An attractive waterfront park and esplanade and a combination of modern apartment blocks and old one storied wooden houses give the city an interesting flavor especially for tourists.
The Lenin Square is wide and clean. There are a few charming fountains here. The biggest one is in the very center of the square.
In the evening when it gets dark many people gather round the fountains. It is colored and sparkles in the night. Its a marvelous sight!
Nothing can beat it!
There are many old buildings in the central street of the city.
They are made of red bricks and they are really splendid. The railway station saw millions of people coming to Khabarovsk. Recently it has been reconstructed.
The Amur river cliff is a pride of the city. Many years ago Muravyov Amursky exclaimed standing on the cliff: It is here that the town will be built.
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And today, standing on the cliff, we can see the Amur river with ships, boats and steamers. Far below there are many people walking and talking to each other.
In winter sculptors make a lot of figures from ice in Lenin Square.
These figures denote a lot of thongs: ancient animals, folk heroes and modern characters. Of course, they are unusual things.
a) Answer these questions:
When was Khabarovsk founded?
What is the main feature of the city?
What can we see in the Lenin Square?
What is the Amur cliff famous for?
What can we see I winter in the Lenin Square?
Are you proud of your city?
b) Read through the text and write what place of interest is meant in each sentence:
1. gives the city an interesting flavor;
2. have been recently built;
3. is colored and sparkles at night;
4. houses ice figures in winter;
5. is here that the town has been built;
6. is a splendid place to walk after reconstruction.
c) Match pictures and sentences: ( )
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Sentences:
a) The Lenin Square is situated in the center of the city;
b) The Amur river is wonderful in spring when it overflows;
c) The Amur cliff is wonderful in the evening;
d) The Glory Square is a pride of our city.
Answers:
B; 2-a; 3-c; 4-d.
e) Match adjectives and nouns:
f) Write a guide for British Children who want to visit our city.
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Khabarovsk is the capital of the Russian Far East. It was founded in 1858 by E.P. Khabarov.
What places of interest can you visit in our city?
1. The Amur river one of the longest in Russia.
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2. The Amur bridge a unique railroad link, spanning the Amur near Khabarovsk.
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3. The Amur embankment and the monument to
N. Zadornov. ( . )
4. The Fine Arts Museum, established in 1931.
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5. The Khabarovsk Museum of Local Lore, History and economy. ( )
6. The Khabarovsk Arboretum. ()
7. Komsomolsk Square, to see the monument to the heroes of the Civil War.
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8. The Lenin Stadium on the Amur River. ( )
9. The literary museum after A. Fadeev.
10. Glory Square with its memorial complex for those fallen in the Great Patriotic War.
11. The Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant (famous for its defense production).
12. The Khabarovsk Oil Refinery plant.
13. The Tatyana Burova Fashion House.
14. Theatres. ()
