ACityofHeroesSKIMMINGWhereisSt.Petersburglocated?Whobuiltitatfirst?Andwhen?Whodestroyedit?Andwhen?Whorebuiltit?Andwhen?Whatisthetextmainlyabout?OntheNevaRiver’sbank.Findthetopicsentencesineachparagraph.MainideasofeachparagraphParagraph1:thebuildingofthecityParagraph2:thedeclineofthecityParagraph3:therebuildingofthecityParagraph4:thepresentsituationofthecityBuiltDestroyedRebuiltWhenWhoWhat300yearsagoPetertheGreatManygreatpalaceswerebuilt1941TheGermansPalacesBuildingsPaintingsStatuesManywereburnedDestroyedLayinpiecesWhentheNazishadgonePeopleofthecityHiddenpiecesofthepalaces;Putback;missingpartsreplacedCarefulrecreatedRebuiltTheHistoryofSt.Petersburg1.WhatdidPetertheGreatbuildinthecity?2.WhatdidtheGermansdestroy?Andhowdidtheydestroy?3.HowdidthepeopleofSt.Petersburgrebuildthecity?4.Whywasitsodifficultforpeopletorebuildtheoldpalaces?5.Whatdidpeopleusetohelpthemrebuildthecity?Thepalacesweresobadlydamagedinthewar.Oldpaintingsandphotographs.Whydopeoplecallit“acityofheroes”?WhyarethepeopleofSt.Petersburgheroes?•Thecitywasunderattackfor900days,butthepeopleofthecitynevergivein.•Restoringthecityisdifficult,butpeopleofSt.Petersburgstilldidn’tgivein.WhydopeoplethinkSt.Petersburgisagreatcity?ManygreatpalacesThecenterofmanyimportanteventsAsbeautifulasitoncewasOnOctober1860,theYuanmingyuanParkwasdestroyedbytheAnglo-FrenchJointForces.NowmanypeoplehopetorebuildthePark.DoyouthinkitisnecessarytorebuildthePark?Ifyes,pleasediscusshowtorebuildit.Ifno,pleasegivethereason.HomeworkWordstudyonpage46-47Vocabulary1,2onpage122-123