Ex. 1. Прочитайте текст. Поставьте в пропуски необходимые числительные и слова. 1942; 7; 200, 000; 9; 1944; 650, 000 inhabitants ; an invasion ; Dmitry Shostakovich In Leningrad, the Soviet Union underwent by Germany and was mobilized to build antitank fortifications along the city’s perimeter in support of the city’s Red Army defenders. German blockade siege claimed Leningrader lives in alone, mostly from starvation, exposure, disease, and shelling from distant German artillery. In January a successful Soviet offensive drove the Germans westward from the city’s outskirts, ending the siege. The blockade of Leningrad is an example of courage and firmness of its . Despite the constant hunger and cold winters, Leningraders sought by all means to preserve its status as a cultural capital. They even found the strength to attend performances and concerts. The most famous musical work, "Leningrad" Symphony No., was written by and played on August , 1942, the day when Hitler planned that the city would fall from the blockade. Ex 2. Прослушайте песню Billy Joel - Leningrad. Поставьте в пропуски, необходимые слова и выражения. a) Victor was born The spring of And never saw His anymore The child of sacrifice Child of Another son who never had A father after Leningrad Went off to And learned to serve his state the rules And drank his vodka straight The only to live Was drown the hate The Russian life was very And such was life in Leningrad I was born in A cold war kid in the McCarthy times Stop 'em at the 38th parallel Blast those yellow reds to hell Cold war kids were hard to Under their desks in an air raid drill Haven't they heard we won the war What they keep on fighting for? b) Victor was sent To some red town Served out his time Become a circus The greatest happiness He'd ever found Was making children glad When children lived in Leningrad. The children lived in Levittown Hid in the shelters Till the soviets turned their ships around Torn the Cuban missiles down And in that bright October We knew our childhood days were done I watched my go off to war What do they on fighting for? So my child and I came to this place To meet him, ___ to ___ and face to face He made my laugh Then we embraced We never knew what friends we had Until we came to .