A GUIDE TO RUSSIA'S EXTREME SITES

• ENGLISH
• Primary Education

LET'S PRAY TO THE ALMIGHTY

GOD, OUR FATHER, YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. GIVE ME AN ATTENTIVE MIND SO THAT I CAN GRASP MY LESSON. GIVE ME AN EAGER MIND TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY, GIVE ME THE WISDOM TO KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT AND THE COURAGE TO STAND FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE AND THUS HELP ME TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN.

                                                                               -AMEN

RULES TO FOLLOW DURING VIRTUAL CLASS

• KINDLY KEEP YOURSELF ON MUTE AND SWITCH OFF THE CAMERA TO ENSURE SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF THE CLASS.
• UNMUTE YOURSELF ONLY WHEN PERMITTED BY THE TEACHER. 
• ALWAYS KEEP YOUR WRITING MATERIAL READY WITH YOU. 
• PLACE YOUR QUERIES AND DOUBTS IN THE CHAT BOX.  

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Read and comprehend the text.
  
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  Find the contextual meanings of the new words  
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  List the unique features of the world’s coldest place and longest river  
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  Identify the key ideas, details and theme of the text  
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  Refer to the context and answer the questions  
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  Describe the basic/main structure of Oymayakon and Trans-Siberian Railway 

A GUIDE TO RUSSIA'S EXTREME SITE

THE WORLD'S COLDEST INHABITED PLACE - OYMYAKON

WORLD'S LON GEST RAILWAY -TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY

What kind of text –
A GUIDE TO RUSSIA’S EXTREME SITES
is? Why?

THEMES/IDEAS

TO KNOW HISTORY AND BASIC FACTS ABOUT OYMAKYON AND THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY AND TO LEARN PRACTICAL DETAILS FOR VISITING THESE PLACES.

What should visitors to Russia know about Oymakon and the trans- siberian railway?

What preparations would people need to make before travelling to Oymakon or on the Trans- Siberian Railway?

Why is the information
in the text boxes useful
for travellers?

Which is the most unique fact about Oymakon and the Trans-Siberian railway

1. OYMAKON IS THE WORLD'S COLDEST PLACE AND TRANS-SIBERIAN IS THE LONGEST PORT.
2. OYMAKON IS THE WORLD'S COLDEST PLAIN AND TRANS-SIBERIAN IS THE LONGEST RAILWAY.
3. OYMAKON IS THE WORLD'S COLDEST MOUNTAINS AND TRANS-SIBERIAN IS THE LONGEST RAILWAY
4. OYMAKON IS THE WORLD'S COLDEST PLACE AND TRANS-SIBERIAN IS THE LONGEST RAILWAY.

How do they keep the cars and trucks in working condition?

1. BY KEEPING HEATERS IN CARS AND TRUCKS.
2. BY KEEPING THEM IN HEATED GARAGES.
3. BY KEEPING THEM IN THEIR HOUSES.
4. BY KEEPING THEM IN WOODS

When did government officials name Oymyakon as permanent settlement?

1. 1933
2. 1905
3. 1920
4. 1908

DRAG and DROP

Drag the lines of the poem in the boxes with blue outline and drop them to match their meanings in the boxes with red outline.

COMPARTMENT

ENCLOSED

EXTREME

INHABITED

THE MOST UNUSUAL POR DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS AVERAGE

CLOSED IN

A CLOSED-IN SECTION OF A TRAIN OR OTHER VEHICLE

LIVED IN

HOME FUN

Revise verbs and tenses.