Nevsky Prospect is the main street in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, named after the 13th-century Russian prince Alexander Nevsky. It was planned by Peter the Great as the beginning of the road to Novgorod and Moscow, the avenue runs from the Admiralty to the Moscow Railway Station and, after making a turn at Vosstaniya Square, to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. The feverish life of the avenue was described by Nikolai Gogol in his story "Nevsky Prospekt". Fyodor Dostoevsky often employed the Nevksy Prospekt as a setting within his works, such as Crime and Punishment and The Double: A Petersburg Poem. The café-restaurant where the famous writers of the 19th century Golden Age of the Russian literature frequented still remains as "Literary Cafe" on Nevsky Prospect.
Today we are going to our friends.
We had a great birthday party
Could you give me a salt?
Yesterday a six o'clock we washed the floores
The Siberian city of Novosibirsk ranks third. By historical standards, it is very young – a trifle over 100 years. Just imagine: for just one century it has grown from a small town to a city with a million-plus population. And this is despite a severe Siberian climate! Today Novosibirsk with its population of over 1.5 million people, due to its well-developed infrastructure and advantageous geographical position is often called the capital of Siberia. Indeed, it is a trade, transport, business, industrial and scientific center of this largest region of Russia.
1. Alexander's pen friends are now in Moscow. True.
2. At the weekend Alexander meets them at the metro station. False. Alexander meets them on the landing.
3. He shows them a rich collection of English and Russian books. False. He shows them all the modern conveniences: central heating, running hot
and cold water, electricity gas, the Internet, two lifts and a chute to
carry rubbish down, as well as three rooms, and a balcony.
4. Peter likes Alexander's library and pictures on the walls. False. Jane likes Alexander's library and pictures on the walls.
5. Jane is not a designer but she works for a building company. False. Jane is not a designer, she is a sociology student, but she has good taste.
6. Jane thinks that Alexander does not follow fashion trends. True.
7. She recommends Alexander to change the wallpaper in the living room. False. She recommends Alexander to change the wallpaper in Alex's room (bedroom).
8. Jane prefers it in pink. False. Jane prefers wallpaper colours in Alex's room in green. Peter prefers pink colour.
9. Peter thinks it is better to move the bookcase. True.
10 Alex is ready to follow his advice. False. Alex is at a loss, he doesn't know whose advice to follow.