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San Francisco — Сан-Франциско (1)

San Francisco is a special place, very different from most American cities. It lies on a small finger of land with the Pacific Ocean on one side and a huge harbour on the other. San Francisco’s population is only about 700 000 but it is the biggest business centre in the west of the USA. It is also America’s most international city with newspapers in thirty different languages. The city is known as «the Paris of the West».
Most people enjoy the climate in San Francisco. It’s never too hot and never really cold. The sea winds are healthy and they make you hungry. And it’s good to be hungry in San Francisco because the food is fabulous with more than 2600 restaurants serving food from all over the world.
There are at least three small cities in San Francisco: «Little Italy», with its pizzerias and restaurants, «Chinatown» with wonderful shops and exciting food and «Japan-town». And everywhere you go you will see

boats out on the sea, smell fresh and salt and feel the sea wind on your face.
If you live in San Francisco you get plenty of exercise, because it’s a city of hills. Perhaps that’s why the famous cablecars are so popular. And of course the views from the hills are spectacular.

Сан-Франциско (1)

Сан-Франциско в Калифорнии — особое место, отличающееся от других американских городов. Он расположен на маленьком участке земли с Тихим океаном по одну сторону и огромной гаванью — по другую. Население Сан-Франциско всего лишь 700 000 человек, но это самый большой бизнес-центр на западе США. Это также самый большой международный город с газетами на тридцати разных языках. Город известен как «Париж Запада».
Большинство людей

наслаждаются климатом Сан-Франциско. Здесь никогда не бывает слишком жарко или холодно. Морские ветры бодрящие и навевают аппетит. И это хорошо — быть голодным в Сан-Франциско, потому что более чем в 2600 ресторанах, предлагающих еду со всего мира, потрясающие блюда.
В Сан-Франциско самое меньшее — три города: «Маленькая Италия» с пиццериями и ресторанами, «Китайский город» с прекрасными магазинами и восхитительной едой и «Японский город». И куда бы вы ни шли, вы увидите лодки на море, ощутите запах свежей рыбы и соли и почувствуете, как касается лица морской ветер.
Если вы живете в Сан-Франциско, у вас есть чем заняться, потому что это город гор. Может быть, поэтому знаменитые фуникулеры так популярны. И, конечно же, виды с гор захватывающие.

Questions:

1. Where does San Francisco lie?
2. What is the population of this city?
3. Most people enjoy the climate in San Francisco, don’t they?
4. How many small cities are there in San Francisco?
5. What is San Francisco famous for?

Vocabulary:

Finger of land — участок земли
harbour — гавань
fabulous — потрясающий
pizzeria — пиццерия
spectacular — захватывающий
cablecar — фуникулер

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