Твір з англіської мови Sumy. Суми
Місто, розташоване на злитті рік Псел і Сумка, є обласним центром. Займає площу 99 км2. Кількість населення 275 400 жителів. Місто розділене на два райони. Перша згадка про Суми припадає на 1652 р. Містом вони стали в 1780 р. Спочатку Суми належали до Харківської області, пізніше була утворена Сумська область і Суми стали обласним центром. Серед історичних пам’яток архітектури слід назвати Збори гільдії (17 сторіччя), Воскресенський собор (1702 р.), Преображенський собор (1776 р.), Ільїнську церкву (1851 р.), і дзвіницю.
Суми – сучасне місто з безліччю зелені.
A city situated at the confluence of the Psel and the Sumka rivers is a region’s centre. Its area is 99 km2. Its population is 275 400. The city is divided into two districts. The first mention of Sumy in the chronicles occurred in 1652. It became a town in 1780. At first it belonged to the Kharkiv Region, later the Sumy Region was founded, and Sumy became a region’s centre. The main architectural monuments are the guildhall (17th century), the Church of the Resurrection (1702), the Cathedral of the Transfiguration (1776), and St Elijah’s Church (1851), and the bell-tower (1908). Sumy is a modern city, and it is very green. There are six parks in the city. Near the Psel there are many beautiful lakes, where people like to rest very much. Today Sumy is one of the chief industrial and cultural centres in northern Ukraine. Its main industries are machine building, microscope production, the chemical industry (the Khimprom Manufacturing Consortium), the food and light industry.
The city’s Enterprises produce compression machinery and pumps for nuclear and thermal power stations. Its cultural facilities include an art museum, a museum of decorative and applied art, a regional museum, a theatre of drama and musical comedy, and a young spectator’s theatre. The city has 3 institutes, 9 technical secondary schools and some research institutes.
Vocabulary:
Confluence [‘kanfluans] – злиття to belong [Ьі’ІЮГ)] – відноситися guildhall [‘gildho:l] – місце збору гільдії, цеху the Church of Resurrection [За’t[3:t[ av, reza’rek[n] – Церква Воскресіння bell tower [‘bel taua] – дзвіниця microscope production [‘maikraskaup pra’dAkfn] – виробництво мікроскопів consortium [kan’so:tiam] – консорціум pump [рлтр] – насос nuclear [‘nju:kha] – ядерний, атомний
Questions:
Is Sumy an ancient city? What architectural monuments tell us about its history? What industries are developed there? What museums would you visit? What can you say about the city’s educational institutions?
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