Тема 8 Spotlight on Russia ГДЗ Spotlight 6 класс

Activities

• What’s your favourite Pushkin’s poem? What facts from Pushkin’s biography do you remember?
• Make a timeline about Pushkin’s life. Add more facts about him. Use it to talk to the class about him.
• Write a quiz for your classmates about Pushkin’s life and work and send it to our website.
• Send us a poem about your life and win the chance to see it on our website.

My favourite Pushkin’s poem is The Bronze Horseman.

Facts from Pushkin’s biography:

• Alexander Pushkin was born in Moscow on 6th June 1799.
• His nurse taught him Russian folktales and traditions.
• He loved to read and spent many hours in his father’s library.
• He wrote his first poem at the age of 8.
• He published his first poem at 15.
• He married Natalya Goncharova in 1831.
• He died when he was 37.
• He is Russia’s greatest poet and a national pride.

Timeline:

• 1799 — born in Moscow.
• Childhood — learned Russian folktales and traditions from his nurse.
• Age 8 — wrote his first poem.
• Age 15 — published his first poem.
• 1831 — married Natalya Goncharova.
• 1830s — wrote his famous works, including Eugene Onegin, The Bronze Horseman and The Stone Guest.
• 1837 — died at the age of 37.

Quiz:

1. When was Alexander Pushkin born?
2. What did his nurse teach him?
3. At what age did he write his first poem?
4. What was the name of Pushkin’s wife?
5. What are three famous works by Pushkin?