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1. The people of Moscow, Idaho, grow a rich harvest of maize, peas and potatoes.
2. Many people from Europe went to America to start a new life.
3. People of different nationalities, including Russians and Ukrainians, settled in a new place of the USA and named the new towns in honour of the places where they had been born.
Text B. Moscow, Idaho
In the USA there are many cities, towns and villages which are namesakes not only of Moscow or Odessa in the USSR, but also of London, Paris, Rome, Geneva and so on. In the USA, for example, there are big- and small-populated places in many states which have the name of Moscow. One such Moscow is the administrative in Idaho. How did these namesakes of European cities come to the American continent? In the 1880 a lot of people from Europe went to America to start a new life. People of different nationalities, including Russians and Ukrainians, settled in a new place but they did not forget their home towns and villages. They named the new villages and towns in honour of the places where they had been born.
Many people from Europe went to the Rocky Mountains in search of gold and they called one of the settlements Moscow. Earlier that area had been populated by Indians. Today Moscow, Idaho, is a nice town, situated among green hills. Americans call it a students home, because almost 50 per cent of the population are students. The University of Moscow, Idaho, founded in 1889, stands on a hill. The University’s library is one of the best in the USA and has a collection of interesting books on American history. The people of Moscow, Idaho, grow a rich harvest of maize, peas and potatoes. It also has a developed industry and produces lead, copper, silver and other metals.
Vocabulary Notes
namesake – тезка
settled in a new place – поселившиеся на новом месте
in honour of – в честь
the Rocky Mountains – Скалистые Горы
lead – свинец
copper – медь
maize – кукуруза
potato – картофель
silver – серебро
