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Part B
1 Walking Along the River Emily: Alex: Emily: Alex:
Hi, Alex. What time is it now? Hi. It’s almost 10 a.m. Oh. Usually I get up earlier. It’s Ok, after breakfast I am going to show you some sights of our city.
Alex and Emily are near the Dnipro. Alex: This is the longest river in Ukraine. Emily: I see. But, what is that monument over there? Alex: These are the founders of our city. Emily: It’s interesting. Who are they? Alex: Well, they were three brothers Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv and their sister Lybid. More than a thousand years ago they travelled along the Dnipro. When they saw some high hills they decided to found a city there. The city was named after the elder brother Kyi. Emily: I see the sister. But which one is Kyi? Alex: Er… I have never thought about that. But we will try to find it out later… Emily: What do you mean? Alex: I’ve booked tickets for a doubledecker bus excursion. Emily: Wow! A double-decker! I am so surprised. Tell me more about that. Alex: We’ll see the most interesting and the most important places of the city. Here is the map with our route…
2 Follow the story a) Take turns and say: 1. What time does Emily get up? 2. Where do the children go after breakfast? 3. What is Emily interested in? 4. What legend does Alex tell Emily? 5. Why is Emily surprised? b) Write three more questions about the text c) Give your questions to your partner. Answer your partrner’s questions.
3 You meet a foreign guest With your partner discuss which places of interest you can show a foreign visitor in your home town/city/village. Then we can go to the fortress…
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At first I will show him a cathedral. It has a beautiful interior…
