EXERCISES l. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following words and word combinations and use them in the sentences of your own: MockBa ocHo BaHa 2. Answer the following questions: l. When was Moscow founded? 2. What does it stand on 3. When did Moscow become the capital of Russia for the first time? 4. Where was the capital moved under the rule of Peter the Great? 5. What did the Soviet government do in 1918? 6. How large is the population of Moscow? 7. What is called the heart of Moscow? 8. How many towers are there in the Moscow Kremlin? 9. What sights can visitors see on the territory of the Kremlin? 10. What is Arbat famous for? 3. Fill in the following blanks with the words from the text: l. Moscow Prince Yury Dolgoruky. 2. Moscow developed a city. 3. St. Petersburg became the capital of Russia, but Moscow still role in the life of the country 4. Moscow is the city of Russia, its population being over nine million people. 5. The Kremlin is of Moscow 6. On the territory of the Kremlin one see 7. Pokrovsky Cathedral famous for its exotic beauty 8. Arbat is street of the 4. Arrange the sentences to make the outline of the text. Retell the text using the outline. l. Moscow is a busy modern city 2. The heart of Moscow 3. The most famous 4. Moscow Text Moscow the Moscow was founded in 1147 by Prince Yury Dolgoruky stands on cow Moskva River. since the time of its foundation the Mos is inseparable from the history the country. At it was a little town on the boundary fini of developed the Kiev Russia. Some time passed a it the rule into a prosperous city. It became the capital of Russia during of Ivan the Third. Peter the Great moved the capital to Petersburg, but Moscow still played an important role in the life of Rus- sia. In 1918 the Soviet government moved from Petrograd to Moscow, and thus the ancient city became the capital of the country for the econd time. At present Moscow is the largest city in the Russian Federation, the seat of the government, the political, educational and cultural centre of the country. The population of Moscow is over nine million people, and the city is growing from day to day. Moscow being an ancient city one can come across the sights on every step. a The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin and Red Square. It is not only historic centre, but also a unique architectural ensemble, famous all over the world. The Kremlin includes over twenty towers joined by the wall. Each tower has its own name the most famous is the Spasskaya Tower with its chimes. one tiful On the territory of the Kremlin there are beau- ancient cathedrals, Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon and the Armoury Museum the exhibition of the treasures of the Russian tsars, includ ing icons, crowns, coaches, presents from monarchs of other countries and ceremonial dresses. The Spasskaya Tower outlooks Red Square and the Pokrovsky Cathedral, which is famous all over the world for its exotic beauty Not far from the Kremlin Arbat begins. It is the best-k
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