ответьте на следующие вопросы и суммируйте ответы.

а) 1. When was Moscow founded? 2. When did Moscow

become a town? 3. Why was it necessary for Moscow to

have a fortress? 4. Why did the town develop quickly?

б) 1. Who invaded Moscow in the 13th century? 2. When

did the Russian people rise against the invaders? 3. When

was the capital moved to St. Petersburg? 4. What happened

in 1812?

в) 1. What city is the capital of the Russian Federation?

2. What is Moscow famous for? 3. Are there many or few

places of interest in Moscow? 4. What place is the most

famous in Moscow?

г) 1. When was your native city founded? 2. What is

the population of your city? 3. Are there any sport facilities

in your city? 4. What is your city famous for?​

1. Moscow was founded 8 centuries ago by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky.

2.There is no information about it in the text.

3. Moscow became the capital in the 16th century.

4. Yes, it was. Moscow became the capital again after the October revolution.

5. No, it wasn't. The total area of modern Moscow is about nine hundred square kilometers.

6. The population of the city is over nine million.

7. Red Square, the Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral are the most famous places of interest in the centre of Moscow.

8. St Basil's Cathedral was built in the mid-16th century in memory of the victory over Kazan. There's a legend that Ivan the Terrible blinded the architects Barma and Postnik, because he didn't want them to create another masterpiece.

9. On the territory of the Kremlin you can see old cathedrals, the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great, the Tzar-Cannon and the Tzar-Bell, the biggest cannon and bell in the world.

10. The most famous and largest Moscow museums are the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the State Tretyakov Gallery.