Урок 55 ГДЗ Верещагина Афанасьева 4 класс

Lesson 55. Let Us Learn

1. Look at the map and say what continents you can see at the top of the map.
2. Say what you keep at the top of your wardrobe, cupboard or fridge.
3. Could you say what young people usually like (dislike) doing?
4. Look at the names of the cities and say when they were founded.
   Dmitrov — 1154; Moscow — 1147; St Petersburg — 1703; Yaroslavl — 1010; Vladimir — 1108; Rostov — 862; Pskov — 903; Suzdal — 1024; Novgorod — 859.
5. Choose a partner and find out when different cities were founded. Exercise 4 can help you.
6. Say what these things are made of.
   table — wood; ruler — wood; cup — gold; wall — stone; plate — silver; pencil — wood; house — stone; box — silver; pen — gold.
7. Choose a partner and find out what some things are made of.
8. Try and read the new words.
   in — win; lie — die; apple — battle; victory; arm — army; warm — war; again — against; ill — kill.
9. Learn how to pronounce and use the new words, 96.
10. Learn how to read the new words and sentences.
    war — wars, a war against sb, to be at war, to go to war, a world war;
    army — armies, to be in the army, to join the army, to go into the army;
    win — won — won, to win a fight, to win a war;
    against, to be against sb/sth;
    battle — battles, a battle against sb/sth, to fight a battle, to win the battle;
    die — died, to die in (a) battle, to die in (a) war, to die for one’s country;
    kill — killed, to kill animals;
    victory — victories, a victory over the enemy, to win a victory, to lead the army to victory.
11. Make up sentences using the table.
    Charles XII in 1709; Napoleon in 1812; Hitler in 1945.
12. Look and say when these people were born and when they died.
    A. Pushkin — 1799–1837; L. Tolstoy — 1828–1910; M. Kutuzov — 1745–1813; A. Suvorov — 1729–1800; M. Lomonosov — 1711–1765; P. Tchaikovsky — 1840–1893.
13. Tell your classmates about one of the persons mentioned in Exercise 12. Ask your parents for help if necessary.
14. Sing the song “Which Land Is the Best?”, 97.

Let Us Read

15. Read the words and try to guess their meanings: soldier, ruins, general.

16. As you know there were many wars in the history of Russia. Russian people had to defend their Motherland more than once. Read the text about one of the dangerous wars that Russia fought.

    RUSSIA IN THE WAR OF 1812

    It happened in 1812. Russia was in great danger. Napoleon and his army were moving towards Russia. Napoleon wanted to conquer Russia as practically all of Europe now depended on him, but Russia did not. Napoleon was sure he could easily win the war against Russia. At the beginning of the war the Russian army was moving back, leaving Russian lands to the enemy. Napoleon’s army was stronger, and there were more soldiers in it. In August 1812, the two armies fought a terrible battle of Smolensk. A lot of people were killed on both sides. The Russian army left Smolensk in ruins. The people of Smolensk left the city along with the Russian army. Napoleon’s army came into the empty city but couldn’t find anything in it. They left Smolensk and began to move towards Moscow. Russia was in danger as never before. That’s why the Russian Tsar Alexander I invited the famous Russian general Michael Kutuzov to become the head of the Russian army. Kutuzov decided to have a fight with Napoleon. He chose a field near the village of Borodino for the battle. On the seventh of September 1812 the famous battle began. It was the greatest fight between the Russian and French armies. The Russian soldiers were ready to die but not to move back. They fought for the independence of their country. They couldn’t imagine their Motherland under the enemy. The famous battle of Borodino was the beginning of Great Victory over Napoleon in the war of 1812.

17. Agree or disagree.
    1. Napoleon conquered Russia in 1812.
    2. There was a war between Russia and France in 1812.
    3. Napoleon was sure he could easily conquer Russia.
    4. Napoleon’s army was stronger at the beginning.
    5. Smolensk was the main city of Russia.
    6. In Smolensk, Napoleon got the key to Moscow.
    7. The battle of Borodino was the greatest in the war of 1812.

Let Us Talk

18. Have you read any Russian books about the war of 1812? Have you heard anything about this war? What famous people from this time can you remember? What can you say about them? Tell your classmates everything you know about the war of 1812.

Let Us Write

19. Do Exercise 6 in writing.
20. Write in 10–12 sentences what you know about the war against Napoleon.
21. Learn how to write the new words: war, army, to win (won, won), against, battle, to die, to kill, victory.