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      3.8 Text 2. Read the text without using the dictionary and answer the
questions:
    1) What is Magnitogorsk famous for?
    2) What is Perm famous for?
    3) Where are the towns situated?


                                      Magnitogorsk

      Magnitogorsk, a city in Chelyabinsk Region, was founded near very rich iron ore
deposits in 1929. The Ural River divides the town into two parts. One part of the city is
in Asia, and the other is in Europe. In 1931 Magnitogorsk got city status. This was a
time when Russian people were creating a coal and metallurgical centre in the east of the
country. Nowadays the population of the town is constantly growing.
      The Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Works is one of the largest and best equipped
enterprises of this kind in our country. In the years of its operation the works supplied19
hundreds million tons of pig iron, steel and rolled stock.
      Magnitogorsk is not only a well-known industrial giant but a well-planned modern
city, an important cultural centre in the Southern Urals. It has dozens of secondary
specialized and vocational schools and some schools of higher learning. One out of 20
residents in the town is a higher school student. There are several residential areas in the
town. Every district has schools, kindergartens, shops, everyday services. There are also
many public gardens and parks there. The newly built streets are wide and spacious,
with many trees.



                                                Perm
     Perm is one of the largest towns in Ural. It was founded in 1723. The population of
Perm is more than nine hundred thousand. Today Perm is an important industrial centre.
There are many factories and plants in the town. They produce modern machine-cutting
tools and television-sets, textiles, clothing, footwear, carpets and other articles.
     Perm is а big cultural centre. There are 140 secondary schools, many technical
secondary schools and colleges, 8 higher educational establishments. The Perm Drama
theatre is one of the oldest in Russia.
     Perm is a beautiful town. There are many trees and flowers in the streets and
squares of the town.




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