Personally, I think that… | …it sounds like a dream job. |
I believe that…. | ….I like to explore new places and meet new people. |
Speaking to myself… | …a volunteer guide working with foreign tourists broadens his mind. |
In my opinion… | …this kind of job gives a unique opportunity to learn more about my native land. |
Frankly speaking…. | …I’d like to improve my English. |
Introducing Yourself
Hello! Is that Mrs. Green?
Yes, I’m Mary Green.
My name is Yanina Petrishcheva.
Oh…Yarima …
No, I’m not Yarima. I’m Yanina,
Yana for short.
All right, Yana…..Petrova?
No, Petrishcheva.
Could you spell it, please?
Yes, certainly. Y-A-N-I-N-A P-E-T-R-I-S-H-C-H-E-V-A.
I understand it now. That’s a difficult name to spell. Where are you from? The Czech Republic?
No, I’m from Russia.
“With its shallow waters Orel has fostered more Russian writers than any other Russian town.”Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov
"Орел вспоил на своих мелких водах столько литераторов, сколько не поставил их на пользу Родины никакой другой русский город.»
Николай Семенович Лесков
On the Road
Fog filled the morning sky, gray-haired this morning,
Snowy the saddened fields, many times trodden.
Though you resent, feel your past, unreturning:
Faces you shall recall, long since forgotten.
You shall recall the talks, long, full of passion,
Glances, so eager, so shy and so subtile.
First date and last date, and lovely confessions,
Sounds of a quiet voice, sweetheart’s, for some time.
You shall recall breaking up, smiling oddly,
You shall recall lots of things, dear and distant,
Thoughtfully stare at the sky that hangs broadly,
Hearing the buzz of wheels, soft, yet persistent.
Fill in the gaps with the following words:
The great Russian writer Ivan Turgenev was born in (1)… He spent most of his life in (2)…. His works (3)… in Russia and abroad. One of his most popular books is (4)… . The State Turgenev Museum (5)… in the author’s (6)… of Orel. It (7)… to the public. The museum (8)… by many tourists every year. The Turgenev State Memorial Museum and Scenery Preserve "Spasskoye-Lutovinovo" is a (9)…. memorial of Russian culture. The memorial estate (10)… many visitors.
| “A Hunter’s Sketches” |
b. | is opened |
c. | attracts |
d. | Spasskoye-Lutovinovo |
e. | are read |
f. | unique |
g. | Orel |
h. | is visited |
i. | native town |
j. | is located |
”Take the map of Russia, please, run your finger along the road leading from Moscow through Tula to Orel and, near the latter, find the town of Mtsensk. The village I live in is a little northwest of Mtsensk”
«Если у вас есть атлас, — отыщите на нем карту России и проведите пальцем от Москвы по направлению к Черному морю; на Вашем пути немного севернее Орла — Вы обнаружите город Мценск. Так вот! Моя деревня находится в 10 километрах от этого места с довольно труднопроизносимым, как видите, названием. Это совершенная глушь — тихая, зеленая, печальная...»
Spasskoye-Lutovinovo Literary Tour
When was Turgenev born?
What is known of the Turgenevs’ origin?
What did he write about his parents?
What kind of house was Turgenev born in? What happened to it?
Did he spend his childhood in Orel?
When did he start writing?
What was the reason of his exile to Spasskoye-Lutovinovo?
What novels did Turgenev write in Spasskoye-Lutovinovo?
How did Turgenev call his estate?
What activities is the Turgenev State Memorial Museum and Scenery Preserve "Spasskoye-Lutovinovo" involved in?
You are going to tell foreign tourists about Spasskoye-Lutovinovo. You have to make up 10—12 sentences. Remember to say:
why so many tourists visit Spasskoye-Lutovinovo;
what attractions in Spasskoye-Lutovinovo you find most interesting for foreign tourists;
when you recommend foreign tourists to visit Spasskoye-Lutovinovo and why.
“The air at home has something magical about it, something that goes straight to your heart. It is an involuntary subconscious gravitation of the flesh to the soil on which it was born.”
«В воздухе дома есть что-то волшебное, то, что доходит до самого сердца. Это - непроизвольное тяготение человека к земле, на которой он родился»
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