Стр.96 Модуль 5 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 5 класс
5 Russia Reading & Listening 1 What do you know about Catherine the Great? Think of three questions. Listen and read.
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Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Баранова, Дули, Копылова 5 класс, Просвещение:
5 Russia
Reading & Listening
1 What do you know about Catherine the Great? Think of three questions. Listen and read. Did the text answer your questions?
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great was born in Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin in Poland), on 2nd May 1729. Her father was Prince Christian August of the Anhelt family. He was a Prussian army officer and was governor of Stettin.
In the 18th century wealthy children had their own private teachers and so Catherine received a lot of her education from her French nanny Babette. She learnt French, German, History, Religion and Music.
When Catherine was fifteen, she went to Russia where she met and married the Grand Duke Peter in 1745. In December 1761, Peter III became Emperor of Russia and Catherine his empress. Only a few months later, she became the sole ruler of Russia.
During her reign, Russia became one of the great powers of Europe. Catherine developed the arts and sciences in her country. Under her direction, St Petersburg became one of the worldtasks greatest capitals. It was a fantastic period for theatre and music. Catherine II also improved the countrytasks education system Catherine died of a stroke on 17th November, 1796. During her reign she made Russia a great nation.
QUOTATION
I praise loudly, I blame softly.
Catherine the Great
Check these words
army officer, governor, wealthy, private teacher, nanny, marry, empress, sole, ruler, reign, power, develop, direction, improve, education, stroke
2 Read the text and decide if the sentences are T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements.
1 Catherine the Great was born in Russia.
2 Catherine studied at home.
3 Catherine got married when she was a teenager.
4 Catherine’s reign was a good period for Russia.
5 Catherine made Moscow a great city.
3 Use the words from the check these words section to complete the sentences.
1 Catherine’s father was the governor of a city in Prussia.
2 Babette was Catherine’s nanny.
3 Catherine became empress of Russia in 1761.
4 Catherine wanted to create a better educational system in Russia.
Study skills
Reading years: In English we write years as four-digit numbers, but we usually read them as two sets of two digit numbers.
1964 = nineteen sixty four
1901 = nineteen oh one
BUT
2011 = two thousand and eleven
Speaking & Writing
4 a) Say the years.
1729
1745
1761
1796
b) Make notes under the years, then present the information about Catherine the Great to the class.
5 ICT Collect more information about Catherine the Great Write a paragraph. Present it to the class.