- •The russian federation
- •Exercises:
- •I. Read the following words:
- •II. Find the sentences in the text proving that:
- •III. Complete the following sentences:
- •IV. Pronounce the following words in English and make up sentences with them:
- •V. Paraphrase the sentences:
- •VI. Make up questions to the underlined words:
- •VII. Fill in the crossword:
- •VIII. Answer the questions:
- •IX. Read the text about the climate in Russia and answer the questions after it:
- •X. Tell what you learned about the Russian Federation. Moscow
- •Exercises:
- •I. Read the following words:
- •II. Define whether the sentences below are true or false. Begin your answers with the following expressions:
- •III. Complete the sentences:
- •IV. Find English equivalents of the following words and make up sentences with them:
- •V. Use the Passive Voice constructions in the following sentences:
- •VI. Put questions to the underlined words:
- •VII. Answer the questions:
- •VIII. Read the following texts:
- •Notes to the text:
- •Notes to the text
- •IX. Answer the questions. Use exercise VIII.
- •X. Tell everything you learned from the text about the capital of Russia.
- •XI. Read the text about one of the largest and most beautiful Russian cities and answer the questions after the text. St. Petersburg
- •Vocabulary
- •Reviewing the material on the topics: "English-speaking countries” "Cities" (London, Washington, Moscow) "The Russian Federation"
- •I. Answer the following question:
- •II. Fill in the missing words:
Exercises:
I. Read the following words:
commercial association restore unique target
cultural masterpiece reconstruct united mansion
historian ancient tartar yoke blind accept
gradually architecture legend
II. Define whether the sentences below are true or false. Begin your answers with the following expressions:
That's right. Exactly so. Precisely so. I agree with it. I'm afraid that's not correct. Nothing of the kind. No, that's not right.
1) Moscow was founded in the 11th century.
2) In the 13th century Moscow was under the dominion of the tartar yoke.
3) Under Peter the Great Moscow became the capital of the new united state.
4) In the 16th century the capital was moved to St. Petersburg.
5) Moscow was completely restored after the fire during the October revolution.
6) Ancient Moscow occupied the territory of the Kremlin.
7) The Spasskaya Tower is the symbol of Russia nowadays.
8) St. Basil's Cathedral was built in memory of the victory over Napoleon.
9) The largest museums of Moscow are the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the Andrei Rublev Museum of Early Russian Art.
III. Complete the sentences:
1) Moscow was founded by… …ago. 2) … is the start of Moscow's history. 3) In the 13th century… 4) … Moscow became the capital of the new state. 5) Peter the Great… in 1712. 6) Three-quarters of Moscow was destroyed by… in… 7) …Moscow became the capital again. 8) The total area of the city is… 9) The heart of Moscow is … 10) On the territory of the Kremlin you can see… 11) St. Basil's Cathedral was built… 12) The largest museums are… 13) The best-known theatre is…
IV. Find English equivalents of the following words and make up sentences with them:
быть полностью восстановленным, стать целью, занимать территорию, исторические ассоциации, шедевр древней архитектуры, быть популярным, особняк, перестраиваться, в память о, символ страны
V. Use the Passive Voice constructions in the following sentences:
1) Peter the Great moved the capital to St. Petersburg in 1712.
2) Ivan the Terrible blinded the architects of St. Basil's Cathedral, because he didn't want them to create another masterpiece.
3) Prince Yuri Dolgoruky founded Moscow 8 centuries ago.
4) Historians accepted the year of 1147 as the start of Moscow's history.
VI. Put questions to the underlined words:
1) In ancient times the country was called Muscovia and the people - Muscovites (they are called so up till now).
2) Prince Yury Dolgoruky strengthened Moscow with wooden walls and ditch.
3) In the 10-11th centuries there was a small Slav village in the place of the present Kremlin, where craftsmen lived and worked.
4) The Maly Theatre is one of the oldest theatres in Russia.
5) The State Tretyakov Gallery is named after great Russian connoisseur [kOnI'sW] Pavel Tretyakov who left his collection as a gift to the nation.
6) The Moscow Metro marked its 60th anniversary in 1995.
7) The Bolshoi Theatre was opened in 1825.
8) Moscow University is situated on the picturesque hills and from there one can enjoy the most beautiful view of the whole city.