Meeting friends in Saint-Petersburg

This work is done by Elena Sokolova. School 667, Nevsky district.

APPO. 2007.

Contents

• Meeting people

• Peter the Great – the founder of Saint-Petersburg

• Sightseeing in Saint-Petersburg

Hello! My name’s

Paul .Nice to meet

you, Ann.

Hello! My name’sAnn. What’s your name?

Meeting people

Saint-Petersburg is my home town. Where are you from?

Meeting people

I am from Bristol,

England.

Fine day today, isn’t it?

Yes, simply

wonderful.

Meeting people

Meeting people

Our city is especially beautiful during the White Nights in June.

Oh, I see!

Peter the Great – Emperor of Russia

Who is the man on the monument? What do you know about him?

Tasks about Peter I

1. Peter the Great was tsar for more than 40 years.

2. Peter I was the first Russian tsar to visit Europe.

3. The Great Northern War took place in the 17 century.

4. Peter I won the Battle of Narva.5. Peter I made the poor to go to

school.6. Peter I made big changes in

Russia.

• 3 words that mean “leader”.• 7 words that are connected to war.

If your were the ruler of the city, what would you do?

Mark the sentences

true or false.

Palace Square

The Summer Garden

St. Isaac’s Cathedral

The Peter and Paul Fortress

The Hermitage

The Kazan Cathedral