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методическая разработка по английскому языку (5 класс)

Is it worth visiting small towns?

Welcome to Torbeevo-

an urban-type community in the Republic of  Mordovia!

                      Torbeevo is a quiet, pretty town                                   Memorial to the dead soldiers of the Great                

                                                                                       Patriotic War next to the college

Geographically Torbeevo is located in the heart of the region. This settlement was founded in 1667. In 1928 it was included in Mordovian district. So Torbeevo celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2018.

The town is on the River Vindrey. The population of Torbeevo is about 9 thousand people with different nationalities- Russians, Mordva, Tatars and others. Many people speak Mordovian as well as Russian.

There are 3 schools, a library, a hospital, a college, many shops and some enterprises here. Torbeevsky district is famous for its writers such as Zakhar Doropheev, Khadi Taktasha. But one of the most well-known person not only in Mordovia but also in Russia is Mikhail Devyataev. He was a fighter pilot who stole a German bomber and escaped from   a concentration camp with a group of Soviet war prisoners in 1945.

If you have an opportunity, you can visit Devyataev House Museum to learn more about this legendary man.