The World Heritage Site of Kizhi

What do you know about Kizhi ?

Pre-reading tasks
Look at the KWLH chart and complete the first two rows of the chart:
What I already know
What I want to know
What I have learned
How I can learn more

Learn new words:
ancient
settlement
wooden church
impressive
nail
metal pin
architectural
masterpiece
Transfiguration Church
Intercession Church
World Heritage
Saint Lazarus
craftsmanship
mill
forge
stable
древний
поселение
деревянная церковь
впечатляющий
гвоздь
болт
архитектурный
шедевр
церковь Преображения Господня
церковь Покрова Богородицы
мировое наследие
святой Лазарь
ремесло
мельница
кузница
конюшня

Answer the questions:
What is Kizhi? Describe it.
Why is it the World Heritage Site?
Which other objects are located on the island Kizhi?

Explain the numbers and dates from the text:
22
1714
1764
1874
1960
14-th
- the number of domes of the Transfiguration Church
- Transfiguration Church dates back from 1714
- the Intercession Church was built in 1764
-the bell tower was built in 1874
- the island Kizhi became a museum
century - the church of Saint Lazarus was built

Answer the questions:
Have you ever visited Kizhi?
Do you think sites like this are important? Why(not) ?
What do you think Kizhi can teach people today about life in the past?

Work in groups
Imagine you are a guide. Tell a group of tourists about Kizhi. Then answer the the group’s questions.

Complete the other two columns of the KWLH chart
What I already know
What I want to know
What I have learned
How I can learn more