Step 6, Exercise 3A–B. Read the text and give names to its two parts. Text: 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”, or 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 some 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: Прочитайте текст и озаглавьте две его части. Ответьте на вопросы.

Заголовки: Red Square: Its History and Name (Красная площадь: её история и название); Sights and Events in Red Square (Достопримечательности и события на Красной площади).

Ответы на вопросы — Answers:

1. Where is Red Square situated? Red Square is situated in the centre of Moscow. (Красная площадь находится в центре Москвы.)
2. What was its first name? Its first name was Torg, or Market Place. (Первое название — Торг, или рыночная площадь.)
3. Why did people call the square “Pozhar”? People began to call it Pozhar after a big fire in 1493. (Площадь стали называть «Пожар» после большого пожара в 1493 году.)
4. When did the square get its modern name? It got its modern name in the 17th century. (Современное название появилось в XVII веке.)
5. What can people see in Red Square? They can see St Basil’s Cathedral, the History Museum, Spasskaya Tower with the large Kremlin Clock, and other historical buildings and monuments. (Можно увидеть собор Василия Блаженного, Исторический музей, Спасскую башню с большими Кремлёвскими часами и другие исторические здания и памятники.)
6. What can they hear? They can hear the Kremlin Clock. (Можно услышать Кремлёвские часы.)