Answer the following questions

1. Where is Moscow situated?

2. How large is the population of Moscow?

3. When did Moscow become the capital?

4. What was the former capital of Russia?

5. Where is the President’s residence located?

6. When did the rapid growth of Moscow's population occur?

7. What is the centre of Moscow?

8. When did Napoleon's invasion take place?

9. What did all Muscovites do then?

10. What new residential areas in Moscow do you know?

11. Have you ever been to Moscow?

12. What places of interest do you know in Moscow?

13. What would you like to see in Moscow first of all?

14. Have you ever been to the Bolshoi Theatre?

15. What do you know about the Tretyakov Gallery?

16. What are the biggest and the most famous universities of Russia?

17. Do you know anything about «Domodedovo airport terror attack blast» in January 2011?

18. What do you know about «Skolkovo»? Would you like to join this Centre?

Unit 12

 You will read & translate a text about Great Britain (its political structure and industry). Before you read, discuss in pairs the following.  

1. Who is the queen of Great Britain? How old is she? 2. Who is the current Prime Minister of Great Britain?  4. Do you know anything about a monarchy as a system (absolute monarchy/ limited monarchy)? 5. What other forms of government do you know?  6. How do you understand the adjectives legislative / executive / judicial?