VOCABULARY. swampy ['swOmpI] болотистый

swampy ['swOmpI] болотистый

mouth [mauT] устье реки

to drop dead ['drOp 'dFd] упасть замертво

ruler ['rHlq'] правитель

empire ['FmpaIq'] империя

rapidly ['rxpIdlI] быстро

to lay out [leI aut] планировать

harmonious [hR'mqunIqs] гармоничный

granite ['grxnIt] гранит

equal ['Jkwl] равный, не уступающий

to rename [rJ'neIm] переименовывать

to suffer [sAfq'] страдать

to lay siege to [leI 'sJG] осадить

starvation [stR'veISqn] голод

shelling ['SFliN] бомбежки

air raid ['FqreId] воздушный налет

to destroy [dIs'trOI] разрушать

to attract [q'trxkt] привлекать, притягивать

arm [Rm] рукав реки

canal [kq'nxl] канал

artistically [R'tIstIkqlI] мастерски

to decorate ['dFkqreIt] украшать

bridge [brIdZ] мост

1) When was St. Petersburg founded?

2) Who founded the city and why?

3) Where is it situated?

4) When did St. Petersburg become the capital of Russia?

5) When did the especially rapid development of the city take place?

6) How did the name of the second Russian capital change and why?

7) How did the Great Patriotic War influence the city and its population?

8) What is the population of St. Petersburg nowadays?

9) What sights of the city do you know? What are they famous for?

10) What places of interest have you visited in St. Petersburg?

Reviewing the material on the topics:
" English-speaking countries”
" Cities" (London, Washington, Moscow)
" The Russian Federation"

I. Answer the following question:

1) What part of London is the richest one?

2) What district is inhabited by the poor?

3) What river flows through London?

4) What places of interest are there in London?

5) What is the capital of the United States?

6) What are the most famous things in Washington?

7) Where is the president’s residence?

8) Who was the first president of the USA?

9) When was the capital of Russia founded?

10) What is the largest and the most famous educational establishment in Moscow?

11) What is the biggest library in Moscow?

12) What is the biggest library in the USA?

II. Fill in the missing words:

1) … is the financial and business centre in London.

2) … are buried in Westminster Abbey.

3) …, the capital of the USA, is situated in the District of…

4) … was the author of…, which gave freedom to the Negro slaves in America.

5) … is the place out of which the USA grew.

6) … impress the visitors in the capital of Russia.

7) The legislative power in the USA is represented by…

8) The legislative power in Great Britain is headed by…

9) The legislative power in the Russian Federation is made up of…

10) … is situated in the very centre of London.

11) … is situated in the very centre of Washington.

12) Ancient Moscow occupied the territory of…

13) … inhabited the continent of North America originally.

14) … inhabited Great Britain originally.

15) One of the most beautiful likes in Great Britain is…

16) The world's deepest lake is…

17) Large deposits of mineral resources are concentrated by the Lake… in the USA.

18) The head of the state in Russia (the USA, Great Britain) is …

19) … is the biggest river in Russia.

20) … is the longest river in Great Britain.

21) What type of state system has Great Britain (Russia, the USA)?

22) Russia is washed by…

23) Great Britain is separated from the continent by…

24) The USA is washed by … oceans.

25) The most densely populated cities in the USA are…

26) The main industrial centres of Great Britain are…

27) The seat of the British Parliament is…

28) The seat of American government is…