ACADEMIC LISTENING TEST PRACTICE
A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIA

For Students Preparing for Academic Tests / IELTS and TOEFL

Playing Time: 3 minutes 22 seconds

Discuss these questions with a friend or classmate.

1. What information from the lecture did you find the most interesting? Why?
2. Why is Russia so big?
3. Would you like to visit Russia? Why? / Why not?
4. Do you know any words in Russian? 
5. Does Russia have a large population? How many people live there?
​6. What three questions would you like to ask a person who lives in Russia?

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