2. The main topic of paragraph 6 is __________ .

a. Peter learning shipbuilding because he wanted to create a powerful Russian navy

b. all the new people Peter met in Europe

c. what Peter learned during his travels and how it helped Russia

3. Paragraph 9 is mostly about ___________ .

a. why Peter didn't like the noblemen's beards and robes

b. how Peter forced changes on his people

с. when Peter decided to pass some new laws

4. Paragraph 11 is mostly about _________ .

a. why and how Peter built Saint Petersburg

b. how Peter went to war with Sweden to capture land for a port city

c. what makes Saint Petersburg such a beautiful city

Ex. 5. Answer the questions:

1. Why did Peter decide to go to Europe?

2. Why did Peter disguise himself as a common soldier?

3. What did the Europeans say about the traveling Russians?

4. What did the Bishop of Salisbury teach Peter?

5. How did Peter change the lives of Russian women?

6. How long did it take to build Saint Petersburg?

Ex. 6. Put the sentences in the correct order:

• Peter the Great's son, Alexis, was killed.

• Tsar Alexis died.

• Peter the Great built Saint Petersburg.

• Peter the Great worked in a shipyard in Holland.

• Russia went to war with Sweden.

• Peter the Great traveled to Europe.

Ex. 7. Choose the main idea of the text:

1. The passage implies that _________ .

a. Peter traveled to Europe because he feared for his life in Russia

b. Peter's foreign friends in Russia influenced his decision to travel

c. the Russian noblemen wanted Peter to travel abroad

2. The passage suggests that Peter __________ .

a. understood why people wanted to keep their old ways

b. caused both great good and great suffering by his changes

c. was only interested in more power and didn't care about his country

3. The passage implies that the men who traveled with Peter ____________ .

a. had no knowledge of European customs

b. didn't like the way the English treated them

с. tried to take over the English in their own country

Ex. 8. Match the words with their meanings:

1. uncivilized	a. box used to hold a dead body
2. occasion	b. suffering or dying because there is no food
3. priceless	с strange, unusual
4. starving	d. great unhappiness
5. coffin	e. part of a plant that grows underground
6. root	f. very valuable
7. peculiar	g. having bad manners; uncultured
8. misery	h. special event or ceremony
9. deny	i. to change the usual appearance of someone or something
10. disguise	j. to say something is untrue

Ex. 9. Answer the questions:

1. On what occasions do people usually get dressed up?

2. How can people disguise themselves?

3. Where are priceless objects often kept?

4. What can be done to help starving people?

5. What is a peculiar habit of yours?

Ex. 10. Translate the following words and phrases into Russian and learn them by heart:

uncivilized, adj – uneducated, adj – occasion, n – priceless, adj – starving, adj – coffin, n – root, n – peculiar, adj – misery, n – deny, v – disguise, v – nobleman, n – government, n – powerful, adj – success, n –

equipment, n – military, n – improve, v – empty, adj – navy, n – death, n – allow, v – shipyard, n – behavior, n – custom, n – in addition to – to improve smb’s skills – to perform surgery – to pay taxes – to pass a law –

Ex. 11. Complete any of the “Character Maps” (see p. ) and retell the story.