Hometown (village). Transport

Choose the correct option. The main business area of a city or town located at its centre.

Match the words to make the phrases.

Choose the correct option. A small, light, narrow boat, pointed at both ends and moved using a paddle.

Choose the correct option. The area with farms, fields, and trees, that is outside cities and towns.

Fill in the gap with ran or have run. We ______ten miles and are very tired.

Fill in the gap with came or has come. Bill______back from England yesterday.

Fill in the gap with lived or have lived. Today’s building in Vozdvizhenka Street attracts a lot of people who want to take snapshots of this wonderful building. Lots of important people ______ in this house.

Fill in the gap with arrived or have arrived. We _______in Moscow by train and now we are going to the Moscow hotel in Red Square!

Read the text and fill in the phrases. Many city people dream of spending their holidays in the village, . I live in a small village; it is located in a very picturesque area. There are many wide fields, shallow lakes, small rivers and thick forests around our village. There are a lot of animals and pure air; there is no smoke from the cars. We have water from a natural source.We live in a new two-storeyed house. There is a large garden near our house. Vegetables and fruits . We have . Our house . It is made of wood and looks very nice. Life in a village is different from life in the noisy city. Everything is very simple here. We have no public transport; everyone walks on foot or rides a bike. And nobody complains about it. It seems that time is slower here than in the city. Nobody is in a hurry. There is not a great number of people here, everyone knows each other, greets and smiles. The rural inhabitants .Our mother is a housewife and runs our household. She worked. Now she always has a lot of work in the house and in the garden. Our father works in a town near our village and helps her only at the weekends.

Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F) or Not Stated (NS). I was born in Nizhny Novgorod. It is my hometown. I have been living here all my life. Let me tell you more about it. It is a very lively place, located in Central Russia. It was founded in 1221. Back then it used to be a major trading hub. People from all over the country came to Nizhny Novgorod to buy and sell goods. Now it has a population of one million and five hundred thousand citizens, it is the 6th biggest city in Russia. Nowadays it is a large city with a big city centre and suburbs. A lot of companies have their headquarters in Nizhny Novgorod. It is one of the biggest economic centres in Russia. Of course, each city has its advantages and disadvantages. Let’s start with the advantages. There are many ways of transportation in Nizhny Novgorod. You can travel by bus, by trolley, you can even take the underground. Also, Nizhny Novgorod has an advantageous geographical location because it is located between two major cities — Moscow and Kazan. However, there are also some disadvantages. First of all, it is very dirty and noisy because of traffic jams. Second, it hasn’t got a lot of public areas, such as parks, where you can spend your time with friends. Third, life here is pretty expensive, and the prices of houses and apartments are quite high. In conclusion, I would like to say that despite all the disadvantages I like my city because I was born there and have a lot of good memories of it.