Listen to the first part of the lecture and decide which statements 1–9 are True (T), False (F ) or Not Stated (NS). You will hear the text twice.
1. Moscow was in a good location for trading.
2. A lot of foreign merchants wrote about the riches of Muscovy.
3. Constantinople remained the centre for the Orthodox Church in the second half of
the 15thcentury.
4. In the 14thcentury, the Kremlin was surrounded by a brick wall.
5. Dmitry Donskoy got his nickname because of his victory over the Mongol-Tatars.
6. The Russian army put an end to the Tatar yoke in the Battle of Kulikovo.
7. Dmitry Donskoy founded a monastery in honor of his victory over the Horde.
8. Moscow was the place where the great Russian icon painters created their masterpieces.
9. Andrei Rublyev met Dmitry several times

This summer I went to Makhachkala, I remained at the Little sister spending the night, at ten o'clock nights we with the sister went to the park, we bought cotton wool, cocktail, then came into cafe ate, and came to 12 o'clock in the morning home, Len to sleep. Next day at 12 in the afternoon we went for a walk on foot, then returned at 7 in the evening, and ordered sushi and hamburgers. Then on June 10 I had a birthday and at my father, a lunch of willows laid a table, guests at 7 in the evening came, there were shish kebabs, pizza, sushi, and it is a lot of still what! The sister staged contests, all children participated, was cheerful!! Presented to me much! Podarkov.

Journalist:  What exam did you  take?

Victor:  FCE. First certificate in English.

Journalist:  Do you think you’ve passed?

Victor:  I think so. I’m quite optimistic. I think I did the exam quite well.

Journalist:  When will you get your results?

Victor: Tomorrow morning. I study at a language school and when I go to class tomorrow the grades will be on the notice board. My name will be the first on the list because my surname begins with 'A'.

Journalist:  And how will you celebrate if you pass?

Victor: I’ll go and have a drink with the other people in my class. Well, with the people who have passed. 

Journalist: And what will you do if you pass? Will you carry on studying English?

Victor: Yes, I’d like to take the CAE exam next year.

Journalist: And if you don’t pass?

Victor:  I’ll take the exam  again in June.