Give a summary of the text, dividing it into several logical parts.

 

17. Use the phrases and word combinations and act out dialogues between:

 

1. A guide and an American tourist planning the itinerary of the letter's stay in Moscow.

2. Two journalists in the lobby after a press-conference dis­cussing their impressions of the new atmosphere in Moscow.

3. Two citizens: one — a Muscovite, the other — an artist from St Petersburg talking about the exhibition where they meet.

 

18. Write an essay on the following subject:

 

If an inhabitant of your country at an early period of its history were to make up a story about today, what similarities and what differences would he notice between his age and the present? Write an account of your findings.

 

VOCABULARY EXERCISES