1. Write 6–8 sentences about Khrushchev and the thaw, summarizing the information in this chapter’s text. Use at least four connecting words and phrases from section 28–4.
2. Organize your sentences into a well-structured paragraph, using the cohesive devices in 28–18.
3. Work with a partner to edit the paragraph. Pay special attention to sentence structure and look for places where you can elaborate or expand.

«Я шагаю по Москве» (“Walking the Streets of Moscow”) 1963, режиссёр Георгий Данелия (Georgii Daneliia) — 78 min.
«Серые волки» (“Grey Wolves”) 1993, режиссёр Игорь Гостев (Igor’ Gostev) — 115 min.

1. How does the film’s depiction of this period reflect what you read in this chapter?
   
2. Select one scene that you consider to be the critical turning point in the film. Prepare a short presentation explaining why this scene is critical for the film’s depiction of the period of the thaw.
   
3. What is the role of Moscow in Daneliia’s film? What is Brezhnev’s role in Gostev’s film?
4. Consider what Daneliia’s film might have been like had it been made in the post-Soviet era. Then watch the 2003 film «Прогулка» (The Stroll, 90 min.) by Aleksei Uchitel’,and compare! OR: Consider what Gostev’s film might have been like had it been made not in 1993, but in 1973.

Визит Н.С. Хрущёва в США
Сельскохозяйственные реформы Н.С. Хрущёва: «кукурузная кампания», освоение целинных земель в Казахстане и Западной Сибири
Внешнеполитические действия Н.С. Хрущёва во время Суэцкого кризиса
Н.С. Хрущёв и творческая интеллигениция: Борис Пастернак, Александр Солженицын, Владимир Дудинцев, Евгений Евтушенко, Белла Ахмадулина (на выбор)
Советские программы освоения космоса при Н.С. Хрущёве
Водородная бомба: Н.С. Хрущёв и А.Д. Сахаров
История Московского театра «Современник»
Советский кинематограф в 1950–1960 гг.

1. Identify your topic and formulate the main questions that you will answer in your presentation. These questions will guide your research.
   
2. Look at sources relevant to your questions and gather information; take notes in Russian. Consider also images you may use to illustrate your presentation.
3. Write an outline that could become a PowerPoint presentation to use during your talk.
   
4. Make a list of vocabulary items from the text that you want to use. If you need more vocabulary, limit yourself to no more than 5 words that you look up in the dictionary.
   
5. Expand your outline by writing a paragraph for each item.
   
6. Review your presentation for coherence; use at least four cohesive devices from section 28–4 in your presentation.
   
7. Create a PowerPoint or other multimedia presentation to illustrate your talk.
8. Practice delivering the paper orally. Time yourself, and make your delivery of the presentation as smooth as possible. Record yourself while practicing the delivery of your oral presentation and review your recordings to help improve your delivery. When practicing, use notes, not the whole text. Each time you practice giving the presentation, reduce the amount of written text you are using; your goal is to be able to give the presentation from just a few written notes or the outline of your talk in the PowerPoint presentation.