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1. Russia
This week’s lesson is about Russia, the world’s largest country.
Level
Intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B1 and above)
2. Give your students five to ten minutes to read through Worksheet A, encouraging them to
look up new vocabulary. (Note that some words that might be new are not in the glossary
because they form part of Exercise 1.) Tell them they are going to answer a series of
questions on the text, but that they shouldn’t write anything down at this stage.
3. Divide the students into pairs and hand out Worksheet B. Ask the students to work together
to complete Exercise 1, in which they have to find the words to match the definitions. To
make the exercise easier you could provide some of the missing letters.
5. Keeping students in their pairs, hand out Worksheet C and ask them to work together to
complete the crossword.
6. Check answers in open class.
If the sentences have been completed correctly, St Petersburg will read from top to bottom.
2. Related Websites
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
A short, simple text on Russia from Simple English Wikipedia, with links to similar texts on
Moscow, St Petersburg, the Soviet Union, etc. Accessible to intermediate level.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1102275.stm
Russia’s ‘country profile’ from the BBC website. Intermediate level and above.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/russia/
An introduction to Russia from the Lonely Planet travel guide. Intermediate level and above.