Fill in the gaps with the name and the correct verb forms.
1. I. Levitan
5. F. Shalyapin
2. P.I. Tchaikovsky
6. V. Tereshkova
3. Petee the Great
7. Yu. Gagarin
4. Yu. Nikulin
8. A. Nikitin
1. (be) a famous Russian painter. He (paint) Russian landscapes.
2. (be) a great Russian singer. He (sing) romances [rau'maensiz].
3. (be) a popular actor. He(play) in many comedies.
4. (be) the first man and woman in space.1 He (go) into space in 1961 and she — in 1963.
5. (be) a great Russian traveler and explorer. He (travel) and (explore) India.
6. (be) a great composer. He (write) operas ['Dpraz], romances and symphonies
7. (be) the first Russian emperor. He (start) St Petersburg.
3 Have you (read) the article about UFO in our region? I (saw) it last Monday in the newspaper and immediately (read) it.
4 I can't believe this. When (did you see this film for the first time?
5. (Have you finished) the report yet? No, I am planning to do it tomorrow
6, I( have not had) time to watch TV for two weeks Oh, why? (I have had) a lot of homework lately.