3. A. Read the text and give names to its two parts. Red Square in the centre of Moscow is 695 metres long and 130 metres wide. It is one of the largest and most beautiful squares in Moscow. First the square had the name of Torg, or market place. Then after a big fire in 1493 people began to call it Pozhar. They called it Troitskaya Square too. In the 17th century when people spoke about it, they said “krasnaya”, beautiful, great. This was how the square got its modern name. Everybody in Russia knows the famous buildings and monuments situated in Red Square: St Basil’s Cathedral, the History Museum, Spasskaya Tower with the large Kremlin Clock and others. Tourists from different Russian towns and cities and from abroad come to Red Square to look at its historical buildings and monuments and to listen to the Kremlin Clock. A lot of young people come here on the New Year’s Eve. On the 9th of May, the Victory Day, a big Parade takes place in Red Square. B. Answer the questions: 1) Where is Red Square situated? 2) What was its first name? 3) Why did people call the square “Pozhar”? 4) When did the square get its modern name? 5) What can people see in Red Square? 6) What can they hear?

Перевод задания: А. Прочитай текст и придумай названия двум его частям. Б. Ответь на вопросы.

A.

1. The History and Names of Red Square (История и названия Красной площади).
2. Red Square Today (Красная площадь сегодня).

B.

1. Red Square is situated in the centre of Moscow. (Красная площадь находится в центре Москвы.)
2. Its first name was Torg, or market place. (Сначала она называлась Торг, то есть торговая площадь.)
3. After a big fire in 1493, people began to call it Pozhar. (После большого пожара в 1493 году люди стали называть её Пожаром.)
4. It got its modern name in the 17th century. (Современное название площадь получила в XVII веке.)
5. People can see St Basil’s Cathedral, the History Museum, Spasskaya Tower with the large Kremlin Clock, and other historical buildings and monuments. (Люди могут увидеть собор Василия Блаженного, Исторический музей, Спасскую башню с большими Кремлёвскими часами и другие исторические здания и памятники.)
6. They can hear the Kremlin Clock. (Они могут услышать Кремлёвские часы.)