Лекция: My home place

I live in N.N. It's my native city. I was born here. And I've been living here all my life.

N.N. was founded in 1221. It's an old Russian city with a lot of historical sights. The two Great Russian Rivers: the Oka and the Volga join in N.N. It's a big river port on the Volga. It's linked with all parts of the country by roads and railways. N.N. is divided into two parts: Zarechnaya and Nagornaya by the Oka. Nagornaya part is known as a historical and cultural centre. Zarechnaya part is an industrial area.

The city is known for its trade traditions because of the world famous «Yarmarka». In fact, N.N.'s one of the biggest manufacturing centers. The city is famous for the car factory. Cars and lorries which are very popular throughout the country are produced there.

There are lots of cultural and educational institutions in N.N. A number of universities and institutes can be found here. The students can use a lot of libraries and museums. There are fives theatres, some modern cinemas, clubs of different kind in the city.

N.N. has some really nice parks. There are different places where you can do sport in the city. The tourists find a lot of interesting sights, monuments, churches and museums in N.N.

Questions:

1. Where is N.N. situated?

2. When was the city founded?

3. What is it famous for?

4. What makes cultural (sport) life of the city?

5. Do you like your city? Why?