PIONEERS – HEROES IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR The theme of the lesson is

People of our country keep memory about the heroes of the Great Patriotic war

 A lot of children bravely fought with the enemy.  Many of them were awarded the medals and orders.  And four of them got the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.  Their names are Lyonya Golikov, Valya Kotik, Marat Kazey and Zina Portnova.

The monuments to them in Moscow

Lyonya Golikov  Lyonya Golikov lived in a village Lukino.  He had two sisters. The children helped his mother about the house.  When his father got ill and couldn’t earn money he began to work.

 One Sunday morning he heard : War, war”.  Soon the Nazis occupied their village.  Lyonya joined to the partisan group.

 He took part in some risky operations- the partisans went to the railway to blow up enemy troop (военные) trains.

 Soon the Nazis occupied their village.  Lyonya joined to the partisan group.  Lyonya took part in some risky operations- the partisans went to the railway to blow up enemy troop trains.  One day Lyonya and a group of partisans blew up a train and ran to the forest when fascists attacked them.  Group leader was badly wounded (ранен).  It was hard for Lyonya to carry him but he brought the leader to the camp and saved his life.  Lyonya was awarded the Medal for Valour (доблесть) in Battle.

 He also was given the highest award the Hero of the Soviet Union for obtaining very important documents. He killed the German general and took his bag with top secret documents.  But he was killed in this war.

Put the sentences in the right order: 1.Lyonya joined to the partisan group. 2.It was hard for Lyonya to carry his leader but he brought him to the camp and saved his life. 3.Lyonya Golikov lived in a village that stood near the river Pola. 4.He was killed in this war. 5.He brought top secret documents to the Red Army. 1. Lyonya Golikov lived in a village that stood near the river Pola. 2. Lyonya joined to the partisan group. 3. It was hard for Lyonya to carry his leader but he brought him to the camp and saved his life. 4. He brought top secret documents to the Red Army. 5. He was killed in this war.

Valya Kotik  Valya Kotik was born in small village in Ukraine.  He had a brother who was a bit older.

 When the war started his father went to the front.  Valya and his friends began to co-operate with underground group.  They counted enemy tanks and soldiers and gave the information for the Red Army.

 Then they went to the partisan group. They helped to blow up enemy troop trains.  Once the boy informed about the danger. It saved the lives of many people.  Valya was awarded a medal for his courage.

 It was Valya’s 14 th birthday when he learnt that the Red Army had freed his native Shepetovka.  The commander said that he could go home but he wanted to stay with partisans. Valya and some partisans were ordered to protect the ammunition dump (склад боеприпасов).  Shots could be heard all around  The bullet (пуля) hit him to the stomach.

 Valya Kotik was buried in Shepetovka in the garden of his school.  After the war he was posthumously ( посмертно) awarded the Order of the Patriotic war and in 1958 the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.

Answer the guestions: Where was Valay Kotik born? How many brothers or sisters did he have? What medal was he awarded? Where was Valya buried?

Marat Kazey  Marat was seven years old when his father died.  Their family was quite small; just him, his mother and his elder sister Ada.  Their house was in the village a few kilometres away from Minsk.  Nazis arrested and killed his mother.

 Marat went to the partisan camp.  One day Marat and other few partisans stole enemy’s important documents in the nearest village and drove off their car.  One spring day Marat and his friend were sent to get information about enemy troops again. They were riding horses. Soon they looked a lot of German soldiers. Marat’s friend ran back to the camp to ask the partisans to help. Nazis began to shoot at the boy.

 Marat was waiting for his friend and help.  He hid in the bush and waited for the enemy to come closer.  Then the boy killed a lot of German soldiers.  When the bullets (патроны) were over in the gun he stood on his feet.  He had a grenade in his hand. The moment a few fascists tried to catch him the grenade exploded.  Marat died on the 11 th of May 1944.

The monuments to Marat Kazey

Say: true or false, correct wrong statements Marat’s father died when the boy was ten years old. He had a sister and two brothers. Their house was in the village a few kilometres away from Moscow. One day Marat and other partisans stole enemy’s important documents. He killed some fascists and himself with a grenade.

Zina Portnova  Zina Portnova was born on the 20 th of February 1926 in Leningrad.  In the beginning of June 1941 she came on the school holiday in the village Zuya near the station Obol in Vitebskaya area.

 In1942 she became a member of the Obolskiy underground organisation “Young avengers”  Working in the dining room of German officers, she poisoned food. Wishing to prove to Germans the non- participation, she ate the poisoned soup. Only miracle remained her alive.

 Since the August of 1943 she was a member of partisan group.  In December, when she returned from the task, Nazis caught her.

 During one of the talks with fascists she caught a pistol of the inspector from the table, shot him and two more officers, tried to run.  But fascists caught, tortured and shot her. It was on the 10 th of January in 1944.

 In 1958 she was posthumously (посмертно) awarded the Order of the Patriotic war and the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.

Match the facts of biography: Zina Portnova with dates 1. became a member of 1944 the Obolskiy underground organisation 2. was born was a member of 1943 partisan group was posthumously (посмертно) awarded the Order of the Patriotic war 5.was killed 1942

 There are books about pioneers – heroes in our country.

Find out the right answer he had one brother.  L Lyonya Golikov,  Valya Kotik,  Marat Kazey,  Z Zina Portnova he lived in the village Lukino MMarat Kazey,  Valya Kotik,  Z Zina Portnova,  Lyonya Golikov

This hero blew up himself and fascists with a grenade  Z Zina Portnova, LLyonya Golikov, MMarat Kazey,  Valya Kotik put the poison in the food of German officers ZZina Portnova, LLyonya Golikov MMarat Kazey, alya Kotik

This hero saved the life of his commander MMarat Kazey,  Valya Kotik,  Z Zina Portnova,  Lyonya Golikov was buried in the garden of the native school  Zina Portnova,  Lyonya Golikov, VValya Kotik, MMarat Kazey

Answer the questions  What are the names of the pioneers – heroes?  Who has got the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union?  Who of them were partisans?  Who of them had been far away from the own house when the war started?