Погулка по центру Москвы с SRAS
Let's Walk Around Moscow City Center with SRAS
Welcome to Moscow! Добро пожаловать в Москву!
You have been invited here in preparation for a live stream excursion around Moscow city center. You’ll be joining Alex, SRAS Peer Tutor. SRAS is excited to bring you to Moscow virtually and we hope one day we’ll see you here in person.
Very nice to meet you! Очень рады познакомиться!
Let’s start by letting Alex introduce himself:
So how does this work? You instructor will let you know when the excursion will take place and how to access it. At the designated time, log in and imagine yourself in Moscow! Alex will tell you a bit about himself and show you around.
This live stream excursion is in English, but we’ll sprinkle some Russian in there too – listen carefully. During the excursion, please consider the following:
- If you can’t hear – let us know – send a chat or speak up
- If you have a question, don’t be shy – just ask or send it via chat
- We encourage interaction! Please participate in polls and questions for the group
- Studying Russian? Watch and listen for words you know (see list below)
See you soon! Скоро увидимся!
Cлова для тебя! Words for you!
- экскурсия – excursion/tour
- пешком – by foot
- Москва – столица России. – Moscow is a capital of Russia.
- Красная площадь – Red Square
- Кремль – Kremlin
- стены – walls
- башня – tower
- часы – clock
- колокола – bells
- звезда – star
- рынок – market
- собор Св. Василия Блаженного – St. Basil’s Cathedral
- царь – tsar
- пожар – fire
- ГУМ («Государственный универсальный магазин») – GUM “State Department Store” shopping center)
- мороженое – ice-cream
- справа – on the right
- слева – on the left
- там – there
- здесь / тут – here
- близко, рядом – near / close by
Что мы увидим? What will we see?
There is so much to see on and around Moscow City Center, but we only have a short time. The plan is to show and tell you about:
- Nikolskaya Street
- The Kremlin Towers
- The Mausoleum (Vladimir Lenin’s tomb)
- St. Basil’s Catherdral
- Lobnoe Mesto
- GUM (shopping center)
- and more – there is always something interesting going on at Red Square!
You’ll see a lot of Russians out and about – maybe we’ll even stop to say hello to a few. Don’t hesitate to ask if you are curious about something you see. This is an opportunity not just to see a place, but get a sense of the people there. We’re looking forward to seeing you – до встречи!
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