Read the text and decide which of the facts are True, False or Not Stated based on Unit 1, Reading ex. 9 The town of Pushkin is situated 25 kilometres south of St Petersburg. It first appeared as the summer residence of the Russian tsars and had the name of Tsarskoe Selo. In 1918, the town got a different name — Detskoe Selo. Then, in 1937 it became Pushkin. The history of the town of Pushkin goes back to the early 18th century. At that time Tsar Peter I (1682—1721) gave this land to his favourite, Prince Alexander Menshikov, but later took his present back and gave it to his wife, Ekaterina Alekseevna, the future Empress Catherine I (1684—1727). In 1724, the first palace appeared. From that time people began to name the place "Tsarskoe Selo". The town of Pushkin got its name much later to honour Russia's great poet. It has a lot of places of interest. One of them is the Lycee [ˈli:seɪ] Museum. The Lycee was the school where Alexander Pushkin spent six years, made some good friends and wrote a lot of poems. The first name of the town of Pushkin was Tsarskoe Selo. The Lycee opened its doors to the first students in 1811. During its history the town of Pushkin changed its name three times. The Lycee where Alexander Pushkin was a student was situated in St Petersburg.

Задание

ReadthetextanddecidewhichofthefactsareTrue, FalseorNotStated

basedonUnit1, Readingex. 9

ThetownofPushkinissituated25kilometressouthofStPetersburg.ItfirstappearedasthesummerresidenceoftheRussiantsarsandhadthenameofTsarskoeSelo.In1918, thetowngotadifferentname — DetskoeSelo.Then, in1937itbecamePushkin.ThehistoryofthetownofPushkingoesbacktotheearly18thcentury.AtthattimeTsarPeterI(1682—1721)gavethislandtohisfavourite, PrinceAlexanderMenshikov, butlatertookhispresentbackandgaveittohiswife, EkaterinaAlekseevna, thefutureEmpressCatherineI(1684—1727).In1724, thefirstpalaceappeared.Fromthattimepeoplebegantonametheplace "TsarskoeSelo".ThetownofPushkingotitsnamemuchlatertohonourRussia'sgreatpoet.Ithasalotofplacesofinterest.OneofthemistheLycee[ˈli:seɪ]Museum.TheLyceewastheschoolwhereAlexanderPushkinspentsixyears, madesomegoodfriendsandwrotealotofpoems.

ThefirstnameofthetownofPushkinwasTsarskoeSelo.[True|False|Not stated]
TheLyceeopeneditsdoorstothefirststudentsin1811.[True|False|Not stated]
DuringitshistorythetownofPushkinchangeditsnamethreetimes.[True|False|Not stated]
TheLyceewhereAlexanderPushkinwasastudentwassituatedinStPetersburg.[True|False|Not stated]

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