based on Unit 1, Use of English ex. 17

Complete the sentences using the words from the box and then strike them out

• Bolshoi Theatre
  ,* Malyi Theatre
  ,* Puppet Theatre
  ,* 1712
  ,* Dvortsovaya Square
  ,* Troitskaya
  ,* bridges
  ,* Neva River
  ,* History Museum
  ,* St Basil's Cathedral
  ,* founded
  ,* moved
  ,* Pozhar
  ,* Spasskaya Tower
  ,* 1147

Moscow

1. Red Square had several names in its history. Its first name was Torg, or market place. After the fire in 1493 people called it
   [ ], then
   [ ] Square. In the 17th century it became Red Square, red meaning beautiful.
2. The big museum in Red Square is the
   [ ], the famous cathedral in it is
   [ ].
3. The Kremlin Clock is situated on the
   [ ].
4. Yury Dolgoruky founded Moscow in
   [ ].
5. There are many theatres in Moscow. Some of them are the
   [ ], the
   [ ], the
   [ ] and some other theatres.

St Petersburg

1. St Petersburg is situated on the banks of the
   [ ]
2. Peter the Great
   [ ] the city in 1703.
3. Peter the Great
   [ ] the capital of Russia to St Petersburg in
   [ ].
4. Winter Palace is situated in
   [ ].
5. There are more than 342
   [ ] in St Petersburg.