1. The English Corner

2. 1.A museum of art and culture situated in Saint Petersburg. It is one of the largest and oldest museums of the world. There are 3 million works of art in this museum and the largest collection of paintings in the world. The State Hermitage

3. 2. A television and radio tower in Moscow, which is taller than the Empire State building. This construction has 45 levels and has no equal in the world. Standing 540 meters tall, it is the highest building in Europe and Asia. Ostankino Tower

4. 3 One of the clearest and deepest lakes in the world, which is 25 million years old. It contains 20 per cent of the world’s fresh water. Lake Baikal

5. 4. The highest mountain in the Caucasus and the highest mountain in Europe. Its height is 5642 metres. Mount Elbrus

6. 5. A summer residence of the Russian monarchs located not far from St. Petersburg. It is a brilliant palace and park ensemble with 150 fountains. It is sometimes called the Russian Versailles. Peterhof

7. 6. The heart of Russia and the central square of Moscow, one of the most beautiful and famous places in the world. It used to be Moscow’s main market place, now it is used for festivals, public ceremonies and proclamations. Red Square

8. 7. A historic theatre in Moscow, with one of the oldest and greatest opera and ballet companies in the world. It was opened in 1825. The Bolshoi Theatre

9. 8. The official residence of the President of Russia, the symbol of our capital. The Kremlin

10. 10. It is the oldest and most fascinating park. in Saint Petersburg Rare trees, bushes and flowers grow there. Beautiful marble statues made by Italian sculptors and a famous cast iron grille decorate it. There is a bronze monument to the prominent Russian writer of fables Ivan Krylov. SUMMER GARDEN

11. .1 OSTANKINO 2. LAKE 3. MOUNT 4. RED 5. THE BOLSHOI 6. ST.BASIL’S 7. THE TRETYAKOV 8. THE MOSCOW 9. THE STATE 10.THE SUMMER BAIKAL (O) SQUARE (H) TOWER (M) ELBRUS (T) GALLERY (L) THEATRE (E) KREMLIN (A) HERMITAGE (N) GARDEN (D) CATHEDRAL (R) TOWER BAIKAL ELBRUS SQUARE THEATRE CATHEDRAL GALLERY KREMLIN HERMITAGE GARDEN M OTH E R LA ND

12. Put the words into the correct order and read the proverbs 1. Or home best is East West 2. day Moscow built a wasn’t in 3. place like no is There home 4 who not does love can nothing country his love. 5. so customs many So countries many

13. 1 East or West, home is best. 2 Moscow wasn’t built in a day. 3 There is no place like home. 4 Who doesn't love his country, can love nothing. 5 So many countries, so many customs.