In your culture. Imagine you have to vote for icons of Russia.
1) Do you think that the Moscow Underground* best represents Russia? Why? Fill in the gaps with the words in the correct form from the box.
a distance • to be around • To many • to represent • to vote • to recognise • a railway • a system • an underground
I think we can … for the Moscow Underground. The Moscow Metro … as the most beautiful underground … system in the world. The Metro opened in 1935 and now it is the second largest underground railway … in the world. The Moscow … has 200 stations and 7 million people travel on the Metro every day. The Moscow Metro map is like the London Tube map: it does not show true it only shows how to get from one place to another. The Moscow Metro … for more than 70 years and has become part of our culture and history. …, the Moscow Metro … all that is great and beautiful in Russia.
2) Do you think that the Russian State Library can be the Icon of Russia? Will you vote for it? Use the Fact file and make up a story.
Fact file
The Russian State Library
the second largest in the world
1862
43 million items in 247 languages of the world
significant manuscript books
5,000 readers every day
.. can best represent …
.. is recognised as …
.. has been around since …
.. packed with …
.. includes …
.. visit …
3) Will you vote for the popular Russian actor Vasili Livanov? Why? Listen to the story, take notes and then complete the text, (listening for detail/taking notes) Read Learning to learn note No. 4.
Since the 1890s, there have been …
Hundreds of actors …
Vasili Livanov was …
In … Elisabeth II,* Queen of the UK, awarded … the Order of the British Empire* for …
To many, Sherlock Holmes is … and …