The Epigraph
Moscow!... How much within that sound
Is blended for a Russian heart!
How much is echoed there!
Москва... как много в этом звукеДля сердца русского слилось!Как много в нем отозвалось!
( А.С. Пушкин «Евгений Онегин».
Перевод на английский В. В. Набокова)
Have you ever visited Moscow?What have you seen there? What other places of interest do you know in Moscow? How can you entertain in Moscow?
New words
population -население
government- правительство,
to be founded -быть основанным,
area - площадь, территория,
library – библиотека,
art - искусство,
landscape- пейзаж,
military -военный,
war - война,
sight – достопримечательность,
square-площадь,
exhibition- выставка,
masterpiece- шедевр ,
ancient - древний,
cathedral- собор,
cannon - пушка,
educational – образовательный,
scientist- ученый
Questions.
1. What is the capital of Russia?2. Is Moscow a modern city?3. What is the population of Moscow?4. When was Moscow founded?5. Who founded Moscow?6. Moscow is the port of five seas, what are they?7. What theatres of Moscow do you Know?8. What is the heart of Moscow?9. What is the main tower of the Kremlin?10. What is the main university in Moscow?11. When was the Moscow State University founded?12. What is the main stadium of the city?13. How many railway stations are there in Moscow?14. What sights of Moscow do you know?
True or False?
1. Moscow is an old city.
2. You can get to Moscow by train or by plane.
3. One of the best hotels is the Moscow hotel in Red Square.
4. Red Square is far from the Kremlin.
5. St Basil's Cathedral is 500 years old.
6. The Bolshoi theatre is one of the most famous theatres in the world.
7. It is over 300 years old.
8. Travelling around the world is the best way to see new places and meet new people.
Riddles. Sights of Moscow
The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky
Saint Basil´s Cathedral
The Moscow State University
The Kremlin
Vladimir the Great
The Tsar-cannon and the Tsar-bell
The Tretyakov Gallery
Red Square
The Bolshoi Theatre
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Moscow Metro
Ex.11 at p.135. Listen to the text about the Moscow Metro 2 times and fill in the gaps with the words from the box.
MOSCOW
Of all the capitals you are
The most beautiful , I know,
Museums, сhurches, squares, parks –
Whatever I see, wherever I go.
Your Kremlin is the heart of all
My Motherland, so big and dear.
You are the nicest city in the world-
It`s so evident, so clear!
Your name is Moscow, my love,
My pride, my history and future.
And heavens looking from above
Admire your greatness and your beauty!
Sights of Moscow
Write the names of Moscow sights under the pictures:
The Kremlin, St. Basil`s Cathedral, Exhibition of achievements of national economy (VDNH), The Saviour's (Spasskaya) Tower, Moscow City (Moscow Business Centre), The Statue of Minin and Pozharsky, St. Basil's Cathedral, Novodevichy Convent, Tsaritsyno, Monument to Pushkin, The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Arbat Street, The Bolshoi Theatre, the Red Square, Poklonnaya Mountain (Gora), Moscow State University, Stadium Luzhniki, Monument to Peter the Great, Kuskovo.
Famous people
Fill in the table with the names of famous muscovites.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetayeva, Sergey Yesenin, Alexander Abdulov, Nikolay Gumilev, Viktor Vasnetsov, Boris Pasternak, Danila Kozlovsky, Ivan Shishkin, Mikhail Sholokhov, Dmitry Mendeleev, Alexander Block, Sergey Korolev, Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Green, Yury Nikulin, Isaac Levitan, Leo Tolstoy, Vladimir Mashkov, Ivan Aivazovsky, Ivan Griboedov, Alexander Pushkin, Vitaliy Bianki, Evgeniy Mironov, Dmitry Duzhev, Alexei Savrasov.
Artist | Writer | Poet | Actor | Engineer, |
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Quiz
Answer 23 questions about Moscow.
№ п/п | Вопрос | Ответ |
1 | Name the only reserve in the world which is situated in Moscow | а) Sokolinaya Gora б) Losiny Ostrovв) Vorobievy Gory |
2 | What city can we meet on the note of 100 rubles? | а) Krasnoyarsk б) Novgorodв) Moscow |
3 | When was Moscow mentioned in Chronicles for the first time? | а) 1480 б) 1240в) 1147 |
4 | What battle in 1812 did the Frencmen name as Moscow Battle? | а) the battle of Borodino |
5 | What is the name of the famous architectural Ensemble in Moscow which was called "detinets" in the past? | а) Kitay-Gorod б) the Kremlin |
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