RussiaCreated by Johnson, Stella, Astra and Asriel

Johnson.

Stella.

Who are we?

Asriel.

Astra.

Where is Russia?

Part of Russia is in Asia and part of it is in Europe.

Russian foods Potato, bread, eggs,

meat and butter are the top five components of

a Russian meal.

What foods are popular in Russia?

Cabbage, milk, sour cream, curds, mushrooms, lard, cucumbers, tomatoes, apples, berries, honey, sugar, salt, garlic and onions are all popular foods.

A kid’s life in Russia.Zdravstvuite (hello)

Menia zovut (my name is)

Some kids in Russia speak English and Russian but write in Russian Cyrillic.

This is a picture of a Russian student in our class.

Her name is Katrina.

Wooden Toys in Russia.

These are some toys from Russia. They are called Matryoshka Dolls. They are also know as nesting dolls.

Russian Children.

Russian children go to school from ages 6 to 17.

School starts at 8:30 am and ends at 2:30 pm.

After the 9th grade they can go to secondary school.

Small facts about russia

The capital of Russia is Moscow.

The Prime Minister of Russia is Vladimir Putin.

The President of Russia is Dmitry Medvedev.

In Russia there are 142,000,000 people. There are 4,000,000 in New Zealand.

FAMOUS PEOPLE IN RUSSIA.

A famous ballet dancer in Russia is called Anna Pavlova.She was the first ballerina to travel around the world and

bring ballet to people who had never seen it. Because it was

100 years ago people couldn’t watch ballet on television!

Animals in Russia.

These all animals from Russia.

Bear.

Deer.

Siberian tiger.

Wolf.

Russia & New Zealand

Comparison

Sim i lar i t ies

RussiaNew Zealand

both have dogs & cats.

both learn English at school

both live houses

both drive cars

They speak a different language.

Russia is a huge, cold country

Wooden toys

plastic toys

New Zealand is two islands

warm climate

D i f ferences D i f ferences

children go to school

Decision Making Matrix

Topic: Would it be better to live in Russia or New Zealand?

Criteria Home School Food Traditions Fun & Games Total

Russia

•lots of orphanages•people live in houses or apartments

•you have to wear uniforms•school starts at 8 am and finishes at 2.30 pm

•cabbage•potato•sour cream•dumplings

•wooden Russian Dolls•dancing•ballet

•skipping•sledding 6

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New Zealand

•you live with your mum & dad•no orphanages

•in New Zealand we wear normal clothes to school

•kiwi fruit•apples•fish•pavlova

•plastic & wooden toy•hongi•haka

•Duck. duck, goose•swimming•seaweed•

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2 2 2 1 2Our conclusion…

New Zealand is a safe place to live and Russia has dangerous animals. It would be an interesting place to visit. We would rather live in New Zealand because it is warmer and we get to wear normal clothes to school.

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