Russia. LO: To learn about different aspects of Russia

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Russia

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LO: To learn about different aspects of Russia.
Success Criteria:
• To be able to locate Russia on a map.
• To understand what the climate is like.
• To learn about the culture of the country.

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KWL Grid
What I already know
What I would
like to know
What I know now

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Where is Russia?
Where do you think Russia is?
• Russia is the largest country
in the world and covers more
than one eighth of the
• It is also known as the
Russian Federation.
• Russia is part of both Eastern
Europe and Northern Asia.

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Russia
• The capital city of Russia is
Moscow.
Moscow
• Russia is the ninth most
populous country with over
143 million people living
there.
• It is so big that it has 9
different time zones!

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What’s the weather like there?
Sochi
• Due to its sheer size and
range of environments,
temperatures have been
known to range from -70 C
to 45°C!
• The weather is very different
all over the country.
• One of the warmest places in
Russia is Sochi, where the
last Winter Olympics were
held. Sochi has a subtropical
climate.

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What would you like to learn about next?

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Culture
The official language of Russia is Russian.
Approximately 143 million people speak Russian.
Moscow is the largest city in Russia.
According to surveys, Christianity was estimated to be the major religion in
Russia.
• The currency used is the Russian Rouble (₽RUB).
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11.

Streets of
Moscow
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Russian Rouble ₽
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Russian Phrases
Russian
Pronunciation
Translation
Привет!
Preevyet
Hi!
Спасибо,
прекрасно!
Spaseeba
preekrasna!
Fine, thanks!
Спасибо
Spaseeba
Thank you
До свидания
Da sveedaneeya
Goodbye

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Education
• Russia has 11 years of compulsory education for children.
• The estimated literacy rate in Russia is 99.4%.
• School years are split into elementary (grades 1 - 4), middle (grades 5 9) and senior (grades 10 - 11) classes.
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Food and Drink
Blinis Tiny pancakes that can be topped with anything. In this case, salmon
and cream cheese.
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Food and Drink
Okroshka
a cold soup or salad made mainly with 2 types of vegetables and
it can be mixed with any meat or other vegetables.
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Plenary
Would you like to visit Russia?
Why or why not?