LISTENING. a) Answer the questions that follow.

23. Listen to the Text “St. Petersburg University”.

a) Answer the questions that follow.

1. When was St. Petersburg University founded?

2. What outstanding people did the University give the world?

3. What buildings does the University occupy?

4. Who does the teaching staff consist of?

5. When did Elizabeth II, Queen of Britain, visit St. Petersburg University?

6. What did Elizabeth II say in her speech at the University?

b) Read Tapescript 6A of the Text and look up the words you do not know.

c) Retell the Text about St. Petersburg University.

d) Do you know anybody who studies at St. Petersburg University or graduated from it? If yes, tell your groupmates about his/her study there.

24. Listen to the Text “Some Facts of the History of Education in Russia”.

Study the following commentary:

a grammar school – (зд.) гимназия;

a secondary school teaching no classics – реальное училище

a) Fill in the chart.

The foundation of Russian culture	The evidence of a knowledge level	The role of monasteries	Pre-revolutionary educational institutions	Higher education

b) Check your answers with your groupmates.

c) Read Tapescript 6B of the Text. Look up the words you do not know in your dictionary.

d) Retell the story.

UNIT 7

THE United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

READING AND DISCUSSION

TEXT 7A

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