Номер 8, страница 87 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Вербицкая, Маккинли

Unit 10. Leaders and followers. Speaking and listening - номер 8, страница 87.

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8 Work in small groups. Discuss what other names of outstanding people in Russia you would like to add to the list in Exercise 7 from the sphere of politics, science, engineering, art, sport. Can you call these people leaders? Why? Did they have many followers? Compare your answers with other groups.

SPEAK OUT	Presenting opinion
I believe he/she was one of the greatest ... ever. He/she undoubtedly had a talent to ... He/she could ... He/she had a big/powerful influence on ... His/her followers admired him/her for ... I guess people of my generation respect this person because ...

A (1894–1986) Soviet polar explorer, led pioneer ice floe research, in World War II played a key role in Arctic shipping operations, doctor of geography, from 1945 to his death was the chairman of the Moscow branch of the Soviet Geographical Society.

B (1889–1966) one of the major poets of the Silver Age, whose strong and clear leading female voice struck a new chord in Russian poetry. Her work was heavily criticized and censored by Stalinist authorities, yet she chose not to emigrate and remain in Russia acting as a witness to the difficulties of living and writing in the shadow of Stalinism. She inspired and advised a large circle of key young Soviet writers.

C (1907–1966) A famous scientist and founder of practical cosmonautics, he was the chief constructor of the first Earth sputniks, led Soviet rocket engineering and spacecraft design, supervised the launch of rockets to the Moon, Mars and Venus as well as the Vostok and Soyuz manned spaceflight programmes.

D (1910–1998) A great Russian ballerina who won world recognition, she created unforgettable dramatic images in such ballets as Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty and many others. Her work as a ballet teacher and coach at the Bolshoi Theatre developed the principles and traditions of the Russian school of choreography. Among her pupils were Ekaterina Maximova, Vladimir Vasiliev, Nikolay Tsiskaridze.

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