Презентация "My favourite city-St. Petersburg"
презентация к уроку (английский язык) по теме

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МОУ «Октябрьская СОШ им.Ю.Чумака Белгородского района Белгородской области» My favourite city Выполнила: учитель английского языка Логвинова Н.М .

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St. Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

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It was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as the "Window on Europe."

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St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia from 1712 till 1918.

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The city was built on the swampy land at the mouth of the River Neva.

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St. Petersburg is often called the Venice of the North because there are 65 rivers and canals with artistically decorated cast iron bridges.

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St. Petersburg is famous for its magnificent architectural ensembles of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Many buildings were constructed of grey and rose- coloured granite. The Hermitage Palace and the Winter Palace, the homes of the tsars, were equal to any in Europe.

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Nevsky Prospect is the main street of the city, where there are amazing buildings, shops, hotels.

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Now St. Petersburg is an industrial, cultural and scientific centre.

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The famous Kunstkamera was founded by Peter the Great in 1704.

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There are a lot of parks and gardens in St. Petersburg where citizens like to spend their free time.

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The Alexandrinsky Drama Theatre, the Bolshoi Drama Theatre, the Mariinsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet are pearls of the Russian art.

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The Hermitage has a rich collection of western European paintings since the Middle Ages, including many masterpieces by foreign painters. Russian art is also represented.

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Citizens and tourists enjoy visiting the suburbs of St. Petersburg: Petergof , Pushkin, Pavlovsk with their wonderful palaces, parks and fountains.