VOCABULARY. LEARN THE WORDS. Prime tourist destination, well-maintained attractions, hotel chains, a risky venture, the hotel establishment

prime tourist destination, well-maintained attractions, hotel chains, a risky venture, the hotel establishment

Assignment 6.1 Read and translate the text:

Russian tourism today has got two country´s prime tourism destinations: Moscow and Saint Petersburg. These cities offer some of Russia´s most famous and well-maintained attractions. Besides these two cities are best positioned to provide the necessary infrastructure to attract travelers. All major hotel chains are located in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Moscow is planning to construct a chain of 3-star hotels and some fashionable 4- and 5-star hotels in the center of Moscow.

The Russian regions also have got plans to boost travel. The group of Russian cities – Suzdal, Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Kostroma and Ivanovo, known as the “Golden Ring of Russia” – is going to change its policy concerning the hotel establishment and build a lot more of 3-star hotels in all major cities of the region. The same policy of improving the hotel market takes place in some other tourist destinations of Russia such as Lake Baikal, Siberia and the Far East.

The managers of the hotel market know that hotel construction is a risky venture and it is better to proceed with great caution and capitalize on profitable projects.

Assignment 6.2 Answer the following questions:

1. Which are the two country´s prime tourist destinations?

2. What do these cities offer?

3. What do they provide to attract travelers?

4. Where are the major hotel chains located?

5. What does Moscow hope to construct in future?

6. What are the regions going to do?

7. What are they going to build?

8. Which are the tourist destinations of Russia?

9. What is it better to do?

Assignment 6.3 Use the appropriate words from the list:

hotel market, boost, located, attractions, risky venture, prime, positioned, attract travelers, to construct, establishment, destinations

1. Russian tourism today has got two country´s … tourism destinations: Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

2. These cities offer some of Russia´s most famous and well-maintained … .

3. Besides these two cities are best … to provide the necessary infrastructure to … .

4. All major hotel chains are … in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

5. Moscow in future hopes … a chain of 3-star hotels and some fashionable 4- and 5-star hotels in the center of Moscow.

6. The Russian regions also have got plans to … travel.

7. The group of Russian cities known as the “Golden Ring of Russia” is going to change its policy concerning the hotel … .

8. The same policy of improving the … takes place in some other tourist … of Russia such as Lake Baikal, Siberia and the Far East.

9. The managers of the hotel market know that hotel construction is a … and it is better to proceed with great caution and capitalize on profitable projects.

Assignment 6.4 Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:

1. В Российском туризме существует 2 основных туристических центра: Москва и Санкт-Петербург. Эти города предлагают самые знаменитые и хорошо сохранившиеся достопримечательности.

2. Все основные сети отелей находятся в Москве и Санкт-Петербурге. В будущем в Москве будет построена сеть из более чем двадцати 3-звездных отелей и несколько 4-5 звездных отелей в центре Москвы.

3. Российские регионы также планируют развивать туризм. Они намереваются построить больше 3- звездных отелей во всех основных городах региона. Эту политику улучшения гостиничного бизнеса поддерживают в таких регионах, как Сибирь и Дальний Восток.

4. Менеджеры гостиничного бизнеса знают, что строительство отелей – это весьма рискованное предприятие и лучше всего им заниматься с большой осторожностью и вкладывать деньги в прибыльные проекты.