Arakin 1 Unit 17 - Text 1 - A Visit to Moscow, p. 252 | Текст песни

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• Arakin 1 Unit 17
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A visit to Moscow
Last summer Mr. Wilson, his wife and their daughter Mary - tourists from England -- arrived in Moscow. It
was their first visit to Russia and they wanted to see as much as possible.
Their guide showed them a lot of places of interest so that they could get a good idea of the Russian
capital.
The Wilsons liked Moscow's straight and broad streets and avenues. They admired the centre of the city
with its theatres, cinemas, museums, monuments, and wonderful multi-storeyed buildings. They were greatly
impressed by the Moscow Kremlin, Red Square, Lenin Avenue, which is one of the longest and busiest streets
in Moscow.
The Wilsons wanted to see Moscow University and the guide suggested their going there by metro. They
liked the idea and joined a stream of people going downstairs into the metro. It seemed to them that nearly
everyone in Moscow was in a hurry. Very few were satisfied to stand still and let the magical staircase carry
them down to the platforms below. Most people went hurrying down on the left side. On and on ran the train
through the tunnel and at every station people came in and out. The trip gave the Wilsons a good impression of Moscow's immense size.
When they came up into the daylight, they saw the magnificent building of the University which is situated
on the Vorobyev Hills and from there they enjoyed a most beautiful view of the whole city.
They went for a ride in the city. The size and the beauty of the capital made a great impression on the family.
The saw endless streams of buses, trolley-buses and cars in the streets, crowds of people walking along the
pavements. They crossed the city in different directions but to their great surprise they saw the same thing
everywhere: well planned streets lined with trees, multi-storeyed houses, big stores, hotels and beautiful
squares. They saw no contrasts between the central part of the city and its suburbs so typical of big old towns.
The Wilsons went sightseeing every day of their stay in Moscow. And before their tour came to an end they
had seen and learned a lot of interesting things about the capital and the country. They liked Moscow and the
Muscovites who are so hospitable and friendly.