Unit Twenty
Сиби�рь
Siberia
In this unit you will learn how to:
- Discuss ecological issues
- Use verbal adverbs (gerunds)
- Use conjunctions
- Use то, что
Текст
Путеше�ствие по Транссиби�рской
желе�зной доро�ге
Setting off on the Trans-Siberian railway from Moscow to Vladivostok,
Peter had only a vague idea of what to expect. By observing the country
from his train window and talking to people, he realised that it is one of
the most industrially developed parts of Russia. His fellow traveller was
Lev Nikolaevich Lensky, a famous biologist and an expert on the flora
and fauna of Siberia. He relayed his concerns about Siberia to Peter.
Отправля�ясь в пyтеше�ствие в Сиби�рь по Транссиби�рской
желе�зной доро�ге, Пи�тер пло�хо представля�л себе�, что
происхо�дит там в настоя�щее вре�мя. То�лько сейча�с,