Стр.96 Модуль 5 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 5 класс
5 Russia Reading & Listening
What do you know about Catherine the Great? Think of three questions. Listen and read. Did the text answer your questions?
Read the text and decide if the sentences are T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements.
- Catherine the Great was born in Russia.
- Catherine studied at home.
- Catherine got married when she was a teenager.
- Catherine’s reign was a good period for Russia.
- Catherine made Moscow a great city.
Use the words from the Check these words section to complete the sentences.
army officer, governor, wealthy, private teacher, nanny, marry, empress, sole, ruler, reign, power, develop, direction, improve, education, stroke
- Say the years: 1729, 1745, 1761, 1796.
- Make notes under the years, then present the information about Catherine the Great to the class.
ICT Collect more information about Catherine the Great. Write a paragraph. Present it to the class.
2.
- F — Catherine the Great was born in Prussia.
- F — Catherine did not study at home; she received a lot of her education from her French nanny Babette.
- T
- T
- F — Catherine made St Petersburg a great city.
3.
- Catherine’s father was the governor of a city in Prussia.
- Babette was Catherine’s nanny.
- Catherine became empress of Russia in 1761.
- Catherine wanted to improve the educational system in Russia.
4a.
1729 — seventeen twenty-nine
1745 — seventeen forty-five
1761 — seventeen sixty-one
1796 — seventeen ninety-six
4b.
1729 — Catherine was born in Stettin, Prussia.
1745 — She went to Russia and married the Grand Duke Peter.
1761 — Peter III became Emperor of Russia, and Catherine became his empress.
1796 — Catherine died.
