Read the texts and match the questions to the texts. There is one question extra. How did Peter the Great punish those who disagreed with him? What was Peter’s the Great purpose of going to Europe? When was Peter called the Great? The construction of what city took a lot of lives? Who helped Peter the Great and stayed close to him? What did Peter the Great like in everyday life? In what way did Peter the Great differ from other people? Peter wanted Russia to be as great as the European countries. He decided to go to Europe to learn everything he could. But he did not want to travel as the leader of a country. He wanted to be free to study and learn. So he took a large group of men with him and disguised himself as a common soldier. His travels were a great success. Peter’s dream was to create a powerful Russian navy, so he had to learn shipbuilding. Extra. In those days, there were great changes in European culture, science, and education. However, the noblemen in Russia did not want any changes. They didn’t travel outside Russia and they didn’t want foreigners in their country. There was a group of Europeans in Russia who worked as government and military advisers. Peter knew many of them. Several of these Europeans were his closest friends. Every day he added something to his knowledge and improved his skills. He loved to play games of war and also liked ships and sailing. He enjoyed hard work and building things with his hands. Peter also liked ordinary things. He liked to dress in old, simple clothing. He had a huge appetite, but liked to eat simple food such as bread, cabbage soup, and cold meat. When he returned to Russia, Peter wanted things to change quickly. As tsar, Peter had complete power over his people and he used this power to make them change. Often he was cruel and heartless. If people didn’t do what he ordered, he cut off their hands, beat them, or killed them. Peter the Great was one of the most famous tsars in Russian history. Although he was often cruel, no one can deny that he changed his country’s future forever. Peter was unique in many ways. He was six feet eight inches tall and very handsome. He had a lot of energy and great physical strength. Peter was wild, and he sometimes had bad manners. But he was very bright and he wanted to learn about everything. In addition to changing and rebuilding Russia, Peter wanted to get more land for his country. He went to war with Sweden, and took over a lot of land in the area. He built a new capital city, Saint Petersburg. It was a cold, wet, and empty place, but Russia needed a port city for its navy. Saint Petersburg was called “the city built on bones.” Thousands of men worked for almost 10 years. Conditions were so bad that 200,000 men lost their lives.

Задание

Read the texts and match the questions to the texts. There is one question extra.

Объекты 1
- How did Peter the Great punish those who disagreed with him?
- What was Peter’s the Great purpose of going to Europe?
- When was Peter called the Great?
- The construction of what city took a lot of lives?
- Who helped Peter the Great and stayed close to him?
- What did Peter the Great like in everyday life?
- In what way did Peter the Great differ from other people?
Объекты 2
- Peter wanted Russia to be as great as the European countries. He decided to go to Europe to learn everything he could. But he did not want to travel as the leader of a country. He wanted to be free to study and learn. So he took a large group of men with him and disguised himself as a common soldier. His travels were a great success. Peter’s dream was to create a powerful Russian navy, so he had to learn shipbuilding.
- Extra.
- In those days, there were great changes in European culture, science, and education. However, the noblemen in Russia did not want any changes. They didn’t travel outside Russia and they didn’t want foreigners in their country. There was a group of Europeans in Russia who worked as government and military advisers. Peter knew many of them. Several of these Europeans were his closest friends.
- Every day he added something to his knowledge and improved his skills. He loved to play games of war and also liked ships and sailing. He enjoyed hard work and building things with his hands. Peter also liked ordinary things. He liked to dress in old, simple clothing. He had a huge appetite, but liked to eat simple food such as bread, cabbage soup, and cold meat.
- When he returned to Russia, Peter wanted things to change quickly. As tsar, Peter had complete power over his people and he used this power to make them change. Often he was cruel and heartless. If people didn’t do what he ordered, he cut off their hands, beat them, or killed them.
- Peter the Great was one of the most famous tsars in Russian history. Although he was often cruel, no one can deny that he changed his country’s future forever. Peter was unique in many ways. He was six feet eight inches tall and very handsome. He had a lot of energy and great physical strength. Peter was wild, and he sometimes had bad manners. But he was very bright and he wanted to learn about everything.
- In addition to changing and rebuilding Russia, Peter wanted to get more land for his country. He went to war with Sweden, and took over a lot of land in the area. He built a new capital city, Saint Petersburg. It was a cold, wet, and empty place, but Russia needed a port city for its navy. Saint Petersburg was called “the city built on bones.” Thousands of men worked for almost 10 years. Conditions were so bad that 200,000 men lost their lives.

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