SOLT Russian listening — Module 4 Lesson 2, track 7
SOLT listening workbook · Module 4 Lesson 2, track 7
Task
Listen and choose the correct response:
According to the passage:
a. The port of Murmansk is located 30 km from the open sea and 300 miles north of the
polar circle.
b. The population of Murmansk is slightly below 400 000 people, and its area is over
15,000 hectars.
c. Murmansk is considered to be the second largest port in north Russia; however, it is
closed to foreign vessels.
d. Murmansk's convenient location makes it an important international center called “The
Gate to the Arctic".
Transcript
Мурманск находится в 300 километрах севернее полярного круга и в 30 милях от открытого моря.
Murmansk is located 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle and 30 miles from the open sea.
Население Мурманска сегодня превышает 400 тысяч человек. Площадь города более 15 тысяч гектаров.
The population of Murmansk today exceeds 400 thousand people. The area of the city is more than 15 thousand hectares.
Выгодное географическое расположение города делает Мурманск одним из центров международного сотрудничества.
The favorable geographical location of the city makes Murmansk one of the centers of international cooperation.
Мурманск самый крупный морской порт на севере России. Сюда приходят суда из многих стран.
Murmansk is the largest seaport in northern Russia. Ships from many countries come here.
Мурманск справедливо называют воротами в Арктику.
Murmansk is rightly called the gateway to the Arctic.