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Touristy Kyiv
Vocabulary
1. Do you travel a lot? How do you like to travel? What do you do before you go on a trip?
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2. Join the halves to make holiday activities. What did you do on your last holiday?
1) meet 2) speak 3) buy 4) write 5) walk 6) try 7) take a) souvenirs b) a postcard c) photograph d) local people e) local food/something new f) around the city g) English
3. What places of interest do you visit when you go on holiday? Complete the famous places with the cities and countries of the world. Did you go to...
1) Trafalgar ___ in London? 2) CN ___ in Toronto, Canada? 3) The Taj Mahal ___ in Mumbai, India? 4) The ___ of Liberty in New York? 5) The Sydney Opera ___ in Australia?
b c a
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4. Check out the words in the box and complete the sentences below.
excursion / cruise / attraction / historic / tour / journey / trip
1) We’re having a school ____to Kyiv with our classmates. 2) It’s a long ____ by bus so it can be uncomfortable. 3) There are a lot of tourist ____ in the centre of Kyiv. 4) Pechersk Lavra is a famous ____ place in Kyiv. 5) We are going on an ____ to the Cave Monastery there. 6) Visitors can take a ____ _____ of the monastery with a guide. 7) In the evening we are taking a short river _____ on the Dnipro.
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5. Read and complete the text with the sentences (A-F)
1) ________. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 2) ________. More than three million people live there. 3) ________. They are lined with chestnut trees, lime trees and poplars. 4) ________. Kyiv is the political, economic, industrial and cultural centre of Ukraine. It has a lot of museums, art galleries, concert halls, theatres and cinemas. 5) ________. Kyiv is famous for its attractive parks. The city has a good public transport system. 6) ________. There is also an underground, a railway station, an airport and a river port. A The chestnut tree is a symbol of Kyiv.
В Buses, taxis, trolley-buses and trams carry passengers around the city. С The streets of Kyiv are beautiful.
D Kyiv stands on the picturesque banks of the Dnipro River. E The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv.
F They are very popular with tourists.
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6. Join the parts of word combinations. Complete the sentences with the names of the places. Listen and tick the places the speaker mentions. a b
1) □ The Golden 2) □ St Sophia 3) □ Pyrohove 4) □ Independence
a) Cathedral c b) Museum c) Gates d) Square 1) ____ is an old wooden gateway to Kyiv with a golden top which is now in its centre. 2) ____ is the central part of Kyiv with a large underground station, shopping centre, central post office, banks and restaurants. 3) ____ is one of the most beautiful Kyiv churches with a bell tower and chestnut trees around it. 4) In ____ you can see old village houses, household tools of different
Ukrainian regions.
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7. Listen again and order the sentences putting the adverbs of sequence in the correct place.
1) ____, see Khreschatyk and it takes about 15 minutes to get there. 2) _____, go down Volodymyrska
Street, it will take you to the National
Opera House… 3) _____, the rest of your day, you can spend walking in the parks… 4) _____, visit Taras Shevchenko
Boulevard. 5) _____, walk to Friendship of
Nations Arch and take nice photos.
Rule
We use adverbs of sequence to tell people the order of actions.
First
Then
Next
After that Finally
8. Answer the questions according to the text.
1) How can you travel to Kyiv? 2) How can you move around the city? 3) What is the problem with the transport? 4) What is the main tip the speaker gives? 5) What can you do in the city?
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9. Where in Kyiv can you …? What else do you know about the city? Use the Internet or other resources if you need and share information.
• do sports • look at starts • relax and enjoy the view • shop for souvenirs • eat delicious food • watch a theatre play
10. Which places do you know in Kyiv (your city)? Give names of a ... :
fountain / gallery / castle / museum / statue / cafе / theatre / monument
