Give a summary of the text, dividing it into several logical parts.
17. Use the phrases and word combinations and act out dialogues between:
1. A guide and an American tourist planning the itinerary of the letter's stay in Moscow.
2. Two journalists in the lobby after apress-conference discussing their impressions of the new atmosphere in Moscow.
3. Two citizens: one — a Muscovite, the other — an artist from St Petersburg talking about the exhibition where they meet.
18. Write an essay on the following subject:
If an inhabitant of your country at an early period of its history were to make up a story about today, what similarities and what differences would he notice between his age and the present? Write an account of your findings.