Veliky Novgorod (until 1999 the official name — Novgorod) is a city in North-West Russia, the administrative center of Novgorod oblast, City of military glory.
Velikiy Novgorod — one of the oldest and most famous cities of Russia (in 2009 officially said 1150 years). The location of the calling Chronicles, Rurik and origin of the Russian statehood. In the Middle ages — the center of Novgorod Russia and then the Novgorod land centre in the old Russian and Russian States. In 1136 it became the first free-style Republic on the territory of the feudal Russia (from now on, when after the battle at the mountain Ganoi Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev fled from the battlefield, the powers of the Prince of Novgorod was severely limited). For a period of time beginning in 1136 and ending the year 1478, when Novgorod lost (as a result of the victory of Prince of Moscow Ivan III the Great over the people of Novgorod to the Moscow-Novgorod war, 1477-1478) political autonomy, in relation to the Novgorod land, it is customary to apply the term "Novgorod Republic" (government last used the designation of Lord Novgorod the Great).
Novgorod was not subjected to the Mongol invasion; although he paid tribute to the Horde, but retained the unique monuments of old Russian architecture of pre-Mongol period, and was the only one of ancient Russian cities, escaped the decline and fragmentation in the XI—XII centuries.
The population of Veliky Novgorod — 221 954[3] people (2015); 90-e a place in Russia, it's about a third of residents of the area 90.08 km2.
ответ к упражнению 1.
1)I like reading at bed.
2)He is not at home.
3)The plane is flying in the blue sky.
4)Turn right at the traffic light.
5)Nick is at the street,just in the corner.
6)Is he at the office?
7)I am waiting for you at the bus stop.
8)Do you know the man at this photo?
9)They arrived at Paris late.
10)What time did they arrive at work yesterday?
ответ к упражнению 2.
1)There is a nice picture at the wall.
2)She never keeps money in her bag.
3)Don't sit at the ground.
4)Can you see something strange in the water.
5)I think her flat is at the third floor of that building.
6)Who is the boy at that photo.
7)The car was parked at the corner of the street.
8)The children are playing at the garden.
9)My friend spend his holiday in a small village in the mountains.
10)The night is very dark.There are no stars in the sky.