Answer the questions to the text

1. When was Komsomolsk founded?

2. What enterprises are there from Komsomolsk?

3. Can you prove that Komsomolsk is a great transport centre?

4. What is the population of the city?

5. What orders was our city awarded with?

6. Are there any educational establishments in the city?

7. Can you prove that Komsomolsk is a cultural centre?

8. How many museums are there in Komsomolsk?

9. What memorials and monuments do you know in the city?

Task 2.

Say whether the statements are true or false.

1. Komsomolsk-on-Amur was founded in 1939.

2. It started as an industrial centre.

3. There is a shipbuilding plant, an aircraft-building plant, a machine-building plant, a metallurgical plant, an oil refinery, saw mills, a furnitury factory and a construction materials plant in Komsomolsk.

4. The city was awarded with 3 orders.

5. The programs of the enterprises are targeted only at domestic market.

6. The city produces 40 per cent of all the industrial output of the Khabarovsk Territory.

7. There are no tram lines in the city.

8. We can’t name our city a cultural centre as there are no theatres and museums.

9. Many places of interest in Komsomolsk symbolize courage and heroism of its first-builders.

Focus on Grammar

Translate the sentences using the modal verbsmust, can, could, should, shall, цщгдвl, may. Explain your choice of the modal verb.

1. В краеведческом музее вы можете познакомиться с историей нашего региона.

2. Обязательно посетите театр «КНАМ». Он известен своими оригинальными постановками.

3. Я могла бы часами гулять по берегу Амура, наслаждаясь красивейшей природой Дальнего Востока.

4. Если хотите хорошо провести вечер, вам следует посетить Драматический театр нашего города.

5. Вы можете говорить в аэропорту по-английски. Вас поймут.

6. Вам показать дорогу к набережной?

7. Мы, бывало, часто посещали концерты во дворцах культуры.

Focus on Writing

Task 1.

Make up the plan of the text.

Task 2.

Using the topic sentence provided and the information from the text, write a listing type of paragraph.

Topic sentence: Komsomolsk-on-Amur has a variety of places of interest.

Make use of some of the following connecting words and phrases to create a cohesive and unified piece of writing: many, a few, several, one, another, also, too, as well, for example, for instance.

Let’s Talk

Task 1.

Tell about your native city.

Task 2.

Make up a presentation about the Russian Federation using the information from all the units.

a …… centre