ACITYOFHEROESWhoaretheheroesofthecity?Whyaretheytheheroesofthecity?Andwhatdidtheydo?Whatmakesacitygreat?DiscussionWhatmakesagreatcity?•Agreatcityhasalonghistory.•Agreatcityisusuallythecapitalofacountryandhasalargepopulation.•Agreatcitywillproducemanygreatpeople.•Agreatcityistheplaceweremanyimportanteventsinhistoryoncehappenedthere.•Agreatcityisusuallythecentreof•ofpolitics,cultureandeconomy.•Agreatcityisaplacewheretherearesomeplacesofinterestandverytallandwonderfulbuildings.Fast-reading•Readthepassagefastandsilentlyandtrytofindtheinformationaboutthefollowingthreequestions.•1.WhobuiltStPetersburg?Andwhen?•2.WhendidtheGermanstrytodestroythecity—StPetersburg?•3.WhatdidthepeopleofStPetersburgusetohelpthemrebuildthecity?Carefulreading•Readthepassagecarefullyandtrytosummarizethemainideaofeachparagraph?•Para1•WhereStPetersburgliesandwhobuiltit?•Para2•Manyimportanteventsinhistoryhappenedthere----HowtheGermanstriedtodestroythecity•Para3•HowthepeopleofStPetersburgrebuiltthecity•Para4•ThepeopleofStPetersburgarethemodernheroesofRussianListenandfindthesubjectsentenceofeachparagraph,thenuseonlyonewordtosummarizethemainideaofeachparagraphParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph41.Threehundredyearsago,TheRussianCzarPetertheGreatcamehereandbuiltanewcapital–St.Petersburg.2.Sthasbeenthecenterofmanyimportanteventsinhistory.In1941,theGermanstriedtodestroythecity.3.WhentheNazishadgone,thepeopleofStPetersburgbeganrebuildingthecity.4.Strong,proudandunited,thepeopleofStPetersburgarethemodernheroesofRussia.builddestroyrebuildheroesFillinthefollowingblanksonlybyyourmemory.StPetersburgisthe_____largestcityinRussia.TheNevariver_______throughthecenterofthecity.300yearsago,theRussianCzar__________________camehereand______anewcapital---StPetersburg.Manygreat_______werebuiltduringhislifetime.Manyimportant______happenedinhistory.In1941,theGermanstriedto______thecity,butthepeoplenever_____________.TheGermans______manyofthePalaces.Thecitywasalmost____________,butthepeoplewouldnot_____________.secondflowsPetertheGreatbuiltpalaceseventsdestroyburnedinruinsgiveingiveup•WhentheNazishadgone,thepeopleofStPetersburgbeganto__________thecityandtriedto________thecity__________tolife.Now,•afteryearsof_______________,StPetersburghasbeenrebuiltas•_____________asinthepast.Today,PetertheGreatonhis_________horse•canonceagainlook_____________thecity.Ithasbeenshownthat•the____________ofStPetersburgarethe____________ofthecity.rebuiltbringbackhardworkwonderfulbronzeoutoverpeopleheroes•StPetersburghasalsobeenthecentreofmanyimportanteventsinhistory.In1941,theGermans________destroythecity.Itwas___________for900days,butthepeopleofthecitynever_________.TheGermansburnedmanyofthepalacesastheyleft.StPetersburgwasalmost__________:firesburnedeverywhere.Buildingsweredestroyed,andpaintingsandstatues____________•ontheground.________________anditsculturalrelicsseemedimpossible.triedtounderattackgaveininruinslayinpiecesRestoringthecity•StPetersburg,_______________________,•andtheoldpalaceshavebeenmadeaswonderfulasinthepast.•TodayPetertheGreatonhis_______•horsecanonceagain______________thecityhebuilt.LiketheirheroPeter,thepeopleofStPetersburghaveshownthatdreamscancometrue._________________•thepeopleofStPetersburgarethemodernheroesofRussia.havebeencarefullyrecreatedbronzelookoutoverStrong,proudandunitedTodayP...