streets at crossings, (subway л подземный переход), across ргр через, по ту
сторону, е. д. There is a bridge across the river, to come across smth. случайно
натолкнуться, е. д. I came across a very interesting phrase in the book, to cross
out вычеркивать, e. g. Two of the words were crossed out.
direction л направление; in the direction of в направлении, е. д. I saw her
walking in the direction of the Institute, direct adj прямой, as a direct line, direct
speech, direct object
surprise vt удивлять, поражать, е. д. I was surprised to see the cat playing
with the dog. to be surprised at smth. удивляться, е. д. I was surprised at seeing
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her there, surprise л удивление, е. д. То my great surprise his plan succeeded, in
surprise с удивлением, е. д. The girl looked at us in surprise.
sights n pi достопримечательности, as to see the sights of Moscow; Syn.
places of interest, e. g. They were shown a lot of places of interest during their
tour, sightseeing n осмотр достопримечательностей; to go sightseeing
осматривать достопримечательности
sign л знак, е. д. a traffic sign
manage vt справляться, успевать (в чём-л.), е. д. I didn't manage to go to the
library today, I had no time, castle л замок
attraction л привлекательность, е. д. The picture gallery is one of the greatest
attractions of our town, attract vt привлекать, притягивать; to attract one's
attention привлекать чье-л, внимание
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
get on/off (a bus); to put down at...; down/up the street; at the bottom of the
street; take bus No. 7. change for bus No. 7; it's a five minutes' walk from here;
take the first turning to the left/right; what/how much is the fare?; full up/packed;
traffic regulations/lights; right/left hand traffic: heavy/light traffic; one way
traffic; peak/rush hours; industrial area; shopping area/centre; outskirts;
outstanding; tower
EXERCISES
I. Spell and transcribe the four forms of the following verbs:
arrive, get, admire, impress, situate, enjoy, ride, cross, learn, show, teach,
make, visit, plan, drive, build.
II. Give the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives:
new, long, busy, dirty, beautiful, good, large, big, splendid, narrow, interesting,
hospitable, straight, impressive, broad, crooked.
III.
Write a) the plural and b) the singular of:
a) avenue, bus, crowd, фу, view;
b) pictures, taxis, squares, theatres, minutes, guides.
IV. Transcribe the following words and explain the reading rules applied in them:
broad, crooked, crowded, guide, hotel, museum, narrow, street, stream, square,
typical, worker, show, friendly, builder, view, straight, country, avenue, between.
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V. a) The material below is to be prepared for reading. Mark the stresses and tunes.
Concentrate your attention on sounds, b) Let your fellow-student pronounce this exercise
for you to detect his errors in the vowel [a:] and tell him what must be done to eliminate
them:
[a:] 1. Can't you ask Father or Aunt Margaret?
2. He laughs best who'laughs last.
3. Half heart is no heart.
4. The highest art is artlessness.
VI.
Before you start working at the text practise the sounds in the
following words and word combinations:
A.
1. [av] a lot of places of interest, the centre of the city,
—
typical of big towns, streams of buses, crowds of people.
2. a) Alveolars before interdentals: admired w the centre, its^theatres, they
crossed^the city, suggested^their going, on^the left side, b) No devoicing before
voiceless consonants: aswpossi-ble, their guide^showed, ofwpeople.
B.1. [rj] —wondering^if you, anything^, about, going^by
car, is it worth visitingwyou think? 2. Linking [r]: the town centre w is, further _
on, a bit more^about it, I wonder^if, never^actually.
VII.
1. a) Listen to the recording of the text **A Visit to Moscow". Mark the
stresses and tunes, b) Practise the text for test reading. Listen to the recording very
carefully until you can say it in exactly the same way. c) Listen to Text 2 carefully. Try to
dramatize it following the conversational style of the speakers on the tape.
VIII.
Transcribe the following sentences, mark the stresses and tunes and picture
them on the staves:
1. I say, Mary! Does this bus go to Tverskaya Street? 2. Excuse me, can you
tell me where the nearest metro station is about here? — Certainly. 3. Is there a
bus from here to Red Square? — Yes, any bus'll take you.
IX.
Answer the following questions:
1. When did the Wilsons arrive in Moscow? 2. Where did they come from? 3.
They came to Moscow on a visit, didn't they? 4. What do people usually do when
they come to a town for the first time? 5. Wriat did they want to see in Moscow?
They wanted to see as much as possible, didn't they? 6. Who took them
sightseeing about the city? 7. What places of interest did the guide show them? 8.
Did they do much sightseeing? 9. Did the Wilsons like the centre of out city? 10.
What did they admire most of all? 11. Where is Moscow University situated? 12.
What did the tourists see from the Vorobyev Hills? 13. Where else can one enjoy a
most beautiful view of the whole city from? 14. Can you describe the centre of
Moscow? 15. In which street do you live? 16. How long does it take you to get to
the University from your place? 17. Does your friend live in the suburbs of
Moscow?
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18.
Can you tell me the way from here to Petrovka Street?
19.
How does your father usually get home from his office? 20. Is it easy
to get a taxi during rush hours? 21. If one of your friends came here for
sightseeing what would you advise him to see if he had: one day; two days; a
week or a fortnight?
X. Rewrite as in the models.
M o d e l 1: His answer surprised me.
I was surprised at his answer.
1. Her voice surprised us all. 2. The results of the exam surprised the teacher.
3. His behaviour surprised those who were present. 4. You surprise me. 5. Your
written test surprises us. 6. The girl's speech surprised the students. 7. The youth's
words surprised the old people.
M o d e l 2: The teacher was impressed by the student's answer.
The student's answer made an impression on the teacher.
1. The listeners were impressed by the speech. 2. The play impresses me each
time I see it. 3. The tourist was impressed by the places of interest in St.
Petersburg. 4. We were greatly impressed by Petrov's speech. 5. My companions
were impressed by her singing.
M o d e l 3: He came to Moscow the other day.
He arrived in Moscow the other day.
1. He has come to St. Petersburg to take part in the work of the congress. 2. He
came to the meeting in time. 3. They came to the seaside at the week-end. 4. We
came to London on the 16th of March. 5. We all came to the station to see our
friends off to Minsk. 6 . We came to Pushkino at about б o'clock.
XI.
Fill in prepositions if necessary:
A. 1. A lot ... tourists ... various countries arrive ... Russia. 2. The children
enjoyed riding ... the metro and going ... escalators which led ... the platforms. 3.
