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 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.
1)а) Назовите номер абзаца, в котором Participle I (причастие I) является
определением. Выпишете это предложение и переведите его на русский язык.
б) в каких функциях употреблено причастие I в приведённых ниже
предложениях? Переведите предложения на русский язык:
• The Kremlin standing on the bank of the Moscow River is the oldest part of
Moscow.
• Being a large cultural centre Moscow attracts a lot of tourists.
• Facing Pushkin Square there is the cinema-house "Pushkinsky" built in 1961.
