ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS OF CIVIL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (стр. 4 )

А: Благодарю вас.

Dialogue 3

А: Простите, не можете ли вы сказать мне, как пройти к Большому театру? Это далеко?

Б: Нет, не далеко. Идите до Красной площади и затем сверните направо

А: Благодарю вас.

Б: Не стоит благодарности.

No Time For Sightseeing

A farmer; who went to a large city to see the places of interest, engaged (снял) a room at hotel. Before going sightseeing he asked the clerk about the hours for meals.

“ We have breakfast from 7 to 11, dinner from 12 to 3 and supper from 6 to 8,” said the clerk.

“Look here,” (послушайте) said the farmer in surprise? “But at what time am I going to see the town?”

Ответьте на вопросы:

1.  Who went to a large city to see the places of interest? 2. What did the farmer engage? 3. What did he ask the clerk before going sightseeing? 4. What did the clerk answer? 5. What did the farmer say in surprise?

Text 2: Manezh

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Manezhis a building on the western side of the Kremlin. It is near Alexandrovsky Gardens. Now it is the Central Exhibition Hall. Manezh was built in 1817 for parades and the training of the Moscow cavalry, and as a memorial to the Russian victory in 1812.There is not a single internal support. The roof rests on crosswise timber rafters. Is it the first building of such construction in Moscow. Architect OsipBove, ornamented the building with strong half columns and decorated the walls. The building was completed in 6 months. Contemporaries wrote that there was ”nothing anywhere in Europe”. Many engineers have made a study or the roof, which has been described in many building textbooks. In the 19 th century Manezh became a major cultural centre in the city. It was used for different exhibitions. In 1908 the building was used for the first international exhibition of cars, bicycles and sports equipment.

Text 3: Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, was founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and it was called so in his honour. The city is situated on the Neva River and has become the “window” to Europe. It was built by the prominent European and Russian

architects.

Музей городской скульптуры

St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia from 1712 till 1918.

The Peter and Paul Fortresswas built to protect the Neva banks from Swedish invasion. Later D. Trezzini, the famous Swiss architect, reconstructed the fortress. It became a prison. Now it is a museum. D. Trezzini erected the Peter and Paul Cathedralhere, which is a masterpiece of architecture. Russian tsars were buried in it.

St. Petersburg is an industrial, cultural and scientific centre. There are over 80 museums, about 20 theatres, exhibitions, clubs, a university, colleges, institutes, schools, libraries and parks. The Pushkin Drama Theatre, the Bolshoi Gorky Drama Theatre, the Mariinsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet are pearls of the Russian art.

In St. Petersburg there are a lot of parks and gardens where the citizens can spend their free time.

The Summer Garden is the oldest and most fascinating park. Rare trees, bushes and flowers grow there. Beautiful marble statues made by Italian sculptors and a cast iron grille decorate the Summer Garden. There is a bronze monument to the prominent Russian fabulist Ivan Krylov (by sculptor Klodt) in the Summer Garden.

The city is famous for its magnificent architectural ensembles of the 18 – 19 centuries.

In St. Petersburg tourists usually start sightseeing from Palace Square, the largest and most beautiful one. One cannot help admiring the ensemble in Palace Square: the Winter Palace( built by Rastrelli) was the residence of Russian tsars till the revolution.

The Hermitage, one of the oldest art museums in Russia, occupies the Winter Palace and four other buildings. There one can see masterpieces of the outstanding artists: Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt, Velazques and other unique works of art. The Russian museum is located in the Mikhailovsky Palace, designed by Rossi. Marvellous paintings of the famous Russian artists: Tropinin, Repin, Bryullov, Fedotov, Surikov, the works of sculptors: Rastrelli, Shubin, Antokolsky are exhibited here. The streets and squares in St. Petersburg are very beautiful. Nevsky Prospect is the main street of the city, where there are amazing buildings, shops, hotels and the remarkable Kazan Cathedrаl (byVoronikhin) with a colonnade and monuments to M. Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolly. Here in the prospect one can see the magnificent building of the Admiralty (by Zakharov) and an ensemble of the Alexander NevskyLavra. Famous Russian writers, painters, composers and actors were buried in the Lavra.

The majestic palaces, cathedrals, churches and other buildings, built by famous architects, decorate St. Petersburg, such as: palaces of Stroganov, Vorontsov, Menshikov, Anichkov, the Triumphal Arch and St. Isaac`s Cathedral, erected by Montferrand. St. Isaak`s Cathedral,

one of the most beautiful cathedrals, from the

observation place of it one can see the panorama of the city.

One cannot forget to mention the SmolnyInstitute and the Smolny nunnery, masterpieces ofRastrelli. Girls from aristocratic families studied and lived in the institute.

A lot of bridges cross the Neva, the Fontanka, the Moika and the canals, but the Anichkov Bridge is the most beautiful one.

St. P Petersburg inspired many of our great poets, writers, painters, sculptors, composers and actors. Much of the life and work of Lermontov,

Griboyedov, Pushkin, Belinsky, Glinka,

Chaikovsky, Repin and Kramskoi was connected

with the city.

Citizens, tourists and guests enjoy visiting the suburbs of St. Petersburg: Petergof, Pushkin, Pavlovsk, Lomonosov with wonderful palaces, parks and fountains.

Answer thequestions:

1)When was the town of Petersburg founded?

2)Which of the city`s architectural sights do you know?

Beaguide

Проведите экскурсию по Петербургу. Используйте следующие слова и выражения.

1)  Ladies and gentlemen! I`d like to draw your attention to this monument (church, palace, bridge, cathedral, building, sculpture, fountain).

2)  Our city is famous for its straight and wide streets ( beautiful parks, architectural ensembles, historical places, churches, numerous monuments).

3)  This magnificent church (bridge, castle, tower, wall, canal, port; in the 17th century, under Peter the Great, by order of N., after the design of K.) was built in 1714 (…)

4)  The (castle, tower, cathedral, road, bridge, canal) foundation dates to ( Ivan the Terrible, the time of Suvorov, the pre – war time, the time of the Roman Empire, the time of Peter the Great).

Text 4: The Land of White Night

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The town of Petersburg was founded on 16 May, 1703. Several generations of talented Russian and foreign architects were engaged in the planning and construction of Petersburg`s downtown. Petersburg is one of the world`s most beautiful cities.

The Summer Garden, the Winter Palace, the Hermitage, the monument to Peter I, the Russian Museum are the city`s remarkable architectural sights.

Soon after Petersburg was built, it turned into the main center of Russian science and culture. Outstanding scholars like M. V. Lomonosov, D. I. Mendeleyev, I. P. Pavlov and many others

engaged themselves in activities of the Academy of Sciences and the University. A. S. Pushkin, M. Y. Lermontov, N. A. Nekrasov glorified the city in many of their works.

There are many memorial places in the city that relate to life and creative work of the great Russian writers: N. V. Gogol, T. M. Dostoevsky, the composers: M. I. Glinka, P. I. Chaikovskiy, M. P. Musorgskiy, N. A. Rimskiy – Korsakov, the painters: K. P. Bryullov, I. Y. Repin, I. N. Kramskoy, V. rikov, etc.

St. Petersburg today is a center of science and culture, well-developed industries including shipbuilding, a large international port on the Baltic Sea.

Notes to the text:

architectural - архитектурный

composer - композитор

construction - застройка

downtown – деловая часть города ( центр )

engage - вовлекать

generation - поколение

glorify – прославлять, восславлять

international - международный

outstanding - выдающийся

palace - дворец

prominent - известный

scholar - ученый

shipbuilding - кораблестроение

sights – достопримечательности, памятники

turninto – стать, становиться

charming – очаровательный, прекрасный

famous - знаменитый

Text 5: Kizhy

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Anyone who visits Karelia will always be tempted to come back. Karelia is a country of more than 23 thousand rivers. Almost all of them are less than 10 km long.

About half of Karelia`s territory is covered with woods, mostly pine and fir.

Let`s start on a voyage by the Neva River and Ladoga and Onega Lakes to the famous islands of Valaam and Kizhy to see the charming nature of the northern land.

Kizhy is a small island (7 km long and about one and a half km wide) in lake Onega, Europe`s second largestlake. Kizhy is called “Russian Wonder.”