Модульна контрольна робота № 2

 Тема: Місто, в якому я навчаюсь. Моя країна.

1. Read and translate the text.

Berdyansk

Berdyansk is my native town (place of study). Some people can’t imagine their lives without theatres, multistoried houses and broad avenues all that’s typical of every big industrial city. This town is not very large but there are a lot of interesting things to do and places to see in it.

Berdyansk is situated on the Azov Sea coast in Zaporizhye Region. The town is young but it has its own history. It was founded in 1827.              Before the Revolution it had a population of only 40 thousand people, but it was well-known as a commercial port. Navigators called the sea of Azov Meothide and the North coast of the Azov-Agaria, meaning a generous, fruitful land. At that time the major export was wheat. All large industrial plants belonged to foreigners. The first harbor master was P.P.Shmidt. He did a lot to make our town more beautiful. Berdyansk grew very quickly. In 1941 Berdyansk was occupied by the German fascists. They destroyed the town and the port. After the war Berdyansk was rebuilt.

Before 1991 it was an industrial town with more than 30 enterprises. Berdyansk is also an agricultural centre which is famous for its fruit, vegetables and grain crops.

Despite the fact that Berdyansk is an industrial and agricultural centre, it is a well-known health-resort. Sandy beaches, famous mud-baths, the warm Azov Sea, many sanatoriums and rest-homes attract thousands of people. Every year they come here to improve their health, to have a rest and to see our sights. They are the monuments to fishermen, lions, the Cross, the armchair of Wish and many others. There are a lot of nice cafes, restaurants with delicious food and friendly waiters.

Berdyansk is a cultural centre too. There are museums, many monuments, the Palace of Sport and the Palace of Culture, State Pedagogical University, several non-governmental institutions of higher learning, numerous secondary schools, technical colleges and vocational schools in it.

Many famous people were born and lived in Berdyansk: Shmidt, Brodsky, Osipenko, Khavkin, Zinkovsky and others.

The citizens of Berdyansk are proud of their town and they are sure that it’ll achieve success in future.

2. Translate the following words and word combinations into Ukrainian.

To imagine, commercial port, to occupy, generous land, to destroy, oil and lubricants, to rebuild, cargo, to appear, grain crops, to improve, health-resort.

3. Translate the following words and word combinations into English.

Трояндовий кущ, клумба, крісло бажань, запах трави та квітів, палац спорту, пишатись своїм містом.

4. Fill in the blanks with prepositions from the box given below.

Today people all ___ the world are moving ___ of small villages to go ___ live ___ big, noisy cities. They are moving ___ the peaceful hills, fields, rivers ___ the country-side ___ the busy world ___ streets, buildings, traffic ___ crowds. Many people live ___ the suburbs, far away ___ the industrial area ___ the city centre.

5. Translate into English.

1. У нашому місті немає театрів та широких вулиць, але я його дуже люблю, тому що тут народився.
2. У місті є можливість займатися спортом.
3. Якщо ви бажаєте морозива або кави, в місті є багато затишних кафе.
4. Чимало розваг знаходиться на вулиці Горького.