7 A magazine for learners of English announced a competition for their readers. The topic is ‘A film or literature character you admire’. You decided to join the competition. Write an article (120–150 words) in which you … • say who the character is and where he/she is from
• describe the character
• say what he/she did
• and explain why you admire him/her
In December 1237 Pereyaslavl became the new capital of the Principality. In the XIV century the city became a trade and craft center. At the same time the construction of the Kremlin began.
In 1778, the town got the name of Ryazan. Its people always distinguished by courage and daring. They were in the first ranks to defend their homeland. Ryazan remembers and honors its heroes. Their names are immortalized in the names of streets and squares.
The great physiologist academician I. P. Pavlov and the founder of modern Astronautics K. E. Tsiolkovsky were born in Ryazan.
The city has many attractions such as the famous Cathedral of the assumption, built in the late XVII century. This magnificent building more than Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. Now the Cathedral is Museum and the temple at the same time.
Another sightseeing is Historical and archaeological Museum-reserve "Old Ryazan" that is an ancient settlement on the location of the capital of the Ryazan Principality.
Ryazan art Museum is one of the oldest museums in Russia. Its collection includes over ten thousand original works of Russian and Western European artists of the XV - XX centuries.
I love my city very much.