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Braslav is among the most popular destinations for Belarusians and foreigners. Now, a state programme is being developed to raise the attractiveness of the region to tourists, turning the district centre (home to 10,000) into a modern European city.
The local tourist industry is to enter a whole new level. At present, there are five tourist bases and two hotels — situated in Braslav and near the town. New facilities are going to be very comfortable. Drivyaty tourist base within the Braslav Lakes National Park, which occupies 70,000 hectares, is among the most modern and popular destinations. It's soon to be expanded, with new hotels, a spa centre, a cafe and an indoor aqua park.
In the early 16lh century, Duchess Yelena, who was married to Grand Duke Alexander (who ruled over Lithuania and Russia) and actually owned Braslav, founded a monastery on the site. Fragments of this ancient settlement will be restored as part of the Braslav district's tourism development programme.
The ancient Belarusian town has many interesting sporting traditions, including an international fishing contest, which has been gathering hundreds of fishermen from Belarus, Russia and Latvia for the past few years. Sports lovers and those who enjoy the outdoor life are sure to be delighted by the town's new rowing channel, ski-roller track and ski slope, in addition to a sports complex with an ice rink.
The local cinema is to be fully modernised, with new halls opened, while an entertainment complex will be built, offering billiards and bowling. A new shopping centre, with a cafe for children, is also planned, alongside a lake-river museum, with an aquarium.
This wonderful resort town should please tourists with its modernised infrastructure and Braslav district could soon become an international tourist destination. One potential investor is to start construction of a new sanatorium very soon.
State programmes for regional development are already working in the Polesie and Naroch Lake areas.
2. The author tells us about sporting traditions that exist in Braslav. Find this extract and read it aloud.
3. What new things will tourists see in Braslav?
4. Why will it be interesting to visit this Belarusian town?
II.Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions below.
1. How long has Brian lived on his boat?
2. Why did he decide to leave London?
3. What can he do with his boat that he couldn’t with a house?
Jackie:Hello, I’m Jackie Dalton. Have you ever wanted to do something completely different? Well, one man now lives on his boat. Brian, welcome.
Brian: Hello!
Jackie: How long have you been living on the boat and why did you move there?
Brian: I've been down here now for about 12 years. I used to live in London. The family had grown up, the wife had died. I had this big house... and I thought who for? I’m going to go and live on the boat.
Jackie: Are you glad you decided to leave London and live on a boat in Brighton?
Brian: Best decision I’ve ever made.
Jackie: Brian, what can you do on a boat that you can’t do in a house?
Brian: All these boats have got all the comforts that are required for living on board: microwaves, televisions, fridges... If you don’t like your neighbours, you can go to another place. There’s a lot going for living on board. I love everything that’s down here. I love these lovely nights, the lovely sunsets. People pay for this, you know, they ask me silly questions like “Where do you go for your holiday?” and I look out here and I look at them and 1 think: “Every day is a holiday!”
III.
1. Let's talk about friendship and relationship with friends. What's your best friend like?
2. Is it easier to make friends when you are an adult or a child? Why?
3. What questions do you usually ask when you want to get acquainted with someone?
4. What can you advise a teenager who wants to make friends in a new school?
5. They say: "Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things". What do you think about this?
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I.1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.