Task 1. Read the text and mark True or False. 1. Shakhtyorsk is situated northeast of Donetsk. 2. Orlov and Vasiliev are the founders of settlements on the territory of th present city. 3. At the end of the XVI century the development of mineral resources began near Alekseevo-Orlovka and Olkhovchik. 4. Coal mining began in 1855. 5. The first mine of Katyk was built by about 270 people. 6. Mines were built only by men. 7. In 1953 Shakhtyorsk received its current name.

Task 1. True or False:

• 1. Shakhtyorsk is situated northeast of Donetsk. – True (В тексте: «It is located 60 km northeast of Donetsk»).
• 2. Orlov and Vasiliev are the founders of settlements on the territory of the present city. – True (В тексте: «In 1764, on the site of today's Shakhtyorsk...Alekseevo-Orlovka settlement arose. A wealthy landowner, Colonel Orlov...»).
• 3. At the end of the XVI century the development of mineral resources began near Alekseevo-Orlovka and Olkhovchik. – False (В тексте: «At the end of the XVIII century the development of mineral resources began near Alekseevo-Orlovka and Olkhovchik»).
• 4. Coal mining began in 1855. – False (В тексте: «In 1865, coal mining began on the estates of the landowners Vasiliev and Orlov»).
• 5. The first mine of Katyk was built by about 270 people. – True (В тексте: «The first mine of Katyk was built by about 270 people»).
• 6. Mines were built only by men. – False (В тексте: «The first mine of Katyk was built by about 270 people, including 57 women and 37 teenagers»).
• 7. In 1953 Shakhtyorsk received its current name. – False (В тексте: «On August 20, 1953, the urban-type settlement of Katyk...were united into the city of Shakhtyorsk»).