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Tverskaya Street
Tverskaya Street is one of the central streets of Moscow. It is one of the longest and busiest streets in the city.
The traffic is very heavy in Tverskaya Street. There are so many buses, trolley-busses and cars. There are three metro stations in or near Tverskaya Street. The first is not far from the Red Square and the Kremlin, the second is at Mayakovskaya Square and the third is at the end of the street near the Belorusski railway station.
Tverskaya Street is one of the most beautiful streets in Moscow. There are a lot of fine buildings in it. And you will find some of the best shops and stores in the city there.
The building of the Moscow City Government is in Tverskaya Street. At the opposite side of the street there is a wonderful little square with a monument to Prince Yuri Dolgoruky in it. Farther on, in Pushkin Square, there is a monument to Pushkin — an outstanding Russian poet. This is one of the finest monuments in Moscow.


Exercises

1) Translate the following words and word combinations into Russian. Find sentences in the text with them.
Outstanding poet, opposite side of the street, not far from..., heavy traffic, railway station, central street, the busiest street.

2) Give the description of your favorite Moscow street.

Answer 1

1)

At the opposite side of the street, there is a wonderful little square with a monument to Prince Yuri Dolgoruky in it.

• На противоположной стороне улицы расположена чудесная маленькая площадь с памятником князю Юрию Долгорукому.

Farther on, in Pushkin Square, there is a monument to Pushkin - an outstanding Russian poet.

• Дальше, на Пушкинской площади, стоит памятник Пушкину - выдающемуся русскому поэту.

The first is not far from the Red Square and the Kremlin, the second is at Mayakovskaya Square and the third is at the end of the street near the Belorusski railway station.

• Первая находится недалеко от Красной площади и Кремля, вторая - на площади Маяковского, и третья - в конце улицы возле Белорусского вокзала.

The traffic is very heavy on Tverskaya Street.

• Движение на Тверской улице очень интенсивное.

Tverskaya Street is one of the central streets of Moscow.

• Тверская улица - одна из центральных улиц Москвы.

It is one of the longest and busiest streets in the city.

• Это одна из самых длинных и оживленных улиц в городе.

2)

• Arbat Street mainly referred to as the Arbat, is my favourite street in Moscow. The street has existed since at least the 15th century. It is one of the oldest surviving streets of the city known as a place where poets, artists and academics lived. In addition, the Arbat is an important tourist attraction, as many historical buildings remain a curious monument to past centuries.