21. Play the game «Optimists and pessimists». Walk in 2 groups; discuss the following problems, the optimists look for the advantages and the pessimists for the disadvantages:

• Krasnoyarsk is an industrial city.

• Krasnoyarsk is rich in the places of entertainment.

• There’s a lot of traffic in Krasnoyarsk.

22. Role-play. Conference «Can Krasnoyarsk be included into the list of 10 best cities in the world?» You have a role. Tell your point of view according to the role:

you’re a sportsman

you’re a businessman

you’re a professor

you’re an architect

you’re a member of administration

you’re a historian

23. Prepare the topic «Krasnoyarsk».

PART 3 «THE OTHER CITIES OF RUSSIA»

1. Read and translate the text:

MY HOME TOWN

I was born in a small town where my granny lived. But a few years later my parents decided to move to another place because they got jobs there. So, now I live in a wonderful town of Kamenets-Podolskyi, which is located in Khmelnitsky region and is very famous among Ukrainians.

The population of the town is approximately 120,000 inhabitants. The town is divided into several parts but the main division may be as follows: the new town and the old town. All the historical monuments, memorials and museums are concentrated in the old town where you can meet tourists from all over the world. Different concerts and international festivals are held here. However, the main tourist attraction is the large fortress, which, according to the historical records, was founded in the 11^th century as a defensive fort by Cossacks. This fortress has become a great tourist attraction of my town.

The new part of the town is quite modern and busy. The streets are full of people; the roads are full of cars as in any other town or city. It is the place where you can easily find lots of cafes, restaurants and hotels.

In general, the town is highly industrially developed. There are a lot of plants and factories. At the same time it is a student town due to many educational establishments and schools. In addition, if you like to do outdoor activities or relax in the nature, there are a lot of parks and gardens, which, by the way, make the town green and fresh. I am sure that people of ages can find what to do in Kamenets-Podilskyi because there is a lot of entertainment there, which varies from disco clubs and cinemas to art galleries and libraries.

This is the town of contrasts where the past is tightly connected with the present. I am really glad that I am its citizen.

Vocabulary

to move approximately to concentrate tourist attraction historical records to surround plants factories educational establishments outdoor activities to relax in the nature

переезжать приблизительно сосредотачиваться туристическая достопримечательность исторические записи окружать заводы фабрики образовательные учреждения мероприятия на свежем воздухе отдыхать на природе

EXERCISES

2. Make up the questions to the paragraphs and ask your fellow-students.

3. Agree or disagree, using the phrases «it is wrong/ it is right»:

1. I was born in Kamenets-Podolskyi.

2. The population of the town is approximately 12,000 inhabitants.

3. All the museums are situated in the old town.

4. The main tourist attraction is the ancient church.

5. Kamenets-Podilskyi is an educational center.

6. There is nothing to do for old people.

4. Match the words and their definitions:

out of town shopping centre/retail park residential area inner-city in the suburbs multi-story car parks pavement café public spaces office block public transport shopping malls fashionable boutiques tourist attraction

fashionable clothes shops the central part of a city where people live and where conditions are often poor the outer area of large towns and cities where people live car parks on several floors a large building that contains offices large shopping centres outside of the town or city cafes with tables outside on the pavement areas in a town or city that are open to the public an area where people live large indoor shopping centres a place of interest to tourists public vehicle such as bus and train that operate at regular times on fixed routes