St. – Petersburg is my native town

St. – Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In Russia St. – Petersburg is the second largest city after Moscow. It lies on either side of the Neva and on the coast of Gulf of Finland. It is situated in the north-west corner of Russia.

The city - St. – Petersburg – Petrograd – Leningrad - St. – Petersburg is over two-and-a half centures old. It was founded by Peter I in 1703 and from 1712 up to 1918 it was the capital of Russia.

St. – Petersburg has always been one of the finest cities in the world. Its straight and broad streets, large squares, magnificent arhitectural ensembles, granite embankments, wonderful historical and cultural memorials evoke the admiration of all visitors. The magnificent buildings of the Winter Palace, the Admiralty, the Kazan and St. Isaac`s Cathedral are masterpieces of world architecture.

On the right bank of the Neva one can see the Peter-and-Paul Fortress. From the end of the 18-th century the fortress served as a political prison. Among the prisoners were the leaders of the Decembrist Uprising: Alexander Ulyanov and the writers N. Chernishevsky, F. Dostoyevsky and M. Gorky. In 1922 it was opened as a historical and arhitectural museum.

On the left bank of the Neva one can see the majestic panorama of Palace Square – the central square of

St. – Petersburg. It is the largest and the most beautiful square in the city. It is famous for its marvellous architectural ensemble. There stands the Winter Palace, the former residence of the Russian tsars. It was built by Rastrelly in the 18-th century. After the revolution it became part of the Hermitage, one of the world`s biggest museum. It contains a large collection of European paintings, antique sculptures and many other articles.

The main street of St.- Petersburg is Nevsky Prospect. All kinds of shops, hotels, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and theatres are situated in this street and just off it. It begins at the Admiralty and ends at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, covering 4, 5 km.

A lot of things attract your attention on Nevsky Prospect: the Kazan Cathedral built by Voronikhin, the statues of Field-Marshals Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolly designed by the sculptor Orlovsky. On the other side is Art Square, with a magnificent building of the Russian Museum built by Rossi. Here the best works by Russian and Soviet painters and sculptors are on display. In the middle of the Square is a monument to Pushkin desined by Anikushin.

The pride of St.-Petersburg is its underground. It is not less beautiful than the Moskow underground which is know as the best in the world.

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА № 1

Вариант 4 (Tallinn)

I. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием - S - и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. является ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец выполнения).

Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. Tallinn exports a great variety of goods.

2. Last month my friend read a very interesting book on Tallinn’s history.

3. The inhabitants of Tallinn are fond of their city.

II. Перепишите предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным

1. The students of our group will go to the State History Museum tomorrow.

2. This is the building of the Tallinn City Soviet.

3. Teams of figure skaters and ice-hockey players undergo intensive training at the Sports Centre of Tallinn.

III.Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, переведите их на русский язык

1. Kadriorg is one of the most favourite parks of the Tallinners.

2. The more I thought of the plan, the less I liked it.

3. Your translation is better than mine.

IV.Перепишите предложения, переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений.

1. Some 350 people attend a yachting school in Tallinn.

2. Does he know any foreign language?

3. Any exhibit of this museum is valuable.

V. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видо - временные формы глаголов, укажитеих инфинитив и переведите на русский язык:

1.. One of Tallinn’s farmacies functions for more than 550 years.

2. The construction of the Tallinn Town Hall began in the first decades of the 14th century.

3. In two years my brother will become an engineer

VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите текст. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1-й и 2-й абзацы текста.