6 A. Read the text, give it a title. Say why many tourists would like to come
to St Petersburg again
St Petersburg is a famous Russian
city situated on the Neva ['niva)
1914 the city got the name of Pet.
rograd and changed it for Leningrad
in 1924. It became St Petersburg
again in 1991.
Peter the Great founded the city in 1703 and moved the capital
from Moscow to St Petersburg in 1712. The new city became
home of Russian tears and began to grow fast. Soon beautiful
Winter Palace appeared in Palace Square with a tall column in
its centre. You can see the famous monument to Peter the
Great on the bank of the Neva River.
St Petersburg is famous for its palaces
and bridges (there are
more than
340 bridges in the city), its churches,
theatres and museums, its wonderful
parks and gardens. The Summer Garden
is one of them. Every year a lot of
tourists come to see this beautiful city.
They walk along the straight streets of
St Petersburg, enjoy boat trips, take
lots of pictures and often come back to
this beautiful city.
B. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions
about St Petersburg
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