. Speak about St. Petersburg.

Begin you story with: - I'm proud I live and study in Saint - Petersburg.

Ex.9 Imagine that your best school friend has come to our city to see the sights. Speak about places of interest in St.Petersburg. Make up a dialogue.

Unit 5

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