The Russian Federation. Акопян Л.Г. - 37 стр.

Orenburg province was the site of exile for many prominent people – poet Aleksey
Plesheev, Taras Shevchenko, a composer Alexander Alyabjev and others. In 1833
Orenburg was visited by A. S. Pushkin who collected materials for his literary works
“The Captain’s Daughter” and “The History of Pugachev”. Vladimir Ivanovich Dal
lived and worked in Orenburg for several years.
     Now Orenburg is not only an administrative and industrial centre of the huge
region but its major cultural centre. There are several higher educational establishments,
among them there are Orenburg State University, the largest one; the State Medical
Academy, The State Pedagogical University, The State Agricultural Academy and some
private higher schools. There are a lot of secondary schools, lyceums, gymnasiums in
the town. There are stationary theatres in Orenburg: Drama Theatre, The Musical
Comedy Theatre, two puppet theatres. We are proud by our State Folk Choir, Exhibition
Halls, some museums, the major of them are the Museum of Natural History, Sciences
and Fine Art Museum. We also boast the role our town plays in the life of our country.

      7.8 State if there are answers to the following questions in the text read.
     1) When and how was Orenburg founded?
     2) Why was the development of Orenburg slow in the 18th century?
     3) A lot of different nations live in Orenburg, don’t they?
     4) When was Orenburg besieged by the Pugachev?
     5) Why did many prominent people visit Orenburg in the 19th century?
     6) How many interesting buildings are there in the historical part of the town?
     7) Why did severe battles take place between the Red Army and White Army?
     8) Orenburg is a big administrative, industrial and cultural centre of the Orenburg
region, isn’t it?
     9) When did the first cosmonaut Gagarin study at the Orenburg Flying school?
     10) What places of interest are we proud of in our town?




      7.9 Write down the contents of the text read above (Russian or English)

      7.10 Text 4. Title the text being read by the teacher.

     Television now plays an important role in our life. It is difficult to say if it is good
or bad for us. It is clear that television has advantages and disadvantages.
     But are there more advantages than disadvantages? In the first place television is an
entertainment, but not only. For a family of three, four or five, for example, it is more
convenient and less expensive to sit comfortably at home than to go out to find
entertainment in other places. They don’t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre

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