+4 класс
UNIT 7
Great People I. Vocabulary and Speech
Text
Peter the Great
Peter I, or Peter the Great, is a very
important person in
Russian history. Peter I
created the Russian Empire, so he was the last tsar of all Russia and the first
emperor of Russia. The son of tsar, the brother of tsar and the godson of tsar, Peter was
proclaimed the head of the country and at that moment the boy was only ten years old. At the beginning he had a formal coordinator, Ivan V, but
at the age of 17 he already
ruled independently, and in 1721 Peter I became the emperor.
For Russia, the reign of Peter the Great was the time of many reforms and changes. He
expanded the territory of the country,
built a beautiful city St. Petersburg,
raised the economy, founded many factories and reduced the import of foreign goods to a minimum. He was the first Russian
ruler who
adopted the best (and sometimes the worst) ideas from Western countries.
He
was very
good at finding talented collaborators. They were from the nobility and lower levels of society.
Active Vocabulary
1. An important person важная фигура, особа
2. Russian history русская история
3. He created the Russian Empire он создал русскую империю
4. Emperor император
5. At the age of 17 в возрасте 17 лет
6. To rule править
ruler правитель
7. To expand the territory расширить территорию
8. To build, built, built строить
9. To raise the economy поднять экономику
10. To adopt ideas принимать идеи
11. To be good at doing smth. уметь что-то хорошо делать
Vocabulary Activisation and Speech Exercises
1.
Warming up exercise. Listen to the text and read it together with the speaker (as many times as you
need to do it at the speed of the speaker). Mind your pronunciation2.
Complete the sentences by quoting the text 1. Peter the Great is.......2. He created....... 3. He was proclaimed..... 4. At that moment he was..... 5. He expanded
..... 6. He built..... 7. He was very good at.....
3.
Fill in the missing words 1. Peter was a very..... person. 2. Peter was ..... the head of the country. 3. He .....the territory. 4. He ..... a beautiful
city St. Petersburg. 5. He ..... the economy. 6. He ..... the ideas from the Western countries. 7. Peter the Great .....
finding talented collaborators.
4.
Answer the questions by quoting the text 1. What kind of a person was Peter the First in Russian history? 2. What did Peter the First create? 3. When did he start
to rule independently? 4. What city did Peter the Great build? 5. What did he found? 6. What did Peter the First adopt
from the Western countries? 7.What was Peter the Great good at?
5.
Translate the following sentences 1. Пётр Первый - важная фигура в русской истории. 2. Его называют Пётр Великий. 3. В 1721 году Пётр стал
императором. 4. Пётр Великий расширил территорию России. 5. Пётр построил Санкт-Петербург. 6. Он основал
много фабрик и поднял экономику страны. 7. Пётр Великий умел находить талантливых сподвижников.
6.
Copy the text (in writing)7.
Reproduce the text8.
Read, look up and say "The greatest tsar in Russian history was Peter the First."
"And what about Ivan Grozny?"
"Oh, yes! Ivan Grozny was also great."
"Ivan Grozny was the first tsar of all Russia. During his reign he expanded the territory and
created a centrally controlled country."
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9.
Listen to the text and say what the text is about10.
Make up your own sentences in writing using the Active Vocabulary11.
Make up your story (based on the text, in writing). Make sure there are no mistakes in it. Consult the teacher.
Then reproduce the story in one-minute time
