Use the words from the column A (exercise 5) in the sentences of your own

7. Match the parts of the sentences:

1. Medical services are offered	a) visitors from all over the world.
2. A fine almost cloudless weather prevails for	b) on the slopes of the mountains.
3. The duration of sunshine -2300 hours a year makes it	c) in 250 different sanatoria organizations.
4. The depth is genuinely oceanic,	d) possible to have sunbaths through the most of the year.
5. Some holiday-makers come here	e) the settlement of Krasnaya Polyana spreads.
6. Many places of interest attract	f) reaching a maximum of 2245 meters.
7.At the foot of the Main Caucasian Range	g) in the pages of all the world’s press.
8. Around a hundred of dolmens have been preserved	h) more than 200 days a year.
9. Dolmens are found in the valleys of the rivers and 10. The name of the village is now constantly	i) on cruise or motor tours. j) in the environs of Sochi.

8. Fill in the gaps with the words and word combinations below:

A token of friendship, a four-columned portico, victorious conclusion, a pediment, Winners and Laureates, cardinal points, Neoclassical design, botanical garden, chamber-ensemble, steepled tower, bronze statue, remarkable, variety of attractions, multiple cultivars, notables, a collection, an outcrop.

1. Michael Archangel Cathedral, a diminutive church built in 1873–1891 to Kaminsky's designs in order to commemorate the ……………….. of the Caucasian War.

2. The red-granite Archangel Column, erected in 2006 in memory of the Russian soldiers fallen in Sochi during the Caucasian War. It is capped by a 7-metre …………… of Sochi's patron saint, Michael the Archangel.

3. Sochi Art Museum occupies a large building with …………….., completed in 1939. The ........................ is by Ivan Zholtovsky.

4.Arboretum, a large …………………. with tropical trees from many countries and the Mayors Alley—the line of palm-trees planted by the mayors of different cities of the world.

5.The Winter Theater (1934–1937) is another rigorously Neoclassical edifice, surrounded by 88 Corinthian columns, with ………………… bearing the statues of Terpsichore, Melpomene and Thalia, all three cast by Vera Mukhina.

6. Hall of Organ and Chamber Music. Located centrally in the city of Sochi it conducts organ, symphony, ………….., choral, vocal music concerts. All year round local actors of the city art groups, famous Russian and international performers, International Contests ……………….. give concerts here.

7. The Maritime Passenger Terminal (1955) is notable for its distinctive 71-meter-high ………….. and four statues symbolizing the ………………….

8. The Railway Station (1952) is one of the most ………………. buildings of Sochi.

9.The Riviera Park was established by Vasily Alexeyevich Khludov in 1883 in the part of the city which later became known as Khludovskaya. The park is popular with tourists and local residents alike. It has a ……………., including an outcrop of funny statues and a "glade of friendship" where magnolia trees were planted by every Soviet cosmonaut, among other …………….

10. The Tree of Friendship is a lemon tree planted by Otto Schmidt in 1934. ……………… from foreign countries were grafted onto this tree as …………………... The associated museum boasts …………… of 20,000 presents from all over the world.

9. Complete the sentences:

1. The living symbol of the Black Sea …

2. In the city’s environs you will see …

3. Tourists come to Sochi for …

4. The city is also visited by specialized groups of tourists …

5. The most famous sightseeings are …

6. The major construction of sports facilities to be situated in …

7. One of the basic conditions of Sochi city development as federal value resort is …

8. The majority of Russians travelling to Sochi aim to combine …

9. The Government of Russia has adopted …

10. Scientists believe that Black Sea is …

10. Supplementary reading