English for tourism and cultural science
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16. Old slum areas – район трущоб
17. To outline one’s life and work – охарактеризовывать (обрисовывать) жизнь и творчество
18. To display a diverse range of art – демонстрировать разнообразные направления в искусстве
19. In the very centre of the city – в самом центре города
20. A great number of – огромное количество
21. Decorative and applied art – декоративное и прикладное искусство
22. Embankment – набережная
23. Miracle-working icon – чудотворная икона
24. To make a strong competition to – составлять сильную конкуренцию
25. An outstanding example of a landscape architecture –
26. Mirrored ballroom – зеркальный зал
27. Well-preserved classrooms – хорошо сохранившиеся классные комнаты
28. To be filled with luxurious furnishings – наполненный роскошными убранствами
29. To be on tours – гастролировать
30. In recognition of one’s merits and talent – в качестве признания чьих-либо заслуг и таланта
31. An affiliate of – филиал
Tasks on the text
1. Make up special questions concerning the information about St. Petersburg from the text.
2. Match numbers and dates on the left with the events on the right.
3. Choose the odd one out in each line and explain.
a) Vasilyevsky, Petrogradsky, Mariinsky, Krestovsky, Yelagin.
b) St. Isaac’s Cathedral, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Peter and Paul’s Cathedral, Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood.
c) Neva, Palace, Trinity, Anichkov, Foundry.
d) Gatchina, Peterhof, Pavlovsk, Kunstkammer.
e) Upper Park, Samson, Catherine Palace, Lower Park.
f) Amber Room, Italian Hall, Paul’s War Hall, Greek Hall.
g) Palace Square, Arts Square, Red Square, Decembrists Square.
Discussion
Choose one or two of the following questions and discuss them in pairs. Then share your ideas with the whole group.
1. What attractions do you find the most interesting in St. Petersburg? How much time do you need to see all of them?
2. What season would you choose to go to St. Petersburg and why? Who would you prefer to go with? How many days would you like to spend there?
3. Compare Moscow and St. Petersburg. Why were these two cities the capitals of Russia and one of them still is? What is the most remarkable about each of them?
4. Have you ever been to St. Petersburg? What was the first thing that attracted your attention? Why? Describe it.
5. How has the historical past influenced on St. Petersburg’s architectural and cultural life? Prove from the text.
6. Describe St. Petersburg (in general).
Tasks on Vocabulary
1. Find in the texts adjectives which are used to describe architectural monuments. Write them down. Use them to describe any attractions of the city for tourists according to the following plan:
2. Translate these phrases into English using the words from the texts.
Акцентировать
3. Using the phrases from ex. 2 make up 5 your own sentences in Russian and in English on two separate pieces of paper.
Creative Tasks
The situation: Student A is a manager of a tour agency. Student B is a tourist who wants to visit St. Petersburg. He comes to the tour agency and asks for advice what to see in the city.
Use your imagination and information from the texts and make up a dialogue.
Revision Tasks
Choose any Russian city (except Moscow and St. Petersburg) – a tourist attraction – and prepare a short presentation according to the following plan:
Unit 3. England. London
Historical Review
London is the capital and largest urban area of both England and the United Kingdom. It is the largest city in the European Union and the ninth-largest city in the world. It has a very interesting and long history which spans nearly 2,000 years, beginning with the arrival of the Romans soon after their invasion of Britain in AD43.
The Romans (A43– 410). They laid out buildings, streets and a port, and shortly afterwards they built a bridge. They called the settlement Londinium and it soon became the capital of Roman Britain.
The Saxons and the Vikings. Later in the 5th century, Anglo-Saxons settled just west of Londinium and formed the town of Lundenwic. Saxon London consisted of many wooden huts with thatched roofs. In 842 the Danish Vikings looted London. They burned a large part of the town.