) I ? :
1. The Houses of Parliament, standing on the left bank of the river Thames, are not very old buildings.
2. Being situated on the river Thames, London is also a large port.
3. All around London there are plaques marking houses where famous people lived.
4. , - Past Continuous Tense ( ), :
1. They went to Hyde Park last Sunday.
2. Crowds of people were listening or asking questions at the "Speaker's Corner" when we came.
3. They are going to visit the British Museum.
5. , Participle II ( II) , :
1. The City occupied by many banks and offices is the financial centre of London.
2. Trafalgar Square was made to commemorate the victory of Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar.
3. Many famous people are buried in Westminster Abbey.
6. , - Present Perfect Tense ( ), :
1. Last year I spent two weeks in London.
2. I have just come from London.
3. I was in London two years ago.
7. , :
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1. arrived from London a few minutes ago.
2. He had arrived from London by 6 o'clock.
3. He has just arrived from London.
8. :
1. Oxford Street is (popular, more popular, the most popular) shopping centre in London.
2. The City is (old, older, the oldest) part of London.
3. London is (large, larger, the largest) than Liverpool.
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1. :
1. Where is the Kremlin situated?
2. What places of interest do you know in Moscow?
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.
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) I ? :
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.
, - Future Continuous Tense ( ).
1. They were visiting the Tretyakov Gallery when we met them.
2. They are visiting the Tretyakov Gallery now.
3. They will be visiting the Tretyakov Gallery between two and four o'clock.
