Moscow
1. moscow is the capital of russia. it is one of the oldest russian cities. moscow was founded in 1147 by prince yuri dolgoruky.
2. moscow became the capital of the young soviet republic in 1918. now it's the largest political, scientific and cultural centre. the population of moscow is about 10 million people. there are more than 80 institutes of higher education in moscow. the moscow state university is the centre of our educational system.
3. there are many places of interest in moscow. the kremlin standing on the bank of the moscow river is the oldest part of the city. it was built under the tzar ivan iii in the fifteenth century. moscow is famous for its theatres and museums. the bolshoi and maly theatres, the pushkin museum of fine arts, the tretyakov gallery, the andrey rublev museum and others are well known all over the world.
4. the moscow metro is comfortable and very fast. the first line of the moscow metro was constructed in 1935. since that time muscovites have built many new lines and terminals.
2. переведите в письменной форме абзацы 2, 4.
3. а) назовите номер абзаца, в котором participle i (причастие i) является определением. выпишите это предложение и переведите его на язык.
б) в каких функциях употреблено причастие i в ниже предложениях? переведите предложения на язык:
1. the kremlin standing on the bank of the moscow river is the oldest part of moscow.
2. being a large cultural centre moscow attracts a lot of tourists.
3. facing pushkin square there is the cinema-house "pushkinsky" built in 1961.
1. He gave us a detailed description of how the accident happened. (DESCRIBE) 2. He moved to the United Kingdom a few years ago. (KING) 3. She has been doing research work as a scientist. (SCIENCE) 4. I wanted to apologise but Dad cut me off at once. (APOLOGY) 5. Most bird species are under protection by law. (PROTECT) 6. We enjoyed the warmth of the ski hut at night. (WARM) 7. He is the most famous artist who has ever had an exhibition in this gallery. (ART) 8. After his mother's death he moved to South America. (DIE) 9. I didn't tell him the whole truth. (TRUE) 10. Who was the last Roman emperor? (EMPIRE) 11.Can you tell me the location of the new restaurant? (LOCATE) 12.The hotel offers a great selection of activities tourists can do. (SELECT)
13.The view from the top of the mountain is absolutely fascinating . (FASCINATE)
14. Luckily , we didn't get caught cheating. (LUCK)
15.He likes reading poetry . (POEM)
16.Even the FBI could not solve the mysterious crime. (MYSTERY)
17.She runs a successful business in Los Angeles. (SUCCEED)
18.They are doing some research on the destruction of nuclear weapons. (DESTROY)
19. Honesty is a characteristic that many politicians lack. (HONEST)
20.Mum didn't go up to the top because she is afraid of heights . (HIGH)
21.It has snowed considerably in the last 24 hours. (CONSIDER)
22.We were hopeful that our mother would survive surgery and get better soon. (HOPE)
23.There were a lot of meaningless parts that she did not understand. (MEANING)
24.After a few days, the family reported the disappearance to the police. (APPEAR)
25.We still didn't know the nationality of the refugees. (NATION)