4.4 Two cities

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trip to Russia

amazing > enjoyed

flew (quá khứ của fly) to Moscow > took a train to St Petersburg

I thought it was so ...... > Red Square ... > see St Basil's Cathedral

... in front of ... brightly coloured onion domes ...

... just to walk ... Bolshoi Theatre ... elegant ... thrilling

unfortunately > traffic ... there are loads of traffic jams ...

metro

as beautiful as Venice ... canals "The Venice of the North"

only five lines

quite a lot of the signs

quieter and calmer

friendlier

Winter Palace > Peter the Great > extended > Catherine the Great

absolutely stunning ... grand

huge rooms ... marble pillars > chandeliers

managed to see nearly everything

Ana: How was your trip to Russia?

Lara: It was amazing! I really enjoyed it.

Ana: Where did you go?

Lara: I flew to Moscow first and then I took a train to St Petersburg.

Ana: What was Moscow like?

Lara: Well, I thought it was so interesting to walk into Red Square and to see St Basil’s Cathedral, there in front of you with its brightly coloured onion domes. And then just to walk to the Bolshoi Theatre, which is a very elegant building, is thrilling.

Ana: Is it a very busy place?

Lara: Yes, unfortunately it is. The streets are crowded. There’s a lot of traffic and there are loads of traffic jams, so it’s very congested and much more polluted than St Petersburg. However, it’s easy to get around in Moscow by metro. There are 16 metro lines and 256 stops.

Ana: Wow! So you saw quite a lot of the city.

Lara: Well, I was only there for three days and there was so much more to see.

Ana: And what did you think of St Petersburg?

Lara: I think it’s a more attractive city than Moscow. People say it’s as beautiful as Venice, with its canals and elegant buildings, so they call it ‘The Venice of the North’.

Ana: Oh, I didn’t know it had canals.

Lara: You can go on trips on the canals. There’s also a metro but it’s much smaller than the metro in Moscow. There are only five lines. It’s easier to find your way around in St Petersburg because quite a lot of the signs are in English.

Ana: Is it busy?

Lara: It’s not as busy as Moscow. To me, it seemed quieter and calmer than Moscow. I think it’s friendlier too. And it’s not as expensive as Moscow.

Ana: What did you see in St Petersburg?

Lara: I went to the Winter Palace, which was built by Peter the Great and then extended by Catherine the Great. It’s absolutely stunning and very grand. There are huge rooms with marble pillars and chandeliers. It’s more impressive than anything I saw in Moscow.

Ana: It sounds like a fantastic trip.

Lara: Yes, it was. I loved St Petersburg and I managed to see nearly everything in the two days I was there