Task 5. Follow the script. Find reasons and details to prove your answers in Task 4.

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Task 1. Prediction activity.

Look through the statements 1-7 in Task 2. What topic are they all devoted to? What is different? Give a short answer in 1-2 sentences. 

People will be speaking about the advantages of travelling in Russia. They will mention the activities to do and places to see while travelling.

Task 2. Pre-Listening activity.

Look at the statements below and underline the key words and phrases in each statement. The key words or phrases help us single out the differences in the speakers’ statements.

1.

Russian nature really attracts foreign tourists.

2.

Practicing Russian is a reason to visit the country.

3.

Russia can offer green style holidays for tourists.

4.

Small towns in Russia are as good as big cities.

5.

Visiting Russia can help me with my future career.

6.

You can do many sports while on holiday in Russia.

7.

Tourists visit Russia because of its cultural heritage.

Task 3. Pre-Listening activity. Write down different ways of expressing the key words and phrases from Task 2.

1. To attract foreign tourists – to be attractive for visitors from other\different countries, to be the reason why visitors from other countries come to see it

2. To practice Russian – to master the Russian language, to acquire the Russian language skills

A reason – a motive why… , the ground for…

3. To offer green style holidays – to provide eco-friendly vacation\rest

4. Small towns – small\not large settlements, smaller cities

Big cities – large cities, metropolises, country town

5. To help with future career – to help choose a professional area, to be the factor for defining the career path

6. To do many sports – to go in for different kinds of sport, to become involved into sport activities

7. Because of – due to, thanks to

Cultural heritage – natural sites with cultural value\cultural landscapes, customs, and beliefs

Task 4. While-Listening. When listening to the recording, put down the words and phrases that help you choose the right answer. Match the Speakers with the statements. 

Speaker A: You see, it has always been my dream to visit Russia. I’m a future artist, and I study at the art school. That’s the reason why I want to go to Russia. The thing is, there are so many Russian painters, both in the past and present, and their pictures are a must-see for anyone who is an aspiring painter. I’d love to see the Tretyakov Gallery, and the Hermitage. Watching the originals of these masterpieces may give me some hints about my future works.

5: Visiting Russia can help me with my future career.

Speaker B: I have planned a trip around Russia — from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad. I know this is such a huge distance to cover, and it’s quite a challenge because of the difference in climate in the regions. I’m gonna pass, and because I don’t know any Russian…well, maybe just a couple words. What I want to see is the Russian nature — the Baikal, or the Urals. I’m just not very much into arts and architecture. In Russia, I hope to take the best landscape photos ever.

1: Russian nature really attracts foreign tourists.

Speaker C: When I tell my friends that I’m going to spend my next summer holiday in Russia, they feel very skeptical about that, because they know Russia is such a cold country. I’ve been learning Russian for a while, and though I’m not planning to connect my future career with the language, I’m still very much interested in it. I’ve a pen pal in Russia who is eager to put me up and be my guide for a couple of weeks, so why not?

2: Practicing Russian is a reason to visit the country.

Speaker D: I regularly visit Russia, because some of my relatives still live there, in really different parts of the country. Of course I’ve been to Moscow and St. Petersburg, and I was impressed by the beauty of these two major cities in Russia. But I love smaller places, like faraway towns, where life is not as busy and hectic as in the capitals. Provincial places in Russia are just charmingly beautiful. Sometimes still with just wooden houses — peaceful and quiet.

4: Small towns in Russia are as good as big cities.

Speaker E: I love Russia, and most of all, I love Sochi. This city was chosen as a host city for the Winter Olympics 2014. Not by chance, I must say. It’s stunning in both winter and in summer. I’m a sports man, you see, and I love many kinds of sports — from skiing and snowboarding…to swimming. Sochi is perfect for any of these, and the landscapes are just gorgeous. The hotels are clean and comfortable. So for me, Sochi is a number one destination for active rest.

6: You can do many sports while on holiday in Russia.

Speaker F: I’ve never been to Russia, but some of my friends have, and they loved every minute of it. You see, my friends and I lead a green life – we are vegetarians and things like that. In terms of eco-holidays, Russia seems the best choice, as it has such territories as the Baikal, with fresh clean air, where the nature is truly unique. Russia is perfect for hiking and camping. Next year, I’m planning to join my friends in their trip to the Russian Far East.

3: Russia can offer green style holidays for tourists.

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